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  • pbmanic
    Registered User
    • Sep 2002
    • 91

    #1

    which barrel is better???

    there may be one of these out there already. I looked though 2-3 pages and didn't see one though. i am looking to buy a new barrel and want the barrel that fly's the straitest. i also want to take range into consideration. do the air ported rifling systems make the balls fly farther? thanks
    tyler
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  • Trench
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    • Nov 2002
    • 1099

    #2
    Well ya see... I have seen so amny posts about one barrel being better than the other, that the fact is... The paint to barrel match is the most acurate thing you've got basicly... Thats why the Freak is so popular... Gives you the best paint/barrel match...
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    • pbmanic
      Registered User
      • Sep 2002
      • 91

      #3
      ok, but does the air riflings on the freak and teardrop and all american make them shoot straiter than the other barrels?

      i have a dye ss, and am wondering if one of these 3 barrels will shoot better.
      thanks
      tyler

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      • Automaggin2
        Registered User
        • Sep 2002
        • 2506

        #4
        CP 2 piece. Hands down. Wait, system x 2 piece also, but i dont see that up there
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        • Dayspring
          aka- The Day Wang

          • May 2001
          • 9664

          #5
          You're looking for a barrel that gives you pretty good accuracy. Well, the only way that's solved is with a good paint-to-barrel match. Paints come in different sizes. So do barrels. That's why people get the adjustable barrels, so that they can size the barrel to the paint they are using at the time. THAT'S what you want to base your purchase around.

          Originally posted by pbmanic
          ok, but does the air riflings on the freak and teardrop and all american make them shoot straiter than the other barrels?

          i have a dye ss, and am wondering if one of these 3 barrels will shoot better.
          thanks
          tyler

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          • epterry
            CPPA #1152
            • Dec 2001
            • 282

            #6
            I like my sp tear drop a lot

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            • Slapp
              Rail Bushing Tech
              • Jul 2001
              • 157

              #7
              PBmaniac,

              Check out some of the historic posts and also technical posts on barrels for more detailed info. Porting does nothing to make the ball fly straighter. More heavily ported barrels like an All American will be quieter but give you less air efficiency than something like a Lapco Bigshot in the same length barrel. As folks have said, accuracy is determined by paint to barrel match and not super duper space age porting or other barrel marketing hype. In general, I've found a barrel with around a .689 diameter to be pretty good all around.
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              • pbmanic
                Registered User
                • Sep 2002
                • 91

                #8
                do the spiral ports create a kind of air riflings that spin the ball? thanks
                tyler

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                • dcmander
                  Sweet Shot
                  • Jun 2002
                  • 798

                  #9
                  I have a LAPCO Autospirit (thanks kevmaster!) and Lapco Bigshot. They both are awesome!

                  I'm a huge fan of CPs also..Classic 1pieces or 2pieces, they shoot the same. I think they both look good, but 2pieces probably look the best of both.
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                  • magman007
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                    • Jun 2001
                    • 7579

                    #10
                    air rifling does nothing but quiet the barrel, and waste gas... and no it doesnt remove the special cusion of air in the barrel, that isnt even really there



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                    • Sinnet
                      Sin Wang
                      • Jun 2002
                      • 567

                      #11
                      Originally posted by magman007
                      air rifling does nothing but quiet the barrel, and waste gas... and no it doesnt remove the special cusion of air in the barrel, that isnt even really there
                      Actually, magman, I use my 16" AA all the time, and I have this theory...

                      by using more compressed air to propel my paintball, and therefore getting my tank filled more often, I am "liberating" much more good air than an unported, shorter barrel would. This added contribution of Oxygen will help a kitten that is dying from smog poisoning in a third-world country.

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                      • FalconGuy016
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                        • Aug 2002
                        • 6127

                        #12
                        thats my kind of logic
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                        • joeyjoe367
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                          • May 2001
                          • 1982

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Sinnet


                          Actually, magman, I use my 16" AA all the time, and I have this theory...

                          by using more compressed air to propel my paintball, and therefore getting my tank filled more often, I am "liberating" much more good air than an unported, shorter barrel would. This added contribution of Oxygen will help a kitten that is dying from smog poisoning in a third-world country.

                          Wow! there's some Chaos Theory for ya


                          ...now what if one of the extra oxygen molecules boucnes off a sup-air bunker, and goes into the air, lands somewhere in cambodia where it's combusted with gunpowder, who's bullet flies from the assasin's gun, and kills the cambodian president?? What would you do then????

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                          • Trigger_Happy
                            Magic Elf #02485
                            • Apr 2002
                            • 807

                            #14
                            It's just those kind of things that make me never want to serve in office! You never know if some paintball player is going to use a ported barrel and end up killing you!
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                            • digitard
                              DigiWang .. Special Ed
                              • Nov 2002
                              • 1678

                              #15
                              I personally have had the best result w/ a 14" DYE BOOMSTICK (i have a 10" AA, and 14" CP) ... but thats just my particular setup.

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