Smart Parts: progressive?? - good or bad?
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Topic: Smart Parts: progressive?? - good or bad?
Posted By: TrivialBeing
Subject: Smart Parts: progressive?? - good or bad?
Date Posted: 11 January 2006 at 7:56pm
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The only barrel that is reatily available to me right now that is in my price rang ($40-$80) is the Smart Parts: Progressive barrel. What is your opinion of it? It is being sold for $49.99. My requirements are the best accuracy for that price range and I need to get a better barrel cause all I have is the stock barrel on a custom pro.
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Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 11 January 2006 at 7:57pm
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Meh, get a J&J or a Lapco Bigshot. Both are in your price range, and are 10x the barrel the progressive is.
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Posted By: P8ntBall3r
Date Posted: 11 January 2006 at 8:00pm
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I have a progressive for my custom pro. Its a HUGE improvement over the stock barrel. I really like esspecially for the 35 bucks i got it for. I just got one with funky threads and i got an adapter with it. ------------- Setup: Marke:98 custom pro Custop Products Flame drop Barrel:12" SP Progressive Hopper: Vieloader evolution II 98%of paintballers act gangsta if you are the 2%that are normal put this in your sig |
Posted By: Bushyboy0404
Date Posted: 11 January 2006 at 8:50pm
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they are a big step up from stock but idk what ur talking about in ur price range?? there are all kinds of barrels you could get that are better for under 80$....you could get a jj or bigshot those work good on tippmanns but id suggest the smart parts all american...its about 75$ and its one of the greatest all around barrels ever made... ------------- 02 cocker-sold ion max flo progressive clamping feedneck 47/3k tank revvy |
Posted By: super_gman
Date Posted: 11 January 2006 at 10:30pm
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If your price range goes up to $80, get a Smart Parts All American. It's expensive, but worth it. If you're looking to go cheaper, go with a Bigshot or JJ. For $50, the Progressive is not worth it. ------------- Zerglet. |
Posted By: TrivialBeing
Date Posted: 11 January 2006 at 11:08pm
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ok thank you, I am considering getting the all american now, though where it is available to me it is $100+ the only reason I don't get the JJ or bigshot is becuase I can't find anywhere to guy them (either than from the site = convertion to canadian and shipping) but Ill keep looking thanks for the advice. -------------
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Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 12 January 2006 at 6:21am
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try www.countysports.com I believe Mike ships to Canada.
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Posted By: The_GOAT
Date Posted: 12 January 2006 at 3:50pm
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finaly someone else agrees i love my AA never had 1 chop, well 1 but it was my fault ------------- SP Vision Imp w/ ALL NDZ internals, CP flame drop w/ on/off, Freak-AA tip, lowrise feedneck, NDZ Pro-Mag trigger, tapeworm, NDZ lpr cap, NDZ ti. bolt pin, maybe thats it? EggII 88/4500 Crossfire |
Bushyboy0404 wrote:Posted By: ANARCHY_SCOUT
Date Posted: 12 January 2006 at 5:03pm
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Lapco>all others ------------- Gamertag: Kataklysm999 
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Posted By: TrivialBeing
Date Posted: 12 January 2006 at 10:47pm
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still searching for the Lapco, or J&J... which is better of the
two? either one will end up costing me around 80 dollards to order and
all... (especailly in accuracy)
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Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 13 January 2006 at 7:49am
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look at http://countysports/shop - County Paintball Mike sells them for around 40-50, plus shipping. -------------
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Posted By: TrivialBeing
Date Posted: 13 January 2006 at 4:55pm
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yeah thats what I am talking about the $10+$52+whatever taxes=62+?
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Posted By: monty_sniper
Date Posted: 13 January 2006 at 5:04pm
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all others>lapco ------------- 98% of ion owners think ions are better than any high end gun. If you would like to bonus ball these idiots put this in your sig. Proud owner of 3 guns and counting. |
Posted By: TrivialBeing
Date Posted: 13 January 2006 at 5:10pm
You dissagree?? please explain... -------------
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Posted By: TrivialBeing
Date Posted: 13 January 2006 at 5:15pm
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ok so out of curiosity (disregarding all price ranges) what is the best barrel in production?
