Barrel choices

[ilikePB]

I really like my 7 piece Empire kit. It's light, has a real good hone, and shoots real straight. Plus, I got it for $120.

[C_22]

14" .692 two-piece DYE Ultralight!

[FallNAngel]

Teulfelhunden thinks that a kit is only good for cockers. All other makrers should use big bore barrels only. Well this was according to his pbreview post a month or so back.

I can see why too. With an open bolt gun, the ball is shot as soon as the bolt closes. On a closed bolt gun, the only thing holding the ball in place is the barrel itself. Paint/barrel match is much more important on a closed bolt marker.

[GT]

first, is there a performance difference between the 2-piece barrels with the back half one i.d. and the front a larger one (other than air consumption) over the 1-piece barrel that is one consistant i.d.?

second, the construction quality of the barrels available in either format i.e. durability and roundness and especialy if it says it's .689 when will it be .689 (weather affects metal to some extent no?)

1. I would think it would take more energy to push out a PB, if it was a snug fit, on an single bore barrel.

2. I have yet to see any real evidence that barrel kits make that much of a difference, i.e. pb match. To be perfectly honest I believe that paint, roundness, has more to do with accuracy than anything else.


What is the best barrel?

for me? its a stiffi, its light and shoots like any other barrel out there.

[elpimpo]

so you like stiffis huh. ssorry dude i had to say it

[SlipknotX556]

I like CP 1 pieces, dye ultralights, those are the 2 best barrels I have owned.

[trains are bad]

wow, thats pretty gay,

maybe so, but I agree

Also agree with this:

I have yet to see any real evidence that barrel kits make that much of a difference, i.e. pb match. To be perfectly honest I believe that paint, roundness, has more to do with accuracy than anything else.

My favorite barrels are Lapco bigshots, CP, any smooth one piece. I have more than one because of different lengths and for very rough paint matching--I still like my paint to roll through.

[GoatBoy]

So out of 21 replies, I saw like only three that even remotely attempted to answer the guy's questions. That's... kind of sad. Do you guys always answer questions without reading them?

It's evidently not hard to make a straight, smooth, single piece barrel. So I don't think you'll see many manufacturing issues with them. I have J&J ceramic and Lapco's; I prefer to use the J&J's myself because of the length. They've proven pretty durable, but then again, I do take care of my stuff. I personally haven't seen any warping of dimensions due to any weather conditions.


Multi-piece barrels, however, are more difficult to manufacture. That makes them more expensive, and more prone to ... problems like things not lining up, etc. That's why most of these guys get lost in their wiz-bang neato spiffy features of their barrel kits, as opposed to actually answering your damn question and saying why exactly multipieces are better.


The "advantages" of multipiece are this supposed paint matching system, maybe a little more quietness due to more than half of most barrels being basically dead weight, and being able to change tip lengths and such.

The disadvantages are costs and possible issues with things not fitting together properly. I think that the companies are getting better at making the barrels, so the risk might not be as much as it used to be. Plus, you have a joint that dirt and paint likes to get trapped up in.


Single-piece barrels? They're easy to make well, and make cheap.


Personally, I don't really care for paint matching. I just put the J&J on and go; the only reason I have paint problems is when it's deformed. As long as it's round, I can't tell the difference between paint that averaged .689 and paint that averaged .686, aside from maybe chrono speeds.

[Raven001]

I thank those who took the time to tell me more than just "ACME" barrels rock dude
(hope the ACME people don't sue me).

I've been out of paintball for about 5 years and while some mfg's like J$J and Lapco are still around and known to me, a lot of companies are unknown.

Since there was always a debate about paint to barrel matching and accuracy, I was hoping time had provided evidence that one was better than the other. I'm surprised to see that that has not happened.

In the end I think I will stick to what I know and just go with a J&J ceramic one piece and either a Lapco autospirit or CP in the .685. Should meet my needs and not bust the bank.

Cheers to you all....

[GT]

just go with a J&J ceramic one piece .

those are nice to. usally can be found pretty cheap