21" rifled barrel
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Topic: 21" rifled barrel
Posted By: woodsballman
Subject: 21" rifled barrel
Date Posted: 09 May 2006 at 5:42pm
| Hey I was wondering if any body has any experience with a 21" rifled barrel for the tippmann a-5? If you do are they any good if not what type of a barrel should I get other than a flatline? |
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Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 09 May 2006 at 5:56pm
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wow. rifling doesnt help paintballs at all. nore does length. if you want a good, cheap, reliable barrel, i suggest a lapco bigshot or a j&j ceramic. probably about 14". all you need is about 8" to accelerate the paintball, and a few more inches to guide it, say 4-6". anything past just requires more gas to drive the ball down the barrel, and doesnt help accuracy. so it just wastes air. id suggest hitting the deck to avoid "anti sniper fireballs" ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell" 
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Posted By: woodsballman
Date Posted: 09 May 2006 at 6:00pm
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doesnt the rifling put more spin on the ball and make it shoot farther? and beside I can get this barrel for less or the same as a 14" barrel |
Posted By: sinisterNorth
Date Posted: 09 May 2006 at 6:15pm
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Not worth it. 14" is long enough. ------------- Pumpker'd; (V.) When a pump player runs up and shoots you at point blank range because you thought 20bps made you good. |
Posted By: woodsballman
Date Posted: 09 May 2006 at 6:27pm
| what type of barrel do you think I should get then? |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 09 May 2006 at 6:30pm
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8-14" Lapco Bigshot. ------------- 
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Posted By: woodsballman
Date Posted: 09 May 2006 at 6:36pm
| wer can I look at one? |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 09 May 2006 at 6:37pm
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http://countysports.com/shop - http://countysports.com/shop -------------
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Posted By: MeanMan
Date Posted: 09 May 2006 at 7:27pm
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get the 14'' barrel 21" are funny they dont help at all ------------- 
hybrid-sniper~"To be honest, if I see a player still using an Impulse I'm going to question their motives." |
Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 09 May 2006 at 8:02pm
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I will verbally assault anyone with a 21 inch barrel. Luckilly, no one around here is stupid enough to use them. Lapco Bigshot ftw. |
Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 09 May 2006 at 10:24pm
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*cough*J&J*cough* best barrel out there for the money. 30 bucks. self cleaning too! ph33r it or it will eat your face. ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell"
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Posted By: woodsballman
Date Posted: 10 May 2006 at 9:13am
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I think I will stick with my 21" barrel its cheaper than any other
barrel I can find. |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 10 May 2006 at 9:15am
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Why stick with somthing that is worse than the stock barrel? Thats dumb. Just put your stock barrel back on. -------------
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Posted By: woodsballman
Date Posted: 10 May 2006 at 9:27am
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I havent got my stock barrel off yet and I dont have the new
barrel yet but I'm probably going to get it because it should make it more acurite and quiet ------------- tippmann custom pro E-trigger cyclone feeder 21" core barrel or 11" stock barrel 20 and 9 oz co2 tanks or Brass Eagle Talon Ghost with copperhead red dot scope and a wooden stock |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 10 May 2006 at 9:51am
A 21" Rifled Barrel will not make the marker more accurate. Rifling has no effect on paintballs, due to their liquid fill. A 21" barrel will actually cause gas waste, and maybe even decreased accuracy due to friction. But if you want to waste your moeny, go ahead. -------------
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woodsballman wrote:Posted By: paintballinbill
Date Posted: 10 May 2006 at 10:56am
w3rd!!!! J&J is teh UB3R L337!!!!!11one!!1 but seriously. go with a J&J Ceramic or a Lapco Bigshot, they are the best bangs for the buck. ------------- 98 Custom milled;painted;J&J Ceramic;X-Chamber;R/T;Cyclone. |
Posted By: woodsballman
Date Posted: 10 May 2006 at 1:06pm
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how is it going to cause gas waste?? ------------- tippmann custom pro E-trigger cyclone feeder 21" core barrel or 11" stock barrel 20 and 9 oz co2 tanks or Brass Eagle Talon Ghost with copperhead red dot scope and a wooden stock |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 10 May 2006 at 1:25pm
Its physics. The ball accelerates down the barrel for the fisrt 8 inches or so. After that, the friction in the barrel slows the ball down. Therefore extra gas is needed to keep the ball moving down the barrel at field speeds. This is why when you change from a 8" to a 14" barrel of the same brand, the marker may need chronoed again. -------------
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Posted By: Jmann4567
Date Posted: 10 May 2006 at 6:01pm
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21" is pointless ------------- 98c Smart Parts Teardrop Ricochet Rhino hopper deadOn double trigger Pen spring mod Custom paintjob http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=6/16221294395.jpg&s=f5 |
Posted By: knukclez
Date Posted: 11 May 2006 at 8:40am