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Posted By: Paintball101
Date Posted: 13 January 2006 at 6:26pm
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Progressive barrels are ok for the money. New they run $35-40, and they come stock on Impulses. I did replace mine, but for rec play they shoot fine with a good paint to barrel match.
I would recomend saving up $70 and buying a pipe mini kit, 3 backs and a front. The Pipe shoots great and looks nice if you care for cosmetics. ------------- CCI Phantom... yes it's pump 3.5oz co2 Impulse Eggy II 45 4500 fiber 98 Custom |
Posted By: TrivialBeing
Date Posted: 13 January 2006 at 6:52pm
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thnks for the advice but I think I am looking for a little higher quality than progressive its more the J&J Bigshot and maybe the ultralight (probably too expensive) what is the best of those?
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Posted By: Paintball101
Date Posted: 13 January 2006 at 7:04pm
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Pipe mini kit would be better than all of those in my opinion, it is in a way like the freak, letting you size the barrel to your paint. Out of your three, I like the ultralight. However, it also depends on what paint you usually use so that you get a good paint to barrel match. ------------- CCI Phantom... yes it's pump 3.5oz co2 Impulse Eggy II 45 4500 fiber 98 Custom |
Posted By: lester98c
Date Posted: 13 January 2006 at 9:59pm
| i have used progressives, all americans, evil pipes, and redz pepper sticks. of all them i liked how the pepper stick shot the best and looks really nice to. only problem is the lack of thread choices so as long as you have a 98c you can get that for about 35 U.S. |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 13 January 2006 at 10:04pm
Any barrel kit. Most barrel kits shoot about hte smae depending on the numer of inserts... and so on and so forth. But for you I would get the Lapco Bigshot 12" -------------
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Posted By: TrivialBeing
Date Posted: 13 January 2006 at 10:44pm
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perfect I am ordering it for a total of $54.04 from countypaintball.com, thanks for the help!, after this what is the next mod in priority?
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Posted By: Paintball101
Date Posted: 16 January 2006 at 9:50am
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Play with your gun first, and figure out what you do not like. Different people like different upgrades. I like a barrel, drop if needed, then I go for a consistant marker. After that I play for a bit, and what I do not like I either replace or buy some new upgrades. One thing could be a nitrogen tank, depending on the weather you play in. ------------- CCI Phantom... yes it's pump 3.5oz co2 Impulse Eggy II 45 4500 fiber 98 Custom |
Posted By: kuhndog599
Date Posted: 16 January 2006 at 12:23pm
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i have a progressive and like it a lot. all i know is that i bought it from paintball discounters for about 30 bucks. so there is a place cheaper than where you can get it. ------------- model 98 - homemade handguard solid stock - opsgear mag polished internals homemade sling - paintjob operator barrel progressive barrel opsgear mag - stock |
Posted By: TrivialBeing
Date Posted: 16 January 2006 at 6:35pm
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yeah well i trhink I am gonna go for the Bigshot, thanks though.
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Posted By: paintballer50
Date Posted: 20 February 2006 at 10:23am
| go for the freak or allm american barrels they are a lot better |
Posted By: pwned!!!
Date Posted: 20 February 2006 at 11:54am
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my progressive is very accurate, but definelty have a battle swab cause if you get a barrel break the accuarcys terrible |
Posted By: The_GOAT
Date Posted: 20 February 2006 at 12:12pm
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All American is like $25 more than the bigshot get the AA i have one, you wont be dissapointed ------------- SP Vision Imp w/ ALL NDZ internals, CP flame drop w/ on/off, Freak-AA tip, lowrise feedneck, NDZ Pro-Mag trigger, tapeworm, NDZ lpr cap, NDZ ti. bolt pin, maybe thats it? EggII 88/4500 Crossfire |