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What Size Barrel For My A-5?

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Topic: What Size Barrel For My A-5?
Posted By: GoTsKiLLz
Subject: What Size Barrel For My A-5?
Date Posted: 22 March 2005 at 7:13pm
I have a A-5 with a R/T and a Flatline for woods-ball. i was thinking about gettin a Freak Barrel for speedball but i wasent sure on what size to get. and if its worth it. but if i decide to get one i was wondering what size is good, a 12, 14, 16, 18 inch? and sorry for this newbie question but does size really matter?  I would appreciate some opinions and experiences. Thanks

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Posted By: Hella Cool
Date Posted: 22 March 2005 at 7:14pm
Don't go over 14". Read the Upgrade FAQ. 


Posted By: SuzukiRider987
Date Posted: 22 March 2005 at 7:54pm
Yea, anything over 14" is a waste. I personally like the 12". I'd go for the 12" or 14".

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Posted By: Johndcjr1989
Date Posted: 22 March 2005 at 7:56pm

yeah over 16 is where the problems start (ball drop off, etc.) but i never go over 14 because it gives u a lil room to spare there...also if u look at the pros setups' most of them use 14 inchers...some front players use 12s and even 10s occasionally but u hardly ever see anybody (even backmen like me) with 16 inchers on theyre guns.

and yeah i think the freak is worth it...i have owned a teardrop and an all american and ahve been very impressed with smart parts barrels...if ur gonna spend alot of money on a barrel then u could also look into the evil pipe kits...i was gonna get a freak for my timmy but decided that since the only 2 aftermarket barrels i had ever bought had been smartparts that i wanted to get some more experience with other companies and stuff and went with the pipe.  its a nice barrel but its sorta loud but on the speedball field it doesnt really matter because if ur doin it right u should be yellin to ur teammates the whole time shoutin out positions of the other team and just communicatin in general



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Posted By: eaglesin05
Date Posted: 22 March 2005 at 8:50pm
Don;t go over 14. I have a 14 and wish I had gotten a 12. It just seems a tad too long.

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Posted By: GoTsKiLLz
Date Posted: 25 March 2005 at 10:42am
bump

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Posted By: A5 dude15
Date Posted: 25 March 2005 at 12:29pm
you will see the same or very little accuracy difference between a 10, 12, or 14 inch barrel of the same barrel. which means if you had a 10, 12 and 14 inch freak, you wont see that much of a diference between them as far as accuracy. i would go for a 12 inch freak, its more compact and shorter than a 14 and a little longer than a 10. over 14 inches will result in ball drop off and a decrease in accuracy.



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