Barrels for Tippmann 98/Custom

[ledzeppy]

I want to know what is the best barrel I can get. I go woodballing a lot and my paintballs don't go straight enough with my stock barrel. What would the best barrel for my type of play be?

I've heard of Dye, J & J Ceramics, and Boomstick barrels, or what else should i get? I want a good barrel that shoots straight enough for about 20-200 ft. or more.

Help would be appreciated.Led Zeppelin Rocks!!!!

[Bigbud19]

It depends... i myself use a smartparts tear drop barrel 14" but if u want ur gun to look more like a m16 or like a military rifle go with the flatline. I chose smarts parts barrel because i don't play woodsball as much as speed ball, if u like speed ball you should look into a barrel kit with different bore sizes. But i f i played woodsball i would go with the flatline.

[Tippster16]

I got a SP Teardrop 12" for my 98C and happy with it. It is a good meduim bore and has never chopped any paint. Mine cost about 45 bucks at my shop but u can find cheeper ones on ebay and what not.:tup:

BTW, if you want a real m16 lookin barrel....http://bentippmann.com/images/product_boxes/barrelkit_lrg.jpg

made by BT

[TippmannPhreak]

Originally posted by Bigbud19
It depends... i myself use a smartparts tear drop barrel 14" but if u want ur gun to look more like a m16 or like a military rifle go with the flatline. I chose smarts parts barrel because i don't play woodsball as much as speed ball, if u like speed ball you should look into a barrel kit with different bore sizes. But i f i played woodsball i would go with the flatline.


Are you still somewhat lost in the sport of paintball? Just a question.

[Bigbud19]

yea his is better then the flatline

[ledzeppy]

Well how about the Dye Precision Ultralite Barrel 14'?

[tippmannjunky04]

Bingo. That is it. Get get get it. My opinion of course:D

[wyvern]

I have a dye boomstick (16") and it works wonderfully. It is very consistent on where it shoots. I've broken a couple of paintballs, but those I have at home are the cheap kind, since I only use them for pratcice. (Or, it could be that my RPS on my M98C, which is 11 RPS, is higher then my hopper's feed speed, which is 8 BPS... I'm shooting too fast then)

[A-5 user]

Originally posted by ledzeppy
Well how about the Dye Precision Ultralite Barrel 14'?

those things are sweet, i own one and its not only super accurate with the right bore paint in there (i found marbilizers to match best). it is nearly twice as long as my stock barrel but its still lighter than my stock barrel. the only downside i see to this barrel is the price.
i would also reccomend a j&j ceramic barrel 12-14 inches, they are super cheap(40?), accurate, and very very quiet. my friend got one for his imagine and i was surprised in how much it quieted the gun down compared to his stock barrel. if your going to be woodsballing then this is a great barrel for staying quiet and covert. 2 more great barrels are the lapco bigshot (accurate and cheap, i think like 50 bucks) or a cp 2pc (not sure on price) these 4 barrels are my personal favorites, and prehaps you should have made this post in the paint/barrels forum which is for questions SPECIFICALLY like this one (chances are i spelled specifically wrong)

ps. smartparts barrels smell funny, and one said bad words to me and made me cry :(

and smart parts barrels is not the s**t no matter what the below says
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[triggertime]

smart parts barrells are the s**t but dye is good too

the only barrell I know of that increases distance is the flatline but I wouldnt get it because it limits your playing style and mobility. I also wouldn't get a barrell over 14 in because I dont think they hold any advantage over shorter barrells and limit mobility and increase range of motion which is bad when playing paintball and velocity among barrells is equalled when the ref sets everyone at the field legal velocity. Distance is also determined by velocity and most paintballs shot by guns start to drop at around 150ft +5or-5ft(this is the advertised gun distance) which if you measure it is only to the 50 on a paintball field. Barrells affect mostly accurracy not much on distance.

I'd get a smartparts barrell or dye barrell

[ledzeppy]

So what would be the comparisons between the J and J Ceramics and the Dye Precision Ultralite Barrel and how much accuracy would the differences of both be to each other for my tippmann custom?

What would be the better one to get at this point?

[triggertime]

I would recommend a dye but then again i have had little experience with a J and J ceramic

dyes are good accurate barrells though

[triggertime]

just because someone who owns a smart parts barrel or a smartparts barrel made you cry (I'm not clear on which one). Doesn't mean that they are bad barrells in fact they perform excellenty on the field and are capable of delivering ball on ball accuracy. In fact a lot of the technology on barrels today are based on smartparts barrels. They even hold the patent on port holes in your barrel. That's right if the company your barrel comes from doesn't have permission from smartparts; then they can't drill holes in their barrels. So your barrel couldve sounded like a cannon without smartparts permission.

