What Is The Best Mag Barrel

[litestab]

simple question but i expect many different answers, please explain. thank you

[nippinout]

I have an RT Pro and I love my stock barrel.

It is a quality barrel. Minimal porting so the barrel is more air efficient but a bit louder than most barrels.

On top of all that, it's cheap!

But I'm also a fan of LAPCO barrels. Quality barrels but they also are a bit louder than most wildly ported barrels.

J&J makes awesome barrels and their prices are fantastic.

Pretty much, any aftermarket barrel will be the same quality as any other aftermarket barrel. I tend to choose medium bores so it can shoot field paint I use.

I think multi-bore barrel kits are a waste of money. How much more money are you spending for such an immeasureable amount of improvement in accuracy.

[BajaBoy]

ive always liked smartpart barrels, i have all of them besides the jr. freak. But if i ever switched from smartparts ide go with J&J for multi bore. and Dye for a standard bore barrel

[azheat99]

I don't think the brand of barrel matters as much as a few other features. The two most important being an interchangeable bore system to get the proper barrel to paintball match. The paint should drop into the bore and then be able to be blown out by a puff of air. If it falls through, use the next size smaller. If you can't blow it through, use the next larger size. The next most important is length. I just completed a test that I hope to get published concerning barrel length and accuracy. I would avoid an 8 inch barrel, but use anything from 10-15 inches. That's a matter of personal preference, but a longer barrel may allow you to aim better. I guess you can't underestimate style. Check out a Freak, Equation Pro or Custom Products. There are a few more out there and I don't think you'd go wrong with any of them.

[swamprat33]

The real problem is when you get inconsitant paint. I got a box of Diablo Blaze and tested a random 250 balls, and found about 60% rolled straight through all 3 of my barrels. The rest could be blown through, with a few requiring some force to get them out. I had to push 2 out with a squeegee!!

My barrels are:
Stock RT
10" Dye Stainless (.691 - I think)
14" CP one piece (.693)

This is supposed to be reasonable paint, but I may not use it again.

This inconsistancy may explain some of my accuracy and Chrono probs when using this paint.

Cheers

Swamprat

[Coaster]

lapco all the way. Inexpensive, efficient, and accurate. Plus, they have 2(soon to be 3) variations of the same barrel, just with different bore sizes. Right now they have the bigshot, autospirit, and they will soon have the microshot. I would suggest this over a freak, because you could get all those barrels for less than a freak set, and cover a lot of bore sizes.

[darklord]

Are you just asking that simple question so the thread won't get deleted? Are you using AO just to host that pic??? If so, you've sunk to a new low.

Best mag barrel IMO is the freak. For a single-bore barrel, best, if price is no object, might be the titanium boom from DYE.

[litestab]

sunk to a new low? sorry i just wanted to ask a question...

[darklord]

Originally posted by litestab
sunk to a new low? sorry i just wanted to ask a question...

Please explain the random pic, then...

[guysdaman]

I have a boomie and love it! It seems to work very well with most paint...the accuracy is great and it seems to be a somewhat quiet barrel. That being said the price of the titanium vers the stainless is not worth it IMO. I picked mine up on ebay for 60 bucks...shop around and you can pick up a good one for cheap!

[athomas]

Any barrel that works for you is the right one.

Match the barrel to the paint you are going to be using. That will get you the best results. Even lesser barrels will perform rather well with a good paint to barrel match.

[Demobilized]

Aren't u suppose to host your pics in the friendly corner? But in the friendly corner they say just add em to the end of your post, so i am assuming that he got them mixed up.

[Russ]

Jeez, the kid posted a pic, what's the big deal

I like CP Barrels, Cheap, top quality and pretty colors...

[litestab]

no matter where i post on AO someone tells me " you should have posted that in the X forum and not this one. " i felt like putting a picture up, if you don't like it just don't look.

[Demobilized]

Well, besides the fact that i was defending you, but whatever floats your boat