View Full Version : So much for stiffi barrels being unbreakable...
Rope a Dope
11-04-2003, 01:00 AM
http://home.pacbell.net/zoraks/stiff2.jpg
http://home.pacbell.net/zoraks/stiff1.jpg
Steelrat
11-04-2003, 01:01 AM
Now THATS what I call bad chop...
Rope a Dope
11-04-2003, 01:07 AM
hehehe, it actually shot really good afterwards.
I guess the owner of stiffi barrels was at the world cup and to show off the barrel he pulled out a cinder block and whacked the barrel 20 times and put dents into the cement, then put it on a cocker and shot a tight grouping.
The barrel above broke when the owner was telling us about this and smacked it on a wood table two times, lol
Steelrat
11-04-2003, 01:10 AM
I watched the stiffi video, you know, the one where they toss it in the air and smack it on a rock. In every case, they hold it up by its front to show that it wasnt damaged, leading me to suspect that the porting on the front is the weak point. As evidenced by the damage on that one.
"Will not break, will not brea...it broke"
Jack & Coke
11-04-2003, 01:11 AM
Bah, that's nothing! You should see what my barrel looks like after I finish barrel tagging dead-man walkers.:D
Rope a Dope
11-04-2003, 01:29 AM
I keep hearing about some video where they beat it on a rock.. where is it? I can't find it on their site.
Blazingace
11-04-2003, 01:42 AM
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Isn't that some kind of porn site? j/k
Carbonfiber is not partial to low velocity impacts. That broke because the stress points set up by the porting. Too bad I liked those barrels.
pointm@n
11-04-2003, 08:45 AM
Just sand off the front part and it should still shoot fine :D
MicroMiniMe
11-04-2003, 08:48 AM
Originally posted by pointm@n
Just sand off the front part and it should still shoot fine :D
Sell it on ebay,
'Rare 11.5 inch unported St!ffi'
:D
paint magnet
11-04-2003, 11:21 AM
...which is why everything should still be made out of steel.
P4ULuk
11-04-2003, 12:11 PM
... or don't beat the barrel on wood! :rolleyes:
Paul
:)
dinger
11-04-2003, 12:17 PM
lmao he broke his stiffi...
i think that it porting on that thing looks really retarded... anyone own one or have seen one shoot? was it LOUD? :)
Originally posted by dinger
lmao he broke his stiffi...
i think that it porting on that thing looks really retarded... anyone own one or have seen one shoot? was it LOUD? :)
Tom has one... :)
$tevo
11-04-2003, 02:52 PM
i have one, havnt used it yet do to the fact that i dont have a ule body. i will have the body by wed-thurs most likely, and ill let ya know
spyxtra
11-04-2003, 03:58 PM
looks like somebody dropped an M80 in there:eek::D
but even if they showed you it wouldnt break in the video why would you bang it on a table??
davidb
11-04-2003, 04:16 PM
Lesson learned:
When you beat the wood, your Stiffi is history.
afrankart
11-04-2003, 05:28 PM
That makes me worry now, because I just ordered one last night.
Not that I would ever beat it on a table or anything for that matter.
Jonno06
11-04-2003, 05:36 PM
lol@davuidb
pointm@n
11-04-2003, 05:43 PM
Originally posted by P4ULuk
... or don't beat the barrel on wood! :rolleyes:
Paul
:)
I have a 14" stiffi and my girl luvs me for it... :cool:
It is quite as hell and very accurate. I've only shot it in the backyard, but I'll let you know how it performs this weekend in an actual game scenario...
Originally posted by afrankart
That makes me worry now, because I just ordered one last night.
Not that I would ever beat it on a table or anything for that matter.
I wouldn't worry at all, unless it starts happening a lot. I have worked with cf before. It is possible to screw up the weaves or something to make it somewhat weak here and there. Looks like those porting they did might have cause some stress along the outside there.
Miltonyz
11-04-2003, 05:47 PM
but even if they showed you it wouldnt break in the video why would you bang it on a table??
The same reason that everybody with level ten sticks their finger in the breech.
f3rr3+
11-04-2003, 07:07 PM
Originally posted by davidb
Lesson learned:
When you beat the wood, your Stiffi is history.
HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAH AHHAHAHHAHAHHAH x2
Automaggin2
11-04-2003, 08:46 PM
haha. O man, I've seen a few broken barrels, mostly the older dye boomsticks. My friend cracked one sliding into a bunker.
cris8762
11-04-2003, 10:58 PM
i saw a Powerlyte barrel snap in half at the point where the front screws into the back, that was freaky and cool at the same time
On the other hand, how often are you going to repeatedly beat your barrels against a rock or table?
