how to increase accuracy with a bravo one?????????

Message Topic Search Topic Options Post Reply Create New Topic Printable Version Translate Topic

   I have just baught a tippmann Bravo One(Alpha black)
i would just like to know what mods i cane use to improve accuracy?
and also a list of the customizable's that will fit a bravo one if im planing to build up a sniper for woodball?

Author	Message Topic Search Topic Options Post Reply Create New Topic Printable Version Translate Topic
jamesdewit Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 06 July 2010 Location: Pretoria, S.A Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote jamesdewit Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: how to increase accuracy with a bravo one????????? Posted: 06 July 2010 at 9:32am
	I have just baught a tippmann Bravo One(Alpha black) i would just like to know what mods i cane use to improve accuracy? and also a list of the customizable's that will fit a bravo one if im planing to build up a sniper for woodball?

ChEwYY$$ Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 03 March 2010 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 51	Post Options Post Reply Quote ChEwYY$$ Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 July 2010 at 8:54pm
	the word "sniper" in paintball should be used lightly, but the only way to improve the accuracy is to get a longer barrel

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: 06 July 2010 at 11:33pm
	^^^ Incorrect. While ultra-short barrels will have a negative effect on accuracy, once you go beyond 10-12 inches of barrel length (depending upon the marker) anything additional really doesn't increase consistency. Using good paint, storing it properly and a good paint to barrel match are much more important.


Kopkins Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 07 March 2010 Location: Your closet Status: Offline Points: 87	Post Options Post Reply Quote Kopkins Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 July 2010 at 11:18am
	Mack, that doesn't make any sense. I shoot further with my 25" sniper barrel and my scope.

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: 07 July 2010 at 11:41am
	^^^ I really hope you're joking. On the off chance you aren't, consider this: Distance is directly related to velocity. I.e. the faster the ball is traveling when it leaves the barrel, the farther it will travel. Velocities are limited in paintball. I.e. fields limit the speeds of fired shots to 300 fps or below. A paintball fired from a 12" barrel at 300 fps is going to go just as far, once it leaves the barrel, as an identical one fired from a 25" barrel at the same velocity. If you really are getting a major difference in range then you are firing at a higher velocity than the people you are comparing to. Either they need to turn up their velocity or you need to bring yours back down to a safe range. Edited by Mack - 07 July 2010 at 11:42am


Kopkins Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 07 March 2010 Location: Your closet Status: Offline Points: 87	Post Options Post Reply Quote Kopkins Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 July 2010 at 12:21pm
	lol... jokes.

jamesdewit Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 06 July 2010 Location: Pretoria, S.A Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote jamesdewit Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 July 2010 at 1:11pm
	but wont the quality of the barrel have an effect on this as well? sory i jst wana knw if it worth the cadh geting a longer barrel? cause i keep geting told to get a ceramic barrel? "it shoots better"?

Magoo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 15 April 2010 Location: Houston, Texas Status: Offline Points: 340	Post Options Post Reply Quote Magoo Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 July 2010 at 4:56pm
	A tube is a tube is a tube. I've noticed a quality single-bore barrel will shoot just as good as a kit. What the adjustable bore WILL affect, however, is efficiency. If your paint is tight in the bore, it takes less gas to get it to speed. If the bore is loose, gas can escape past the ball. That said, a cheap single-bore barrel (like a stock barrel) will shoot like doodie. For example, the Tippmann 98's stock barrel. You can look down and see the texture in the bore... Anyway, the quality does affect how it shoots. A lot of people say J&J Ceramics are good because they have a smooth, polished ceramic coating inside the barrel. This lets you shoot out paint if you chop a ball. It won't be as good as squeegeeing the barrel, but it will suffice. Also, the do shoot quite smoothly. I honestly prefer a single bore to a kit though. The less changes in diameter the paint has to shoot through, the better to me. I tend to underbore (find a good bore/paint match, and get a barrel a few sizes smaller than that), so I can use a single barrel as my catch-all. Thing is, it's quite hard to find a very small bored barrel for today's goofy small paint... Length really doesn't affect much. Edited by Magoo - 07 July 2010 at 4:58pm

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: 08 July 2010 at 1:52am
	I'm with Magoo on the single-bore thing. While I think it is easier to get a good paint-to-barrel match with a barrel kit I have always believed that the difference it makes is probably not worth the expense to the average recreational player. While I do use an Angle 4-piece kit on one marker and various forms of the Freak on three others, the main reason for this is all of these markers (an Autococker and three pumps) do not have ball detents and the barrel kits allow me to avoid roll-out.)


jamesdewit Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 06 July 2010 Location: Pretoria, S.A Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote jamesdewit Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 July 2010 at 1:29pm
	so if you wer me and you wer playing more bush (woodball) what length barrel would you get and what make/type would be relyable

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: 08 July 2010 at 2:12pm
	I'd get a 12-14 inch J&J Ceramic.