Barrel Hacking

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   Hey guys,  I used to be on here some years ago,  stopped using my account so now it's inactive I guess.

Anyway,    I've been doing a lot of  barrel customizing lately and I want a little input on stuff like  how much does barrel length matter,  how does the porting affect the shot.  Would slanting the porting at a forwards or backwards angle affect it and how?  Right now I've got a 5 inch barrel that used to be stock tippmann 98,  a 7 inch that used to be stock 98,  and  a 10 inch that used to be a really poorly made Tiller  and all work many many times better than they did originally.   The 5 inch has slightly improved accuracy (don't ask me why)   but drops funny at a distance.   Aside from that  the other two are some of the best I've ever fired.

Also,  if you guys could show me a way to get more barrels to work with,  it would be much appreciated.

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onemadfiddler Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 25 January 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 34	Post Options Post Reply Quote onemadfiddler Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Barrel Hacking Posted: 25 January 2008 at 1:24pm
	Hey guys, I used to be on here some years ago, stopped using my account so now it's inactive I guess. Anyway, I've been doing a lot of barrel customizing lately and I want a little input on stuff like how much does barrel length matter, how does the porting affect the shot. Would slanting the porting at a forwards or backwards angle affect it and how? Right now I've got a 5 inch barrel that used to be stock tippmann 98, a 7 inch that used to be stock 98, and a 10 inch that used to be a really poorly made Tiller and all work many many times better than they did originally. The 5 inch has slightly improved accuracy (don't ask me why) but drops funny at a distance. Aside from that the other two are some of the best I've ever fired. Also, if you guys could show me a way to get more barrels to work with, it would be much appreciated.
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Mack Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Has no impulse! control Joined: 13 January 2004 Location: 2nd Circle Status: Offline Points: 9906	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mack Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 January 2008 at 5:01pm
	Most of what you asked is covered in the "1st marker" sticky in the new players forum. (Read the "barrel theory" section.) A search on topics related to this should also turn up additional related posts. Regarding the directionality of porting: There are two schools of thought on this subject. The first is that directionality does make a difference and the end game silenced barrels are based on this theory. The other is that since sound is omni-directional porting direction would not affect report noise. I will say the end game barrels seem to work for quieting shots, but I don't think the porting has all that much to do with it.