21" barrel for A-5
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Topic: 21" barrel for A-5
Posted By: FreQ the Havoc
Subject: 21" barrel for A-5
Date Posted: 19 October 2004 at 8:01pm
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Anyone heard of the 21" M4 sniper barrel for the A-5? Here's a link to a site it's on. http://rap4.com/os/product_info.php?cPath=95_124_137&products_id=522 - http://rap4.com/os/product_info.php?cPath=95_124_137&pro ducts_id=522 ------------- >X - CORTANA 1 0 CRYOSTOR. 23.4.7 >(PRIORITY ALPHA) >UNSEAL THE HUSHED CASKET |
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Posted By: MROD
Date Posted: 19 October 2004 at 8:03pm
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anything over 14" is teh sux. ------------- I need to find smaller pictures for my profile. |
Posted By: FreQ the Havoc
Date Posted: 19 October 2004 at 8:06pm
Yeah, I never said it was practical. ------------- >X - CORTANA 1 0 CRYOSTOR. 23.4.7 >(PRIORITY ALPHA) >UNSEAL THE HUSHED CASKET |
Posted By: Maverick632
Date Posted: 19 October 2004 at 8:08pm
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Heard of one, will stay as far away as i possibly can if i encounter one. 21" is ridiculous. ------------- my setup: impulse 12" freak barrel DYE tank revi w/ x board OTB vert frame? |
Posted By: Ultraraptor
Date Posted: 19 October 2004 at 8:09pm
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Ok, first off, accuracy really doesn't change after 16 inches, and second, what's the point of this?
Mike ------------- "Pain heals, chicks dig scars, but glory..lasts forever" Shane Falco, The Replacments |
Posted By: sinisterNorth
Date Posted: 19 October 2004 at 8:09pm
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Blitz just made a 21" barrel. I saw it on an Evil Pimp and it looked insane. Over 14" is too long. ------------- Pumpker'd; (V.) When a pump player runs up and shoots you at point blank range because you thought 20bps made you good. |
Posted By: Heroman
Date Posted: 19 October 2004 at 8:11pm
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Anything longer than 14" is useless. Regardless of barrel length, the ball will travel the same distance because all guns will shoot pretty much at the same velocity and the weight of the balls are relatively the same. ------------- Mahirap ng maging pogi... |
Posted By: FreQ the Havoc
Date Posted: 19 October 2004 at 8:17pm
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Barrel sets the way to go, then? (I've got an A-5 by the way) ------------- >X - CORTANA 1 0 CRYOSTOR. 23.4.7 >(PRIORITY ALPHA) >UNSEAL THE HUSHED CASKET |
Posted By: Heroman
Date Posted: 19 October 2004 at 8:20pm
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Not necessarily. Just get a high quality barrel and buy paint to match it. Buy a barrel set if you go to parks that only allow house paint. ------------- Mahirap ng maging pogi... |
FreQ the Havoc wrote:Posted By: cockerkilla99
Date Posted: 19 October 2004 at 8:28pm
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looks like my grandma on morphine ------------- 
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Posted By: FreQ the Havoc
Date Posted: 19 October 2004 at 8:29pm
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I've never seen anything but .68 paint in my area/ at nearby parks. Well, are there any reccomendations for good/reliable/sturdy barrels. What size, too. --I play some of everything, but don't prefer air fields. ------------- >X - CORTANA 1 0 CRYOSTOR. 23.4.7 >(PRIORITY ALPHA) >UNSEAL THE HUSHED CASKET |
Posted By: Heroman
Date Posted: 19 October 2004 at 8:33pm
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http://www.pbreview.com/products/cat/30/ - http://www.pbreview.com/products/cat/30/
ENJOY! ------------- Mahirap ng maging pogi... |
Posted By: FreQ the Havoc
Date Posted: 19 October 2004 at 8:46pm
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Thanks Heroman! You're my HERO! But seriously, cool, thanks. ------------- >X - CORTANA 1 0 CRYOSTOR. 23.4.7 >(PRIORITY ALPHA) >UNSEAL THE HUSHED CASKET |
Posted By: Ultraraptor
Date Posted: 19 October 2004 at 8:47pm
Hey, actually paint varies in size a lot. They range in size from .679 to .695. This is why so many pro players use barrel kits so that they can have a perfect paint to barrel match for the best accuracy. Here's a link for the different barrels and their bore sizes to help ya out, http://www.angelfire.com/mech/zds/resources/barrelbore_am.html - Barrel Bore Sizes . Also, here are some paintball sizes to give you an extra edge, http://www.ottersccustoms.com/paintc.html - Paintball Sizes . Hope this helps, Mike ------------- "Pain heals, chicks dig scars, but glory..lasts forever" Shane Falco, The Replacments |
Posted By: procarb11
Date Posted: 20 October 2004 at 7:02am
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as far as barrel kits go, there are a bunch of very good ones out there. Probably the most well known is the freak. But the inserts pose a problem and most players are shying away from them now. The evil pipe kit is very good and it has the smoothest bore out there, you can actually shoot through ball breaks and clean the barrel lol....other kits include the macdev matchstick kit, i have this one its totally worth the money i paid for it, most accurate barrel kit ive ever used (had a freak and a pipe). the other two good barrel kits are the Empire and the Lucky kits, and they both have different size kits for different prices. btw, the most common bore size will be around a .685 to around .689 ------------- Dust Black/Red DM5, Ultralite Frame, Ultralite Barrel, Orange Bolt Kit, Virtue Laser Eyes |
Posted By: Slimz.357
Date Posted: 20 October 2004 at 12:59pm
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Rap4 makes .40 and .43 caliber paintball guns, I wouldn't trust thier quality. Check this out though- I know for a fact that these are good barrels. Check pbreview.com http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=47234&item=7108720314&rd=1 - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4 7234&item=7108720314&rd=1 ------------- "If you make it idiot proof, they'll make a better idiot." http://www.tippmann.com/players/forum/wwf77a/forum_posts.asp?TID=125287&PN=1&TPN=1 - REQUIRED READING |
