Which barrel should you get for your Tippmann? Look here!

kingcheese · 03-24-2009, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by broadswordnam

This guy is one of my teamates and he has never used my gun. My gun rarely chops paint and works alright on full auto, accuracy does go down but not too much. Apex is not more accurate than the flatline and the flatline doesn't allow you to shoot faster than the apex and unlike a flatline the apex can be turned off whenever you want. I took my gun out yesterday to make sure it was working right. I emptied a hopper on substained full auto fire at 30bps, zero chops, one barrel break on a standard barrel no apex(velocity was jacked up).

i have never shot your gun, but flatline has a better chance for faster fire, i mean, when you chopped paint at the field your apex wasnt even on, 30 bps= kaboom

broadswordnam · 03-24-2009, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by kingcheese

i have never shot your gun, but apex has a better chance for faster fire, i mean, when you chopped paint at the field your apex wasnt even on, 30 bps= kaboom

The apex wasn't the problem. My electronics were messed up and no matter what I did everything was set to blend. It was choping, not breaking in the barrel. Everything is fixed and now I am having no chops. Apex works great.

Juggerknocker · 03-25-2009, 01:00 AM

i always thot the flatline was awesome

kingcheese · 03-25-2009, 05:23 AM

a flatline, in its basic design, has loser tolerences and that allows less barrel pressure to be built up, and that gives you the better possibility of more bps, becuase you have effectivly put an exuast gas vent in you barrel

dog soldier 2 · 03-27-2009, 10:03 PM

I have a 98 custom with flatline & response (great distance & reliability) and an x7 with straightline & e-grip (wicked accuracy & damage). Love them both.

ionbrother · 03-29-2009, 05:37 PM

Ive got the 98 custom w/ an old school 32 degrees barrel, i dont even know the name of it anymore, but its dead on for almost every shot and i have never had a break in it

ego bish · 03-30-2009, 01:59 PM

flatline barrel is pretty nice

dog soldier 2 · 03-30-2009, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ionbrother

Ive got the 98 custom w/ an old school 32 degrees barrel, i dont even know the name of it anymore, but its dead on for almost every shot and i have never had a break in it

If it ain't broke, don't mess with it. You'll get an extra 50 feet with the flatline though.

infamousjrock · 04-05-2009, 04:17 PM

thanks

TAtkinsonFD · 04-14-2009, 03:18 PM

i just got a lapco bigshot for my x7 and it is so sweet. dead on with cheap paint i cant wait until i get some paint that is better and sized for it. thanks for the help guys

Mr1derful · 04-21-2009, 06:49 PM

98C with a 14" 32 Degrees whisper barrel... done me good for years. Might upgrade to a flatline this summer though.

Highway Pirate · 04-28-2009, 04:10 PM

I'm running a Smart Parts Teardrop barrel and have great luck with it so far. Good consistency, good distance, as long as the paint is good quality I have had little or no breaks. I play woodsball however, and would like just a bit more distance since I'm more of a back-line player. Apex?

rapidsandman · 05-09-2009, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by stoffa15

I have been using a 23in stiffi on my A-5 and a Lapco big shot with the apex on my custom pro. for some reason the stiffi shoots super straight even at greater distances. The lapco with the apex i crazy though. the big shot gives you the best of both worlds. medium range its dead on and you can reach distances no one else can

23in stiffi?!?! That's WAY to big! You do know that just about anything over 16 inches doesn't increase accuracy or distance, but just wastes air.

rapidsandman · 05-09-2009, 04:40 PM

I use a 16'' Stiffi on my X7 and it works beautifully. Its nice on paint, pretty accurate, very quiet, and just an all-around great barrel

insane24 · 05-12-2009, 09:57 PM

i got the flatline barrel shoots accurate and consistant.

jsl6v8 · 05-18-2009, 11:27 PM

Someone should redo the tests to see if any of the companys have stepped it up, or lost their touch. I also don't see many or well actually any titanium longbow aluminum kits for sale anywhere, let alone a 2000 scepter kit.

tippmann_sniper · 05-24-2009, 10:30 PM

i decided to get a flatline barrel and it does wonders at long range, but at shorter ranges it sometimes went over the target even when my sights were on target.

s_mooj · 06-04-2009, 07:47 PM

Suicidal_Waffle · 06-05-2009, 10:37 PM

didnt help but thanks

TippEM · 06-08-2009, 06:08 PM

very helpful

pneu chamber · 06-13-2009, 10:54 AM

I just recently got the M16 Apex barrel and it has been pretty fun to play around with. I haven't had a chance to use it on the field yet though.