long barrell .vs. short barrell
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Topic: long barrell .vs. short barrell
Posted By: pro paintballa
Subject: long barrell .vs. short barrell
Date Posted: 09 February 2005 at 1:34pm
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which barrell do you think is better, a 14" or a 16" barrell. My opinion on this, is that the longer the barrell the more friction there is, which slows down the ball. thanks for your replies ------------- TIPPMANN 98 CUSTOM 14" PROGRESSIVE BARREL DOUBLE TRIGGER KIT |
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Posted By: Dozer_Da_Punk
Date Posted: 09 February 2005 at 1:41pm
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i have never noticed a difference between two sizes of the same barrel. Personal I like short ones just because of the esthetics. ------------- 
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Posted By: Bolt3
Date Posted: 09 February 2005 at 1:58pm
16" barrel is 2 more inches to the distance.
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Posted By: Bolt3
Date Posted: 09 February 2005 at 1:59pm
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14" is a nice size. Longer - it starts to make the gun look ugly and disfigured Shorter - ugly too. |
Posted By: tipman_drew
Date Posted: 09 February 2005 at 3:27pm
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hey i would go w/ the 14 inch cuz ur right its goin to add more friction and it will just slow it down the longer u get and the ball need to be in a forced terjuctorie (sp) for it to go strait so the 14" does it just right ------------- tippmann 98c drop foward response trigger expansion chamber viewloader revelution rocket cock 2 14" jandj barrel kit polished internals no hopper wabble pen spring mod 24oz tank |
Posted By: cooljon012288
Date Posted: 09 February 2005 at 4:06pm
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14" is the best (it will slow down the ball if any longer)22" barrels are a joke. I use the flatline and a 14" barrel(flatline more often) ------------- Tippmann A-5 flatline barrel 20oz c02 E-Z sling O-D green weaver mount 30mm red dot sight all black swat suit G3 German .308 20 round mag R-5 hopper Co2 tank cover Co2 tank butt stock |
Posted By: Justice
Date Posted: 09 February 2005 at 4:10pm
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The longer the barrel is the more air/co2 it takes to push the ball out at the fps you are trying to achieve. So in other words, the longer barrel will only waste your air. Go 14" tops. ------------- 
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Posted By: armed_future
Date Posted: 09 February 2005 at 6:16pm
| Yeah justice is right, but the longer the barrel the more accurate it's gonna be, but the cost for it is range. I would see if they had a 12" version of the barrel, but I play on a long field. Go for the 14", in other words. |
Posted By: crix
Date Posted: 09 February 2005 at 6:18pm
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spong the inside of your barrel with rainX. i think that would sove the friction problem. |
Posted By: DeathMetal
Date Posted: 09 February 2005 at 7:04pm
| a 12" would be fine. too long of a barrel makes the gun clumsy and a target during speeds ball. a longer barrel doesn't make it sniper rifle acurate anyway you probley wouldn't even notice a difference. 12" is good and 14" is good there about the same anything longer would just be a problem. |