Equation Barrel kit Review with pics.

[Sparq]

The O-ring on one of my inserts vanished the day I got my Multiswitch kit. Have you had any trouble with that? My inserts also seem to be discoloring pretty badly, though the little piece of paper that came with the kit claims that makes no difference. The metal around the twist lock groove appears to be wearing away pretty quickly...I can only hope that it will stop once the high friction section of aluminum is gone. Milling on the slots of my barrel tip (Annihilator style) appears a bit rough as well, buy beyond that I like the system. By the way, I just got one of their Equation barrel bags to replace the cardboard box...very nice.

I don't have good pictures...my dealer took these for me before he shipped it to me though.

[Ryknow]

The o-rings are a good thing to have..but I dont think you HAVE to have them. If you call Equation they can send you some, or check with your dealer and see if he has some. I might be able to send you some if you cant get any.

[Sparq]

I've talked to my dealer and he says the same thing happened with his. I'll just get some next time I make an order. It didn't seem to affect performance, but you have to be careful not to let the insert fall out when you remove the front.

[Clockwork_Orange]

I'm looking into buying a barrel system, so would you say that the equation is by far better then the freak?

[cphilip]

Well recently I was purchasing a few barrels systems. I chose both the Scepter and an Edge kit. I have not shot either of them yet but I can say if the edge kit works out the value is pretty darn good. For 100 bucks you get four backs (not inserts), a tip and very nice hard shell case. The Scepter is very nice too. But its pricier. Case is soft shell but nice. Five inserts, back and tip is like 170 for that one. So you can see the Edge kit with no inserts and using milled backs... and at that price sure has the price advantage.

[Ryknow]

IMO, anything is better than the freak. I had freak and hated it. Yea its cool because it has 8 inserts.. whoopty doo.. when are you going to use a .679 insert? Or even a .695? But the EQ has 7 inserts that are for more durable than the freak and have more consistent shot placement for me. I would HIGHLY reccomend the EQ kit. its is slightly more pricy than the freak if you get a multi-switch kit. But if you go with a bizerk you can get it about the same price.
~Tyler