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Best Barrel (A-5)

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Topic: Best Barrel (A-5)
Posted By: Tippmann_playa
Subject: Best Barrel (A-5)
Date Posted: 03 December 2006 at 11:40pm
Ok so I have done research on a bunch of different barrels for the A-5 and anything that can thread into an A-5 with any sort of adapter. But I want a live players opinon as to which barrel is best. I have some picks as followed : Apex, Flatline, Lapco Big Shot, Dye Proto, Smart Parts Progressive. Now I am a woodsballer that plays some speedball. Can anyone give me a solid answer? Much appreciated.


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Tippmann A-5
APE Rampage
68/3000(remote)
Collapsible Carbine Stock
JCS Double Finger
Flatline w/ Battle Shroud
14' Progressive Rifled
Squeeshies
Lightning Rod
Vortex Mod
Sly Profit
EMRD



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Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 03 December 2006 at 11:54pm

apex for mostly woodsball (will also be decent for speedball)

big shot or ceramic for all around



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<just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs>


Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 04 December 2006 at 12:54am
There's a barrel called "Search." It has everything you want in a barrel.


Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 04 December 2006 at 12:55am
Originally posted by hybrid-sniper hybrid-sniper wrote:

There's a barrel called "Search." It has everything you want in a barrel.
no man super chromium has everything you want in a barrel, search just gets you there

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<just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs>


Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 04 December 2006 at 12:58am
Search is the gateway to the Super Chromium.


Posted By: phil_stl
Date Posted: 04 December 2006 at 2:12am
Originally posted by hybrid-sniper hybrid-sniper wrote:

Search is the gateway to the Super Chromium.


Very much agreed, oh boy do I want one though...but then don't most people (that believe it exists of course).


Posted By: Tippmann_playa
Date Posted: 04 December 2006 at 11:08am
I said I have done the research and have many different opinions. So if your not going to respond to my question properly, please dont respond at all.

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Tippmann A-5
APE Rampage
68/3000(remote)
Collapsible Carbine Stock
JCS Double Finger
Flatline w/ Battle Shroud
14' Progressive Rifled
Squeeshies
Lightning Rod
Vortex Mod
Sly Profit
EMRD


Posted By: sinisterNorth
Date Posted: 04 December 2006 at 6:51pm
I would go with a JJ Ceramic. They're affordable barrels that perform well with various paints. It also shoots through breaks like a wonder.

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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: Poozy
Date Posted: 04 December 2006 at 10:34pm
I think i pooped,kidding, Bigshots are nice. i like

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-Tippmann Custom Pro E
-47/3000 Air America
-Lapco 12in Bigshot
-Cyclone Feed
-Pen Trigger Spring
-Vortex Mod
-APE Board
-Fang Trigger


Posted By: Yomillio
Date Posted: 05 December 2006 at 7:54pm

Originally posted by Tippmann_playa Tippmann_playa wrote:

I said I have done the research and have many different opinions. So if your not going to respond to my question properly, please dont respond at all.

If you have truly done your research, this thread wouldn't be nessasary.  There are tons of threads just like this and we have given the same exact answers time after time, and i guess ill do it again.

Range-increasing barrel of choice: BT Apex.

Traditional one-piece barrel:  Lapco Bigshot or J&J Ceramic.

<$100 barrel kit: J&J Edge.

>$100 barrel kit: Smart Parts Freak or Stiffi Switch.



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Posted By: Tippmann_playa
Date Posted: 06 December 2006 at 12:02am
Ok thanks for the input. What are your thoughts on the flatline with a shroud? Cause I think that's what I'm going to be picking up. I've seen first hand how it fires and used one before and loved it. So I don't need stats and all that. just personal prefrences. Thanks.

