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**Chadbobb** · June 11th, 09:09 PM

whats the best way to clean a flatline barrel? best kind of squegee? can you post a link to one i an buy on xpaintball

**Kuby** · June 11th, 09:21 PM

you want to get the goo completely out so it works right

so you want a swap on the end

or if you can fin a big swap that works too

**Smitty** · June 11th, 09:40 PM

get a pull thru with a swab on the end and yer golden

**backyard paintb** · June 11th, 10:11 PM

you can even make ur own swab on the end of any squeegy

**Chadbobb** · June 12th, 12:21 AM

http://www.xpaintball.com/yansqueegfor.html

good enough?

**SP01LD** · June 12th, 02:36 PM

What is everyones thoughts on a straight shot squgee? I read somewhere that people were suggesting these so that you didnt need to take the flatline off. I havnt used one, just thought I would ask to see if any of you have?

**Chadbobb** · June 12th, 02:51 PM

well you can't take the flatline off unless you want to spend a long time putting it back on, because it has to go on straight, thats why i asked so that i would have some way of cleaning it when i get it, incase i chop a ball, which i probably won't but who knows.

**Smitty** · June 12th, 03:11 PM

You can use a straight shot by putting down the front of the barrel but your just gonna shove all the goo into the chamber thats why a pull thru is better for the flatline since you can feed it into the chamber and pull all the goo out the front of the barrel.

**Chadbobb** · June 12th, 03:12 PM

smitty, one question about your flatline

Do you ever have your gun twisted a little bit and end up shooting sidewise? If so how bad is it?

**Smitty** · June 12th, 03:22 PM

If its not lined up right it will shoot to one side, however once you line it up (easy task) and tighten the adaptor bolt youre done and it shoots beautifully. If your shots are going all over the place turn your velocity down until you get a tight grouping. OOps sorry I just realized what you were asking. If I tilt my gun will the ball curve? I havent ever noticed any curving so if its there its not significant.

**Chadbobb** · June 12th, 03:30 PM

ok thanks, I will probably be buying my 98 custom this week, then in a month or so i will buy my flatline.

**Smitty** · June 12th, 03:44 PM

I'll be here if you have any questions about installation when ya get it.

Flatliner105 · June 12th, 09:15 PM

ya straight shots work....and they will clean..however like smitty said..they will push paint into the chamber.

Your best bet is to just get a pull through..pop off the elbow (when u get the 98c u will see what we are talking about...just pussh down the front sight) and put a pull through in there, and your good.

**Chadbobb** · June 12th, 09:17 PM

so the pull through i posted would work right? its not to fat or anything?

**Smitty** · June 12th, 09:39 PM

It will fit, the swab just looks bushy, its kinda like sticking a cats tail in an electrical outlet

**person_12341** · June 13th, 01:32 PM

hey i went yesterday 1st time playin w/ a flatlined a-5 it was speedball so i didnt get 2 c the distance but i held it sideways 4 a full game and got 3 ppl out behind there bunkers hehe curves pretty fast in about 30 ft forward it goes like 5-10ft curve looks like a faster mlb curve ball

**nightstalker88** · June 13th, 03:14 PM

smitty, how much did that hopper cost you, im gonna have to pic one of those up, it looks awesome.

Flatliner105 · June 13th, 04:14 PM

thats a Egg...they are like $70....

also plz take that NH paintball marines thing out of ur Sig....you should never compair paintball to real life situtions...such as the military. Paintball already has a bad name of people running around pretending to kill each other....so try to keep paintball to a game...not compairing it to real life

**SEAL-1** · June 13th, 04:19 PM

The straight shot worked great when I had my flatline. When you push down on the rag-end, the o-ring flips sideways and allows you to push it down the barrel without pushing all the paint into the chamber. Plus, it doesn't take as long to use as a pull-through and IMO does a better job than a swab type since it pretty much removes all paint in one pass.

**Zeotranatix** · June 13th, 06:15 PM

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ he got it

on straight sticks wehre u push one end up and the other side with the disk coem out a bit and u had fold the disk to one side

then hold it that way so the disk is sideways and put in thru ur barrel ....... when u think u are at the end let the end u are pushing up go and it will go bac kto normal postition ......... then pull thru and fully clean

works good and VERY little paint is left ........

Zeo