Michael Maskalans <dml@tepidcola.com> wrote:
: On Feb 10, 2005, at 20:00, jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:
:> I love to blend into
:> the shadows; nothing like a head shot on some unsuspecting sap. ;-)
:> Anyway, I'm not even sure if that is possible in paintball.
: it sure is!
:> Hmmm, I
:> wonder what it would take to build a custom sniper rifle, possibly even
:> with a nice long rifled barrel, and a heck of a lot of pressure to
:> really
:> reach out and touch someone. :-)
: I wonder if you could improve accuracy with more pressure and a longer
: barrel while keeping a sane muzzle velocity? hmmm...
: ASIDE: most barrels are rifled, but you're looking at a 68cal. sphere
: with a seam in at at only about 1800'/sec (all IIRC, I don't play
: often), so you get lots of wander beyond 25yds, and loose power very
: quickly.
Yeah, I was thinking a long, rifled barrel and a whole bunch of
pressure. I found a site that said longer barrels just slow down
the paintball and don't increase accuracy, but I would think that
increased pressure would compensate. I guess the question is how
much can you increase the pressure without tearing the paintball
apart in the barrel? :-)
I was thinking of something with a 3-4' barrel and some insane
pressure to really be able to reach out. (Obviously you'd have to
be careful not to shoot someone short range with it.) ;-)
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