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hi, ive noticed that we have a lot of paintballers around here, along with people wanting to get into paintball, so i have made this instructable. this instructable revolves around the Tippmann 98 custom. the 98 custom (98 for short) is one of the most common paintball guns. This gun is the gun that most rental fields use because it is cheap, durable, easy to fix, and extremely good for the price. Some people have even run 98s over with pickup trucks (although i dont suggest trying it).
ive included a series of videos for the hard-of-reading (aka lazy people like me).. but for those who like to read, dont worry, ill be writing everything down too.
BTW if you have ANY QUESTION AT ALL just ask, i will answer to the best of my ability
ive included a series of videos for the hard-of-reading (aka lazy people like me).. but for those who like to read, dont worry, ill be writing everything down too.
BTW if you have ANY QUESTION AT ALL just ask, i will answer to the best of my ability
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Signing UpStep 1The Basics: part 1 the basic gun and safety
this is a paintball gun, set at 300 feet per second. 300 feet per second (FPS) is the normal for paintball. 300 fps will not hurt the person it hits, but it will still travel accurately and a fair distance.
if you rent a 98, it will usually not come with a stock, the barrel shown, the sight, the double trigger, or the remote line attachment
in the second picture is a barrel condom. the barrel condom goes over your barrel, just like a sock over your foot, to stop paintballs from hitting anyone when you accidently fire. most fields require that you own a barrel condom and require that you use one when not on the field.
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if you rent a 98, it will usually not come with a stock, the barrel shown, the sight, the double trigger, or the remote line attachment
in the second picture is a barrel condom. the barrel condom goes over your barrel, just like a sock over your foot, to stop paintballs from hitting anyone when you accidently fire. most fields require that you own a barrel condom and require that you use one when not on the field.
>>>>if you like it so far rate it plus 1 here>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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Although it is a good idea to support local shops...
It's useless, the 98 has too stiff a trigger to warrant a double trigger. And I don't know why you bought a 14" barrel. Those are just money wasters.
It's not the best thing to show a new player who doesn't want to spend that much as they are trying it out. They will just be convinced they need to buy all that useless junk.
Everything else is decent.
Barrel length only has an effect on barrel length, nothing else, look up PunkWorks, ask them about it.
Again, my point is that he does not need that useless junk.
(and even if it effects efficiency, it would be miniscule, so there would be no reason to get it.)
But he never says to get a double trigger or a longer barrel, he simply shows them in the picture and puts a box saying what it is. Back to the barrel, it is not minuscule, have you ever put a 6 inch barrel on a gun, shot it for a while and then upgrade/switch to a longer barrel say 12 or 14 inches long? The gun will noticeably shoot faster. Which means you can turn your velocity down, this falls along the same lines as losing efficiency when using a cyclone, you can get 800 or so shots off before and now you can only get 600-700 out of your 20 oz. my friend probably only gets 500 shots out of a 20 oz. with his A5 with cyclone. Some people will say the cyclone doesn't change your gas usage that much but it does. I play with two people, same guns one with cyclone one without. Same velocity and the one with cyclone has to change his tank about 200 shots earlier than the other.
But, I need to see some physics on if a barrel is longer. Think about it. A longer barrel will have no effect whatsoever on velocity. All of the velocity changes happen at the bolt.The air hits the paintball. If it's overbored, the air will almost immediately go past the paintball. If it's underbored, the air will keep it going. But, but but but, once the paintball is hit by the air, the paintball will keep going the same speed, and only be slowed down by things such as air resistance, blah blah blah. Oh, you say the air will keep pushing the paintball in a longer barrel? No. If it's underbored (or paint to barrel matched), then the air will be slowed down by the original push.
Again, if you don't believe me, contact Punkworks.
The only part of the barrel that affects efficiency is the bore.
If you still don't believe me, get a few cases of paint. Then fill two tanks to the same level. Then do a test. I need proper evidence. And a video if you are going to do it. And use the same marker.
Also, if you use Co2... that means that if you take one barrel off, and put another on, and there is a change in temperature, your "theory" is flawed. You can't test efficiency with Co2.
(It takes a while though)
I want it to shoot more accurate!What should i do?Buying another barrel?Please help me!!!
"The ultimate truth in paintball is that the interaction between the gun and the player is far and away the largest factor in accuracy, consistency, and reliability."
It all depends on the pressure and volume rating of the tank, Other variables may add up as well (such as the barrel length and such), but this is the most common.