so tired of hearing this barrel length

[athomas]

.... but i have has multiple people with high levels of education is science fields say to me, you cant prove it on paper but it happens this way so there...

There is a reason they can't prove it on paper. If they could even prove it showing data they could become famous, but they can't because there is no way to back up that statement. Having a high level of education is also not necessarily meaning a high level of knowledge. Some of the smartest people I know have virtually no education, whilst others that I know that have several degrees couldn't think their way out of an open box.

You can't refute science without some sort of data or some sort of precedent that has been previously set.

[Andrewliu6294]

i dunno, but a combination of good paint/barrel match, consistant velocity, and heavy paint, plus the fact that you're using a 19" barrel vs. most likely 12-14" for the other people. could do it, if they have bad matches.

a 19" barrel will shoot 7" farther than a 12" barrel, if at same velocity.

[Chaos_Theory!]

length will allow it to go straight farther but not give more distance. lp vs hp will change the distance slightly as well (most people will argue this one but it is what it is, you cant prove it on paper but i have has multiple people with high levels of education is science fields say to me, you cant prove it on paper but it happens this way so there). lp guns will let you shoot ever so slightly farther (the difference between a bounce and a break) so that might be what is happening here for you.

now im going to go get under my shelter before people start trying to bomb me telling me i dont know what im talking about, but i swear it works that way but logically it wouldnt then again logically on paper paintballs should fly much farther before dropping off but they dont.
-matt

lol, no.

[Sumthinwicked]

look at my lil rant :P

[AGD]

if you hear a report when you shoot your Paintball gun,
that report is the gas in the barrel venting into the surrounding air.
the sound is created by that gas being of higher pressure than the surrounding air.
so if the gas in the barrel is still of higher pressure than the surrounding air
wouldn't it still be providing energy to the ball?
if it is still providing energy to the ball then would that not cancel out any friction that the barrel maybe creating?

This is actually a pretty smart observation and a good interpretation of the facts, BRAVO!

If you hear the air blast after the ball leaves the barrel you are correct in assuming it has some energy left. The problem is that the ball traveling at high speed down the barrel has friction where it contacts the bore and this is attempting to slow it down.

So in fact you want the ball to leave the barrel at the point it has reached max velocity. This means there will still be air pressure behind the ball. Now if you want to achieve the tightest possible FPS from shot to shot you want to go with a shorter barrel so it chops off the acceleration before it starts reaching max velocity.

Since all guns shoot the paintball within 20 psi or so of each other, we determined the best overall barrel length is around 10" of control bore. Go ahead and tell me all about the long barrel crap and the low pressure crap. Best of all tell me that ALL the people you know have seen X barrel shoot better than some other. My comment back, one million lemings can't be wrong!! (been waiting to use that line)

Still here,

AGD

[behemoth]

This is actually a pretty smart observation and a good interpretation of the facts, BRAVO!

If you hear the air blast after the ball leaves the barrel you are correct in assuming it has some energy left. The problem is that the ball traveling at high speed down the barrel has friction where it contacts the bore and this is attempting to slow it down.

So in fact you want the ball to leave the barrel at the point it has reached max velocity. This means there will still be air pressure behind the ball. Now if you want to achieve the tightest possible FPS from shot to shot you want to go with a shorter barrel so it chops off the acceleration before it starts reaching max velocity.

Since all guns shoot the paintball within 20 psi or so of each other, we determined the best overall barrel length is around 10" of control bore. Go ahead and tell me all about the long barrel crap and the low pressure crap. Best of all tell me that ALL the people you know have seen X barrel shoot better than some other. My comment back, one million lemings can't be wrong!! (been waiting to use that line)

Still here,

AGD

NO WAY.

MY 21INCH SNIPER BARREL SHOOTS FARTHER, FLATTER, AND DEAD QUIET. I SNIPE DOODS FROM ACROSS THE FEILD.

Good to see you back, how was the move?

[Sumthinwicked]

and my post was moved arrrrr