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    Posted: 02 November 2005 at 7:07pm
can anyone give me an opinion on optimal barrel legnth?
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12-14 inches. Optimal ball stability vs. gas use.
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Yup, 12-14 is all you want. After that it's pointless and looks funny.
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i personaly like 14 in barrels, i think that 12 inch barrels look funny on some guns.  Plus i use my barrel to poke stuff out of the way on the course

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thoughts on 16 inch barrels?
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Originally posted by paintballworm paintballworm wrote:

thoughts on 16 inch barrels?

too long 14" at most
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It kind of depends on what you do and where you play on the field. If you are one of the big, fat, stupid, ugly guys (like me) then you will probably want a little bit longer barrel so that when you are sitting in a back bunker, you can use the barrel to push the side of the bunker in, making you a smaller target. If you are a guy who jumps and sprints and dives all over the place, you will want a smaller barrel so that you don't get it caught on something and bend or break it.
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10"-14" are the best lengths. Over 14" is just a waste of gas. The extra 2" will cause more drag, thus wasting gas, and causing you to turn up your velocity to reach the max range of the barrel. And it's also awkward. I like 12" barrels the best.

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Originally posted by paintballworm paintballworm wrote:

thoughts on 16 inch barrels?
Useful in airball setups, where you can use the longer barrels to push into the bunker and help hide you.
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Originally posted by paintballer44 paintballer44 wrote:

  

1-      BARREL LENGTH- For the most part, the length of your barrel does not affect accuracy. A paintball needs about 7.5-8 inches of barrel to stabilize, and to be truthful, after that, you are using more of your air source (co2, n2, or HPA). So, the longer the barrel, the A- more air you use and B- the more you have to turn up your velocity. This should help to eliminate questions asking “How long should I order my barrel?”
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Accuracy depends on several things, and length of the barrel doesn’t effect accuracy. Here are some things that effect accuracy

·        Good, fresh, non deformed paint

·        Paintballs without paint spill on them

·        Clean paintballs

·        Velocity not too high-280 FPS is good

·        Clean barrel

·        No spurs in barrel

·        Good Paint To Barrel Bore match
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12-14 inches is good
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I've always wanted a 3' barrel so that I could dip the end in paint and go around and poke everyone...ok, seriously, 12-14 would do you good.
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12'' to 14'' any bigger is pointless
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I prefer 14". Defanitely don't go any longer.
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Originally posted by neocool00 neocool00 wrote:

I've always wanted a 3' barrel so that I could dip the end in paint and go around and poke everyone...ok, seriously, 12-14 would do you good.
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12" for me. I'm a front man.

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Originally posted by ninety8freak ninety8freak wrote:

Originally posted by neocool00 neocool00 wrote:

I've always wanted a 3' barrel so that I could dip the end in paint and go around and poke everyone...ok, seriously, 12-14 would do you good.
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i got a 16" cp for fairly cheap, 40$, i play woods though.....theyre right, not to much better, kinda looks funny, but great for anyone compensatin for other things
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