Does anyone make a barrel for the SL 68?
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Topic: Does anyone make a barrel for the SL 68?
Posted By: CarbineKid
Subject: Does anyone make a barrel for the SL 68?
Date Posted: 11 March 2010 at 5:14pm
| Are there any company that make aftermarket barrels for the SL-68II?? |
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Posted By: Kopkins
Date Posted: 11 March 2010 at 10:17pm
| I haven't seen anything, but that doesn't mean they're not our there. Are the threads the same as the original version? |
Posted By: CarbineKid
Date Posted: 11 March 2010 at 11:48pm
| Got me, I have the original. |
Posted By: Kopkins
Date Posted: 12 March 2010 at 6:32am
| I'm fairly certain that aftermarket barrels have been made for it in the past. But I looked around a bit and nothing turned up for new barrels. |
Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 12 March 2010 at 10:33am
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http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dsporting&field-keywords=j%26j+barrel+sl+68&x=17&y=20 - Link Only place I know of right now. Edit: This is where I got the one for my original SL 68 II. ------------- 
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Posted By: CarbineKid
Date Posted: 12 March 2010 at 4:53pm
A bit on the expensive side, but overall this is the first I have seen of a SL barrel thanks!!! |
Mack wrote:Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 12 March 2010 at 5:15pm
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You are welcome. But just to make you feel bad, I think I paid less when I bought mine. Of course, that was when these were just excess barrels for a marker that was no longer made*. Having the new SL 68 II come out changes things a bit. As an alternative I have seen two instances where people with aftermarket barrels for different markers ground down the threads/cut down the length (of the part that goes into their marker) to make themselves custom SL barrels. (I imagine you would have to find a barrel that was the right outside diameter at the breech end to do this though. It wasn't something I felt like dealing with.) Edited Addition: Just a bit of info: Most of the paint I have rolls right through this barrel. However, because of the way the barrel mounts on the marker, the "tape mod" is quite effective. I cut a narrow strip (two actually, one wasn't thick enough so I put one on top of the other) and wrapped them around the end of the barrel. By "wrapped" I mean the tape extends about an inch into the barrel, wraps around the edge and then extends about the same distance on the outside of the barrel. Having it both in and out like that helps keep the balls from loosening the tape and shooting it out the end of the barrel. If you line the tape up so that it goes between the barrel clamps at the front bottom of the marker body, the body does not really interfere (cause tape bunching/wrinkling) with installation at all. *I actually bought the barrel well before I bought the SL 68 II. I knew I wanted an SL eventually and didn't want to not be able to find a barrel once I got it. -------------
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Posted By: BVB
Date Posted: 15 March 2010 at 11:10am
I use regular electrical tape, what I fold double for about a half inch. (or triple if paint is realy small)
Becaise it's only doubled (tripled) on the part where the ball rests, I only have a single tape that needs to flip around the barrel. It's just the thickness that it will fit right in between barrel and body on "my SL", but only on the right side !
Yes, the part where the ball rests is not sticking and it's not giving me problems at all.
Like Mack stated, tape detents work just fine and is cheap solution to prevent roll-outs. However, a smaller barrel (or bigger paint) will give your velocity a boost !
I successfully managed to raise velocity for some -10 fps by inserting a plastic tube into the back of the bolt, where the mainspring rests.
btw, here's an answer to your question. Yes, Tymcneer "can make" custom brass barrels with a fixed .675 or .680 control bore in the back. Palmers Pursuit also makes some brass (with optional wedgits). But brass is an expensive choice...
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