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friend of mine has a 21 inch barrel. it doesnt waste gas. or lose accuracy. it is a little more accurate then the 16". but thats about it. other then it makes yr gun look awkward. 21" barrels take speed off the paintball. thats just about the only negative side to them. go with a 16 " if you want a longer barrel they're a little more accurate then the 14's but on the other hand 14" barrels are optimum for everything ( speed/accuracy ). smatr parts, lapko, J&J all make great barrels. do your research ------------- Tippmann Custom Pro-E Polished Internals Custom Mill/Paint Job 16" Rifeled SP Barrel A-6 Stock QEV Cyclone Feed System Chroned at 18 Balls a Second |
Posted By: paintballinbill
Date Posted: 11 May 2006 at 5:04pm
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have your friend chrono the gun right now, and then put the stock barrel back on, and re-chrono. chances are the velocity will be higher, which means that he's using more gas than he would with a smaller barrel.... ------------- 98 Custom milled;painted;J&J Ceramic;X-Chamber;R/T;Cyclone. |
Posted By: knukclez
Date Posted: 11 May 2006 at 5:15pm
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that much more gas per shot should not make that much of a difference between a PERFORMANCE barrel not a stock barrel. i use a 16" barrel i bet there is only a few foot difference its not even that big of a deal ------------- Tippmann Custom Pro-E Polished Internals Custom Mill/Paint Job 16" Rifeled SP Barrel A-6 Stock QEV Cyclone Feed System Chroned at 18 Balls a Second |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 11 May 2006 at 5:30pm
A little bit can add up. Also how can a 21" rifled barrel be more accurate than a 12" barrel in paintball? Did you make up new laws of physics to govern your 21" barrel? Next your going to say that 21 inch makes your marker accurate up to a mile away. -------------
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Posted By: knukclez
Date Posted: 12 May 2006 at 9:21am
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looks like im going to devolope a mile long barrel? negative. All im saying is its not that big of a deal unless you are completely anal and only have one tank of gas  ------------- Tippmann Custom Pro-E Polished Internals Custom Mill/Paint Job 16" Rifeled SP Barrel A-6 Stock QEV Cyclone Feed System Chroned at 18 Balls a Second |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 12 May 2006 at 9:27am
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Its a big deal when you don't want to waste your money on a barrel that does nothing for the marker. If a compact 8" barrel does the same thing as a 21" barrel, why would you want to have two feet of barrel hanging off your gun. -------------
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Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 13 May 2006 at 6:00pm
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Plus, I had a 14'' barrel with a silencer that made it 18''. Whenever I pointed my gun down it hit the ground. Imagine what a 21'' barrel will do. ------------- 
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Posted By: old fart
Date Posted: 13 May 2006 at 6:47pm
| each marker is different. with added barrel length you will reach a point if diminishing returns. wouldent reccomen anything over 16 inch unless you are able to do the fine adjustments necessary to reach a desired effect |
Posted By: The Man
Date Posted: 13 May 2006 at 8:23pm
For the love of God. Nooooo! Those barrels are a POS. Your better off
with a stock barrel. First off, it will not help. Second, when your at
the field all the cooll guys will point and laugh and we all don't want
that.  So, your asking yourself
''Why are these people laughing at me'' As you run off and cry. It's
because they know you just wasted your money and look like a complete
noob. Anything over 14'' is pointless. Do you want to know why it's
cheaper than all the other barrels? It's because you get what you pay
for. You pay $20 for a barrel chances are it's going to suck. Do
yourself a favor and get a Lapco Big Shot or some J&J barrel.And someone please explain to me how a longer barrel makes it more accurate... This is ground break news!!! We must inform the press at once. ------------- Cp critical Bob Long Lengens painball park Team Rendition |
Posted By: Ralphwggm5
Date Posted: 13 May 2006 at 11:34pm
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rifling = sucker ploy
21" "Sniper" barrel = sucker ploy 21" rifled "sniper" barrel = absolutley ridiculous ------------- A-5 14" Bigshot E-Grip Palmer's Female Stabilizer 68/4500 HPA Collapsible Stock Coiled Remote Polished Internals |
Posted By: Balor
Date Posted: 14 May 2006 at 8:26am
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It's a common misconception that rifiling and a longer barrel will increase range and accuracy in paintball guns. Why? Because everyone is thinking of real guns. In a Real gun rifling puts a spin on the bullet allowing it to travel more accurately. This doesn't work with a paintballs because they are not solid. The liquid inside the round just creates friction as the outside shell rotates which ends up reducing your accuracy. As for barrel length, yes, in REAL guns, barrel length greatly improves accuracy over long distances but even then too long of barrel has deminishing returns. For a real gun you would use a barrel length appropriate to the caliber of the round and the amount of powder to be used. In a paintball gun, we are all shooting at or around 300 fps and at the same caliber, so there is a point when you just can't crank your gun up high enough to maintain speed and use a longer barrel. In the end all it does it hurt you while not delivering any better performance and sometimes actually getting worse due to velocity loss. I know the 21" is cheap, but by buying it you are going to hurt yourself. For a paintball gun, like everyone before me has mentioned, this point of deminishing returns occurs from 14"-16" after that it really is all down hill. Maybe it's worth the extra 10 bucks to get a J&J or a Lapco BigShot?
------------- A-5 E-Grip w/ WAS board JCS Jet Click Ratchet CAR Stock 12" Palmer Brass Barrel Remote 68/4500 Crossfire HPA Polished Internals Maddmann Spring Kit http://www.a5og.net/ - http://www.a5og.net/ |
Posted By: Cammo
Date Posted: 14 May 2006 at 11:38am
wow ok i guesse i am not going to go with the 21'' i was thinking about lmao thank 
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