Accuracy and distance

You guys really need to read the forums a bit more.

Accuracy is a variable...different from brand to brand. For the most part, good ball diameter to barrel bore diameter matching will give you the best accuracy available from your barrel.

Was this just an outlaw game? Was there no requirement for chronographing before play? If the ball leaves your barrel at 280 fps, it will go EXACTLY the same distance as a ball leaving any ZooperDooper barrel on any over-priced marker out there that also leaves the muzzle at 280 fps.

The exceptions are the Flatline and the Apex barrels. Both are designed to impart backspin which generates lift. Shots from these barrels go further with a very flat trajectory. Accuracy sufferers AT LONG DISTANCES because the ball is slowing and is being acted on by the wind and imperfections in the paintballs themselves. But they can make hits at ranges that you cannot even attempt with conventional barrels (the spin mechanism on the Apex can be rotated to make curved and, what's called, dive-bomb shots...illegal in tournaments, but fun on the regular field).

Bruce A. Frank wrote: If the ball leaves your barrel at 280 fps, it will go EXACTLY the same distance as a ball leaving any ZooperDooper barrel on any over-priced marker out there that also leaves the muzzle at 280 fps.

While this is true, there is also a giant caveat that should be mentioned.

When you take your stock 98 to the chrono, you will likely chrono something like this:  275, 269, 280, 265, 274

The guy next to you with his Matrix will chrono like this:  280, 279, 280, 278, 280

That means that he is shooting almost exactly 280 fps with every shot - you are not.  Most of the time, you are shooting a fair amount below 280 fps.  As a result, most of the time he will shoot further than you.

Greater chrono consistency = greater distance.

Variation in pressures produces inconsistency from shot to shot. The laws of physics still apply. A 98C with a quality regulator is going to produce the same shot to shot consistency as an Angel. Makes no difference if the ball exits from an original equipment Tippmann barrel or a Stiffi

I have chronographed two 98C's with Palmer Stabilizers and HPA. Shot to shot variation was in the range of +/- 3 fps. Two Angels were then chrono'ed, a 3 year old and and a brand new marker. The older Angel produced +/- 3 fps variation. The new Angel gave +/- 5 fps.

REGARDLESS, the facts still stand, if the balls leave the muzzles at the same velocity from any standard barrel, the flight path distance is exactly the same. If the barrel is not one that imparts backspin, once the ball exits the barrel the only thing affecting it is the drag of the wind and gravity. The barrel can't reach out and give it a little extra push.