Flatline = Fun ???

[Doggy]

Hi there, anyone in here got a Flatline barrel for an A-5 / used one? I'm interested in how they perform. If all the hype is right :eek: shock horror, then they may be a bit of fun at senario games.

Thanks,

Doggy

[TRENT]

I have seen one on a tipmann 98. Yes they shoot a tones further. However there is 0 accuracy in the air, the ball swings everywhere. Bette of getting a single barrel or barrel kit and actually hit what your aiming at.

[Doggy]

Well the stock bbl on the A-5 really didn't do too well on the w/end. Bearing in mind I have no gauge to check paint size (and no differen't bbls so it wouldn't matter anyway :p ). My Spyder with a stock 14" seems to do better accuracy wise.

Cheers, :beer:

Doggy

[Jamie_Cracker]

yeah the accuracy for the flatlines is pretty bad but it is fun too see you paint floating through the air

[Actionboy]

Have shot a flatline and yes they do shoot a shitload further but if the wind is blowin watch out

[TOAD]

Na i dunno we got two up here on 98's and they are heaps good though they are heaps long and bulky :angel:

[Actionboy]

Well toad there not designed for tourney play they are used in senario days when you need to hit someone from 200 feet !!!!!

[GAV WA]

yeah but lean the marker slightly on the side and watch the bitch swing. :yes:

[vtecinaccord]

Well I have one on my newly acquired A5 you must tune the FPs for the barrel to work effectively. It’s not Plug n Play.

I have set mine up it is fast accurate and deadly for the other team I love it.

I also love my new A5. :clap: :armed:


Dont RAG the flatline if you have not had much experience.. its a great barrel for Bush ball.. Maybe not for speedball however.. .

[wiKid]

I got one for my 98. it's pretty cool but everything has to be spot on. Good regulated HPA and small paintballs for the barrels is a must. The closer you can get to 280 fps the better. And as mentioned before, don't bother on a windy day.

[vtecinaccord]

I dont understand why when someone asks a question everyone just repeats what they have read on the net elsewhere, without any personal experience.
I have just purchased a A5 with a flatline a month or 2. I have played many times (Bushball) and it is awsome. The semiauto spyders at the local field are cap guns in comparison.

Also comments about wind are just silly. the Flatline is affected just as much as any other barrel, only because its shoots so much further the wind has more time to influence the balls. Anyway overall i would not own anything but the flatline is great. I dont mind if everyone else doesnt use them cos ill be poppen balls at you from further than you can shoot.. :)

[Crazy]

Fired one a few years ago and agree with the innaccuracy in wind not only for distance but because the paintballs going slower ( spin ).
As I said this was a few years ago so I don't know what's been inproved since then.

I was suprised by how far away the guy was when he tagged me but he was suprised that it bounced :)
I think if you get a good quality paint you can snipe away and have a blast.

[Logan]

It's a bit of myth about the flatline being 'slower' optimally the fps should be set at 280 for accuracy and performance, so prehaps its coming out slower than those who tune their markers as close to teh 300fps limit - but the backspin means the ball stays in the air longer, and helps retain its speed - while otherballs have lost most of their speed and are dropping, the Flatline will still be traveling - catching flatline shots like someppl say is bollocks - about the same chance as catching a ball from any other marker.

It is true tho that because the ball is airborne longer the wind can effect it more - however, in a short range its more accurate than the stock barrel. its just if you make use of all that extra range it may run into some wind.. -you could always use it at an indoor place... woudl probably be quite the performer indoors.

plus, it looks Fully Sik Mayte.

[vtecinaccord]

1. It is not going slower. It is fired at the optimal 280 300 fps the legal limit.
2. No one can catch it, thats crap.
3. its in acurate. Rubbish the further it shoot the more acurate you must aim to begin with. So for the uneducated they will blame the barrel..

The flatline is great stop jibbering crap..i could even make a video to show you people how good it is

[Ghost_runner]

I agree with vtecinaccord, i play in a coastal area and there is always wind and it has very little to no effect on the flight of the ball, if you buy shit paint then you get bad results. For woodsball the A-5 with flatline is the only marker worth concidering since it is purpose built for woodsball use. I used to use a spyder but i soon switched to the A-5 now I can pick ppl off at a further distance with greater accuracy. It is a marker you have to experience for yourself to make a judgement - not by reading reviews.

[vtecinaccord]

I have made a vid demonstrating the a-5 Stock and the a-5 Modded
PM me for details.

[Logan]

explain "Modded"

[shelle]

Modded = modified. New barrel, new bolt, etc, etc.

[vtecinaccord]

Flatline Barrel, polished internals, shocktek dropforward even though its not a performance mod. I will upload the video to my webspace when i get a chance.

