Whats the difference btw Macrolines and Microlines??

[blakdragon21]

I havea maxflo and need new lines which one should i get, micro, macro or steel for my mag

[atcer]

Micro is smaller, macro is larger, and steal will scratch your body/valve/grip frame/4grip, and anything else it touches.

i would go with macroline.

but thats just my opinion.

[Spaceman613]

use steel (not steal) and cover it with heat shrink tubing. makes it nice and black, and then wont scratch. Also, the steel braided hose wont leak as often as the macro/micro.

I do use macro, but steel is much better for long term setups, I plan on switching over to steel for my tourney guns

[j2design]

steel with quick disconnects

I'd go with Spaceman on this... steel braided lines are going to last you a lot longer than the macrolines, especially if you are going to be taking them off repeatedly. After time the end of the macroline gets worn down and won't seal properly. Steel lines with a quick disconnect will do the same job with a lot more durability.

If you don't really care about the durability then go with the macro, (at least the macroline is cheap to replace!) micro lines can choke up your mag by starving it for air... hope this helps.

[tony3]

Im using steel currently after using only macro. I like macro more. It easier to work with and much cheaper, plus, installing SS line is hoe

[punkcmonkiez]

ive seen micro line burst before not a pretty site... stainless steel all the way

[-=Squid=-]

Deffinetily get ss hose, but get a quick disconnect fitting for it.

[JT2002]

macro offers more customizability (even a word? lol) you can bend macro this way and that and still have it work great, and you can use any desired length you want. with ss your restricted to whatever length you buy, which imo can be a waste. id say go with macro, cheaper, easier, just as good

[VanGogo]

Almost every company has stopped using Micro line because of saftey issues.
I prefer the steel because it never leaks.
Macro is nice if you have to remove and replace your line often, like to clean your mag valve, or change your tank and drop from one gun to another.

[Carbon]

Stainless Steel lines with QD's all the way.

[Steelrat]

Ive got SS on one gun and macro on the other. If you go macro, try and get Parker Parflex, its supposed to be the best, and Ive never had a problem with mine. Micro cannot handle the pressure. Cheap macro (32 degrees, etc) doesnt do well either. I saw a macro blow a couple of weeks ago, not pretty...

[ZAust]

hey, micro aint so bad!!!

as the ao*norcal guys know, i used microline for quite some time. never had a problem with it. however, i still say go with macroit is much more common, and a lot easier to find fittings for. stainless is expensive, and hard to find unless you want to drop down major cash for a kit.

[Steelrat]

OR unless you order from freeflow, in which case they throw the SS on for free

Yes, Zaust uses micro, but I think he is leading a charmed life, as micro is not really rated for such high pressures.

[FreakBaller12]

wat happens when macro blows, doesn't it just blow air and the line spins very veyr fast?

[JT2002]

in all my time of using macro, the ONLY timy ANYTHING ever blew was when i had received some toxic fittings that had plascic on the inside, the plastic blew out and could of hurt anyone. but, many of u will see, toxic no longer sells those fittings, and just sticks to the normal metal ones evry1 uses other than that, i have never ahd anything blow, just stikk with all metal fittings, and parker paraflex macro hose and u should be fine