Favorite Length Barrel??

[RT_Luver]

Just what the title says, whats everyones favorite length barrel?

[mykroft]

12" for speedball, 14" for bushball.

I like the compactness of the 12" for speedball, but the 14" is easier to aim, for when I'm lingballing in teh bush.

[snwbrdr913]

12 inch... as Tom (a.k.a. god of paintball tech) says, when you have a barrell the length to the porting is the "effective length". The best size he says is 12 inches, and ten would be to little. :)

[SlipknotX556]

Im sorry I can not vote. Pie is not an option.

[personman]

I cant fire 14 in barrels. They are just WAY too big for me.
I can stand 12 inches but 10 is my fave

[MrShutter]

10" for a mag...12" for any other gun.

[Telefragged]

12" is fine, with a Mag, like 2" of the barrel is already in the marker, so its like having a 10". Add that to the compactness of the Mag, and you've got a very maneuverable marker.

[blnk162]

rock the 16 or go home

[FreshmanBob]

anything past 12 you start losing efficency as there's more drag on the ball and friction in the barrel which is made up for by turning the velocity up.

12's my favorite length, not too loud, efficent an not too long

[TransMan]

i like 10 inch barrel with 1 to 2 inches of porting
i dont need any more than that

[CleenSweep]

12" max, no more, no less.:D

[Ultimator]

I voted for 10 but I could stand 12.

There's a guy at my field who shoots like a 4 inch barrel. It's an Equation kit with just the back and a tip.

[davidb]

Originally posted by blnk162
rock the 16 or go home

Do you have a single button on your computer that enters in this phrase for you? We heard you the first, second, third (and so on) time. You have claimed before that a 16" barrel allows you to "kill more people". Could you explain why, or does "rock the 16 or go home" pretty much cover it?

[pip_999]

i coulda sworn the one time he says
he gets more kills a 16" barrel
LOL what a guy

anyway i voted 10's

but i love 8's and 12's too

[Will Wood]

8-12 inch.

[FutureMagOwner]

Originally posted by snwbrdr913
12 inch... as Tom (a.k.a. god of paintball tech) says, when you have a barrell the length to the porting is the "effective length". The best size he says is 12 inches, and ten would be to little. :)


uh i think youve mistaken

most barrels that are 12 have less than 12" of non porting because most barrrels have porting.


and it doesnt make a difference really in the freak but i still have a 12

[kevdupuis]

I use 12" for everything, it's what I'm comfortable with.

[blnk162]

Originally posted by davidb


Do you have a single button on your computer that enters in this phrase for you? We heard you the first, second, third (and so on) time. You have claimed before that a 16" barrel allows you to "kill more people". Could you explain why, or does "rock the 16 or go home" pretty much cover it?

16 is ideal for sup air and hyperball, can stick the barrel through hyperball cracks to get kills you couldnt with a 10 or 12 inch and much easier to wrap around airball bunkers.

Also my teamate who rocks an 18 inch said if you have a 19 foot barrel, and your target is 20 feet away your going to hit it, yeah your going to say do you know how much air it would take to get a ball out of a barrel that long and so on, granted that isnt going to happen but you get the picture aiming wise...

Just try a 16 inch sometime before knocking it

[RT pRo AuToMaG]

no, 16 in barrels do not allow you to play as tight, and put more drag on the ball. all you need is a 10 inch, i prefer a 12 in for aiming purposes

16 is ideal for sup air and hyperball, can stick the barrel through hyperball cracks to get kills you couldnt with a 10 or 12 inch and much easier to wrap around airball bunkers. .

four inches won't help you that much. if you want to add four inches, take the drop forward off of your tank or hold your arm straight!!! that's my $0.02

[J]

I like 10's but I always buy 12's. My friend has a 16", I barrowed it and dirt-dipped every time, he doesn't tho.

[FeelTheRT]

well, i currently use a 12" but I want to get a 16 incher.

[davidb]

Originally posted by blnk162


16 is ideal for sup air and hyperball, can stick the barrel through hyperball cracks to get kills you couldnt with a 10 or 12 inch and much easier to wrap around airball bunkers.

Also my teamate who rocks an 18 inch said if you have a 19 foot barrel, and your target is 20 feet away your going to hit it, yeah your going to say do you know how much air it would take to get a ball out of a barrel that long and so on, granted that isnt going to happen but you get the picture aiming wise...

Just try a 16 inch sometime before knocking it

Well I have to admit that I had misjudged you. I thought you were one of those that went for the "more range" hype and had thus been taking all of your posts with undeserved extra grains of salt. I am very impressed with the maturity level of your response and you just gained 10 points in my book.

As for the 16 inch barrel though, it's just not for me. I don't do much airball, and even if I did I would prefer a shorter barrel. I am currently rockin' a Lapco Autospirit on my gun, so I don't have to tell you how long it is. When I eventually get a Mag (holding off for glut of money in pockets and release of Extreme E-Mag) I will probably end up with a Freak kit with all the tips from 12" on down. But if you like the 16", you apparently have a good reason for it.

