What makes mags so accurate?

[Tractorpull]

I taught the kids that play at my local field pretty quickly (when I started playing regularly again :) ) to never underestimate the mag. They would hit the field with shockers and matrix's and I would school them at long range. And I was playing with my classic with level 10.

[punkncat]

You do realize that with good paint to barrel match and consistent regs ANY gun can be accurate?

There is no question in my mind that different markers give different results in peoples hands, but to say that one marker of equal "range" (price, quality, etc.) is more accurate than another is misleading.

[turbo chicken]

You are probably feel that you are more accurate with your mag because you "know" it. Just by the feel of it in your hands, you know where it is going to hit when you pull the trigger. I think so many people are constantly buying and selling guns and never satisfied because they don't take the time to develop the muscle memory that comes from "knowing" one particular marker.

so true .. so true ... you've really got to gove yourself a chance to adjust. There's nothing that can replace shooting something your comfortable with.

[BlueDragonX]

so true .. so true ... you've really got to gove yourself a chance to adjust. There's nothing that can replace shooting something your comfortable with.

Here here! So true. Accuracy is in the player, consistency is in the marker. My two markers, both my E-Mag and my pump, are set up to be as comfortable for me as possible. I can snap shoot incredibly well with both, and the Mag can lay down as much paint as I could ever desire.

I tell this to the kids at the field always wanting to get the latest and greatest. They need to find something they feel comfortable with and stick with it.

[Freebird]

so true .. so true ... There's nothing that can replace shooting something your comfortable with.

I totally agree, and contrary to many people on this form i HATE the feel of a normal PB gun. I have been shooting a rifle ever since my grandfather gave me a 22 single shot when i was 6 years old. To me you cannot beat the feel of a full sized rifle. I feel much more comfortable wielding a 3 and a half ft long mag/rifle than an 18" speedball marker tucked tight. When i hold the rifle its as if i can feel the ball leaving the gun, traveling down the barrel onto target. Now dont get me wrong, bad paint = bad accuracy, no matter who shoots it. And a proper ball to barrel match does help greatly. A consistent and reliable marker is also a LEAD factor. simply put, and i take simple to the fullest extent. "if your gun dont shoot at all it aint very accurate".

As someone stated, many players dont give themselves enough time to get used to a marker, this is also very true. Ive been shooting "rifle style" guns so long, that i just had to build my rifle. I do have a freak system for it and that just takes my accuracy to another level. PLUS its a mag, so consistency and reliability are already thrown in. I broke it down like this, now some people may argue, and they may be right. this is just thrown together.

20%shooter
20%reliability
20%barrel/ball match/ball quality
20%consistency
20%marker experiance


now of course there are other factors, but this is simple.


just my .02


-Freebird

[secretweaponevan]

Accuracy is in the player, consistency is in the marker.

Well said.

[ThePixelGuru]

About all a marker in itself can do is put the same amount of air behind the ball the same way with every shot. Thanks to a great integrated regulator and fixed-volume air chamber, 'mags just do this better than most.

[divil]

because quality always shoots straight

[teufelhunden]

Mags seem more accurate cuz they weigh 400 lbs and so the gun stays pretty damned steady when you shoot it. esp your emag.

[ThePixelGuru]

Mags seem more accurate cuz they weigh 400 lbs and so the gun stays pretty damned steady when you shoot it. esp your emag.

Yes, because there's no such thing as ULE milling, clearly.
Troll much?

[JAM]

Please tell me you're kidding.

That argument might work with firearms and saying the .308 hits harder farther than the 5.56, but this is PAINTBALL.

a .68 cal paintball leaving the barrel at 300 fps will go exactly the same distance and hit just as hard from ANY gun. Please stop the harder/further talk.

As for accuracy, three things-

1.paint quality (roundness, smooth seams, etc.)
2.paint/barrel match
3. Air pressure consistency

I've found 1 & 2 to be the most important as most decent paintguns have at least respectable air consistency.

Note- longer barrels don't make it more accurate either- they do make shots a little quieter as well as being a good tool to push through the brush or against a supair bunker.

I have owned and played with almost every gun out there from the Splatmaster to my current Ego and given good paint and good barrel fit, they were all equally accurate.

And for the record, I owed a Mag back in '90, then have gone through 2 minimags, a ULT/XValve mag, an RT, an Emag and an XMag. They were not magically any better than other guns.

Oh, and they ALL had the same range.

[JAM]

20%shooter
20%reliability
20%barrel/ball match/ball quality
20%consistency
20%marker experiance

Nice breakdown freebird, and by the way, that is a great looking marker!

[Indignant]

what makes mags, specifically, more accurate?






nothing.

[Mechanic79]

Please tell me you're kidding.

That argument might work with firearms and saying the .308 hits harder farther than the 5.56, but this is PAINTBALL.

a .68 cal paintball leaving the barrel at 300 fps will go exactly the same distance and hit just as hard from ANY gun. Please stop the harder/further talk.

As for accuracy, three things-

1.paint quality (roundness, smooth seams, etc.)
2.paint/barrel match
3. Air pressure consistency

I've found 1 & 2 to be the most important as most decent paintguns have at least respectable air consistency.

Note- longer barrels don't make it more accurate either- they do make shots a little quieter as well as being a good tool to push through the brush or against a supair bunker.

I have owned and played with almost every gun out there from the Splatmaster to my current Ego and given good paint and good barrel fit, they were all equally accurate.

And for the record, I owed a Mag back in '90, then have gone through 2 minimags, a ULT/XValve mag, an RT, an Emag and an XMag. They were not magically any better than other guns.

Oh, and they ALL had the same range.

"They were not magically any better than other guns."

"They" don't need magic, "They" have Level 10. All other electro guns REQUIRE eyes, PDS and other acronyms!

1,2,3 are exactly right though. Nice post.

[teufelhunden]

Yes, because there's no such thing as ULE milling, clearly.
Troll much?

Clearly, the OP was talking about an E-Mag with a 12 lb battery pack and given that he talked about setting up the LX and the electronic settings, he probably bought it new meaning it probably came with an SS E-Max valve, weighing in at another 12lb.

Clearly, you can not use context clues and hence trolled my post. Troll much?