I thought rainmaker threads were same as cocker???q

[Ms54Coupe]

So I bought a super cheap jacko barrel for a brass eagle rainmaker because I thought they had the same threads as an autococker...I got the barrel in the mail and it does not fit my micromag...what gives?

[SSP REAPER]

So I bought a super cheap jacko barrel for a brass eagle rainmaker because I thought they had the same threads as an autococker...I got the barrel in the mail and it does not fit my micromag...what gives?

more than likely it is Spyder thread.

[BigEvil]

So I bought a super cheap jacko barrel for a brass eagle rainmaker because I thought they had the same threads as an autococker...I got the barrel in the mail and it does not fit my micromag...what gives?

Sure it wasnt a Brass Eagle RAPTOR?

[Ms54Coupe]

Auction Description...


12" Fluted and Ported Barrel
Custom Clear Coated anodized aluminum
Improves accuracy and performance
Fits on Rainmaker Paintball Marker

Condition: New In Box

Am I wrong that rainmaker takes cocker barrels which obviously also fit micromag??? If the barrel is supposed to fit then I think I got the wrong barrel and I will file a complaint.

Nate

[Frizzle Fry]

Auction Description...


12" Fluted and Ported Barrel
Custom Clear Coated anodized aluminum
Improves accuracy and performance
Fits on Rainmaker Paintball Marker

Condition: New In Box

Am I wrong that rainmaker takes cocker barrels which obviously also fit micromag??? If the barrel is supposed to fit then I think I got the wrong barrel and I will file a complaint.

Nate

It depends on what kind of micromag this is... I have a Gen2 Micromag that won't accept All-American barrels; I've tried two and niether will screw in, the tolerances just aren't right. Meanwhile, I run an SS Freak barrel on the same marker without any problems. I've also had a Micromag Clone that for some reason wouldn't accept new cocker barrels... I sat down with a friend and 20 some odd barrels we had and tried each one; only the ones made before about 2002 would fit.

I'd borrow a few cocker barrels and see if they work before you complain; it could be your body. Also, post pictures of the threading on your Jacko barrel. Cocker threading is fairly easy to identify at a glance; even easier if you take a picture next to a penny or something for scale.


All that aside, the ad doesn't say that it fits autocockers, it says BE Rainmaker. Unless you've tried (and failed) to screw it in to a Rainmaker you can't go accusing them of false advertising... Logic would state that it works for Micromags, but they didn't advertise "cocker threaded" they advertised "BE Rainmaker".

[Ms54Coupe]

ya I am not saying that it is false advertising i am just saying I had this exact same barrel for my last micromag and it fit perfect...either the threads on my new mag are different or the threads on the new barrel are different.

[secretweaponevan]

When Bud Orr made the sniper, he used a proprietary thread. Since then, gun and barrel manufacturers have reverse-engineered the threads, sometimes being off a couple thou in the process.

This is why some "cocker threaded" guns won't take all barrels and vice versa.

Thanks to Manike who filled me in on this at a past Castle.