Newbie needs help with tippman

[malicious1976]

Hello,

i just purchased the tippman 98 custom. I played one day with it so far. i like the fact the gun is light and small but on thing i dont like is that it doesnt shoot accuatly at long distance. Short distance i can shoot a dime but anything ove 50 yards the ball curves to the left or right. i am using good balls"quake" i tried adjusting the velocity.

Now my discrepancy is, should i modify my tipman and get the flat line barrel and will this solve my problem or should i return my gun and get the autococker. i know this is a forum about mid level guns so dont get upset i am just new and want an honest opinion.

[MTU_Paintballer]

just get a good aftermarket barrel. I guess if you are looking for long range the flatline is good but for accuracy get a normal barrel. There are so many good ones out there its hard t choose so try to find one that matches your paint.

[malicious1976]

So what are you saying. i dont understand when you say get one that matches your paint. so by changing my barrell it will make the gun more accurate. Do you recommend upgrading to the autococker?

[Spyder_Kid]

dont upgrade to a cocker, its not for newbies. what hes talking about is bore sizes. there is three different sizes, of course(small,medium,large). you want to match up a small bore paintball with a small bore barrel or medium with medium for the best performance.

[malicious1976]

thanks you guys for all your help. i just started playing last weekend. it was a blast. we are planning to play every weeked now and we are thinking of getting a team together.

what would be a good barrel and a good size for my 98 custom and do i have to make any other changes if i get a longer barell. i heard that if you get a longer barell you shoud get a differant bolt and some spring thing. is this true and if so can you make som good reccomendations.

thanks a lot guys.

[A damn fool]

get any 32 degree barrel, like the carbo nifber or ice codl, id get the 14 inch,t hey work grea tin m98

[MTU_Paintballer]

Originally posted by malicious1976
thanks you guys for all your help. i just started playing last weekend. it was a blast. we are planning to play every weeked now and we are thinking of getting a team together.

what would be a good barrel and a good size for my 98 custom and do i have to make any other changes if i get a longer barell. i heard that if you get a longer barell you shoud get a differant bolt and some spring thing. is this true and if so can you make som good reccomendations.

thanks a lot guys.

If you change your barrel you dont' have to change anything else like the bolt. There are many good barrels, for instance i use the J & J Ceramic barrel which is a good deal for 40 bucks. I have good luck using PMI premium, RPS Marbs, or Diablo Blaze paint in my barrel. Like i said there are many good barrels out there so just pick one you like or have heard good things about.

[Intruder]

You don't have to change anything in your gun in order to use a new barrel.

[PBSouLjAh]

get a lapco bigshot. it should fit most paint pretty well...it even shoots marbz pretty well too.

[malicious1976]

i just bought noght stick for 45 dollars are they any good.
my friend just bought a spider and his seems to shoot furthere and more accurate. any suggestions?