12" Sniper barrel
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Topic: 12" Sniper barrel
Posted By: Tmab21
Subject: 12" Sniper barrel
Date Posted: 06 July 2005 at 7:11pm
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Does anyone have or have used Tippmanns 12" sniper barrel? It looks pretty sweet. I've been wanting a good 12" barrel. ------------- Dont run,you'll die tired |
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Posted By: SpaldingTPI
Date Posted: 06 July 2005 at 7:31pm
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yea its decent ...its pretty acurate ...but i would go for j&j 14in....same price...alot better....i have both ------------- custom pro RT j&j ceramic 12in sniper ricochet ak |
Posted By: Tmab21
Date Posted: 06 July 2005 at 7:43pm
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Thats cool. I'm really looking for about a 12" barrel. I have a 14" progressive from Smart Parts. What other 12" barrels do you recommend? Tmab ------------- Dont run,you'll die tired |
Posted By: \\mercenary//
Date Posted: 06 July 2005 at 8:07pm
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the sniper barrel sucks. if you want short barrels, try the lapco bigshot. i think that comes in 8, 10, and 12 inches. not sure about the sizes though ------------- 98 Custom 14" Werks Barrel DOP Bullet drop forward |
Posted By: SpaldingTPI
Date Posted: 06 July 2005 at 8:17pm
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j&j 12in ------------- custom pro RT j&j ceramic 12in sniper ricochet ak |
Posted By: rossy11223
Date Posted: 06 July 2005 at 9:11pm
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How well do you think it is going to be if it has "sniper" in its name? |
Posted By: Monk
Date Posted: 06 July 2005 at 9:16pm
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I have a J&J and I like it. One time I stuck it..... On my gun and it worked like a dream. |
Posted By: sscocker
Date Posted: 07 July 2005 at 3:38am
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I ggot a 14 in AA Sniper Barrel and i had a lapco bigshot! Trust me go with the AA! You will look awesome when you show off ur sniping skills ------------- 2005 Super Stock Autococker Dye Invision Freak Barrel Kit Egg 2 68/3000 HP |
Posted By: duffer1497
Date Posted: 07 July 2005 at 10:53am
| get a flatline |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 07 July 2005 at 12:42pm
You're kidding, right? I've heard bad things about tippmann's sniper barrels. I'd get a J&J ceramic, lapco bigshot, smart parts teardrop, or a CP 12" one piece. All of those barrels, either get 12" of 14", personally, I'd go with 12" |
sscocker wrote:Posted By: sscocker
Date Posted: 07 July 2005 at 1:44pm
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There only bad if a ball breaks then the paintballs will swerve all over..but there really accurate if you have a hyperstar or venturi bolt to help not chop balls!! ------------- 2005 Super Stock Autococker Dye Invision Freak Barrel Kit Egg 2 68/3000 HP |
Posted By: rossy11223
Date Posted: 07 July 2005 at 1:46pm
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I think he meant his barrel was an all american, not Tippmann sniper barrel. |
Posted By: rossy11223
Date Posted: 07 July 2005 at 1:47pm
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Best internals on a Tippmann are the stock ones. |
Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 07 July 2005 at 3:07pm
| The werks barrels are great until a chop. I would stay away from Tippmann barrels besides the Flatline because once you have a chop, your a deadman. |
Posted By: tippykj98c
Date Posted: 07 July 2005 at 9:05pm
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go for the cp barrel. i have one and it works like a charm. i think it comes in 12". ------------- tippman rules |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 07 July 2005 at 9:19pm
Um, no. You get a lighter bolt with the LPK, which not only decreases the CLANK noise you get with the stock, but also it decreases the kick. I've seen custom made bolts too, which also reduce the kick. And about a ball breaking in a barrel being bad, that's the case for any barrel. Barrel breaks suck for any gun, but you can rain-x your barrel to help you clean more quickly. And also, to my knowledge, the venturi bolt and such do nothing to help against chopping. The front bolt can only move as fast as the rear bolt, and will move at exactly the same speed, regardless. If I'm going to chop with my stock bolt, in the same situation, I'd chop with a delrin bolt too. |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 07 July 2005 at 9:21pm
Yeah, I've got the .689 CP 12" one piece, and I really like it. My groupings are tighter than my friends teardrop (although, could be his velocity/ scratched barrel?) The CP 12" one piece is quite good. |
Posted By: paintballer789
Date Posted: 07 July 2005 at 10:44pm
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keep that they are good |
Posted By: NascarKevin24
Date Posted: 07 July 2005 at 10:48pm
| ^agreed |
Posted By: sscocker
Date Posted: 08 July 2005 at 12:18am
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I got a question! feel free to answer it! But when he says 12" Sniper Barrel! The only thing ppl would get a Sniper is for Accurate shots and the longer the barrel the more accurate right? correct me if i'm wrong but 14 in or 16 in would be a lot better! ------------- 2005 Super Stock Autococker Dye Invision Freak Barrel Kit Egg 2 68/3000 HP |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 08 July 2005 at 12:34am
WRONG The name "sniper" is merely a marketting gimmick. There are no real snipers in paintball, but we'll get into that another time. 12" and 14" are optimal for accuracy, people who tell you that their 21" thunderpig barrel is really accurate is dead wrong. I recall reading that every 2 inches past 14"s the ball begins to wobble and restabalize, and wobble, restabalize, etc. Also, as you could guess, the longer the barrel, the longer of a distance the ball has to travel before it leaves the barrel. All this extra distance makes you use more air to propell the ball the same distance at the same speed. In short, stick with a 12", maybe 14" if you play sup air, no longer. Questions? |