Stiffi's are great barrels. Surprisingly forgiving on paint sizes, shoot clean quickly if you get a break, and are amazingly quiet, even more quiet than my JJ's. In our impromptu tests at the shop, we shot a 'Cocker with and without (screwed in a JJ 12") a Stiffi. The backblock made more noise than the gun did firing. We then did the same with my Emag, and the Stiffi was definately quieter.
They also weigh less than 2oz! I plan on getting one or two.
toolfan62
11-04-2003, 11:53 PM
if only there werent so expensive
Man, I won't ever buy one just because of the stupid adds where it shows a hot girl holding the barrel and it says "Do you have a stiffi yet?" To me that says if you can't make a product that works well, design adds that make people look twice.
ERut, its called marketing...
Kaiser Bob
11-05-2003, 02:26 AM
I agree with army on the quiet factor, i shoot one on a matrix, and its so damn quiet, just a puff puff puff... and i have beaten it on the co2 bulk tanks repeatedly, never at the tip, i knew better then that :) (its the free one they give to store owners to introduce the product anyway) Im definitely going to work my way towards a 5 stiffi barrel set, despite the cost, thats how much of a believer they made me.
KornKamp02
11-05-2003, 04:47 PM
Originally posted by davidb
Lesson learned:
When you beat the wood, your Stiffi is history. ROFLMFAO!!!!!!!!!!
FalconGuy016
11-05-2003, 05:15 PM
I want one!
Originally posted by PyRo
ERut, its called marketing...
Oh I'm very aware of what marketing is. Stiffi is just so shameless.
f3rr3+
11-05-2003, 06:06 PM
yeah id like to get a stiffi but i dont wanna spend 130 bucks and only get 1 stiffi... maybey if i got 2 or 3 stiffi's in different sizes id buy it...
(yes ino its loaded with inuendos, its your judgement call mods)
rdb123
11-05-2003, 10:59 PM
Does the porting on the tip really make it THAT much quieter than a scepter/boomstick? Because my SFL Emag is VERY loud with the scepter on it.
Basically, I want to know if it is such a drastic difference to warrant me buying one of those tips for use on a boomy.
Rope a Dope
11-05-2003, 11:01 PM
Theres the porting on the tip as well as holes along the barrel tip, there is a step down in bore size.
dinger
11-05-2003, 11:08 PM
Originally posted by ERut
Man, I won't ever buy one just because of the stupid adds where it shows a hot girl holding the barrel and it says "Do you have a stiffi yet?" To me that says if you can't make a product that works well, design adds that make people look twice.
you think those girls are hot??!!?!
Originally posted by dinger
you think those girls are hot??!!?!
Yeah, about as hot as the smart parts girls... in other words, not hot at all:rolleyes:
Eww, the worst are the pbgear models, ugly old ladies. I dont think anyone in paintball can afford hot models yet.
Albinonewt
11-06-2003, 05:28 PM
I guess that's what happens when you shoot ball bearings through your marker :)
FutureMagOwner
11-06-2003, 05:43 PM
Originally posted by rdb123
Does the porting on the tip really make it THAT much quieter than a scepter/boomstick? Because my SFL Emag is VERY loud with the scepter on it.
Basically, I want to know if it is such a drastic difference to warrant me buying one of those tips for use on a boomy.
judging by the pictures the porting shoots the air back towards the person shooting the gun if i remember it was either this barrel or another that it makes it so its louder to the shooter but quieter to others.
rdb123
11-06-2003, 06:00 PM
FutureMagOwner, I believe you are referring to the Hammerhead. ;)
FutureMagOwner
11-06-2003, 06:48 PM
yeah i was thinking it was that or this barrel i couldnt remember which
but if you look at those pics they are angled back so maybe its the same idea? :)
Originally posted by ERut
Oh I'm very aware of what marketing is. Stiffi is just so shameless.
Oh, and a 15 foot warpfeed billboard with a topless women covered only by a hopper outside the IAO isnt? Get off your soap box. The "dagrading" arguement is so played out on this forum. :rolleyes:
cockermongol
11-07-2003, 12:22 AM
Originally posted by davidb
Lesson learned:
When you beat the wood, your Stiffi is history.
that is FUNNY
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