dimples

[terpsare1]

correct me if im wrong, but don't golf balls have dimples do make them go straighter and more accurate? why couldnt they make paintballs with dimples? would it work?

[sniper1rfa]

the dimples would not be very consistant, so the resulting paintballs would suck.

[terpsare1]

oh ok, but what about bullet shaped paintballs(they wouldnt really be paintballs,they would be paintbullets i guess). and have a clip like they have for the m-16 paintball guns. and you would just have to load up clips. these are just random ideas. im just trying to see if its possible

[VeNoM]

for that to work they would have to be hard so they dont get broken and u cant just dump some in a hopper like the way it is now.

[terpsare1]

good point. maybe they could make pointed ones for some people andround for others. wouldnt the pointed ones fly more accurate, maybe farther cause they are more aerodynamic? they might be good for those snipers.

[oi]

nothing is more inaccurate than a ball :( but i heard that they dont really look into changing the form of paintballs because they dont want it to have anything to do with war...

[terpsare1]

i dont see how a cone reminds people of war. it reminds me of ice cream.

[toadman7b22]

also the name.. paint-ball
so if they shoots bullet shaped paint balls
the sport would be called paintbullet

[Richy_C]

there was a marker that shot a paintball that used a bullet casing and gun powder to fire, but it was never really used

[Imus]

Originally posted by oi
nothing is more inaccurate than a ball :( but i heard that they dont really look into changing the form of paintballs because they dont want it to have anything to do with war...

EHHHHHH....the ball is not more accurate in this case...you can put spin on a "painbullet" using rifling which would result in better long range accuracy

I think it would be cool to have a gun designed to shoot conical shaped paint "bullets", because then you could actually have snipers in paintball due to the increased range.

[terpsare1]

thats what i mean, make the bullets in .68 so they can be used by all guns. they only problem is now you would need a clip for your gun. why dont the paintball companies make these "paintbullets"?

[axi0n]

It may well be possible.. Although forget about any marker on the market today..

Any of the power feeds or anything would be useless.. Because they are operating under the assumption that PB's are for the most part round and have the same diameter across any given dissection.

But there are guns out there that do in fact take bullets that are vertical and flip them horizontal before breeching.. i.e the Nationale P90 from counterstrike does in fact do this..

So while it may be possible.. I think a lot of work would have to be done to the traditional hopper... Maybe with some kind of agitator, sorter and vaccuum to suck them into the breech between bolt cycles...

But that would be harder and not really worth it.. Sometimes round makes for a more exciting time.. Especially when you are sneaking up on someone and while you should always and would always hit someone with a proper projectile.. There is always the chance of it getting interesting if the damn thing curves, or doesn't break...

Ax.

[terpsare1]

im saying make it so the gun can use these and paintballs. like hook up a tube to the power feed. or make guns like the m-16 kind. use a clip.

[Imus]

You might be able to use a hopper style feed device if you made these "bullets" just ellipse shaped...like an elongnated pill of some sort...i think it's a viable idea and someone should do it...it would give you so much more range and accuracy!

[Snyper731]

The AT-85 and AT-10 both use clips and i think if they could make paintpellets it would be good for woods players.

[martlet1]

They do make paint bullets. We have them that shout out of a 9 or 10 mm handgun. They are used in training only, but they realllly sting at 600 fps.

[scott44]

to find out if dimpled ones are better just go to http://www.paintballgear.com and buy a case of their seconds, their dimpled:)

[krasher]

Paintbullets would not be safe, most of the energy would be imparted on a very small surface area...its like raising velocity to 400 fps.

[Imus]

ummm...not neccasarily...whos says this projectile is going to weigh the same as a regular paintbal

[axi0n]

No that is correct... A paintbullet would hurt more, and the mass may not be more or less perse.. But the construction of the elongated bullet would have to be similar to those stupid gel cap vitamins you feed kids.. They are thicker and tougher near the tips at either end. This is just a byproduct of the manufacturing process...

Not to mention it is true that the point of impact is smaller thus exerting a greater force across the smaller contact point, meaning more pain to those getting shot, and potentially fewer breaks for those shooting...

I am no aerodynamics whiz or anything the idea has definate merit.. But I guess thats why they use it in police and militart tactical training and not for the weekend warrior PB player...

Although it would be nice for the added accuracy.

[UTLadiesMan]

Golf balls have dimples to make them fly better with drag. The crappy paintballs have inconsistent dimples, which changes the shape and weight of a paintball. Also, to get the same ratio, the paintball would have to have lots of really small dimples, which is hard to do in the shell. Also, little known fact about golf ball dimples; they are regulated by the USGA to ensure that the golf ball can only fly up to 88 miles an hour. A paintball at 88 miles an hour would suck horribly. (300 fps is 204.54 miles per hour)

[terpsare1]

but what if you turned the fps down on the paintbullets, what effect would it have? would you still have the accuracy and distance.