Solid Gelatin "Fill"

[SlartyBartFast]

i dono, you seem to be stuck in the thought that paintballs simply cannot, no matter what, be aerodynamically engineered to perform better without hazards (ie increasing weight). lets think outside the box.

Please.

The ONLY way to increase accuracy of paintballs is to change the shape.

That leads to many negatives. Biggest amongst them being trouble loading and manufacturing cost.

Your initial observation is undeniably erroneous on three counts. One that paintballs can't spin because of their fill, two that solid fill would somehow help, and three that spinning the ball with rifling would even work.

[zaqwert6]

Seems like the only problem remaining with putting spin on paintballs (specifically rifling) is the viscous fill.

Let end this all right here , there's no problem spinning a paintball...paintbals spin like mad.

Flatline?

Apez?

Now....

Prove the benefit of spinning paintball , show a reliable consistant method of spinning each and every paintball the exact RPM and in orientation to the seam at 20 ball a second and then show me a paintball manufacturer who can make 2000 reasonably priced paintballs that are absolutely identical in every single regard.....and THEN we'll have a discussion worthy of debate.

[awilli234life]

fill

use a fat based substance that at 70-75 turns liquid and maby you'd have a fun product
heres a experiment to try at home get a little peice of paper put it in a empty pop bottle fill with water till it looks like it is going to overflow and cap it at this point there should be no air inthe bottle or almost no air now shake the bejeasus out of it --- nothing right tell ya why without air to allow the movement of the water the water will stay on almost the same position
we have this problem with a vinegar and oil mixture at work it requirers a air gap to move
so the question is do we need a solid fill or somthing that is less prone to air being in it..

[Temo Vryce]

Those of you that are asking for a more solid are forgetting one small factor. The more solid the projectile the greater the impact damage will be at a given volocity. The more solid you make the fill the lower you are going to have Volocity. A paintball shell fill with shaving cream gell will do far more damage to a person than shell with standard fill. I agree that it would be nice if we could have a paintball that could be spun to increase accuracy, but I can't see it happening at this time.

[Scott Hudnall]

paintballs have the basic ballistic coefficient of a musket ball. it's round. it's not what's inside the ball that make it spin ("english" like on a pool ball) but exterior factors, including dampness in the barrel, odd/egg shaped balls, wind, humidity, etc.

interesting thoughts, though. keep on thinking. we all need something to live for, eh?

[Coralis]

What i guess i dont understand is what is the fascination with putting spin on the ball is in the first place , all your going do then is make it curve . Now if the paintball shaped differently ,read bullet shaped, I could see wanting to spin it. Solid spherical items (golf ball, baseball, etc) curve when you spin them.

[master_alexander]

i think that if it were made it would act like a hardboiled egg- unbalanced. also tyhe break would be alot different. i like the more gooey paint rather than the really really runny stuff.