[blnk162]

Originally posted by RT pRo AuToMaG
no, 16 in barrels do not allow you to play as tight, and put more drag on the ball. all you need is a 10 inch, i prefer a 12 in for aiming purposes

16 is ideal for sup air and hyperball, can stick the barrel through hyperball cracks to get kills you couldnt with a 10 or 12 inch and much easier to wrap around airball bunkers. .

four inches won't help you that much. if you want to add four inches, take the drop forward off of your tank or hold your arm straight!!! that's my $0.02

Actually yes that 4 inches does help a lot, and i dont use a dropforward.....

[FeelTheRT]

i use a small cradle but the only reason i have that is so that i can use the on/off asa. If i had a non screwin tank, i wouldn't use a drop at all. And ya roc da 16 baby

[SIGSays]

i like 8-10 for speedball and 12 for woods... too bad i only have a 8 and 10 but no 12 lol

[Pand0ra]

14 inchs on a Supa'Air ball 5vs5, as I play in the back.
14 or 16 inchs on 7vs7, depending on the needs (16 inchs is hard to move from one side to the other side of the bunker when you're the last man standing and needs to switch damn fast)

My front players play with 12 inchs barrels.

@++

[blnk162]

Originally posted by FeelTheRT
i use a small cradle but the only reason i have that is so that i can use the on/off asa. If i had a non screwin tank, i wouldn't use a drop at all. And ya roc da 16 baby

brutha knows whats up :D

[TheTramp]

As a back player I fully agree with everyone who talked about the 16" and being able to push it into sup air and into the grooves of Hyper ball. I was shooting 12" and saw other players really taking advantage to the longer barrels to work the bunkers. I got some good deals on 14" barrels but I really wish I had gotten the 16".

[RT_Luver]

haha...I'm the one that started it and haven't posted mine. i'm a front player and I prefer 12. not to short, not to long....just right

[marley618]

I voted 12, my 12" J&J Ceramic is nice. Perfect for a front player. I want to try a 10" though, I've never had the chance to use one.

[FutureMagOwner]

now i have a 16" armson on my tippy and i hug bunkers with that as well as my cocker barrels length doesnt affect me that much

[blackmag3]

i have a 16 a 12 and a 10. my fave is the 10 non ported barrel. better gas effieceny then my other 2 barrels thats for sure. 10 is perfect for speedball and thats about all i play. the 16 only gets used when my dad plays woodsball. for me 16 is way to long for speedball or woodsball. heck i think 12 is too big now that im used to my 10

[Python14]

I love my 16 inch barrels. I play hyperball and woodsball and being able to stay behind my bunker, only letting my barrel out a bit is a big bonus. Plus, I sight down the barrel so that extra 2-4 inches is great

[RT pRo AuToMaG]

16in is too big, wastes gas and space

[blnk162]

Originally posted by RT pRo AuToMaG
16in is too big, wastes gas and space

uh huh :rolleyes:

[ShooterJM]

16in for fields with lots crevices and such

12 in for everything else.

[Fluffy]

i like a 16" barrel for when i play 10-man, just b/c i can sight better down my gun. i use 12" when i play anything smaller, unless of course im playing sup-air, then 16" no matter if it's 1 on 1 or 10-man =)

like he said don't diss the 16" barrel till you try one, they are awesome for aiming and manipulating sup-air bunkers.

[magman007]

yes, well, personally i like a good 14 inch, with about 8 inches unported, mainly like a cp barel, 14 inches is good to wrap arround bunkers with

[paintbattler]

12 is a good length for mags i thought

[Dayspring]

Hasn't anybody ever told you all that size doesn't matter? ;) (this is turning into a "mine's bigger" contest ;))

[RetroEclipseMan]

I voted for 10 inch. Had been using a 14 boomstick ever since i got my mag and finally got a chance to use a 10ich J&J Stainless and it was awsome. It's so much easier to snap shoot and move sided to side in a bunker than with a 14". I wanna try a 12" though. I once used my friend's shocker turbo with an 18" boomstick on that thing and it was insane. It was so long it was hard to keep out of the ground. Only advantage was the accuracy and being able to stick it through bunkers. Made that shocker even more of a gas hog to.

[Shirow]

I use a 12" too but I'm thinking about trying a 10.

[blnk162]

Originally posted by Shirow
I use a 12" too but I'm thinking about trying a 10.


:eek: noooooo

[AGDmagman2001]

I recently purchased a used angel, and it came with several barrels, a 12, 14, and a 16. I was like 16in. is going to be to long, I play primarily hyperball, as well as airball and spool fields. Well anyway the first day with my angel, I said, I'll try the 16in. for one game just for the heck of it, well I've been using the 16in. ever since, never used any of my other barrels. I played front with no problem, great for aiming, and great for wrapping around the bunkers. So before you dis the 16in. use one. My vote goes for 14in. and 16inchers. Also look on the WARPIG gallery's I bet you won't see many of the good teams using 10inchers, I heard one of the AA's uses a custom made 24in.
O, ya.....
Rock the 16in. or go home :p

[Shirow]

I got a 16" for you to rock right here ;)

[mercury]

Well, since we're talking about barrels, I'll multiply the usual answer that comes out of my mouth when asked a certain other question by three and I get 12. Yeah, I like the 12 inch barrels. They seem to suit me fine.:D