A5 stock barrel improvement
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Topic: A5 stock barrel improvement
Posted By: poseidon255
Subject: A5 stock barrel improvement
Date Posted: 21 October 2004 at 6:32pm
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Hey all you A5 owners out there. Want to get a better barrel but don't have the money? Well I have the perfect solution. I took my A5 stock barrel and actually shortend it, to 4 3/4 inches, actually. Yes I know "longer barrels are more accurate " and all that other crap but I'm serious. I also own an 18 inch barrel and my 4 3/4 barrel is just as accurate! Now I'm not saying go and cut your stock as short as possible. Cut it about half a centimeter past the holes so they remain on the new barrel you created. Grind and buff down the end of the barrel to make it smooth and if you want to (I did) you can bevel the outside edge at the end to make it look better. However, I will take no responsibility if you screw it up! I have confidence in the barrel and I gaurentee you will like it. If you have any questions or comments, e-mail me at mailto:Poseidon255@yahoo.com - Poseidon255@yahoo.com |
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Posted By: paintballu
Date Posted: 21 October 2004 at 6:55pm
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I doudt its more acurate, you probably just have horrible accuracy in general.
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Posted By: poseidon255
Date Posted: 21 October 2004 at 7:49pm
| I'll show you whose more accurate! I'm just kiddn'. No, really. Soon I'll upload some pictures of my barrel. It's great for woodsball, being short and all. The only difference from the 18" is the noise level. My short barrel is pretty loud but will shoot about as accurate as a Freak-All American at thirty-forty feet which is better than decent. Of course you need a good bore size match between your barrel and paint. I find C.O.R.E. and PMI work the best. However, Do not use diablo's. |
Posted By: zombieman
Date Posted: 23 October 2004 at 10:06am
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sounds iffy ------------- My setup Red ion Red system x drop Red New designz trigger Red q lock feed neck 68/45 crossfire blue eggy Soon to Come Element Ion Body and Frame |
Posted By: Belt #2
Date Posted: 23 October 2004 at 3:08pm
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No it isn't. Moron. ------------- Most importantly - People suck. |
poseidon255 wrote:Posted By: Bango
Date Posted: 23 October 2004 at 5:21pm
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A longer barrel doesn't give you more accuracy, it just uses up more air. ------------- http://imageshack.us"> 
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Posted By: MetallicaESPa5
Date Posted: 23 October 2004 at 5:32pm
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what? how in the world does that make it more accurate then the stock one? ------------- 
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Posted By: dugiehowser
Date Posted: 23 October 2004 at 5:52pm
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whatever...
or you could spend 30-40 on a JJ ceramic, it gurantees accuracy, but if you don't have any, it wont help. i dont believe you ------------- My Setup Stock Procarb and 98c 14" JJ Ceramic Painted Hopper Boring isn't it |
Posted By: BigGun
Date Posted: 24 October 2004 at 12:41am
Whatever....When the gun shoots, it uses the same amount of air every time. A longer barrel doesn't use more air. And the only improvement to an A-5 stock barrel is to cut it up into a million pieces and burn it till there's nothing left. Then go buy a good barrel. ------------- A-5 w/ 12IN. Lapco Bigshot. R/T 20oz. and 16oz. tanks. 98c with 14In. Terminator 14oz. and 9oz. tanks. |
Posted By: poseidon255
Date Posted: 24 October 2004 at 5:10pm
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You guys are just scared little schoolgirls, too afraid to make your stock barrel better because you lack machinery skills. Crawl back to your holes. If your too afraid to try, then don't bother. I'm just happy I have a better stock barrel without spending a penny ------------- "He who farts in church sits in his own pew." "You don't win unless your team wins"-Halo; F.O.R. "We are not free because we have a purpose. Without one, we do not exist."-Agent Smith |
Posted By: paintballpunkGD
Date Posted: 24 October 2004 at 5:21pm
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------------- "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." -Voltaire |
Posted By: -Monoxide-
Date Posted: 24 October 2004 at 8:23pm
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Be a man, get a Bigshot.
