MrStrike
10-03-2001, 12:43 PM
Ok I have tried to read the automag forum for as much info as possible, but with no luck.
I am not a Tourney player just a simple rec player since 1986 (ahhh god ol’ days of the pump bushmaster)
I play in Arizona where there is minimal coverage on the field and long range is a big asset. My roommate has a Tippmann w/ flatline barrel, and I am jealous of the range it has over my Mag. I am aware of the downfalls of the flatline barrel system (yes I know its ugly, but Ive never seen a tricked out custom blue anodized flame job make a marker shoot farther either. As they say in the motorcycle world “chrome don’t get you home”).
After looking at the Flatline barrel system Tippmann uses an adapter to mate the curved barrel on to the marker itself. My idea is to make a custom adapter with a pinch clamp on the front to hold the curved flatline barrel and then the standard twist lock to mate with the auto mag. My questions are this:
Has any one tried this?
(I know I cant be the first person to think of this)
I know Tippmann got an automag from AGD to try out the flatline but they “couldn’t make it work”.
What exactly didn’t work?
What type of problems did they run into?
The cocker’s and M98’s that have the flatline barrel have something in common. When the bolt gives the paintball its initial “burst” of air to move forward (and hopefully hit the sucker that’s trying to shoot at you), the paintball only moves forward a matter of millimeters before the upward curving of the flatline barrel.
While this "FlatMag" design would require the paintball to move about an inch before the upward curve of the barrel. Is this “inch” asking for trouble?
I do not know if the paintball increases in forward velocity too much to make that type of curve with out breaking?
Is it possible to get an AutoCAD file from AGD of the automag barrel mating surface?
I have several friends with Computer controlled milling machines and they require AutoCAD files to do there magic.
Thanks in advance for any input!
see you in my sights...
I am not a Tourney player just a simple rec player since 1986 (ahhh god ol’ days of the pump bushmaster)
I play in Arizona where there is minimal coverage on the field and long range is a big asset. My roommate has a Tippmann w/ flatline barrel, and I am jealous of the range it has over my Mag. I am aware of the downfalls of the flatline barrel system (yes I know its ugly, but Ive never seen a tricked out custom blue anodized flame job make a marker shoot farther either. As they say in the motorcycle world “chrome don’t get you home”).
After looking at the Flatline barrel system Tippmann uses an adapter to mate the curved barrel on to the marker itself. My idea is to make a custom adapter with a pinch clamp on the front to hold the curved flatline barrel and then the standard twist lock to mate with the auto mag. My questions are this:
Has any one tried this?
(I know I cant be the first person to think of this)
I know Tippmann got an automag from AGD to try out the flatline but they “couldn’t make it work”.
What exactly didn’t work?
What type of problems did they run into?
The cocker’s and M98’s that have the flatline barrel have something in common. When the bolt gives the paintball its initial “burst” of air to move forward (and hopefully hit the sucker that’s trying to shoot at you), the paintball only moves forward a matter of millimeters before the upward curving of the flatline barrel.
While this "FlatMag" design would require the paintball to move about an inch before the upward curve of the barrel. Is this “inch” asking for trouble?
I do not know if the paintball increases in forward velocity too much to make that type of curve with out breaking?
Is it possible to get an AutoCAD file from AGD of the automag barrel mating surface?
I have several friends with Computer controlled milling machines and they require AutoCAD files to do there magic.
Thanks in advance for any input!
see you in my sights...