stiffi barrel

[Shirtlessfoo]

anyone know anything about the stiffi barrels? was looking at them for my ULE

[coolcatpete]

They are very light and they are very nice for their price. In my mind they are the best due to their lack in weight. They are also tremendously strong as well. I would suggest them.
Pete

[barberjohn]

i would suggest doing a search for them here, you will probably find quite a bit of info on them. also check www.pbreview.com for somewhat biased reviews of stuff. oh, and welcome to AO! :D

[coolcatpete]

Oh yeah I forgot WELCOME to AO it is a great place and we like to have fun and there is not a whole lot of hype on here. HAve fun here I sure do.
Pete

[logamus]

i have a stiffi tip for my freak. i like it alot.

[The Spanish Inquisition]

that sounds obscene.

[68_Classic]

the stiffi barells are nice light, quiet, and very accurate worth the money to buy one

[zeroack]

This just came in the mail this morning. All I have to say is WOW. I can't wait for the Series Five to come so I can shoot this baby.(my ule mag isn't done yet) The barrel system came direct to me and a buddy is tuning the SV so that's why it isn't in these pictures.

This is a CCM barrel kit, CCM does the milling for Stiffi barrel systems. So CCM put out there own kit.

http://www.hamilton.net/~tron/junk/barrelbag.jpg
http://www.hamilton.net/~tron/junk/ccmkit1.jpg
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http://www.hamilton.net/~tron/junk/ccmkit3.jpg
http://www.hamilton.net/~tron/junk/ccmkit4.jpg
http://www.hamilton.net/~tron/junk/ccmkit5.jpg
http://www.hamilton.net/~tron/junk/ccmkit6.jpg
What looks like a defect on the inside is actually the reflection off my glasses on the inside of the barrel.
http://www.hamilton.net/~tron/junk/magwithccm.jpg
My buddie just rushed over with his mag for pics...tanks TIM!

Man I can't wait to shoot this..

Zero

[The Spanish Inquisition]

"the stiffi barells are nice light, quiet, and very accurate worth the money to buy one"


given the $100 + pricetag I think you could improve your accuracy more by spending that money on two cases of paint and doing target practice drills for a couple days. I'm a firm believer that the only worthwhile way to improve accuracy is by paint/barrel match and practice.

This company offers a match system called "switch" but that goes for over $200 though.

[ZapTheMad]

I got a Stiffi last month, very happy with my purchase.

[Adrenaline_Junkie]

WELCOME TO AO MAN!!!

The Stiffi is a great barrel! I had one on my hypermag and it was amazing. Im gonna get the Switch kit for my E-Mag and im sure it will be just as great as the Stiffi. They are light, accurate and quiet, i dont care what anyone says it is the best barrel by far.

[Jaberwocky]

I got a 10" sitiffi on my xvalved ule body intelliframed mag. I absolutly love it!
Light, strong, accurate and quiet. :headbang: :shooting: :hail: :dance: :cheers:

[OhMyAMoose]

From what I have heard they are super nice. I just ordered one for my ULE. It should be here in a day or so. I will tell you how I like it then.

[mark_426]

I have experience with all of them

2 tips, 3 switches, and something like 6 individual barrels.

I had a 16" spyder by accident, and I could shoot a spyder decently. I was amazed.


I use my switch on my viking and halo, and have no issues with too much lightness in the front. If you use an egg, on a mag, the recoil may lift the front end of the gun. May want to go with a boomer/ss freak back and stiff-tip.

I find the standard Stiffi more attractive than the Switch. I am unsure if the Stiff-tips are going to have the new style porting (like it makes a difference), but if it weren't for the interchangability, I'd have a few Stiffi's. I also feel the Switch is better made than CCM's kit (appearance-wise, never handled one).

Other than that, you can't damage them, they're super-smooth, and they're the perfect match to my featherlite viking (weight-wise).

They're great, go buy one.

Stiffi and Switch have good reviews, tip is lacking. \/
You can check out the Site reviews HERE (http://www.pbreview.com/products/man/247/)

[yeahitsdave]

they rock, im getting one for my angel and my friend uses an old school one for his timmy. DO NOT however, get teh original stiffi, with the weird porting on teh front. like the agd crownpoint barrel (stock on the rt) it can cause ball breaks on the tip since its a little sharp

[mark_426]

DO NOT however, get teh original stiffi, with the weird porting on teh front. like the agd crownpoint barrel (stock on the rt) it can cause ball breaks on the tip since its a little sharp

I think the big issue with these was the fact that they would crack easier. I know they will also catch the battle swabs/straight shots/squeegees when you run them through.

All the barrels are stepped, so at the end, the tips, and the third part of the Switch all have an inner diameter of .700". This would lead me to beleieve that it would not cause a ball break as easily.

But, we've gotten tips at the same time we've gotten barrels, and the tips were old style. They show new style on the site, they may have been clearing inventory.

Dunno, you still may be right.

[notcreative]

I've seen a tip of the stiffi just shater when a guy slid hard into his bunker definety not for front players.
:cheers:

[Lee]

i got a switch kit on ebay for a good price. they are going for 189$ shipped right now. do a search.

i like mine alot and use it with my sniper 2. shoots darts, very quiet and light.

[Xenocide]

got my switch kit new on e-bay for $110 delivered, so look around for a good deal. I have had great experience with the switch. The control bore portion is only 1 inch long, however I have noticed no loss of acuracy in comparison to a freak insert kit.

During a whole day of woods ball I shot a case and a half and had a couple breaks, (really crappy field paint), but the barrel shot itself clean pretty quickly.

They are light, look hot, nearly indistructable, and have a zero co-eficient of thermal expansion. if you can find a good price, I would definately pick one up.

[Lee]

110$ is a killer deal! i thought i was making out at 169$ shipped. now i feel used......

[shorty13]

a kid comes up to the coarse with one alot and it is amazing. if you have a ti-83plus graphing calc for school take of the lid and it weighs somewhere around that and he smacked it on a table and it was fine. they are incredibly nice and i suggest that not only you but anyone else buys one. i think i might order my kit pretty soon.

[warthog2t0]

there great. they fire darts, and weigh like nothing. i got the 4 peice stiffi swith kit on ebay for under $200 (link below). but for the money there the best thing i've bought/tryed.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=47232&item=3682334677&rd=1

[Flossabe]

I was at one time looking at the Stiffi Switch but i was put off by the 2" sized backs for the boar size, how do theese work out for you all that have them?