.50 cal ballistics data
- Thread starter Gadget
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Im sorry Piper but I dont see your argument about materials. I can understand constructing 50 may require better quality materials, but if the end result of that is sort of price i cant see why people would switch from 68. People are going to compare the performance characteristics of the paint, what its made from isnt going to come into it.
It's simple..... A paintball is made of roughly the same materials but the main difference is the MAIN ingredient, so the 3 main ones are Peg Starch and Oil. All the paint I quoted for the .50 cal is made with Peg (the most expensive main ingredient). You maybe right about materials and people not caring, but there are people out there that don't just look at the price. However my point is giving you the facts so you have them all, if you choose to switch that's good if you choose to stay with .68 that is your choice, I am not forcing anyone to do anything just giving you all the info.
Dexter
F13 is not classed as a tournament grade paint........ Evil however is which is why that is top of the .68 cal list!
So you may use it for a tournament but again not all the information is being given out.
I have some Indian field grade paint which is very good and consistant, I have the main delivery coming in a few weeks, but what I have seen so far is very good from them.
I have shot the KEE tournament paint which has a great fill and is very good.
So all in all so far things are looking good paint wise.
think that pretty much nails it.
however:
.68 cal RRP
Hellfire £36.74
Blaze £32.14
Rec Sport £29.90
who actually pays these? unless they are actually picking up the odd box, i doubt there are many people that will pick up a box at the full RRP.
i'm pretty sure the same thing will apply to 50cal. remember the first R in RRP is "recommended".
if a retailer want to push 50cal over the 68, then they will price it cheaper.
if the prices end up being comparable, then there will need to be an incentive to encourage people over. is that incentive going to be performance? i don't know. how can i? how can you? who's actually spend a day playing properly with 50cal, then gone out and shot the same amount of 68......?
anyone?
thought not.
until i have had the chance to do that, i will keep an open mind. if the paint isn't going to cost me more, and the kit change isn't going to be too pricey (fingers crossed for lots of manufacturer's drop in kits at sensible prices...
) and the stuff actually does what it says on the tin - then i'll be able to make an informed decision on teh stuff.until then everything is nowt but a pointless, endless, debate.
May I ask if the final heavier fill (that ultimately will give us all the benefits quoted by GImilsim) has been made/released rather than the 1.2g ball that was shot/shown at WC?