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Tippmann A-5
APE Rampage
68/3000(remote)
Collapsible Carbine Stock
JCS Double Finger
Flatline w/ Battle Shroud
14' Progressive Rifled
Squeeshies
Lightning Rod
Vortex Mod
Sly Profit
EMRD


Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 06 December 2006 at 12:07am
Personally I am not much on Flatlines. The Extra range isn't very useful anyways. But if you are looking into the flatline, I would also suggest looking into the Apex. It is alot less picky about paint, and is more versitile. 

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Posted By: Tippmann_playa
Date Posted: 06 December 2006 at 12:11am

Well yeaht thats what I heard. But my friend has one and he says its hard as hell to clean. Is this true? I'm also going for lookes as well.



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Tippmann A-5
APE Rampage
68/3000(remote)
Collapsible Carbine Stock
JCS Double Finger
Flatline w/ Battle Shroud
14' Progressive Rifled
Squeeshies
Lightning Rod
Vortex Mod
Sly Profit
EMRD


Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 06 December 2006 at 12:40am

you can clean the apex as easy as any other barrel on the field

 

just paint will get stuck uptop so after you finish for the day spend 20 seconds running water through it using your sink



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<just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs>


Posted By: thebuickguy
Date Posted: 07 December 2006 at 10:08am
yea ceramic ftw

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Tippmann A-5 SAW stock E grip
J&J Ceramic APEX tip
Spyder AMG J&J Ceramic
Tippmann 68 Carbine J&J Ceramic APEX tip
Tippmann Prolite


Posted By: Tippmann_playa
Date Posted: 07 December 2006 at 12:20pm
Is there anyway to put the apex head onto a flatline? Or would the apex just ruin the back spin caused by the flatline?

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Tippmann A-5
APE Rampage
68/3000(remote)
Collapsible Carbine Stock
JCS Double Finger
Flatline w/ Battle Shroud
14' Progressive Rifled
Squeeshies
Lightning Rod
Vortex Mod
Sly Profit
EMRD


Posted By: pattison
Date Posted: 07 December 2006 at 1:48pm
if you put the apex tip on the flatline your balls will come back and hit you.

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Eat The Brisket


Posted By: Tippmann_playa
Date Posted: 08 December 2006 at 1:45am
yea apparently there is a such thing as too much backspin ha ha

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Tippmann A-5
APE Rampage
68/3000(remote)
Collapsible Carbine Stock
JCS Double Finger
Flatline w/ Battle Shroud
14' Progressive Rifled
Squeeshies
Lightning Rod
Vortex Mod
Sly Profit
EMRD


Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 08 December 2006 at 8:53pm
Originally posted by pattison pattison wrote:

if you put the apex tip on the flatline your balls will come back and hit you.
that would be freggin awesome

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<just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs>


Posted By: lilsully4
Date Posted: 08 December 2006 at 9:11pm
^It would

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Posted By: MeanMan
Date Posted: 09 December 2006 at 2:38pm
When i had my A5 i had an All American barrel, and i loved it

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hybrid-sniper~"To be honest, if I see a player still using an Impulse I'm going to question their motives."


Posted By: BrandonR
Date Posted: 29 December 2006 at 1:01am

look into UMS apex adaptor

you can put an apex ending on any barrel

 



Posted By: rvieira
Date Posted: 02 January 2007 at 2:53am
if you are going to get a flatline anyway, wats up with the original thread. you really need to stop wasting people's time.


Posted By: pieterjan
Date Posted: 02 January 2007 at 8:34am

i prefer the lapco bigshot or the j&j ceramic. Other good alternatives are the custom products classic 1 piece barrel. The all american of smart parts is also a good barrel but it isn't as cheap as the bigshot or the ceramic. I think 14inch would be long enough.

The apex and the flatline are longdistance barrels. They are quiete expensive and I don't like them because they aren't accurate. I don't prefer these barrels!

 



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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: G.A.-PNTBALLER
Date Posted: 02 January 2007 at 9:04am

I just got a 14" j&j ceramic for my a-5 and i'm very pleased with it.

Good all around barrel.



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X-7
14" J&J CERAMIC

A-5
R/T
FLATLINE




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