Short Barrels

I want to find a short about 3 inch barrel I can attatch to my project salvo (after removing the shroud) to use it in urban scenario games for room clearing and such 
Where can I find these barrels?

For room clearing with the Salvo you are better off folding the stock. Short barrel have horrible groupings as you go out. The Salvo's stock 10 inch barrel is plenty short for clearing bunkers and rooms. And long enough for decent groupings at normal range. Remember always practical before tactical as real steel physics don't always translate to paintball.

I use a TPX for clearing rooms and structures. Look into those if your doing more Urban Scenarios.

ArcAngel071 wrote: I want to find a short about 3 inch barrel I can attatch to my project salvo (after removing the shroud) to use it in urban scenario games for room clearing and such  Where can I find these barrels?

Hi ArcAngel,

Bad idea imho.
As another poster suggested, it would serve you better to fold or remove the stock then go with  3" barrel.
I upgraded to a 14" J & J barrel.

You might try this.  It's an Allen Paintball Products Barrel Adapter / Extension.  It was designed to let you put Spyder threaded barrels on your 98 threaded gun.  So the tip of it has internal spyder threads but if you're okay with that then it'd do what you want.  It's about 4 inches long.

You could try regular barrel adapters but then you're down to about 1.5 inches or so. 

My only other thought would be some backs from 2 piece barrels.  Just don't put the tip on them.  You could use a Lapco Snap Shot back or Evil Pipe kit.  Really any of them would work if you're okay with the internally threaded tip on them.

Evil Pipe Barrel Back



All of us have different ways to play the game.  Try new things to make sure the game is fun for you.  Having fun playing paintball is why we're all here.

ArcAngel071 wrote: It takes about 2 inches for the burst of gas to stabilize the paintballs velocity and power . . . More like 8 inches.  I did some tinkering a while back where I compared a stock a5 barrel (8.5") to another stock barrel that had been cut down to 5.5".  I fired them both off the same marker running on CO2, using the same paint and made no other changes other than swapping the barrels.  The shorter barrel was significantly less accurate and, on average, fired at 40-50 fps less than the longer one. Thanks for all your suggestings but does no one know where I can get a snub barrel? You could try doing an internet search for "short paintball barrels."  Using that term I found an item on e-bay and several options from Rap4.

Edited by Mack - 07 September 2011 at 12:29pm

ArcAngel071 wrote: It takes about 2 inches for the burst of gas to stabilize the paintballs velocity and power but 9 inches for accuracy Thanks for all your suggestings but does no one know where I can get a snub barrel?

Close, but no cigar. It take 2 inches for the gas to cause the paintball to fire any significant distance, however the velocity is affected all the way up to 8 inches. This is why LAPCO puts all their porting just below the barrel crown, and virtually every other aftermarket barrel doesn't port until after 8"

ArcAngel071 wrote: Thanks Galen Adams I'll check that outWhatever I do use whether it be RAP4 or an adapter I'll be sure to let you guys know

Honestly, a lot of guys have been known to just hack a stock Tippmann barrel off to the proper length and then polish it down for a crown. Usually a lot cheaper.

ya thats a good idea cuz I was thinking about getting a new barrel and My dad is really good at welding and stuff so I could jusst try that