I like them short.

[cudamelland]

Success, What do you guys think?


All I did was cut the freak front down to the size I liked and added Nitrile o rings to recreate the gaps needed to fit the Apex. A little tape was added to help space out a sets of o rings. The apex has enough friction to stay in place but can still be moved to side to side, (maybe not as easy as the actual adapter.)

[2BAD4U]

The drop kick makes it super sweet...

[barkingspider]

Another option that I use is the 4" stiffi c series w/apex adapter. With the apex2 on it it ends up being pretty short. I've also thrown a TechT/Python sizing kit, which doesn't make it much longer.

The problem is finding the barrels, they show up every now and then.

I'll see if I can take a picture for you.

[barkingspider]

Here are a few options to think about.

4" stiffi c-series w/ apex adapter and TechT sizing collars



4" stiffi c-series w/ apex adapter



Freak back w/ SSC freak-c series tip adapter



This last one is pretty unique, but thats what I like. It's a armson barrel that I had milled down to work with c-series threaded tips.





The pictures don't do a very good job with showing accurate length. I can see after the fact that my picture taking skills are lacking since they look longer in the pictures than they really are by an inch. Sorry, just thought I'd share a few more ideas.

[going_home]

Interesting.

Hows the a)performace, and b)sound signature, with the rifled barrel ?

[cudamelland]

The drop kick makes it super sweet...

I don't leave home without one.

[cudamelland]

Freak back w/ SSC freak-c series tip adapter



This was my goal, I didn't want to not use my red freak back It looks so sweet. I wish i would have known about SSC freak-c series tip adapter before i hacked up a barrel, but too late now. Tho this cost me nothing and it seems to work great. I do wonder how long it will last tho.
Here are some more pics

[ghost flanker]

Thanks, G Squat.

And to blamtro, assuming you were talking to me...here you go.
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It's a sawed off Deadly Wind Fibur barrel with an Apex adapter.

[blamtro]

Cool, thanks for the pic!

[going_home]

http://www.pbnation.com/showthread.php?t=4650409

[2BAD4U]

I don't leave home without one.

Damn!!!

[Zeropjc]

Forget the barrels those are some nice mags!

[ghost flanker]

I have a WWA freak back and tip and while it is a hoot to run a tiny gun, I can't make distance shots to save my life. I don't mind getting up close but taking pot shots at people who don't know I'm there is too fun.

I thought the myth of longer paintball barrels = longer range/accuracy was dead and buried.

[WholemealDrop]

Longer to a point. Most have found 12-14" to be the sweet spot of accuracy and efficiency. When I run my freak barrel with stubby front I can't do distance shots for the life of me, likely would have just as good odds using a standard barrel of the same length.

[ghost flanker]

Efficiency, yes, to a small extent. Accuracy, no.

It has actually been proven that, given there are no serious honing issues present, paintball barrels don't really impact a gun's accuracy. Length, bore size, smoothbore vs. rifled, one piece vs. two piece, stock barrels, etc, they all have about the same accuracy with the gun locked in a vice. I can get long shots with my minimag barrel just as easily as my 12" ultralite or 16" boomstick.

With that said, some people do rely on a longer barrel to help them point and aim, so the difference may lie there.