barrels

[PB ninja]

Exactly what effect on performance does added length have?
All of my freinds say it increases range and accuracy but I tend to disagree, am I right to?

[TLplus84]

i think it does add accuracy, although i won't buy anythin over a 14 in.

[Counterfeit]

Length does not help accuracy or distance. The only thing it does it allow some people to sight their target better.

[ElectricHead]

i think it would only help sighting if you go by barrel direction only, you really dont use the barrel at all when using a raised sight rail. Really i do think that over 14 is a waste, plus it seems like it makes your gun kinda bulky

[TLplus84]

hrmm..i heard that anything over a 14 in. slows the paintballs down..is this true or is it a myth?

[ElectricHead]

i heard longer barrels reduce gass efficiency

[TLplus84]

yeah i heard taht too...that's why i won't go over 14 in.

[ElectricHead]

i think my friend is picking up a 16" i think, ill check it out and maybe ill see what it does

[TLplus84]

aight cool cool...although i would never get a 16 in..tha'ts like....i donno...a really long barrel..haha :P

[ElectricHead]

i tell yah, the stone cold II big stick must be having the ****ties sales

[TLplus84]

i don't think the STone cold is that great of a barrel..i mean come on a 20 in barrel?? are you gonna poke your opponent on the other side of the field with it??haha

[ElectricHead]

it seems to me that a barrel that long could be broken or bent pretty easily

[PB ninja]

Hehehe that's what I thought I play with a guy who has a 20" barrel he got off of eBay and DAMN his gun looks big. It also makes some really funny noises when he fires, sort of like when you pull a jerk squeegie through your barrel really fast.

[TLplus84]

hrmmm...yeah i think that is true...i never thought about that..good point :D

[ElectricHead]

what kind of gun does he have??? i couldnt imagin a 20" on an already long gun like the M98...

[PB ninja]

He has a Compact 2000 so it doesn't look to messed up just extremely front heavy. I don't know what kind of barrel he has it has this weird diamond shaped muzzle break and is supposed to be internaly rifled but I don't know.

[bowman57]

it seems to me that a barrel over 14 inches will get in the way when your playin rec. games in the woods. it could get caught in sticker bushes and scratch the sh** out of it.

[PBSouLjAh]

HAHAHAHA!!!!!! spyder compact with a 20 inch barrel?!?! dats like........4 times it's length! hahahahaha. he should hold da barrel and use it as an axe.

[elTwitcho]

man, 14 inches is big even. The biggest I'd ever consider going is a 12 inch. 12s and 10s are just as accurate as any barrels I've ever fired in longer lengths, and you can tuck into bunkers alot better with a 10 incher than you can with a 14 inch barrel. And lets face it, between a 10 incher and a 14 incher, even if the 14 is more accurate, what good are you if you cant tuck into the bunker tightly and get eliminated?

[OutOfPaint]

Since I'm getting a JJ ceremic. So, I thought hell with it, I just cut 4" off my stock TL+ barrel and put WillyPete's extension on it.. But don't have a chance to test it on the field yet.. Only in my backyard try to nail pigeon. I hope no humane society around here.. 55555 just kidding..

[PsycHo AbE]

Longer barrels are less gas effecient simply because it takes more power to achieve desired velocity. A lot more friction in a longer barrel. Not more accurate, longer barrels do help people to site better though.

14" and less is what I prefer. But if you want a 16" barrel who cares? To each his own.

[FnlVlocty]

Is there any website that compare and test the barrel?
Just can't buy them all to try out...
My wife would kill me...

[PsycHo AbE]

Its hard to really compare barrels. A barrel will only match up good with a paint that fits it well. All barrels can shoot at the same velocity, some just arent as gas effecient as others. Its hard to compare one to the other.