16" useless

from what i hear anything longer than a 14" berral is just useless, is this true?

I have a 16 " ARMSON STEALTH SNIPER BARREL for my 98 C and it works better than any 14" I have ever used....
gas isn't such a big deal, because a couple more inches isnt gonna change it too bad.  If you worry too much about gas, you will never fully appreciate paintball.

i have a 21" razzor barrel and it shoots further and straighter than any barel i have ever had

 

You can turn that velocity screw as far out as you want and you will get exactly the same efficiancy. The velocity screw does not change the dwell at all. Only RVAs, differant drive springs, or anything affecting spring tension will affect the dwell. The velocity screw just indirects the air's path.

The size of the barrel is all up to you. Try before you buy. Over 14in will affect velocity, but not by extreme amounts. So just turn up your velocity when you chrono. You will not waste air using just the velocity screw!

^ indeed they have researched this and a paintball statisticall only needs about 10inch barrel. 14 is the basic limit. a apintball only needs about 7inches of no porting and the rest is fine. anyhting further than 14inches WILL cause more friction whcih will induce the player to add more velocity inducing wastes of gas. not only statistics prove right, but my own experience alon with others. my lapco bigshot7.5in shot almost just as accurate as my lapco bigshot 14inch. however my friends J&J 10 inch was perfect in size and same, if not better, accuracy as my 14inch. nuff said

Shrapnel wrote: from what i hear anything longer than a 14" berral is just useless, is this true?

Like someone else stated, its all has to do with how good the Marker is. But if you do put the barrel on a good Marker, then ( in terms of accuracy) the longer the better, just like old smoothbore Muskets. But then you have to consider that the longer the barrel gets, the more it gets in your way, so I say that the longest you should get is a 16 inch.

Yes

bluemunky42 wrote: IONKID wrote: I have a 16 " ARMSON STEALTH SNIPER BARREL for my 98 C and it works better than any 14" I have ever used.... gas isn't such a big deal, because a couple more inches isnt gonna change it too bad.  If you worry too much about gas, you will never fully appreciate paintball. y r u IONKID if u use a 98c

don't post if it has nothing to do with the thread please.

HITMAN 4 HIRE wrote: Hella Cool wrote: RamboBlue wrote: i have a 21" razzor barrel and it shoots further and straighter than any barel i have ever had I guess you haven't had a Flatline. flatlines are nice and dandy when it comes to distance, but speed and drifting is what kills its awesome accuracy down. a regular barrel could out perform the flatline i believe.  i've use many flatlines before and wasn't that impressed.

I was referencing his statement about shooting further.

Hella Cool wrote: HITMAN 4 HIRE wrote: Hella Cool wrote: RamboBlue wrote: i have a 21" razzor barrel and it shoots further and straighter than any barel i have ever had I guess you haven't had a Flatline. flatlines are nice and dandy when it comes to distance, but speed and drifting is what kills its awesome accuracy down. a regular barrel could out perform the flatline i believe.  i've use many flatlines before and wasn't that impressed. I was referencing his statement about shooting further.

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