[Logan]

Used My flatline on the weekend - i can certainly say it is more accurate than the Teardrop barrel (my firnds setup). had no probs whatso ever with accuracy -even at extended distances. i was hitting barrels at flat trajectories, while my teammates were lobbing balls... the number of times i got 'bounces' on the weekend was phenominal -mainly because th eother team were forced to engage me at greater distances -i was able to lay paint flat and fast while they were lobbing paint - mine were breaking, they were bouncing.

Only time the flatline doesnt perform is if you get a break (or if you get shot in the barrel - yes, i got shot front on -as its such a large barrel -and a good deal of my opponents paint went down it) -as soon as there is paint in the barrel - you couldn't shoot a baby in a pram while standing over it... breaks (or lucky shots) completely ruin the accuracy -to the point you might as well throw paint at them. -however, with the a5 cyclone, and low bps demand on teh a5 breaks are almost a myth -i put over 1200 shots through mine on the weekend and not a single break (i know the one time i got a 'break' was from getting shot down the barrel -i know because i was shooting yellow paint all day and the paint in the barrel was orange -one of the other teams)

The one other prob i can say about the flatline -its a gas hog. - the other guys used one, one and a half co2 tanks over the course of a day -i had used two about 2/3 through the day.. the massive bore size of the flatline means to get your fps up you need to crank up your settings - which means more air (or co2) - and that as tank pressure gets lower, the flatline loses its distance advantage (keeps its accuracy tho- just becomes a good regular barrel after about half a tank.)

overall, i am well impressed with the flatline. certainily better getting one than a longer barrel (even if the regular barrels look long and mean -esp with a stock as well - as Dman can testify) but the flatline is certainly a performer - and imo the 'snub nosed silencer' look is just as good -

Cant beat its ability to reach out and touch someone.

[Rambo@war]

hey vtecinaccord did u get an a-5 lapco mount that u can place ur drop forward on straight

[Logan]

pffft - drop forward on an a5 - go remote. -tis teh only way a woodsballer will fly =P

[Rambo@war]

u have a stock on ur gun dont ya logan

[Ghost_runner]

download vtecinaccords vid its not bad. plus i heard that mounting a stock was illegal is this correct?

[acc1]

download vtecinaccords vid its not bad. plus i heard that mounting a stock was illegal is this correct?
Search the forum. Its already been disscussed on this website.

[Rambo@war]

y does action sell them then

[Rambo@war]

wheres this video held

[vtecinaccord]

The video i am trying to get on my webspace, at the moment if you want it i can email it to you its about 10 meg.

[Logan]

Solid Stocks are not Illegal app - its the adjustable ariety which are illegal - as in military terms, weapons with folding stocks are generally classed as 'assault' weapons and not availiable to the general public - while the public can own rifles - which all have solid stocks.

thats what i can gather from my reading anyway.

And no, i dont have a stock on my gun. YET. its in the mail =P
the rest of the guys i play with do -and they look downright mean - even the tourney players (and i mean all of them) ask to pick up the a5 with a stock on it. -with a grin.

stocks are just a form of woodsball 'aggness' -they look sexy - help a little with aiming. and its a preference thing. -tourney ballers are against them (even tho a few years back tourney players used stocks and remotes -back when co2 was the most common propellant).

[The Camo Kid]

flatline inaccurate???? rubbish i put a few rounds through mine on sunday after buying it on saturday and was consistantly hitting a barrel that was about 40 mtres away, , i then shot i few rounds on the chronie and found it was firing around 260-270 fps, yeah the wind caught it a bit but hey it happens to most markers on long range, it even happens on real guns, ask a sniper they have to consider, air temp, windage, humidity, and range,

someone commented on solid stocks being illegal, not the case i just bought one from APG's, im sure if it was illegal customs wouldnt let it pass through an inspection

[vtecinaccord]

VIDEO is up in the lounge

[The Camo Kid]

played with my flatline yesterday, and at one point walked off the field because i felt i had an unfair advantage cos of the range i had with it, i also played with a bloke that had a 14' barrel..... his A5 was dead silent compared to the flatline barrel, some of the refs even commented on how loud it was, the noise also kinda made me a target cos i stood out a bit more

[Logan]

it is extremely louds -and a gas hog.

but its accurate and long ranged.

depends what you want.

[vtecinaccord]

Go the A5 and the flatline.. Yes it does use extra gas but who cares you should have a few bottles anyway. And is it loud well i cant really say its similar level to Spyder Extras. But people get scared when they hear it and see it..

[The Camo Kid]

i got over 1200 shots out of it, with a 20oz tank ive played with other markers that run out after about 700 shots, ie infernos

[Rambo@war]

if u added air it would go more silent but then y buy air when it can take co2

[JJJ]

air gives you the velocity consistency but if your local field doesnt have air then stick to your co2