Bore Size?

[Dräko]

Alright yall, Im ignorant. Whats the deal with bore size? Arent like all paintballs .68 caliber besides blowgun paint. So whats the deal?

[TLplus84]

yeah they are, but you gotta look smaller than that. When you look at bore size, go out to 3 decimal places. All paintballs are .68 caliber, but small bore is like .684 to like .687, med bore is from .687 to like.689 and large bore is like .690 and up. WHen you talk about accuracy, it really matters.

[Phaelon Veritas]

http://www.xpbs.com/barrels.htm
basically tl is saying thousandth of an inch matter!....

[TLplus84]

i shouda sed that from the beginning..

[spacer709]

lol, so is there a special most versatile paintball? :confused:

[NickR]

all i can say is that medium bore is the most common. But small bore is soposed to be the most accurate.

[MuckRaker]

the best thing is to find a good Paint/Barrel match, Like shooting PMI Premium through a good medium bore barrel, like a SP Teardrop or J&J Ceramic.

Also consider that humidity can play hell with your paintballs. A good medium size paint that shoots well through a Medium bore barrel, may Break like Crazy if the humidity level is high.

[Creek]

yeah muck we found that out this weekend,i think the only thing that held up was marbs

[MuckRaker]

Originally posted by Creek
yeah muck we found that out this weekend,i think the only thing that held up was marbs

:D I hear ya Creek. What got you, bad match or high humidity? Late last year, earlier this year, when the humidity was up, I had to switch to marbs, they were working great, now the humidity is back down, the marbs are as accurate, but stuff like PMI Premium and Diablo Blaze are working great.

[Creek]

muck it was humidity,inferno held up for me,but i only had 200 of them then,i went proball and about 4 of us had the problem.one guy had paint running out his barrel,i gave him my barrel of my piranha and it did the same.by mid afternoon it was like trying to rain on us all day.last 2 games it did. I had balls doing a cork screw deal looked cool but wasn't going where i was aiming at.

[MuckRaker]

Originally posted by Creek
I had balls doing a cork screw deal looked cool but wasn't going where i was aiming at.

yeah, if only they had little lights in them when they did that, it might be worth it. We had a lot of rain here in November, and the PMI Premiums swelled so big they wouldn't feed into the marker properly, so I was chopping balls like crazy, blowing spray outta the barrel. It was perhaps the most miserable day I've had on the field.

[Creek]

Well the pro shop said if you dont like them bring them back if something is wrong with them.Well i come home and my mag and prianha both have the same bore size.I took out a bag from my chest in the wife closet she like that.and put on in the barrel and it fit real nice blew on it and pop right out.Man i was pissed.I when too the pro shop and order a case of marbs thur them.Since there backing our team right now i get them at his cost plus shipping still cheaper than me doing it cause he gets like 20 cases at a shot.

[MuckRaker]

What Kind of Mag you got Creek ... Right now, that's my main objective, save up money for a RT Pro.

[Creek]

I got a RT right now and a 68 class and i got a piranha g2 sTs