What is the difference
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Topic: What is the difference
Posted By: MeanMan
Subject: What is the difference
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 12:44pm
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Alright my friend doesnt know what barrel he should get. He wants a progressive or a teardrop, but he doesnt know what the difference is, he says they look the same and the only difference is $20. Can you tell him what the difference is? ------------- 
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Posted By: Panda Man
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 12:46pm
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The porting. progressive just has holes, where the TearDrop
will have Smart Parts Patend port holes which will add a smidge of
accuracy. If I was your friend, go with the progressive. it's under $30, and it just as accurate as the TearDrop. ------------- 
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Posted By: SuzukiRider987
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 12:51pm
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^^Exactly. Tell your friend to pick which one he thinks looks the best. ------------- http://www.macdev.net - MacDev Militia http://www.alienpb.com - Alien - Because winning is more fun. |
Posted By: MeanMan
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 5:27pm
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thanks, cause they dont seem any different -------------
hybrid-sniper~"To be honest, if I see a player still using an Impulse I'm going to question their motives." |
Posted By: Sargent Duck
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 8:42pm
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Having a 14"teardrop for my 98, it's a decent barrel. However, if you
break a ball, might as well call yourself out. It's not a self-cleaning
barrel, and accuracy goes to hell very fast. As soon as a ball breaks,
call yourself out (really, it's not worth your time playing after
that), and spend the next 5 minutes cleaning out your barrel. Now of course, the plus side is I've never broken a ball in the barrel yet (misfires with the bolt and feeding problems have been the only reasons I've broken balls). I've shot a lot of paint (white box.....which is cheap paint) through it, and never had a problem with the actual barrel itself ever breaking a ball. But for the increased price, I don't really think it's worth it. Go with the progressive. |
Posted By: gsw.3
Date Posted: 05 August 2005 at 12:04am
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I have a 98c with a progressive and my cousin has a tear drop on his 98c and we dont notice and difference in preformance. ------------- CLICK THE LINK BELOW http://model98.org"> 
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Posted By: tippy279
Date Posted: 05 August 2005 at 12:52am
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The porting actually will help the accuracy but not 20$ better accuracy. Go with the cheaper one. ------------- My guns name is Mr. Max in remembrance of my dog that got hit by a car: Tippmann A-5 Ricochet R-5 JCS double Trigger Tippmann E-Grip Flatline Barrel Do you have the need for speed? |
Posted By: JediJak
Date Posted: 05 August 2005 at 6:25pm
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you can get a teardrop for 3 bucks more and i have had both. The first
was a progressive and it did good for desert woodsball but i had to
give it up when it got bent at the front from being dropped 5 feet onto
rocks. So since it was such a good barrel i looked up what else smart
parts made for tippmanns and i found the teardrop and since it was
newer and only 3 dollars more i bought it. I find it has a much more
reliable accuracy in that with lower size bore paint it doesnt curve
quite as much. It also is far quiter than the progressive cause of the
dish cuts. But if u use large and medium bore size it doesnt make much
of a difference in accuracy. |