Best Barrel Lenght (Woodsball)
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Topic: Best Barrel Lenght (Woodsball)
Posted By: Autococker656
Subject: Best Barrel Lenght (Woodsball)
Date Posted: 19 September 2004 at 8:34pm
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Posted By: reclaimer
Date Posted: 19 September 2004 at 8:44pm
| never get a barrel longer than 14" for anything. |
Posted By: Notorious Bob
Date Posted: 19 September 2004 at 8:48pm
| All barrels after 12' inches are pretty much the same in accuracy. The only thing you shold get something longer for is poking through brush. |
Posted By: TBoneWIC74
Date Posted: 19 September 2004 at 9:09pm
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Keep the barrel short the longer the barrel the harder to bring it to bear on a target in thick brush. |
Posted By: Exit-Wound
Date Posted: 20 September 2004 at 12:53pm
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Depends on how you play. 14 inch Bigshot works great for me, but it can get in the way in certain situations. Mainly when moving through thick brush and snapshooting. You said you were looking for most accurate, so go with the 14 inch. ------------- I don't go out with girls anymore I live a life of danger I stay at home and play with myself WEEE! I'm a Ranger! |
Posted By: Frobs
Date Posted: 20 September 2004 at 4:17pm
| definately a 12, cuz you dont wana hit it on trees n stuff |
Posted By: MROD
Date Posted: 20 September 2004 at 4:20pm
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14's are best ------------- I need to find smaller pictures for my profile. |
Posted By: TippmannA5User
Date Posted: 20 September 2004 at 4:28pm
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I like the 8" A-5 Bigshot, but anything over 14" is too long. ------------- Just shoot yourself and save me the trouble. click the pic! http://mypaintballpics.mypicgallery.com/mpg/Route.asp"> 
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Posted By: warbeak2099
Date Posted: 20 September 2004 at 7:35pm
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Anything after 16" will start to decrease performance. However, a 16" will not shoot much better than a 12 or 14". It will allow you to lean it up against bunkers/trees and to poke it through brush. A 12" barrel is worthless when trying to do this. If you move around a lot get the 12". If not, try a 14 and 16" and see which is more comfortable to you. ------------- MIDN 2/C, US Navy LCE-SpyderMag | G-Force Pneumatic Mag | '99 RF Sniper II |
Posted By: 98c Dude13
Date Posted: 20 September 2004 at 7:39pm
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Ya anything that is 14" is just the same or worse. ------------- TIPPMANN 98 CUSTOM 14" Progressive barrel 32* Black gel grips BT-16 Double trigger Pen Spring Mod X-core Expansion Chamber Vertical Adapter |
Posted By: Autococker656
Date Posted: 24 September 2004 at 2:02pm
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im asniper a don't really move alot so so in that case should i go with a longer barrel than 14"? ------------- www.freewebs.com/boomer9 |
Posted By: mod98commando
Date Posted: 24 September 2004 at 2:15pm
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I highly recommend a 12" or 14" and no longer. A 16" barrel will most likely just annoy you and cause you to bump it into things. A 12" barrel will be just as accurate as a 14" so just pick the length you prefer. My friend has the 8" bigshot and he loves it. According to him (I haven't used it myself yet) it's just as accurate as the 12" which he also has. I don't know if that is true for other small barrels though so I will only suggest that one. I think you should go with a 12" though. It seems to me that 12" is the perfect length for my style of play since I tend to do a lot of moving around. You say you don't move much which is alright but in time that can (and probably will) change. Should that happen, you might find yourself looking to make your gun more compact and a huge barrel will quickly start to bug you. Since the added length has no real performance benefits, it makes more sense to get a 12" or 14" so that you don't need to worry about changing your barrel if you change your play style a little. It's your call though, you know yourself better than I do. ------------- oreomann33: Everybody invades Poland Rofl_Mao: And everyone eats turkey Me: But only if they're hungary Mack: Yeah but hungary people go russian through their food and end up with greece on everyth |
Posted By: DMN 0166
Date Posted: 24 September 2004 at 2:31pm
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Posted By: vftactical2
Date Posted: 24 September 2004 at 3:26pm
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why are you scared to get hit if so your in the wrong sport bud^^^^ ------------- vf tactical, tactical kaner kit, worrgames unimount, evolution hopper,and pmi 3000psi tank,shocktech beaver tail,e2 frame, |
Posted By: TippyManic32
Date Posted: 24 September 2004 at 5:56pm
| 14" is my favorite |
Posted By: Autococker656
Date Posted: 24 September 2004 at 6:07pm
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actually im not scaryed to get hit buddy it happens that i find snipering and assassination tactices the most sucessful. Also when paintball orginal started everyone used sniper tactics. 1 paintball was fired every mintue even with teams 20 on 20 ------------- www.freewebs.com/boomer9 |
Posted By: NitroNick
Date Posted: 24 September 2004 at 6:13pm
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lol that just made me laugh super secret ninja assasination tactictorzz! |
Posted By: Autococker656
Date Posted: 24 September 2004 at 6:36pm
What ever ------------- www.freewebs.com/boomer9 |
Posted By: warbeak2099
Date Posted: 24 September 2004 at 11:08pm
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Actually the first paintball game was played without any shots being fired. After that no one really used sniper tactics since you had to get pretty close with the pump/bolt-action pistols being used.
If you don't move around a lot but you think you may want to shift playing styles, a 14" would be perfect. There's nothing wrong with defensive playing, but remember that sometimes you will need to move to acquire a target. Sitting in one spot will almost never work. ------------- MIDN 2/C, US Navy LCE-SpyderMag | G-Force Pneumatic Mag | '99 RF Sniper II |
Posted By: riceboy89
Date Posted: 25 September 2004 at 9:33am
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Well, i like the 14'' barrels because they can be super accurate. The con with those is you might bump it into trees or something. I have played woodsball with my 14'' progressive rifled barrel. I have not ever bumped it into a tree. The barell still looks out-of-the-box new. It looks new because ive coated it with a thin film of rain-x, baby oil, and wd-40. This makes a very thin film that will protect against some abrasions. My advice is: get a 14''. ------------- ] 
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Posted By: G-Que
Date Posted: 25 September 2004 at 11:14am
| or what you could do instead of watching everyone argue which is better, if you have the money get both and use them for different situations. so when on the field if you feel you need a longer barrel then pull out a 16 or 14 inch barrel. thats if you feel like sniping that round. but if you feel like goin commando on people's a***s then pull out a 12 inch. thats what i used to do before i got the bt-16 barrel to go with my m-16 setup. and trust me it was useful to have a 12 and a 14 inch barrel. but i feel anything under 12 just isn't worthy. 12 is best for up close and personal and 14 and 16 is best for set back people. i hoped that helped ya. |
Posted By: volkov
Date Posted: 27 September 2004 at 11:15am
| 8.5" (the faltline) |