macroline vs steel line

[Blazestorm]

I only "bursted" one piece of macro and that was with an apocalypse with the output pressure set around 1700 I think... I did not know this when I purchased it, I filled the tank up... flipped the switch on than BOOM, the first thing that came to my mind was turn it off... I was deaf for about 20 minutes... I got a new piece of macroline, turned it down to the lowest it would go, told someone if they were daring enough to turn it on at the chrono range they could have a pod of paint. Some newbie guy... first time playing said "I'll do it!" he went to the chrony, flipped the switch, turned the safety off, put the pod of paint in the hopper, took the barrel plug off and started ripping away... I was like "wonder what gun that is" I turn around and see this red-orange gun blasting paint at the target... I was like "wow... thats... my gun!" I was so happy, I lent the guy the gun a few games for doing that, I was scared ****less from that burst...

But! I still trust macroline

[Reo5th]

Originally posted by Blazestorm
I only "bursted" one piece of macro and that was with an apocalypse with the output pressure set around 1700 I think...

I burst two pieces of macro in one day...And i'm still stuck using it.

[battlegroup]

Steel Braided all the way

I have seen many Macro lines break and have yet to see a steel braided one go. I have seen guys drop their guns from the shock of the macro breaking and putting some huge scratches in them. I have also seen some nasty bruises from macro breaking against skin and making huge bruises on arms. Never seen anything like this with Steel braided hose. Macro is easier to work with to get a tight fit but STEEL BRAIDED is just MUCH SAFER. And like Capo said get some colored heat shrink tubing to put around the hose to make it pretty and not scratch.

[Smoke]

I've run the same macro for almost 4 years now, no problems. Ya just gotta take care of what you got.

[RamboPreacher]

Originally posted by CaPoEiRa
steel braided is a lot more durable and you don't have to worry about it bursting on you. If you're worried about it scratching your gun just use heat shrink wrap, which is what I do.

I am still trying to work out th efinal configuration for my CnC Xmag, and though I don't really have a problem with the macroline, I would really like for that line to "match" my marker as possible.

I have only seen one color of green macro, and it didn't look like I wanted it on my xmag. and so am considering steel braided, but have been unable to find the heat-shrink tube to fit it, and especialy a color that I want. - where can I get that heat-shrink tubing? is there an online place?

If I can't get the right color of macro or heat-shrink, I will probably use the black macro tubing that I have an abundance of.

[Clare]

where can I get that heat-shrink tubing? is there an online place

I got mine from Radio Shack but I use black. I checked the online store and they only seem to carry red, black, white, blue, and clear. I know that I have seen a green and dark green somewhere but I don't recall where. If you have a Fry's Electronics store in your area, they carry a huge selection of heat shrink tubing in all different colors, sizes, and lengths. If I come across it, I'll let you know.

[Temo Vryce]

There's a few places arround here that sell it, RP. If you can post of Pic of the color you need I'll see if I can find something close to it.

[Nobody077]

I get my heatshrink from a local electronics parts store. As for the size, look for 1/2 , that should work good as most has atleast a 2:1 shrink rate. You could try online dealers like Digikey.com (no min order)for the heatshrink, but itwould be best to find it local so you can see the color.