barrel "connectors"

[Flycatchr]

i dont know if there is even a word for what i am looking for, but is there a coupling/plug in/ that would allow me to connect say an A5 barrel to the mag (i have the very old body).

IE - i have an old armson stealth that i can have turned to fit the A5, but would also like to be able to use it on my mag.

[Engus]

I dont think for A5 thread, but they have been made for cocker threads.

the word you're looking for is barrel adapter

[Frizzle Fry]

i dont know if there is even a word for what i am looking for, but is there a coupling/plug in/ that would allow me to connect say an A5 barrel to the mag (i have the very old body).

IE - i have an old armson stealth that i can have turned to fit the A5, but would also like to be able to use it on my mag.

Armson barrels are wicked cheap on PTPs websites. It might just be the right time to buy another for your other marker?

[trevorjk]

http://www.proteamdirect.com/facovout.html

[Flycatchr]

thanks engus, adaptor yes.

the thing is that wicked cheap for you in america might not be the same as cheap for us in South africa. AND i have another armson barrel i ported myself for the A5, what would be intersiting would be to compare barrels on the two markers i have

[KAVIK35]

Funny that Armson barrels (at least my old original) are / were made in South Africa. Just drive down to the plant...kidding. Best of luck. I only have cocker and angel threaded sorry.

[Flycatchr]

Funny that Armson barrels (at least my old original) are / were made in South Africa. Just drive down to the plant...kidding. Best of luck. I only have cocker and angel threaded sorry.

yeah, would if i could

armson moved to england a long while back, and then there were some company sales and stuff, never heard the whole story. but from that Pro Team site, armson still think that the stealth is new (unless of course i am reading this wrong). IIRC i have had my stealth for over 12 years.

Armson Rifled Barrels have won more four star product awards than any barrel in the history of Paintball! The all new Stealth combines the same 6061 T-6 aircraft grade aluminum construction, and Polygon Progressive rifling as our legendary Pro-Series, with the noise reduction of a ported barrel. Now built in the U.S.A.!

[going_home]

Lapco

Lapco.us has barrel adapters but not the one you are looking for.

[Flycatchr]

i found an interesting barrel, it looks like it may have been a two part barrel, or at least it was made in two parts.
IE - the part that clips into the body (adaptor) and the actuall barrel. it is under 12 inches in total, with the barrel section roughly just less than 7 inches and the "adaptor' section slightly less than 5 inches.
when i look down the barrel i can see where they where joined , but when i look from the back of the barrel, even though the join is closer to the eye, it is more difficult to to see the join. there are NO markings whatsoever to identify it other then quite a fancy barrel anodising that is in a "sort of" camo splash pattern. SO:
what info do you guys need to identify this barrel , and what is the likelyhood of being able to separate the two sections? AND is there any prefered method to seperate them to avoid damage.

I have tried heating the outside section (only just able to hold it), i have tried twisting and pulling, to no avail.

i will take a pic as soon as i get some light in this place

[Frizzle Fry]

i found an interesting barrel, it looks like it may have been a two part barrel, or at least it was made in two parts.
IE - the part that clips into the body (adaptor) and the actuall barrel. it is under 12 inches in total, with the barrel section roughly just less than 7 inches and the "adaptor' section slightly less than 5 inches.
when i look down the barrel i can see where they where joined , but when i look from the back of the barrel, even though the join is closer to the eye, it is more difficult to to see the join. there are NO markings whatsoever to identify it other then quite a fancy barrel anodising that is in a "sort of" camo splash pattern. SO:
what info do you guys need to identify this barrel , and what is the likelyhood of being able to separate the two sections? AND is there any prefered method to seperate them to avoid damage.

I have tried heating the outside section (only just able to hold it), i have tried twisting and pulling, to no avail.

i will take a pic as soon as i get some light in this place

A lot of the old SP barrels are like that, and they were glued... Nice, because they have a huge controlled bore and as with all twistlock mags, and the firing chamber itself is part of it. Is it ported at all?

[Flycatchr]

A lot of the old SP barrels are like that, and they were glued... Nice, because they have a huge controlled bore and as with all twistlock mags, and the firing chamber itself is part of it. Is it ported at all?

yes, almost he whole section of the "barrel" is ported.

i was hoping to separate the two so that i could have the 'control bored' section threaded for the A5 barrels.

[Frizzle Fry]

yes, almost he whole section of the "barrel" is ported.

i was hoping to separate the two so that i could have the 'control bored' section threaded for the A5 barrels.

That'd be cool. It's probably an SP all-american... The early ones had a large SS control section and were glued.

[Flycatchr]

after some deep thought and discussion (thanks all) i have come to a decision.

for the moment, i am going to use what i consider to be a "stock" barrel (triangular cutouts at the barrel tip) same wall thickness throughout, and get my machinist to practise me an adaptor. this way i can see if it works, check if it makes any differnence, and not destroy a smaler barrel that would come in handy to carry on to the field as a backup. i can at a late stage then use the 'under bored" section if the other barrel later if i think it a usefull endevour.

this is of course if it wouldnt be more worthwhile getting an "under bored" adaptor first?

edit - the one problem i can see if i do this is that the "stock" barrel might actually be a little bigger ID then the other barrels - going from big to small might be an issue - and my vernier is missing a screw