Freak or AA

[1105]

is getting the freak really worth paying the extra $100 instead of getting a 2002 All-American? i know the freak comes with diff bore sizes but exactly how many do you need? about 2 or 3 at the most? also... i'm kinda on a low budget so which one would be the best for me... i'm more so of a front player than a back player

[TransMan]

im guessing you should prob get AA since your on a low budget freak is kinda pricy

[1105]

i can save up enough money to buy a freak, it will take about one more week if i was to get the freak... i want to know, in the long run, is the freak better to get than the AA or would the AA perform just as well as the freak?

[TransMan]

the freak will perform better than the AA expecialy if u liek shooting dif paint or cant always get the same paint

[1105]

allright, so the freak IS worth spending the extra money?

[RT_Luver]

YES, The Freak is an AWESOME barrel. especially if you got to different fields or u like different paint OR ur a tourny player, allota tournies use different paint and the freak comes in real handy

[1105]

aight, thanks. i'll get the freak cause we plan on going to tournies plus we use factory seconds for our paint... like i said we're all on a low budget for paintball

[Croix71]

Go with the Freak!

[Mighty_Quack]

save up and go with the freak. I have actually used around 6 inserts on my freak kit now. If you had a few barrels of various bore sizes then I would say no. But if this is a barrel purchase to work with everything.

Freak or
Equation USA Multiswitch or
Equation USA Bizerk

depends on your budget really and what you like the looks of

[PsychoMag]

definitely the Freak. I just sold a kit too

I did notice that with my AA tip, the noise is less than with my freak tip...

[FrAuStY]

Also think about how paintballs react to humidity/temperature changes. I know people who have matched paint to their insert in the morning 8-9am then at noon-1pm the paint has swollen a little bit. So yes the freak allows for the most consistency and efficiency since you can perfectly match paint ragardless of advertised paint bore.

[FatMan]

SP Barrels

I've owned a few AAs and I now own a Freak. I've decided I really don't care for the AA - I think the porting is just too agressive too far up the barrel. The REALLY long AAs have a longer first stage and that's OK, if you like a 16" or longer barrel - probably not for a front player.

I think one of the reasons the Boomie took over so much of the AAs market is that the Boomie's porting far up on the barrel isn't as agressive - then they add extra porting at the tip.

The idea situation is to own several AAs or Boomies at different bores - but that is rather expensive. The Freak is actually the LESS EXPENSIVE approach to a professional barrel system.

That said, you CAN get a single Freak barrel, and then buy a couple of extra inserts, rather than the kit. I get the most use out of the .687, .689, .691, and .693 of course it REALLy depends on what kind of paint you shoot. You can probably do fine with 3 of them if you shoot smaller or larger paint.

If you can afford it, getting the kit is really the best way to go. I recommend the standard teardrop tip - it keeps the porting near the tip of the barrel. I like the 12", but the 10" is cool if you need a really short gun.

FatMan