JJ Ceramic Fragility?
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Topic: JJ Ceramic Fragility?
Posted By: AnotherGreek10
Subject: JJ Ceramic Fragility?
Date Posted: 01 May 2007 at 6:10pm
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Has anyone ever heard of JJ Ceramic Barrel shattering, breaking or being extremely fragile? I went to the store to buy one the other day after some research on barrel types and it almost feels to me as if I were to accidentaly bang it angainst a hard rock or tree that it would break or crack. So I held off buying it till I got some feedback. ------------- - Tippmann A-5 - J&J 14" Ceramic - Polished Internals - Lightening Rod Mod - Vortex Mod & QEPH - X7 Low Pro Hopper - Barrel Mounted Laser Sight - Remote Line |
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Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 01 May 2007 at 6:13pm
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No, never heard of it. I have one and I have put it through some rough times, never had a problem. ------------- 
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Posted By: etbarry
Date Posted: 01 May 2007 at 6:21pm
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the barrel is not made of a ceramic material ... it is simply lined on the inside with a ceramic/teflon coating. they are not "fragile" but try not to be banging it around anyways. ------------- 98CustomPro 14" J&J Ceramic Male Palmers WAS Grip TechT Fang Trigger Reloader-b Dye Stickys Drop with on/off 20oz CO2 Comming Soon: RD CenterFeed Milling and Painting |
Posted By: AnotherGreek10
Date Posted: 01 May 2007 at 6:24pm
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haha yeah no I def. have no intention in abusing the barrel. I guess the ceramic lining scared me a little. As a user how do you feel about the barrels performance? ------------- - Tippmann A-5 - J&J 14" Ceramic - Polished Internals - Lightening Rod Mod - Vortex Mod & QEPH - X7 Low Pro Hopper - Barrel Mounted Laser Sight - Remote Line |
Posted By: etbarry
Date Posted: 01 May 2007 at 6:26pm
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i love it. i think for what i paid i could not be happier. the self cleaning helps. ------------- 98CustomPro 14" J&J Ceramic Male Palmers WAS Grip TechT Fang Trigger Reloader-b Dye Stickys Drop with on/off 20oz CO2 Comming Soon: RD CenterFeed Milling and Painting |
Posted By: AnotherGreek10
Date Posted: 01 May 2007 at 6:29pm
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cool thanks for the input. Highly appreciated. ------------- - Tippmann A-5 - J&J 14" Ceramic - Polished Internals - Lightening Rod Mod - Vortex Mod & QEPH - X7 Low Pro Hopper - Barrel Mounted Laser Sight - Remote Line |
Posted By: puckhead03@msn
Date Posted: 01 May 2007 at 6:46pm
| the J&J ceramic is a great barrel! i have a 14'' and i have hit a few things and everything still works great. great buy for the money |
Posted By: TIPPY98ACT
Date Posted: 01 May 2007 at 7:01pm
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I first bought a 12" Lapco Bigshot for my A5. I have to admit, I was impressed. Then I bought a 12" J&J for my 98. I will tell you this... my A5 now has a J&J on it! ------------- 98 A.C.T J&J 12" R/T Revvy Tapco Stock A5 Lapco Bigshot and J&J 12" E-Grip (A.P.E) Vortex Lightning Rod Q.E.P.H Richochet Hopper GTA Double Trigger Remote Line Special Op's A5A2 Stock |
Posted By: BuckNut
Date Posted: 01 May 2007 at 7:55pm
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The J&J is so right about self cleaning! I was running up a muddy hill and fell! Barrel strait into mud, I was getting shot at hit both in the mask after 3 self-cleaning shots! ------------- 98 Custom Pro A.C.T. Realtree Camo Double Trigger Drop Forward 20.oz & 14.oz CO2 14" J&J Ceramic Barrel Gravity Hopper Pen Spring Mod TAPCO Adjustable Stock Soon.. Tippmann Remote Line |
Posted By: sinisterNorth
Date Posted: 01 May 2007 at 8:35pm
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JJ are awesome barrels. I love mine and reccomend them anytime is looking for an affordable and reliable barrel. ------------- 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: Stang909
Date Posted: 01 May 2007 at 8:50pm
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j&j are awesome barrels, very accurate, self cleaning is alright but it is no replacement for a barrel swab and the self cleaning depends on the type of paint fill, for the price they are great but if you have the money go for the j&j edge kit
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Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 01 May 2007 at 11:48pm
| All aftermarket barrels seam like they will break. The stock tippmann barrels are so unbelievably thick that you aren't used the the aftermarket barrels. I feel like I am going to break my pipe kit tip just holding it, but I know it is strong. |
Posted By: jedi mike0
Date Posted: 01 May 2007 at 11:56pm
| I know this is kind of a dumb question but, what do you guys mean when you say it self cleans itself? Also, how does it do that? |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 02 May 2007 at 12:03am
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The teflon coating on the inside of the barrel causes the paint from a broken ball to push itself out of the barrel by firing a few shots after a break. Also known as shooting through a break.
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Posted By: Nagash1959
Date Posted: 02 May 2007 at 12:23am
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If you have a teflon pan at home then smash an egg on it. Then shake it up and down a few times. Over-all same effect. (other then having to scrub your kitchen down after!) The Edge kit, that has different sized backs for differnet paint or for different guns? I saw a description about it but it was a little vauge. I'm still working on the barrel issue myself. ------------- 98 Custom Cyclone Double E-Trigger Polished Internals Freak kit X-chamber CP Drop w/On/Off |
Posted By: Black_Shadow
Date Posted: 02 May 2007 at 2:10pm
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the ceramic is fine. if a ball breaks in the barrel you just have to shoot a few times and all the broken ball slides right out. of course, after the game a squeegee run through is a good idea, but ive broken multiple balls in it in a single game and still been able to hit somebody at 50+ feet. the barrel isnt actually ceramic, its aluminum coated with teflon and ceramic, the same stuff they put on non-stick pans. as for ceramic being fragile, heck no. why do you think we use ceramic tiles on floors? its tough stuff man. ------------- 98CP ACT R/T J&J Ceramic 14" Egg II w Z-Board GTA Inline X-Chamber NCStar Red-Dot Pen Spring Mod Trigger Stops Polished Internals Dye Sticky Grip 20oz Co2 w On/Off Next Up: Spimmy |
Posted By: prolitesniper
Date Posted: 02 May 2007 at 5:55pm
ya it would be silly to just through it at the ground  ------------- Tippmann A5 RT 16in J&J Ceramic 14in linear smartparts New BT Apex Barrel 45ci 3000psi Nitro System blade trigger 4+1pack |
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