AO Research Team, Need YOUR Help ASAP!!!!!

[X-Plosive]

Well megadeth I thought the same. I thought Tom's hypothesis was that a larger bore barrel causes less bobble because more air is able to fit behind the ball and not as much tries to escape up the feed port. The bore of the barrel is bigger therefore you have more space. I may be wrong but that seemed logical to me. I just thought of taking two straws, one with a larger diameter than the other. Poke a hole in the middle of the straw, that will act as the powerfeed. Then get some piece of a napkin, moisten it and plug the other end. The napkin will act as the ball. With the larger straw less air will be escaping through the hole because it has more room. The smaller diameter straw has less space so more air will escape through the hole. I don't really think I'm right but this is just what came to mind. By the way you would need the same volume and ammount of pressure going through each straw. The human lungs aren't to consistent are they?

[MENACE]

Automag PFHL
Smart Parts AA 14" - 0.694" at the ball drop.
ANS Automag Venturi Bolt
Mostly use All Star, Marbellizer. And then whatever the field paint is . . .
Rarely ever chop a ball, maybe one ball in every ten cases.

Hope this helps.

[magc68]

i never chopped with my freak barrel but with a boomstick .6878 i have had one chop out of 5 cases that i used that barrel

i used to own a carbon fiber barrel and i chopped all the time with that (atleast once a game)... i belive it ran .687-.688

i used to own a CP barrel and i chopped twice with that out of 2 cases. that was a .689 barrel as indicated on the barrel.

[FeelTheRT]

i don't have the acutal barrel nor gun right now but i still remembered all the good times...

DYE .688 and NO chops out of 5 cases. even short stroked a several times with out chopping :)

Edited: oh yah, and an AGD long bolt.

GL in your research.

[DarkPhoenix]

Thanks, Tom. You have just given me an extremely good reason to go out and buy those calipers for my tool box. I will get back to you with any information I can get.

[PsychoMag]

12" AA .689 I have run about 10 cases of ZAP Performance Plus without a break...but my DYE 12"SS I break about 10/case of ZAP. I use a newer RT PRo, with all stock internals.

[raider_o1]

Re: AO Research Team, Need YOUR Help ASAP!!!!! (Long)

Originally posted by AGD
Team AO,

We are in the middle of intensive research on the ball chopping issue and think we have made a breakthrough. For a long time we have wondered why some people chop and others don't. It seems that depending on what barrel ID you have, you get more or less blowback and ball bobble. Of course we know bobble can lead to more chopping.

We are trying to confirm this is in fact the case so we need your help. IF YOU HAVE AN ACCURATE CALIPERS, please measure the back end of your barrels ID. Please post the size here and please give us your best estimate on how many balls you chop per case. If you use an aftermarket bolt please state that too. Breaking down the barrel does not count, chops mean you get paint in your feed tube.

Thanks team we are counting on you!!

AGD