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Posted By: Stiffler
Date Posted: 24 October 2004 at 10:07pm
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i did that to my 98c stock barrel cept i cut it to a 5 inch barrel and i polished it inside and out. its just as accurate as n/e other barrel but doesnt quite have the range a 12 or 14 inch would. ------------- 
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Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 24 October 2004 at 10:13pm
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Actually, a longer barrel WILL use more air, as you'll have to increase your gas flow to get the velocity up from a shorter barrel. It takes more pressure to fire the paintball down the barrel and get it to reach the desired fps due to friction. The more barrel, the more air. ------------- "Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation." -FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011. Yup, he actually said that. |
Posted By: a-5manic
Date Posted: 25 October 2004 at 6:56pm
| Yea Boi! Bigshot all the way! |
Posted By: C.G.O.
Date Posted: 25 October 2004 at 7:47pm
Whoa! If you meant that to "BigGun", you have no idea who you're talking to. BigGun worked in machinery shop for quite awhile and he was pretty good. So, please make sure you wash your feet because I'm putting them in your mouth  .
LOL, schoolgirls?!? Who does this guy think he is??? Whatever, CGO out….. P.s. Understand, I have no problems with your stock-barrel improvements, but don’t flame my friends. ------------- Tippmann 98c with lapco bigshot 12in barrel, Palmer Stabilizer/32* 0-1200 microgauge. |
Posted By: Sniper21
Date Posted: 01 November 2004 at 3:52pm
dude lay of you ---------------------------------------- ------------- A-5 E-Grip Jcs Trigger PMI Nitro soon to be WGP Karnivor or X-Mag |
Posted By: triggerhappy1
Date Posted: 01 November 2004 at 5:06pm
| the only way to know if it works or not, is to try it. i would if i had the a-5. |
Posted By: Bounty
Date Posted: 01 November 2004 at 7:50pm
| Sounds like your turning it into a damn shotgun. |
Posted By: deakins
Date Posted: 02 November 2004 at 12:35pm
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i did this to mine. actually right behind the porting is were i cut it off. its loud and i love it. and if you have never tried it you have no idea how accurate it can be. if you do it right it will be more accurate than the stock barrel because there are less defects for the paintball to travel through. and if you have any doubts a short barrel can be accurate take a nelspot007 for example. it can shoot a quarter off a tree at 50 feet away with a 4" barrel. the cut off barrel will NOT compare w/ a freak but it is an improvement. try it its worth it ------------- show initiative, determination. PROUD of ya! broken arrow |
Posted By: triggerhappy1
Date Posted: 02 November 2004 at 3:59pm
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does it work for the 98c stock barrel? iv got one just lying around. ------------- 
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Posted By: Stiffler
Date Posted: 02 November 2004 at 6:58pm
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^^yes, read my post earlier -------------
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Posted By: triggerhappy1
Date Posted: 02 November 2004 at 7:49pm
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ok im going to try next time i can get my hands on a pipe cutter. im seting up a test too to post later. -------------
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Posted By: deakins
Date Posted: 03 November 2004 at 8:14am
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dont use a pipe cutter because it will form a lip around the inside of the barrel. if you have access to a lathe use it. if not use a hacksaw(carefully) then clean and square the cut with a fine mill file. just make sure there arent any burrs around the inside of the barrel ------------- show initiative, determination. PROUD of ya! broken arrow |
Posted By: Kirdro
Date Posted: 03 November 2004 at 10:34am
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Try this one, its rifled, and accurate as any other barrel, except a flatline http://www.endgameinc.com/Paintball-Products/Default.asp - http://www.endgameinc.com/Paintball-Products/Default.asp
------------- Hey, didn't I see you riding the short bus, wearing a helmet, and licking the windows? A-5, Response trigger, Flatline, Soon to own a expansion chamber. |
