Paint to barrel match? Is it really a joke?

[tony3]

Ok, well after beening around the forums and playing paintball long enough I want to hear some opinions on this.

I hear people say paint to barrel match is the ONLY thing that effects accuracy. I would consider this false because there are lots more factors like wind etc. What about saying the paint to barrel match has a dominate effect on accuracy, over 50%. I don't really get his at all. I have been using barrel with a large bore(693+) for a few months and my accurcy is better then ever when I used to match my paint up. I'm also experiencing hardely any ball breaks. The few negative effects I have heard people say of using this method is decreased efficency and less consistent shots. My consistency with my 4 different guns(impulse, speed, emag, timmy)has been very good. It has varied, such as the impulse and timmy had consistency of around +/- 2, the speed and emag didn't have very good consistency. My efficency, I can't really say anything about because I fill my tank up so often. The only reason I could see buying a barrel kit is with a closed bolt gun, to prevent balls rolling out of the barrel.

So, I'm wondering, Are barrel kits really needed with open bolt guns? Or do you just need 1 large bore barrel.

[Digits]

I think kick has the biggest effect personally..

Paint to barrel match isn't really the big thing IMO.. You just need a good barrel.. Screw matching it.. If you get something like an ultralight it should shoot fine with almost any paint.

[68magOwner]

what .693 barell do you have on teh imp, also, where and how much? ive been looking for one

[Torbo]

for open bolt guns it doesnt really matter that much. Id just get like an untralight. For closed bolt guns it definatly matters, no one should argue about that.

[Digits]

68 man just get an ultralight.. i'd get 688 if I were you.. or 693.. My freakin 688 shoots darts though.. I only used it w/ draxxus paint so far thought so i unno forsure.. But they are good barrels.. If you want a kit though i'd suggest a pipe.. there my fav kit.. Shoot clean fast, and are pretty accurate even if you don't match it..

[trains are bad]

The only reason I could see buying a barrel kit is with a closed bolt gun, to prevent balls rolling out of the barrel.

I agree. I think paint quality has the most effect. I like it when the paint rolls through. Less breaks that way.

[tony3]

what .693 barell do you have on teh imp, also, where and how much? ive been looking for one

I had an ultralite. It was a 692 though, so I guess I lied

[127.0.0.1]

Been rocking a 12" .694 Boomstick for a while with my (just recently sold) speed.

I didn't notice any difference in accuracy with my friends' scepter kit.

[kopfjaeger]

Doesn't paint to barrel match mainly just affect efficiency?

[GoatBoy]

Maybe your style of play has changed. This might have changed your concepts of 'accuracy', or perhaps more specifically, perceived accuracy.

[SpecialBlend2786]

If you think of accuracy as a tight shot grouping, then I think the consistancy of your air source/reg is most important.

[Evil Bob]

Accuracy is a combination of the following factors....

1) Paint to barrel match
2) The marker's shooting consistancy
3) Your shooting style
4) Environmental conditions

Now to address these individually...

1) Paint to barrel match: It's been said you can only shoot as good as your paint is, that is partly correct. The better the paint, the more consistant the uniformity of size and fill, the more consistant it will perform inside and outside of the barrel. If the size is not uniform, greater variations in velocity will be the result. If the shape is not uniform, greater variations in the trajectory will result. The lower the variations, the better the overall performance.

2) The marker's shooting consistancy: This is a factor that involves the physical reactions that the marker goes through as it cycles from round to round. The lower the felt recoil (kick), the lower the variation in point of aim, the greater the potential to put rounds on the intended target. Some marker kick so violently that the owner cannot keep the tip of the barrel on target. Additionally, the marker must provide a uniform volume of air each and every time the trigger is actuated, if the volume varies, the consistancy from shot to shot will suffer.

3) Your shooting style: Having served in the military for many years I have seen many people pick up the same rifle and get drastically different results each and every time the weapon was fired. Each soldier had different settings to the weapons sites, these settings were to compensate for each soldiers slight variations in shooting style. Some jerked on the trigger entirely too much, some fired while they were breathing, some pulled their finger at an angle thereby pulling the rifle somewhat sidewise when it finally fired. Each weapon started at mechanical zero and was adjusted to suit the current owner. Some had great shooting skills, some had "ok" shooting skills, and the rest had not so great shooting skills. The same applies to all of us paintballers, even if we were all handed the very same most accurate and consistant marker in existance, many of us would still fail to hit the target consistantly, and that is simply because of poor shooting skills/habbits.

4) Environmental conditions: Playing paintball in a hurricane or a monsoon would be rather taxing on accuracy regardless if we had sufficient skill, hardware, and ammunition.

Each one of the above plays an important part in the overall accuracy of any given paintball marker, they are all multually exclusive of each other, if one of the above factors is going against us, accuracy is affected greatly regardless.

-Evil Bob

[barrel break]

well, anyone know where that paint and barrel bore chart is? otter customs or something? how would Blaze an my ceramic match?

[LittlePaintballBoy]

On PBN there is a fatty barrel to paint size chart on the sidebar.

[ScatterPlot]

Hey littlepaintballboy, that sig's against the rules. You're supposed to use "..." instead of

...

. That would make your sig way smaller. Plus they're kinda doing a sig crackdown so you might wanna fix it. Just FYI.

Bert