Paintball question for anyone really into paintball or in aerospace
11-21-2003 | 03:37 AM
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Originally posted by FourthGenHatch
The Tippman flatline is actually curved (you can see when the cover is off). So it sort of rolls the paintball out of it and the spin keeps it going straight.
The Tippman flatline is actually curved (you can see when the cover is off). So it sort of rolls the paintball out of it and the spin keeps it going straight.
11-21-2003 | 04:02 AM
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I'm RICK JAMES, bitch!
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The Flatline barrel does shoot very straight but you loose a lot of the impact so when it hits it might not even break, but that is close to the end of its range. Thats what I heard about it when I used to play.
11-21-2003 | 04:23 AM
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Seeing what you guys have to say about paintball is like hearing what paintball guys have to say about cars... they just don't know what they're talking about.:chuckles:
In paintball, range is a non-factor outside of the Tippmann Flatline barrels and Automags with a Z-body. The only extra range you'll get out of a 16" over a 10" is the extra 6" it stays in the barrel.
Why? Velocity. The reason longer barrels on firearms are more accurate is because the projectile can acheive a higher velocity and have more time to stabalize by the rifling. In a paintball gun, you start having serious issues with accuracy above 300fps and you just plain can't stabalize a paintball with rifling of any kind. It's a plastic ball full of veggie oil, for god's sake.
In other words, a ball leaving a 16" barrel at 290fps will travel 6" farther then the same ball leaving an identical bore 10" barrel at 290fps, only because it is leaving the barrel 6" later. It's pure physics. Not to mention barrels over 10" are gas inefficeint.
I use an old version 12" SP Teardrop on my custom SmartMag hybrid. The only reason I don't use a shorter 10" barrel is because the porting design of the Teardrop makes it seriously quiet. I am quite fond of the Lapco Autospirit though, I have one on my Pro/Carbine. It's wonderful, but very loud.
Finally, the perfect barrel is 10" non-ported. Anything shorter and you have to use too much gas trying accelerate the ball to speed in too short a distance, and anything longer you waste gas trying to keep the ball at speed fighting against parasitic drag.
In paintball, range is a non-factor outside of the Tippmann Flatline barrels and Automags with a Z-body. The only extra range you'll get out of a 16" over a 10" is the extra 6" it stays in the barrel.
Why? Velocity. The reason longer barrels on firearms are more accurate is because the projectile can acheive a higher velocity and have more time to stabalize by the rifling. In a paintball gun, you start having serious issues with accuracy above 300fps and you just plain can't stabalize a paintball with rifling of any kind. It's a plastic ball full of veggie oil, for god's sake.
In other words, a ball leaving a 16" barrel at 290fps will travel 6" farther then the same ball leaving an identical bore 10" barrel at 290fps, only because it is leaving the barrel 6" later. It's pure physics. Not to mention barrels over 10" are gas inefficeint.
I use an old version 12" SP Teardrop on my custom SmartMag hybrid. The only reason I don't use a shorter 10" barrel is because the porting design of the Teardrop makes it seriously quiet. I am quite fond of the Lapco Autospirit though, I have one on my Pro/Carbine. It's wonderful, but very loud.
Finally, the perfect barrel is 10" non-ported. Anything shorter and you have to use too much gas trying accelerate the ball to speed in too short a distance, and anything longer you waste gas trying to keep the ball at speed fighting against parasitic drag.
11-21-2003 | 05:54 AM
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From: sewickley,pa
i'm playing saturday...
and i'm busting out my smartmag also.....ha...
i agree.... i have the 10" or 8" stock unrifled mag barrel, it's by far the best...my 16 is just quite an accurate, and for my type of play....it won't matter what length my barrel is, as long as the ball lands on target, i'm good..............
anyway..
21" is too long, optimum length is, 10"-14" ....
lata
and i'm busting out my smartmag also.....ha...
i agree.... i have the 10" or 8" stock unrifled mag barrel, it's by far the best...my 16 is just quite an accurate, and for my type of play....it won't matter what length my barrel is, as long as the ball lands on target, i'm good..............
anyway..
21" is too long, optimum length is, 10"-14" ....
lata
11-21-2003 | 05:28 PM
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Rotorphile.
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What is the serial of your SmartMag? Mine is SM1098. Just curious.
The funny thing is, the SmartMag valve is the only SM part on my entire marker. Many aftermarket toys on that one, even the body is a technically unreleased factory highrise like the early RT's.
The funny thing is, the SmartMag valve is the only SM part on my entire marker. Many aftermarket toys on that one, even the body is a technically unreleased factory highrise like the early RT's.