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Best Woodsball Barrel Length
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Poll Question: K 12 Or 14
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    Posted: 13 December 2005 at 2:19pm
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Personally, I like the 14.
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I prefer tiny barrels for the woods.  Less barrel to snag.
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It's all personal preference. I personally like 12's better (even though I have (2) 14's). Sometimes the added 2 inches gets in the way when trying to manuever around.

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14" is pretty good for slower playing. You can poke it through brush and rest it up against bunkers/trees. If you move around a lot though, I'd use a 10-12".
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i got a 16 which is alright
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14 but for me it doesnt matter anymore i got a kit with 2 fronts 12 and 14.
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Sometimes I wish I bought the 12" considering the 98c us long enough.
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deffinatly 14'' man when you get down and durty in the woods your gunna be happy you have the long range capability
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Originally posted by drew08 drew08 wrote:

deffinatly 14'' man when you get down and durty in the woods your gunna be happy you have the long range capability


The only thing I've seen my 14" do was give the paintball a slightly more percise path. I mean, the same force is being applied regardless of length, but the extra 2" helps to guide the paintball and give a more stable projectory once it leaves the marker.
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A 14" barrel doesn't add more range than a 12" barrel. Well don't think so anyway lol
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Originally posted by Mr. Spiffy Mr. Spiffy wrote:

Originally posted by drew08 drew08 wrote:

deffinatly 14'' man when you get down and durty in the woods your gunna be happy you have the long range capability


The only thing I've seen my 14" do was give the paintball a slightly more percise path. I mean, the same force is being applied regardless of length, but the extra 2" helps to guide the paintball and give a more stable projectory once it leaves the marker.


just for future reference, it's spelled trajectory.
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Originally posted by Ilford Rule Ilford Rule wrote:

Originally posted by Mr. Spiffy Mr. Spiffy wrote:

Originally posted by drew08 drew08 wrote:

deffinatly 14'' man when you get down
and durty in the woods your gunna be happy you have the long range
capability


The only thing I've seen my 14" do was give the paintball a
slightly more percise path. I mean, the same force is being applied
regardless of length, but the extra 2" helps to guide the paintball and
give a more stable <span style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">projectory</span> once it leaves the marker.


just for future reference, it's spelled trajectory.


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It's been proven that barrels over 14 inches do not add any real noticeable accuracy and waste more gas. The optimal length is therefore 14 inches. 12 inches is almost as good, but you lose some accuracy.
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I like the longer barrles just because i have the 16" comando barrel but it sometimes gets snaged when im not paying attention, but nomatter what ill scarafice snaging for accuracy :)
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