1st day out w/ my 12" Boomstick >:-(

[Zarak]

I wish I saw this forum before I bought my 12" Boomstick. First day out on the field with this barrel. New case of Marbs, paint to barrel match was sweet, nice clear day and a great turnout at the field. I was ready for a great day of paintball. The barrel looks nice on my Micromag and is quiet when you fire, but that's about it. The consistancy of the shots is very poor. I can't group my shots if my life depended on it. I sliced one ball, and every shot after that break went every which way but my target. Even after I squeegied it twice. I had to run water through it to clean out the ports before it worked "normal" again. On top of that, I noticed that I used more air throughout the day then usual. When I sliced my second ball, I said, "forget it". Then switched to my Armson barrel. I don't know what all the hype was with this Boomstick barrel. The stock Internally Riffled 10" Armson barrel performs better then the Boomstick. It's louder, but at least I can get the ball where I want it to. The Boomstick was a total waste of my hard earned $$$.

[MagMan5446]

It's not your barrel. I own a boomer. 'nuff said.




If someone wants to explain this to you, they can go ahead.

[FaSSt]

Sell it on Ebay. Boomstick resale values are relatively high.

[Zarak]

Originally posted by MagMan5446
It's not your barrel. I own a boomer. 'nuff said.

If someone wants to explain this to you, they can go ahead.

Magman, I'm not sure if that was a flame or not, but the performance was clear as day. Even when the boomstick was clean it didn't shoot that great. In my oppinion, it's an overpriced metal tube with lots of holes. It's pretty, but not worth the $$$ from my experience. I think an unported 12" barrel like a Lapco is would perform better then the Boomstick. Heck my stock Armson barrel performed better. Many times in this forum, people say the boomstick is just a 4" barrel with a long muzzle break. If you can explain why it might not be the barrel, it would be very helpful. Thank you.

As for selling the barrel... I don't know. It really looks nice on my Micromag. I was planning on keeping it on my mag when i have it stored on the shelf or when I show off my gun to friends. But when it's time to play, I'm switching to my 10" Armson.

[X-Plosive]

Hmm the only trouble the bommer will bad gas effeciency. I own a bigshot and a boomer. I prefer the bigshot. nuff said.

[fenris69]

boomer

i have a 14" boomer and a...well ive never measured it but between 7-9in cut down old style j+j whisper. yeah the boomer wastes gas. tough. you live with that as with any ported barrel. lucky its not an AA. but what i DO like is its a lot easier to sight/snap shoot with the boomer as i can see the tip, its shot placement is fairly consistant with the med bore paint i usually shoot and yes its quiet. BUT! shooting through breaks is HELL. so i dunno...learn not to chop is what i say. if it was the barrel causing a chop then it would have either been the ID is waaaay off for the paint you were using, theres a rough finish inside or its not matching your body right and balls are getting pinched. but i will agree on one point, although its sexy as hell im not sure its worth the coin. but its all about style isnt it?

[jellopuud]

i like my boomstick.. but to me it performs really well. maybe its ure nubbin in the boomstick. also it proably takes a few tries ot ge tused ot a new barrel.

[zvanut]

Thats intresting, everyone else i know who uses a boomy on a mag, loves it, and never chops.

[zads27]

Chopping isn't related to your barrel unless you got a really really messed up one. Probably detent/feeding system problem, rather than barrel.

[50 cal]

I tried two differnt boomsticks on my RT. The Carbon Fiber barrel outshot both of them. I will take the 12" Carbon Fiber over the boomer any day.
The boomers are like anything else Dye, over rated and over priced.

[Vil3]

Yeah ive got a boomer and of course the stock automag barrel for my e-mag... sadly the stock barrel is better on gas and chops less than my boomer. BUT!!!!!, my boomer is way more accurate.

[MagMan5446]

Why would the barrel break a ball? Because the bore size is too big. Is it humid where you are? The balls could've swollen up.


It was not intended as a flame at all, by the way.

Yes, I agree, it is inefficent.

[Fritzy]

Boomers chopping

You have to be very careful with Boomsticks as they are often a relatively tight bore (.686 or even .684) which can lead to chopped balls. Mags tend to do better with a larger bore barrel in my experience. My DYE aluminum performs much better on my gun than my Boomer because it is a standard medium bore (.689).

[Ityl]

boomers are nice barrels when matched up right, but definitely not worth the price, maybe the light all aluminum ones though

[PyRo]

Originally posted by Zarak

it's an overpriced metal tube with lots of holes.

you got it right there