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what the best barrel length?

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    Posted: 18 November 2005 at 11:43pm

what non-flatline barrel and length do you recommend for the A-5?

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The longer the barrel the more air you will use, any good size length is good... I say it's a personal preference, I perfer the 14" to the 16" but it's all what you feel comfortable with.

 

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i like a 12 to 14 inch barel.  but its your choice, just keep in mind the longer the barel  the more air or Co2 u use.
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speedball - front probably a 12" would be ideal
speedball - mid/back probably a 14"
airball - probably a 16" so you can "move the bunkers" with your barrel.

No longer than 16". 14" would probably be the best all around length.
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I'd get a 10-14" barrel, depending on what, and where you play. I feel that anything over 14" is just a waste. It's too long, and will get in your way if you play woods in a lot of brush, etc.
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14 ne thing after that doesnt do nething for u

 

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12-14 or if you want to be compact around 8.
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12-14 inches is good
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Originally posted by paintballer44 paintballer44 wrote:

  

1-      BARREL LENGTH- For the most part, the length of your barrel does not affect accuracy. A paintball needs about 7.5-8 inches of barrel to stabilize, and to be truthful, after that, you are using more of your air source (co2, n2, or HPA). So, the longer the barrel, the A- more air you use and B- the more you have to turn up your velocity. This should help to eliminate questions asking “How long should I order my barrel?”
Accuracy

Accuracy depends on several things, and length of the barrel doesn’t effect accuracy. Here are some things that effect accuracy

·        Good, fresh, non deformed paint

·        Paintballs without paint spill on them

·        Clean paintballs

·        Velocity not too high-280 FPS is good

·        Clean barrel

·        No spurs in barrel

·        Good Paint To Barrel Bore match

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I'm gonna have to agree and say that 14 is the best. Anything above that and it just gets in the way.
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14" inchers are the most accurate for straight barrels
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14" and 16" help for pushing bunkers.
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Originally posted by devil-fire devil-fire wrote:

14" inchers are the most accurate for straight barrels

Not true. No barrel length is really more accurate than another. So a 10 or 12" would have the same performance as a 14".

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