best barrel
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Topic: best barrel
Posted By: blank830
Subject: best barrel
Date Posted: 08 April 2006 at 11:43am
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ive been playing paintball for about 6 months with a cheap gun a friend let me have. i think it was a triton from walmart or something. but i decided to get a good gun so i bought a tippman 98 custom wednesday and after shooting about 200 paintballs through it at various distances i decided that i was going to need a new barrel. i want something quiet and accurate and easy to clean. but the accuracy and distance matter more than anything. at first i was thinking about a 12" whisper barrel but after reading the forums now im thinking of a J&J ceramic or a lapco bigshot. so which would be better for a woodsball player? or does anyone knows of any other better barrels for $50 or under? thanks for the help. |
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Posted By: the flanker
Date Posted: 08 April 2006 at 11:55am
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umm the j&j is light, semi quiet, and you can literally shoot your barrel clean but the bigshot is more accurate imo i would go with the bigshot and as for increasing didstance you cant unless you get a barrel that put backspin on the ball (apex, flatline) ------------- 
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Posted By: mjicmike
Date Posted: 08 April 2006 at 12:40pm
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as TF had stated both the J&J and the Bigshot are your best bet for the price you had indicated. Personally I have both barrels(recently purchased the J&J ceramic) and the Bigshot performs slightly better with distance but a little heavier than the J&J and the ceramic barrel is equal in performance with my Classic CP barrel w/o the self cleaning ability. For distance/accuracy, the Apex would be better IMO, if you can find one in good condition for $50. ------------- A5 Rfs Dwg triggr Ricochet R5 8"Lapco Bigsht/14"CP Classic Palmers Stab. Lapco uni-mount DOP bullet drop fwd PMI 88/4500 Woods Flatline/14"Lapco Bigsht CMI Thunder pig reg. Remote adj. stk |
Posted By: nightfox9
Date Posted: 08 April 2006 at 2:37pm
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hmm apex I've heard a lil bout those. Better than flatline? ------------- 
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Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 08 April 2006 at 3:12pm
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Looks-wise no, versatility-wise yes. Accuracy is a little worse with the Apex in my experience. |
nightfox9 wrote:Posted By: estcstpnt
Date Posted: 09 April 2006 at 4:18pm
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I'd say get the Lapco Bigshot. The assistant manager at my local paintball store let me test the J&J and the Big Shot. I liked the big shot more but if your lookin for quiet go for the J&J. I have the Big Shot too, it's nice. ------------- Thinking about it... |
Posted By: pntbl freak
Date Posted: 09 April 2006 at 4:32pm
| I would suggest the Lapco Bigshot. Very good barrel for the price and will shoot a wide variety of paint well because it is medium bore. |
Posted By: procarbinefreak
Date Posted: 09 April 2006 at 11:22pm
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Posted By: Justice
Date Posted: 10 April 2006 at 11:35am
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^ CP Makes some fine barrels, not too expensive either.
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Posted By: nightfox9
Date Posted: 10 April 2006 at 12:45pm
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^ Yeah friend of mine uses a 16" CP Barrel and says it works great. -------------
-Tippmann 98 Custom -20" J&J Ceramic Barrel -Rocket Cock 2 -32 Degrees Remote Coil -20oz Pure Energy Tank |
Posted By: Baewolf
Date Posted: 10 April 2006 at 2:50pm
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I have owned both barrels for my 98 Custom, and I would definitly say
hands doen the lapco Bigshot is better, actually I sold the J&J
because the Bigshot was that much more accurate.
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Posted By: pieterjan
Date Posted: 13 April 2006 at 5:15am
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I also recommend the lapco bigshot, think something about 12" - 14" ------------- so war es und so wird es immer sein... custom 98 black ACT 32degrees drop forward empire reloader 2 cp classic 1piece barrel 14inch preset bottle |
Posted By: sinisterNorth
Date Posted: 13 April 2006 at 7:36am
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Posted By: Travioli
Date Posted: 13 April 2006 at 3:32pm
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