[ledzeppy]

Well I've decided on a J & J Ceramics Barrel just because i don't have much money at this time and I might get a Dye later or something else.

Are there any J & J Ceramics Barrel owners or users that can tell me how it is and if it would do well in my situation? Or well is there anyone who can tell me?

And one last thing, how much of a difference of accuaracy between the dye precision ultralite barrel 14' and the J & J ceramics barrel 14' be? Would there be much of a difference, what are the advantages of the dye over the ceramics?

[ledzeppy]

Well I've decided on a J & J Ceramics Barrel just because i don't have much money at this time and I might get a Dye later or something else.

Are there any J & J Ceramics Barrel owners or users that can tell me how it is and if it would do well in my situation? Or well is there anyone who can tell me?

[Satanicsanta090]

aah man! these forums are ovverun by newbs and newb answers now......
The J&J, CP one piece, lapco bigshot are the most accurate barrels for reasonable prices.
Ultralite (which is just an aluminum boomstick cuz boomstick has a steel back) is a good barrel for a really high price, but you wont see much of a difference between it, and the J&J, CP or lapco if you are getting a good bore match. The accuracy on good aftermarket barrels are all pretty much the same... If you insist on getting "the best barrel" like the dye, or the stiffi, it will just be a ton of $$ more, and a barely noticable accuracy increase over other decent and reasonably priced barrels. Please dont spend all the cash to upgrade one aftermarket barrel to another. If you wanna really insist on getting the "most accurate" barrel according to test data, the Lapco bigshot with matching paints has been pretty much the best in most tests.

Porting (more of it = less efficiency but less sound) is important as you want a good balance of porting, not too much or little. Too much (like in smart parts barrels) decreases efficiency by lowering ur fps when you screw it on, since the air is leaking out when its pushing the ball out.
Also, you wanna keep in mind to buy a barrel with bore size matching the paints u are going to use most of the time.

[titus55]

Originally posted by triggertime
just because someone who owns a smart parts barrel or a smartparts barrel made you cry (I'm not clear on which one). Doesn't mean that they are bad barrells in fact they perform excellenty on the field and are capable of delivering ball on ball accuracy. In fact a lot of the technology on barrels today are based on smartparts barrels. They even hold the patent on port holes in your barrel. That's right if the company your barrel comes from doesn't have permission from smartparts; then they can't drill holes in their barrels. So your barrel couldve sounded like a cannon without smartparts permission.

does this mean that they created porting for rifle barrels and shotgun barrels? no...someone takes an idea from someone else at one point so do go struttin your stuff like you know all. they might not credit firearms companies for the porting, but thats where the idea came from long before anyone took paintball seriously.
all of the barrels here (cp, dye,j an j) are all good barrels. someone mentioned the cp 2 piece...it can be found at www.criticalpaintball.com for 54$...27 for select front and back. the cp one piece is pretty awesom, i have one and i love it. next time, post in the barrel forums...

[triggertime]

I didn't say I know everything and I meant paintball barrels.

[Satanicsanta090]

porting makes shotgun barrels louder.....
and smartparts barrels are overported.... i wouldnt use em especially on a gun as ineficcient as a tippy (blowback semi)

[titus55]

oh yeah thats right...and my shotgun is ported too...well, sorry for bein an a-hole guys. youd be better off with a cp one or 2 piece anyways...

[ledzeppy]

I'm having second thoughts about the J & J Ceramics, what are the best of the best barrels i can get kinda cheap ($60 and less)?

My friend said something about a barrel that gives a backspin to the paintball so when it's shot even 5 feet away from you it sounds as if it's right beside your head (It wasn't the flatline), does anyone might know what he was talking about?

Thanks again

[LiveLax]

Sorry bout this, but i'm a newb. Is the threading on a model 98 the same as a 98c. e.g. will a 98 barrel work on a 98c or vise versa

[Tippster16]

a while back tippmann decided to change there threading. so just take your gun to the store and ask to try the barrel on. if it works, :tup:

[jvryhof]

or just buy a newer barrel

[LiveLax]

Thank you all for your help, I bought a SP teardrop 14"

[J.P.]

I just recently purchased the CP 14" barrel, and it seems to work great for the money...$40

[tippmannjunky04]

If I were you, which I was in this position, I'd save the money, which I did. Now if that doesn't confuse you lol, let's go on. My friend has a J&J, and I have an Ultralite. The J&J did not compare in performance to the ultralite. So it was good thinking to have second thoughts. Just save the money and get the ultralite man, that's definantly what I'd do. But it's your choice. Have a good day:D

[Eladamri]

He already made his decision and purchased a Sp Teardrop, lets all let this thread die please, someone else will ask this question soon enough :|