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    Posted: 07 September 2004 at 5:08pm

Does anyone have/use an End Game Inc Compression barrel with an A5? Impressions? Is it worth the big money?

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Never heard of it... so no. You should ask people, "What is a good barrel for X amount of dollars?" Otherwise, check out the Uber Upgrades Faq at the top of this forum section for info on what barrels are worth the big money as you say.
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Here is the product site for those in the dark.

http://www.endgameinc.com/

pbreview has mostly good, but limited feedback, so just trying to gather more research on this specific barrel.



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So nobody has actually used one?

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Looks gimmicky like the Hammerhead.
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Never heard of it but i wouldent buy it

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It's not the easiest barrel to find. I heard that it was designed for use with Co2, with the internals arranged in a way that would increase gas expansion, thus efficiency. I don't know of anyone who has bought one.

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Originally posted by Stormy Knight Stormy Knight wrote:

Looks gimmicky like the Hammerhead.

Actually the guy that runs a shop around swears by the Hammerhead, but I can't say I've tried one yet.

Perhaps is does seem a bit gimmicky, but so did the flatline when it first came out.

Who knows, only time will tell.

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lol look at the 3" barrel they have..... bet that would be a hoot to watch someone play with

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Yeah, it would be cool to use on a CQB course.

I saw one guy take his stock A5 barrel and hack it off (cuz its basically useless anyway) to the port holes and make a stubby, and another guy play with just the rear of a SP, which was pointless, but funny. 



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Originally posted by Stormy Knight Stormy Knight wrote:

Looks gimmicky like the Hammerhead.


How is the Hammerhead gimmicky? It's a high-end barrel kit. There's nothing gimmicky about it.
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Perhaps gimmicy was the wrong word, more like over-hyped? I don't know. Both the Hammerhead and End Game are internally rifled with different types of porting. The Hammerhead with backward-angle muzzle porting, and the End Game with what seems full-length, in addition to the external ported "sleeve." Basically new takes/evolution on the Armson Stealth formula of rifling+porting. Yes, the Hammerhead is a kit (unless you go with the "cheaper" single piece) and the Compression is supposed to be super quiet, but are either $150 set ups that much quieter, or more accurate, than say a $65 Armson for the woods guy?
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Originally posted by warbeak2099 warbeak2099 wrote:

Originally posted by Stormy Knight Stormy Knight wrote:

Looks gimmicky like the Hammerhead.


How is the Hammerhead gimmicky? It's a high-end barrel kit. There's nothing gimmicky about it.

So the Hammerhead performs well for you?

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Well, the End Game is on the way. Guess I'll find out first hand.
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Guys,

You all have pipes made out of aluminum (for the most part). There is little that a standard pipe, I mean barrel, can do to change the way a paintball will fly through it. All of these companies are trying to sell you on the idea that thier pipe, I mean barrel, is somehow different and therefore better. Get any pipe, I mean barrel, with a shiny bore finish, get some good fresh paint, make sure that your gun is shooting consistently, and play the game. You all are fooling yourselves thinking that the pipe, I mean barrel, on the end of your gun has that much effect on the flight of the paintball.
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