Barrels

[V]

When I get my Spyder Compact 2000, I might get a new barrel, as I hear the stock barrel is horrible.

I was reading about the J&J Ceramic barrel, and it sounds pretty good, for $44 dollars.
But I hear its a small-bore barrel. Since I won't be going that often (maybe 2-3 times a month) I just buy the balls I can find around here at like Walmart and Farm N Fleet. I have some Sheridans, some View Loaders, and they also have PMI's I think they're called, but I haven't bought any yet.

Will the Sheridans or View Loaders work well with the J&J Ceramics barrel, or are they too big?
What barrel would you recomend if the J&J one won't do the job for me.

thanks

[TLplus84]

i used Med boer with my Jj once, and it was ok..but i did have quite a few breaks..get a Lapco Bigshot. That is a GREAT med. bore barrle, and for 50 bucks it's a steal.

[V]

Originally posted by TLplus84
i used Med boer with my Jj once, and it was ok..but i did have quite a few breaks..get a Lapco Bigshot. That is a GREAT med. bore barrle, and for 50 bucks it's a steal.

Thanks, Ill check into that. So Sheridans and Viewloader balls are Med. bore?

[TLplus84]

yep they are medium bore...get the Lapco Bigshot..it's worth more than you pay for..it has the accuracy that is better than a Dye Boomstick, but only 50 bucks.

[V]

What about cleaning?
The J&J Ceramics barrel appealed to me because it was self cleaning, and I heard the Compact 2k's were tough to disassemble and clean.

[TLplus84]

HELL NO!~! Spyders are one of the easiest guns to clean. The Lapco and JJ both are easy to clean, and have good shoot through capabilities.

[V]

Sweet sweet, thats excellent.
So are the stock barrels on the Compact really that bad, for a beginner like me?
I don't have 50 bucks right now, so as soon as my gun comes, I'll go a few times before I can afford a new barrel.
They can't be that bad.. especially when my friends are also new, and have Stingrays and Raptors.. with no costums added at all.

btw, Thanks for the help.

[TLplus84]

the Comp 2k has a pretty bad barrel..but you can live for a couplemonths without a barrel..i did..just to tell you teh barrel is the more important upgrade yoyu can ever do to your gun...hehe jsut save up and get hte barrel..obviously you're in no rush...yep np

[PsycHo AbE]

Stock barrels in a lot of guns arent very good. There are acceptions and it is personal preference. Another barrel you may want to consider that is also cheap is a CP barrel.

[PBSouLjAh]

omg...okay....if your friends play with raptors and sting rays.....ur stock spyder barrel is like boom sticks compared to theirs. i have a stock tippman.....and its A LOT worse than the stock spyder. u can actually see the lines inside da tippmann barrel. just play more instead of gettin a barrel so quickly. i mean, more practice, more ur better, the better ur barrel but u dont know how to play...dats not good. so just get it when u have enough money....

[TLplus84]

thats what i'm saying :D:D

[antiramie]

By the way V, if a local store is selling only View loaders, sheridans, and PMI, Id take the PMI anyday. This might help you with your bore problem. I wouldnt compare the bore of the barrel to VL or Sheridan. Compare it to PMI, cause thats the best paint u mentioned.

[A damn fool]

For the compact id get the j&j, . The bomstick is the bet barrle u can get, but thers no point in buyign a barel more expensive then ur gun. Id get a bottomline setup too, and a j&j barrel, whic would all cost abou the price 90 bucks with a reg and bottemline and barel, and like 70 for a barrel, bottmeline, and ex chamber.

[thenubes]

I also have a compact 2000. I just bought a new nyte stick barrel and works very well. It quiets it down and definetly improves range and accuracy.