My new Freak Tip...

[druid]

My Review Part 1

I wrote this 'general' review in this format because I did it in Word and other forums have separated sections for such articles.


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[druid]

My Review Part #2


BARREL UNDER REVIEW: _____Custom Cut Freak Tips_______
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Environmental Conditions

Temperature: ___67*____*F Humidity: __49___%

Wind Speed: ___>3____Mph Wind Gusts: ___0___Mph

Weather Conditions: _____Clear and sunny_______ Clear/Rain/Snow

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Paint Information

Date of Purchase: __9___/__1___/__07___

Brand: _____________PMI Premium_________________

Paintball Size: ________.689 as determined by Freak Insert____________

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Marker Setup Information

Velocity: ____279_____FPS is the Average of 5 shots

Make: _________AGD___________ Model: _________68 Classic Automag____________

Air Source: _____88/45 HPA__________

Regulated: ___Bottle reg only_____
(If yes please specify manufacturer: ________GuerrillaAir FUKU reg. Median output ~750 psi_______________)

Modifications List: (List any and all upgrades or modifications installed at time of use below)

CO2 5-hole Bolt mod
ACI 8 stage Subzero Expansion chamber
Freak Kit
Warp Feed
APP 350 round gravity hopper
S/S Freak back, Tip 1 = 1" Black anno'd tip; Tip 2 = 2.5" Raw Tip

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User Evaluation
Please write a brief description of how the barrel worked for you on this date:
(Overall performance, accurately hit target, paint breaks, ECT.)


Games played - Renegade woodsball. Players present = 12.

Tip #1 - Excellent Tip. Chronographing required a ~14 fps decrease in velocity after test with 14" AA tip. (meaning, the 1" tip registered 14 fps faster than the 14" Freak, requiring me to velocity-down the marker).

After chrono, target practice on a tree 4" in diameter and 30 feet distant. Of 20 balls fired, 16 impacted the tree within 4" (vertical impacts) of all other inpacts. 2 were 'wingers' and 2 were my fault/improper aim.

During play - At least as accurate as the AA front (14" total). The shortness of the barrel makes it definately more maneuverable in thick brush. The down side is, I could not poke the barrel through brush very well and had to be "more exposed" than I like to be.

Total balls fired...approx 500 for this tip over the course of the day.

Tip #2 - (Raw tip, 2/5" long)
Excellent tip. Chronographing remained a constant between this and Tip #1.

After chrono, target practice on the same tree at the same distance. 20 balls at 30 feet, 15 impacts within a 6" vertical area of all other impacts. This tip seemed to create more "lift" in the paint, causing impacts at a slightly higher elevation using the same aim point - as if it were reacting like a Tippmann "Flatline" barrel. This could be from the extra 1.5 inches over Tip #1, or the presence of the "muzzle break...or possibly both. The 5 "missed" shots were "wingers" that curved withing 5' of the tree but then, it only missed the tree by a few inches at best. This could be the paint, it could have been the very slight breeze in the treeline. I'm unsure of the exact "reason" but I highly doubt it was the barrel's fault. If 15 can make a 6" spot, there's no reason to believe the other 5 couldn't have also.

During play - Again, slight "lofting" of the paint cause me to have to constantly readjust my aim to a lower aim point. However, out to 75/100 feet, this barrel tip performed as accurate as my 14" as compared. Again, the shortness of this tip made it impossible to "poke through" brush and caused me to be more out in the "open" than I like to be.

Total balls fired...approx 500 for this tip over the course of the day.

Starting air in 88/45 was a "needle shy of" 4,000 psi. Ending pressure was 2000 psi for the day. About 500 balls were put through each barrel tip. I ended up switching to my 14" Freak tip...solely for the reason of poling through brush...but that's the only reason. Had the engagement area been closer, or less dense with thick brush, I would have kept the shorter tips on longer throughout the day.

Overall, I'm very inpressed with both tips. Definately recommended for the Close-Quarters Battle type of game...or at least, with thinner-to-no brush fields. I'm definately glad I got the 2 of them.

Overall rating for the day:
Tip 1 - 9/10 - losing one "point" for the inability to push through brush/pallet bunkers.
Tip 2 - 9/10 - losing one "point" for the inability to push through brush/pallet bunkers.
I did not deduct any points for the "lofting" affect. To some, this may actually be a "+" benefit and I recognize that fact.

[House of Daggers]

I have a short black one and I have to say. It is every bit as accurate as the stock Freak jr. front. I could put ball on ball almost every time (might have been all the time if the paint wasn't so crappy but it was FPO). I measured the whole back and front and its just over 7".

Heres a pic of mine.

[druid]

Evaluation of the Tips

Evaluation updated in post #17.

[maniacmechanic]

Druid good review , I just got a WWA tip for my freak ,I didn't go all scientific but I thought it shot great , at about 40 feet it hit the 6"(?) pine tree every time , what I really liked was the field we were playing was really loaded up with vines (south fla) & i never got my barrell stuck in them

[druid]

Druid good review , I just got a WWA tip for my freak ,I didn't go all scientific but I thought it shot great , at about 40 feet it hit the 6"(?) pine tree every time , what I really liked was the field we were playing was really loaded up with vines (south fla) & i never got my barrell stuck in them

Thank you and congrats on your WWA tip.

When testing/reviewing a product, I always try to be as unbiased and thorough as possible and the particular "template" I used is from the SpecOps review section. From all the reviews I've ever seen, this template seems to represent the best format for making a review like this. I am by NO means a scientist but having many years experience with paint-slingers, I've learned how things tend to behave under certain conditions and a review in this manner tends to "leave no stone unturned." Sometimes people like to argue "it's because of this..." or "do you think it was because of that?..." or 50 questions that are already answered in the review up there...lol. Stuff like "what paint did you use?..." and "humidity/weather conditions?..." always seem to crop up when someone makes a quick and general review.

The more info we give on a product, the better others understand it's place in the product line world.