Gun Accuracy

I'm looking to make my Tippman Custom Pro as accurate as I can. I've been reading posts all over that give mixed opinions about barrel lengths. So I'm asking straight out. Here's what I have so far:

• Custom Pro w/Response
• HPA
• 14" 32* Night Stick

I was planning on gettting a Low Pressure kit and a regulator for it because you have to have consitancy to be accurate. I'm not looking for accurate at like 50ft. I'm want to do everything I can to put my paint in as small a cluster at 150ft. Sure barrel length stops noticibly affecting accuracy in speed ball at 50ft. but what about at 150ft.? Is there still no difference? Or do the 21" barrels just sell for the show? And what else could I do to quiet this thing down and lessen recoil? Just trying to get my gun how I'd like it. :D Thanks!

   21" barrels are just for show. Anything over 14" is just a waste. If you're looking for the best possible accuracy, then getting a kit would be a smart idea. Accuracy largely depends on paint to barrel match (bore sizes), so the kit will allow you to match them perfectly. If you're looking for an in-expensive kit, then I'd look at the J&J kit (exact name skips my mind at the moment). If you got the $ to spend I'd look at the Freak, Pipe, or Switch kits. All will be upwards of $150, where as I believe the J&J is only $80 or so.

   As for less recoil and less noise; no matter what you do to your CP, you're still going to have both of these. But the LPK will help, and you could also get a Rocket Cock 2 to help with noise levels.

If you want accuracy at 150ft you'll need to either get a flatline or the apex barrel paired up with a nice regulator like a Palmers Stabilizer, along with anything else that will keep your shots consistent with the next.

Look here http://www.ottersccustoms.com/paintc.html, and here http://www.ottersccustoms.com/barrelc.html. When they say .68, they just give you a basic size of the product. But to get max accuracy, you need to fit the barrel and ball to the closest thousandth of an inch.

Edit: And yes, that's true about the Flatty. They'll give you great range, but not the best accuracy. And they're also pretty picky on paint.

Edited by SuzukiRider987

you're starving that r/t if you don't have a r/t...

i agree with the freak kit, its expensive, but its worth it.

I reccomend a lapco barrel or a kit, maybe the lapco kit.

Ok back to barrels for a sec. I'm looking at a bunch of the barrels and because none but smart parts, evil, and empire give actual bore sizes it's kinda hard to pick out indiviual barrels to make sure you have a barrel for most paint sizes. But the barrel insert kit while a great idea seems like it wouldn't work as well as a 1 piece barrel the same bore. All the kits give you like 6" back with inserts then what ever length fronts. But the fronts are machined at the largest bore size. (Obviously cause otherwise when using .697 paint you ball would have to squeeze through the front) But anyways that mean that only the first 6" acutally fits your paint the rest of the barrel leave the ball free to bounce how it wills. So wouldn't it be better to have say 3-4 barrels of different bore sizes than to have a freak set?

For a Regulator, I'd suggest a Palmer's Stabalizer. I think it costs about $100. Another good reg is the Custom Products reg, but I don't know if it would work.

Now for the barrel. As FyreFly stated, only the first part of ANY barrel matters (1 piece or 2 piece) Going with a Freak Kit is a lot better than carrying around all those barrels. Instead of having 8 barrels in your gear bag, you have a Front, and Back, and 8 small pieces of metal. Remember, get the Stainless Insert. I have aluminum and it works ok, but I'm saving up for stainless.

PatriotBob wrote: What are good regulators? Can you get a regulator that works well and gives you a tight psi output for cheap? How good is the PMI pure energy? I think I have barrels covered, what about the rest of the gun? :) Thanks guys! (And possible girls...)

Just as FF stated, you get what you pay for. I'd go with a Palmers Stabalizer. The Male runs about $80 in black, but will give you great consistency with both Co2 and HPA.

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