Flatline Sniper Barrel

I have to do this for a science project... And I have to figure out how Tippmann was able to make the paintballs for the flatline barrel backspin... and why making the paintballs backspin will make them go further... If you know please post to this fourm...

read the stickies in the new player forum and upgrades and customizing, also read the description under the item in tippmanns merchandise section

backspin causes the friction of the balls surface against the air...this friction causes the ball to climb up, countering the effects of gravity, much like a slider (sinker? dont remeber) does in baseball

hope this helps a little, its kinda weak

and even that sucked.

 

the friction on the BARREL is what makes the balls spin. not the frickin friction (hehe, fun to say) of the air... where did that come from?

WGP Flatline Autococker>tippmanns with flatline

Clark Kent wrote: Ejp414 wrote: It creates a magnetic field, but not as great of one as the Super-Chromium's... Stop lying to the kid... EJP is full of crap. The barrel creates a barometric field, not a magnetic field. This field essentially creates an air balloon (or air cocoon, to be presise) and the ball floats in this cocoon until the field wears off. Simple. Magnetic field - puh-lease.

d00d, your all wrong...Its magic!

They make is backspin from the curve in the barrel, and the rough texture of the bore somewhat grips the paintball to give it even more backspin, which equals more gravity-fighting and flat-trajectory effect.

I would assume thet the fast backspin creates differences in air pressure which helps the ball fight the effects of gravity.

I'm no scientist, I just know the barrel does shoot farther and flater and the backspin is the reason.

I have a different experience, but it was with the A5 Flatline.

I bought it, and was not impressed after playing with it a few times....heck I wasn't even impressed when I test fired it.

Does it shoot far? Yes. Flat trjectory? Sure. Accuracy? That's debatable!

To me, it's just not accurate enough. Maybe it was just because it was the A5 version, maybe mine was defective(ask Kreeper-X), I don't know.

All I can say is that I have NEVER seen ANYBODY's flatline shoot as accurately as my LAPCO barrels or any other quality aftermarket barrel for that matter.

I mean, let's break things down. Accuracy is about consistency, that's just the way it is.

Consistency of paint, barrel, and air source are vital for utmost accuracy.

Now, we have all these awesome, standard aftermarket barrels with beatifully honed bores for a reason! The more flawless a bore is the less of a negative effect it will have on accuracy.

Now, the inside of the A5 Flatline looks like a nail file! I know it needs grip, and this makes it shoot far, but IME, this also creates accuracy issues.

One of my biggest issues with the Flatline is that the gun must be completely Uncanted in order to fire accurately...not the best characteristic for a player like me who loves to shoot on the run.

I'm not saying it busts balls or doesn't handle high ROF, because I have the RT on my A5 and never had a problem ripping without breaks...it's just not accurate enough for me, which is the reason i buy a barrel...to shoot a paintball with utmost accuracy, not utmost distance or flattest trajectory.

Awesome is relative...the distance and trejectory is kinda awe-insiring, but the accuracy kinda makes them more of a gimmick than characterisitcs of an effective long-range barrel, IMHO.

Personally, unless you see the flat trajectory as something you could use consistently, I think the Flatline is overrated.

Just for the record, I don't shoot garbage paint either.

The cheapest stuff I've ever bough was some ProBall that was on sale, and I was buying the real expensive stuff for the FL(Marbs, Stars).

My barrel was clean as could be, no worn down spots...I bought it new. It was installed correctly, and I gave it a fair chance....it just didn't work for me, and I could see a lot of players that would feel like I do if they paid $100 on a barrel that isn't effective.

There's a lot of little quirks to the barel that must be overcomed/learned in order to use it to the best of it's abilities, and even then they are still downsides that other barrels just don't have.

Basically, the Flatline does what it's advertised as doing, shooting farther and flater than any barrel that isn't a Flatline.

But those 2 awesome features also come with the bad....it's hard to clean, picky on paint, not accurate as other barrels, and can't be fired in anything but an upright position.

For me, those negatives are just something i coudn't deal with, and I didn't find the positive features all that overwhelming or efective.

I just kinda get tired of Flatline fans claiming if you don't like it, you did something wrong!

The fact is the barrel is for a very specific type of player, and I guess I had to find out the hard way($100) that I was not a Flatline type of player.

Zesty wrote: I just kinda get tired of Flatline fans claiming if you don't like it, you did something wrong!

Zesty wrote: The fact is the barrel is for a very specific type of player, and I guess I had to find out the hard way($100) that I was not a Flatline type of player.