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Savage A-5
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Topic: Accuracy Help PleasePosted: 08 July 2007 at 9:42pm |
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Im new to paintballing and I figured I would get a gun better than all my friends. I bought an A-5 with a Response Trigger and a Flatline Barrel. When I first used my Flatline I thought it was the most inaccurate thing ever because Im more of a marksman in paintball. I was wondering which of these were more accurate. Flatline or a 20" Ceramic J&J. I could also use some tips on how to be more accurate with the Flatline and its range etc..
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jerseypaint
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Posted: 08 July 2007 at 9:52pm |
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Flatlines are known for inaccuracy. A J&J would be better, but 20" is a bit excessive. I would get at most a 14", 16" is pushing it. The length of the barrel doesn't really constitute how far the ball will go. At least when talking about barrels from the 10"+ range.
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Savage A-5
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Posted: 08 July 2007 at 9:56pm |
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So you reccomend me getting a 14" for best accuracy? (from say 50 feet I can hit a can over with 1 shot)
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Tippmann_98C
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Posted: 09 July 2007 at 12:03am |
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Turn your velocity down some and try shooting your gun w/ flatline. If still pretty innaccurate turn it down a little more, it will never get to go perfectly straight every time but you can improve the accuracy
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Clark Kent
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Posted: 09 July 2007 at 1:28am |
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If you want to hit a can at 50 feet you need a rifle, not a paintball gun. I suggest you lower your expectations a bit. |
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jerseypaint
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Posted: 09 July 2007 at 2:27am |
I would recommend a 12", but sometimes a little length is good for bending bunkers (in speedball), but I wouldn't go past 14". |
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RoboCop
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Posted: 09 July 2007 at 2:55am |
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If your wanting that great of accuracy, you would have to buy something like an Evil Pipe kit (many consider better than the freak and ultralite). Having perfect ball to barrel bore match is key to being able to shoot a can 50 ft away as well as knowing how the gun shoots and where the ball will go if you look at the sight a certain way if you use the sight or some other way. On my Ion with pipe kit, I look at the little notch where the feedneck and the body connect and look over the end of the barrel. When doing this, I know the ball will land at that exact point almost every time at certain distances. In the long run, money invested in a good barrel,(I love my 12inch ultra kit)results in much better accuracy than an overall barrel like a J&J ceramic. |
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p_p_b_h
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Posted: 09 July 2007 at 8:51am |
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feaks are good and have lots of inserts, lol why would you want a gun better than your friends? isnt that a little cheap? get a gun thats similar to theirs with no advantages and destroy them, using minimal amounts of paintballs, then call yourself a marksman and improve your gun. flatlines hsould run at 270, you get maximum backspin without putting to much force on it and making it spin improperly in the barrel. it also depends on your paint caliber, the paint to bore match is pretty key, barrels dont actually have as much influence on the acuracy, yes it will always help, but the paint quality, firing system and operation pressure all affect performance. if your looking for a good barrel suited for all situations, try a knockout barrel kit. they are very good, light, generally cheaper than other kits, have an assortment on features that i find help more than other kits, plus it has a longer back then the freak, as well as mutliple fronts varying from making your barrel 10inch, 12inch, 14 inch, 16 inch or 18, the porting is excelent and makes for a quiet shot, i put it on my a5 and it was so quiet! i got some actuall hits where i had to tell them to check their guns bcause i hit them without them feeling or hearing anything, and the a5 is a generaly loud gun. the 800psi operating pressure works well with the gun, co2 is good because the longer barrels are gas guzzlers. the other fronts allow you to go on fields that are different sizes (ex id never take a 18" barrel on a small feild, id take the 10-14" depending on my mood) once again, if your new the variety, quality and low sound are perfect, only negative things are that they areny as tough as the freak and the long barrels suck gas alot.
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Sgt_Hoot
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Posted: 09 July 2007 at 1:34pm |
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I never have had accracy problems with my flatline but if you have velocity up it will curve really bad i keep mine in 250 to 275 range it recommends 270-280 i belive for maximum effectiveness
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carl_the_sniper
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Posted: 09 July 2007 at 8:24pm |
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Flatlines actually have pretty decent accuracy. It's just when most people test accuracy, they test a straight barrel at say... 75 feet and the flatline at like 125 feet. Obviously, with longer range the balls will deviate more. |
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RoboCop
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Posted: 09 July 2007 at 8:29pm |
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The flatlines accuracy is pretty decent if you are using some decent paint. Flatline's accuracy is greater than those of straight barrels at longer distance because you don't have to lob balls where trees might be in the way.
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Savage A-5
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Posted: 09 July 2007 at 8:35pm |
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Thanks alot for all the help guys.
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