Hello! Paintball suggestions?

[Nugg3t]

Hi,

I just purchased my first paintball marker. An A5 with RT and a flatline barrel, everything else is stock.

I ran a search and didn't come up with anything.
So I ask you, what are good paintballs to use with this setup?
I will be using this in below freezing temps. I am concerned about breakage and freezing. I live in new york...

Please advise,
Thanks in advance for any help and suggestions.

Thank you!

Ryan

[Caleb98]

well, your gonna need a good barrel to ball match, try a bunch of them...but some good ones are marbs, evils, and Hellfires, but if your not rich enough to buy $80 paint, then try big ball and anykind of diablo's...

[Nugg3t]

Thanks for the reply.


I was curious if anyone has a tippmann a5 with a flatline barrel and can offer a suggestion from experience?

[Weaksauce]

Well since you're in such cold temperatures if you're using C02 it isn't going to get very good consistancy and use but that's a whole different story.

No matter what with a flatline you want a small bore ball. A barrel to ball match might be confusing because usually you want the ball to be the same bore as the barrel. In the flatlines case (.70 bore) you don't want the same bore plus good luck finding a ball that size.

Anyways, I've used Zap Primers, Chronics, and Diablo Hellfire. They all seem to work fine. But you're in freezing weather so I'd say get one with a thick fill so it won't freeze up on you. If the paintball is thin, thusly being made mainly of water than they more than likely will freeze. I'm sure you know how it works. Get a small bore with thick fill, they're expsive though, just a warning.

[Coenen]

Look for "winter formula" paintballs. I know that Diablo/Draxxus makes one under the name "Arctic Inferno" and I think that 32* makes some as well.

The Diablo incarnation will cost you about $60 per case.

If you intend on playing in the cold quite a bit and you play at a field that offers compressed air I suggest you pick up a small HPA tank and use it instead of CO2. As long as you can readily get refills and aren't too trigger happy you could even get away with just a 45/45 tank or even a 47/3k. If you can't get refills you'll need at least a 68/3k.

[Nugg3t]

Thanks guys for the help!

Ryan