Wire vs Plastic Nubbin

[Jasonl619]

Does it matter which one I use? Do the wire nubbins ever cause paint to break more than the plastic ones?

[Jasonl619]

or do nubbins have anything to do with potential paint breakage?

[lopxtc]

Well I originally thought the switch to plastic was due to the delrin super bolt ... I dont think I ever noticed any real difference between the two when I shot a mag. I like the plastic ones better myself since they were not prone to being bent out of shape as easy.

Aaron

[craltal]

I have found that the wire are a pain in the butt to deal with because once they are bent it is difficult to get them back to where they need to be. Either not enough so I got roll out or too much and it sliced some balls.

[Phantom_Mag]

I find that teh metal ones work much better, but this is just me, its too bad i cant buy more, because now i have to make them out of wire and/or paper clips.

[Jasonl619]

http://www.pbn5.com/paintball/paintball.mvc/p=1000667

This place still sells wire nubbin and they have it in stock

[Phantom_Mag]

I wont pay over $1 for one, specially when i can make them for less then 5 cents.

[Tunaman]

The wire nubbins suck. They will break and start slitting balls at the worst possible time. Wire nubbins that are left in barrel for a while will be the worst. Switch to plastic and never look back.

[Scott Hudnall]

for decreased ball breakage, the platic nubbins are the way to go. No question about it.

[Pacifist_Farmer]

two mags, many years, wire nubbins, no problems

[Billz804]

Personally, I have never used plastic, but in my Classic mag I had 2 barrels both with wire, and they both broke after a little while.

[Phantom_Mag]

I guess its all opinion, ive been playing may mag non stop for the last 8 years, and ive tried the plastics for a few, much better performance out of my wires, hell why else would i make them myself.

[RazorMonkey]

What the heck do you mean by better performance? With plastic nubbins, you don't double feed, you don't slice balls... There's nothing more to consider... Wire nubbins aren't going to make you shoot faster or farther or anything... Please explain your claims?

[ThePixelGuru]

Personally, I had some problems with the wire nubbin that came with my J&J Ceramic. It didn't seem to prevent balls from slipping past as well as it could, and I think it was the reason behind a couple barrel breaks. I tried to use some pliers to bend it in a little more and prevent the double feeds, and snapped the bastard. Put a plastic nubbin in and it worked fine. Keeps the balls in place, fewer barrel breaks, and doesn't bend out of shape.

[peewee]

plastic nubbin all the way. I still shudder with the memories of how poorly the wire nubbins worked for me.