I spend a lot of time at my local sponsors shop helping out, so I get a lot of opinions on everyone's kit, and the word on the Flatline isn't great. This is the first I've heard about it shredding paint, but I have heard much about it's poor accuracy. They say it does increase your distance, but if your gun's tilted to the side a bit, it'll curve whichever way it's leaning, because of the spin. Brian, I agree with the other gents, spend your cash on a quality barrel. I recommend a B.O.A. barrel, unfortunuately, they're kinda' hard to come by, but, obviously, you can't lose with a DYE. Happy shopping.