Posted By: jacob_100
Date Posted: 20 October 2004 at 7:12pm
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i got a tru flight 16 and love it.im pretty sure it has a .689 barrel size so i loked up a chart to find the sizes to the paint.(i no every one says it sux but it dosent) ------------- Alot of people these days play speed-ball and have superspeed gun.If you are one of the few pump players left,put this as ur sig. -Phantom 45* grip t-stock 20 round center feed 12 gram changer |
Posted By: DrunkDriver
Date Posted: 20 October 2004 at 7:19pm
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It's a waste of 9 inches. ------------- http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=260991706090alb8rs.jpg"> 
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Posted By: Slimz.357
Date Posted: 09 November 2004 at 11:50am
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DrunkDriver: In your OPINION, its a waste of five inches. Don't forget that other may not value the same style of play as yourself. ------------- "If you make it idiot proof, they'll make a better idiot." http://www.tippmann.com/players/forum/wwf77a/forum_posts.asp?TID=125287&PN=1&TPN=1 - REQUIRED READING |
Posted By: borntopaint
Date Posted: 09 November 2004 at 12:21pm
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^^ actually it is a waste of like 7 - 9 inches because after like 14 inches at the most alll the barrel is doing is requireing more c02 to push the ball out so its pretty pointless i respect your whole opinions arguement but this is just fact opinions dont matter ------------- 
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Posted By: reclusivetorrid
Date Posted: 09 November 2004 at 12:31pm
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wow...that's not "super cromium" is it...?
Does it have reverse spiral rifling? ------------- 
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Posted By: Slimz.357
Date Posted: 10 November 2004 at 10:39am
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Its just simple physics, for example: A Colt M4 Rifle with a 24 inch barrel will score better groupings than the same rifle with a 20 inch barrel. Generally, the more time the ball spends being guided and focused by the barrel, the better it will go where the barrel points it (This may not be where you point it, that's why a good quality barrel is important.) There are hundreds of factors that affect this, which is why a longer barrel is ussually more accurate, but not always. Hence, if you get an off-brand 21" barrel that no ones ever heard of before (no disrespect to Rap4 intended), chances are it wont be as accurate as a well known barrel of a shorter length. But, (for example) a Smart Parts all american 18" barrel is noticably more accurate than its 12' counterpart. It all depends on how the barrel is made. P.s. "opinions don't matter"? - I don't think we're talking about the same thing. ------------- "If you make it idiot proof, they'll make a better idiot." http://www.tippmann.com/players/forum/wwf77a/forum_posts.asp?TID=125287&PN=1&TPN=1 - REQUIRED READING |
Posted By: nonamebrand
Date Posted: 10 November 2004 at 2:54pm
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^^ there is a sticky for this somewhere explaining your physics but you cant really compare a bullet to a paintball because the way the bullets are shaped it is good for them to have a spin but you dont want your paintballs to have a spin mainly because they are going at a slower velocity but even so 21 inches is a waste of space money and air having to push that ball all the way out borntopaint is right. and dont need to start calling me a newbie im new to the forum not the sport ------------- Teacher: What state do you live in? Student: Denial |
Posted By: Slimz.357
Date Posted: 11 November 2004 at 2:06pm
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That's true enough about spin - with certian exceptions its not effective on paintballs, but adding spin isn't the advantage of longer barrel. Think of it this way - when you pull the trigger and the bolt/gas stikes your paintball, it start to look alot like a waterballoon in mid-flight: wobbly and deformed. The longer the ball is in the barrel, the more that this wobble is corrected. This is part of the reason why Smart Part's stepped bore barrels are so accurate - they gradually hone the ball back towards perfect roundness. Again, whether it is worth the exrta inches or not is an opinion. For some, that tiny bit of extra accuracy is worth it. For others it's not. I play with an 18" and 21 in's seems a bit long to me, but I realize that thats because I value a certian style of play. P.s. Welcome to the forum ------------- "If you make it idiot proof, they'll make a better idiot." http://www.tippmann.com/players/forum/wwf77a/forum_posts.asp?TID=125287&PN=1&TPN=1 - REQUIRED READING |
Posted By: evil_fingers
Date Posted: 11 November 2004 at 2:27pm
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A 21' barrel huh.....hmmmm I wonder if I can use that as an extention to my ASP expandable baton.... ------------- Do not steal....the government hates competition! 
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Posted By: VTpaintballer
Date Posted: 11 November 2004 at 2:53pm
| anything over 14" is stupid |
Posted By: Slimz.357
Date Posted: 29 November 2004 at 1:55pm
Oyyyy.... teenagers. ------------- "If you make it idiot proof, they'll make a better idiot." http://www.tippmann.com/players/forum/wwf77a/forum_posts.asp?TID=125287&PN=1&TPN=1 - REQUIRED READING |
Posted By: Blue Hopper
Date Posted: 29 November 2004 at 4:45pm
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When you know for a fact that paintballs don't get more accurate after (Insert 12, 14 and I've even heared 8) then tell me, not now |
Posted By: Slimz.357
Date Posted: 01 December 2004 at 7:32am
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What do you mean? ------------- "If you make it idiot proof, they'll make a better idiot." http://www.tippmann.com/players/forum/wwf77a/forum_posts.asp?TID=125287&PN=1&TPN=1 - REQUIRED READING |