What is the difference

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   Alright my friend doesnt know what barrel he should get.  He wants a progressive or a teardrop, but he doesnt know what the difference is, he says they look the same and the only difference is $20.  Can you tell him what the difference is?

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MeanMan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum Member Joined: 02 July 2005 Status: Offline Points: 4135	Post Options Post Reply Quote MeanMan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: What is the difference Posted: 04 August 2005 at 12:44pm
	Alright my friend doesnt know what barrel he should get. He wants a progressive or a teardrop, but he doesnt know what the difference is, he says they look the same and the only difference is $20. Can you tell him what the difference is?
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Panda Man Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum Member I’ll feed you to my SNAKE!! METALFACE!! Joined: 25 July 2004 Location: Neutral Zone Status: Offline Points: 10605	Post Options Post Reply Quote Panda Man Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 August 2005 at 12:46pm
	The porting. progressive just has holes, where the TearDrop will have Smart Parts Patend port holes which will add a smidge of accuracy. If I was your friend, go with the progressive. it's under $30, and it just as accurate as the TearDrop. Edited by Panda Man


SuzukiRider987 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum Member Joined: 15 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 5643	Post Options Post Reply Quote SuzukiRider987 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 August 2005 at 12:51pm
	^^Exactly. Tell your friend to pick which one he thinks looks the best.
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MeanMan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum Member Joined: 02 July 2005 Status: Offline Points: 4135	Post Options Post Reply Quote MeanMan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 August 2005 at 5:27pm
	thanks, cause they dont seem any different
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Sargent Duck Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 26 July 2004 Status: Offline Points: 843	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sargent Duck Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 August 2005 at 8:42pm
	Having a 14"teardrop for my 98, it's a decent barrel. However, if you break a ball, might as well call yourself out. It's not a self-cleaning barrel, and accuracy goes to hell very fast. As soon as a ball breaks, call yourself out (really, it's not worth your time playing after that), and spend the next 5 minutes cleaning out your barrel. Now of course, the plus side is I've never broken a ball in the barrel yet (misfires with the bolt and feeding problems have been the only reasons I've broken balls). I've shot a lot of paint (white box.....which is cheap paint) through it, and never had a problem with the actual barrel itself ever breaking a ball. But for the increased price, I don't really think it's worth it. Go with the progressive.

gsw.3 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 06 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 441	Post Options Post Reply Quote gsw.3 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 August 2005 at 12:04am
	I have a 98c with a progressive and my cousin has a tear drop on his 98c and we dont notice and difference in preformance.
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tippy279 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 11 July 2005 Status: Offline Points: 316	Post Options Post Reply Quote tippy279 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 August 2005 at 12:52am
	The porting actually will help the accuracy but not 20$ better accuracy. Go with the cheaper one.
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JediJak Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 27 July 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 172	Post Options Post Reply Quote JediJak Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 August 2005 at 6:25pm
	you can get a teardrop for 3 bucks more and i have had both. The first was a progressive and it did good for desert woodsball but i had to give it up when it got bent at the front from being dropped 5 feet onto rocks. So since it was such a good barrel i looked up what else smart parts made for tippmanns and i found the teardrop and since it was newer and only 3 dollars more i bought it. I find it has a much more reliable accuracy in that with lower size bore paint it doesnt curve quite as much. It also is far quiter than the progressive cause of the dish cuts. But if u use large and medium bore size it doesnt make much of a difference in accuracy.