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Topic: alpha black barrel

Posted By: Austin7
Subject: alpha black barrel
Date Posted: 31 March 2012 at 5:17pm

i have an apex 2 barrel for my gun and its 18 inches....i was wondering if i could get a shorter apex 2 ready barrel for my apex2 tip.....like could i grt a 14 inch apex ready barrel and use it on my alpha black

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Posted By: mompaintball
Date Posted: 23 April 2012 at 6:00pm

i have an alpha black , i have a tippman apex 10 inches ...should i better buy the lapco 14? or is it to expensive?

Posted By: 11xiii
Date Posted: 04 May 2012 at 3:12am

The 14" apex barrel will be too short. I have an alpha black tactical with shroud and everything just like you.

i know the 18" will work, but my question is how the 16" will work.

apex makes 14, 16, and 18 inch barrels that comes stock with your apex. i havent heard anyone say the 16 will or wont work, but i know the 14 wont

Posted By: StormyKnight
Date Posted: 09 May 2012 at 4:54am

11xiii wrote:

The 14" apex barrel will be too short. I have an alpha black tactical with shroud and everything just like you.

Ridiculous. Anything over the 12" to 14" range is overkill on any barrel.

11xiii wrote:

i know the 18" will work, but my question is how the 16" will work.

Just as well or as badly. Take your pick.

11xiii wrote:

apex makes 14, 16, and 18 inch barrels that comes stock with your apex. i havent heard anyone say the 16 will or wont work, but i know the 14 wont

And why wouldn't the 14" work? What difference does 2" to 4" extra inches make other than making your marker more of a gas hog?

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Posted By: oldpbnoob
Date Posted: 09 May 2012 at 8:20am

StormyKnight wrote:

11xiii wrote:

apex makes 14, 16, and 18 inch barrels that comes stock with your apex. i havent heard anyone say the 16 will or wont work, but i know the 14 wont

And why wouldn't the 14" work? What difference does 2" to 4" extra inches make other than making your marker more of a gas hog?

I'm guessing it doesnt clear the shroud?

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Posted By: StormyKnight
Date Posted: 10 May 2012 at 10:31pm

oldpbnoob wrote:

StormyKnight wrote:

11xiii wrote:

apex makes 14, 16, and 18 inch barrels that comes stock with your apex. i havent heard anyone say the 16 will or wont work, but i know the 14 wont

And why wouldn't the 14" work? What difference does 2" to 4" extra inches make other than making your marker more of a gas hog?

I'm guessing it doesnt clear the shroud?

Ah, I'm on the side of the fence where I believe that the performance of a marker is more important than the aesthetics. I will not win here.

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Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 11 May 2012 at 4:10pm

Gotta watch with the AB. the ring that the barrel goes through on the fore stock of the marker is a set width. If you pick a barrel that's thinner than the stock barrel, you'll have wiggle because it won't be snug in there. I solved my problem with a J&J ceramic being significantly thinner with a few strands of electrical tape to close that gap and stop the wiggle.

If you don't know what I'm talking about, you will as soon as you put an after market barrel on there. Smile

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