Paintballs for Flatlines?

[Texwolf]

I had 1 chopped ball out of every 50 this weekend shooting Midnights. (C98 w/Flatline) Any suggestions that could correct this or paint that works better?

[Nocens]

Last time I shot Midnights I got 1 in about every 3 chop. :| I think it was just bad luck on my part -- not sure though.

Paint that works nicely through the flatline would be any of the following:

Marablizers, PMI Premium, RPS Superswirls, Evil

These are my personal favorites. I've never had any good luck with DraXXus, don't know why.

[Texwolf]

Thanks. The guy at the store said he used midnights in his and he loved them so I gave them a try. To bad I bought 2000.
Are all those about the same price?

[Mongoose87]

anything small-medium bore will work best.

[tippmann1223]

sell the flatline and buy a decant barrel that is not paint picky like a Custom Products 1 piece.

[maxxa1221]

im with tippmann1223, i had a flatline and sold it because, it was high mantnence, picky on paint, inaccurate and poorley made

that is my opinion i just bought an ultralite and i love it.

any way i think some of the better paint for the flatline was:
evil, hellfire, and blaze

[lance9001]

Originally posted by tippmann1223
sell the flatline and buy a decant barrel that is not paint picky like a Custom Products 1 piece.
yes.
but if you want the flatline, marbs or hellfire will do you, as said above.

[Nocens]

Originally posted by Texwolf
Thanks. The guy at the store said he used midnights in his and he loved them so I gave them a try. To bad I bought 2000.
Are all those about the same price?

I think Marbs are the most expensive... They're all pretty much up there, though. They're expensive considering the cost of paint.

[ace6160]

Dusks work well.

[pinto05]

draxxus and diablo both break easy and u need tough paint to shoot through a flatline because of the curve in the barrel so i would go with rps advantage paint such as premium, marbalizers, super swirls

[pinto05]

but my opinion is get rid of that peice and get a barrel that isnt as paint picky and it isnt high maintenenced

[pbnickk508]

sell the flatline and buy a decant barrel that is not paint picky

get a system those u will be able to use ANY paint size or if u use the same paint size get the bore size for that paint
( get a freak i have one and it is aswsome)

[Texwolf]

Well, if I did buy another barrel, what barrel is the best for less than $100? How about under $150?
Who sells barrel for the best price?

[Superbeast]

Originally posted by Texwolf
Well, if I did buy another barrel, what barrel is the best for less than $100? How about under $150?
Who sells barrel for the best price? http://www.pbreview.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=232608
http://www.pbreview.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=234018
http://www.pbreview.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=233686

[LPfan52]

i have a 98c w/flatline and i used to chop paint in it like no other. then i got an empire reloader...haven't chopped one since. flatlines a good barrel and its not as picky as everyone says, bore size has never given me a problem either.

[gunit_soldier08]

My friend's cousin has a flatline on his 98c, he uses evil paint (the ones with the little 'E' on them). It works perfectly (believe me, I was on the receiving end of his shot:P)

[tippfreek04]

get dusk. my friend uses them in his flatline n he almost never chops balls

[alphawolf29]

chopped paint pisses me off :mad:

make me clean my barrel will you :mad:

[mike_john_29]

i used dusks in my flatline and they never chop. if you don't have an electric feeder though you might run into the problem where you have to keep shaking your gun if your shooting to fast. Other than that the flatline is awsome. oh yeah don't use zap rec series because they suck in the flatline

[hybrid-sniper]

The flatline was designed to be used with marbs, so guess what would work great? Marbs!!
Actually any other medium bored decent quality paint should work well, i've seen people shoot spank and primer with some decent groupings.
Best paint for the buck though has to be chronic, although i've yet to see anybody use it though a flatline.

[lewdogg21]

If tomorrow every flatline every made suddenly burst into flames and melted I assure you I would not shed a tear.

[FlyCocKeR]

Marbalizers!

[pbnickk508]

freak or evil both good and inner changable bore sizes

[swiftwing7]

maybe its your gun chopping ablls and not the flatline. i ahve never brokena ball in my flatline of course its a5 so it doesn't have chopping issues. by the way chopping has nothing to do with the barrel

[pbnickk508]

Originally posted by swiftwing7
maybe its your gun chopping ablls and not the flatline. i ahve never brokena ball in my flatline of course its a5 so it doesn't have chopping issues. by the way chopping has nothing to do with the barrel

well that isnt true bc the bore size in the barrel could be to small for it to go through i dont kno if u consider this chopping or the ball breaking in your barrel

[swiftwing7]

uhhh, i see what you eman, well considering the flatline is 7.0 jsut about any paintball will go down it, except 3 month old puffy ones. so taht shouldn't be a problem. i've never broken a ball is my gun, barrel or anywhere on my a5. so my flatty has earned its wings.

[Mamba2sfg]

Is there a paint ball size chart in here? Greedy? Anyone?:confused:

[DeeBo]

I just shot some draxxus paint for the first time in my flatline and had nothing but trouble. Its very brittle, which is good for breaking on target, but bad for breaking in a barrel that puts quite a bit of stress on it like the flatline. I dont know about the 98 version, but the A-5 flatline is amazing when you have to shoot in a straight line through bush, but only when you have the right paint.. if not, its pretty frustrating when you see your shots corkscrewing out of control. lol

[Mamba2sfg]

Since freshness seems to be everything, why don't they stamp a manufacture date on the box so we will know when it was made and how old it is?

I mean, how the heck do I know if the paint is really fresh. I hear it in the pro shop, "We get our paint the same week it's made!"

Prove it! Where's the manufacture date. How long has it been sitting around some warehouse.

[pbnickk508]

http://www.pbreview.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=234716
go here then look at 98c flatline i think they give u recommended paint

[Mamba2sfg]

Ok, my marbs got here today. All I can say is OMFG! :jumping:

I set up the old truck tailgate and tested @ a measured 50', 75', 100', 150' and 200'.

Standing, air temp. 83 degrees, calm, with a fresh Co2 tank, I can paint the gate with every shot out to 150'. After that I get 8 or 9 out of 10 anywhere I put the dot out to 200'! :laugh:

Using bursts with the R/T It's very cool to watch 3-5 balls single file into the same spot on the target! Color me happy.

Now I have a paint the marker loves, I just hope I can shoot it @ my field!

Will this madness ever end? :crazy:

Thanks to everyone for the imput. Marbs is the stuff for the flatline in the A5! Good deal Greedy!