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pbReview.com / Paintball Products / Barrels / Proto 2 Piece Barrel
Proto 2 Piece Barrel Reviews
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Number of Reviews: |
16 |
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Average Rating: |
8.5 / 10 |
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Manufacturer Website: |
Click here |
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Suggested Retail Price: |
$80 |
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Proto barrels are manufactured with premium 6061-T6 high-grade aluminum and honed to .690 and 8 micron finish. Proto barrels are available in two models, single tube construction and two piece configuration. Additionally, straight porting makes the Proto barrel a quiet and most accurate addition to your gun.
Available in black, red, blue and clear. Sizes are 12" and 14" lengths for single tube and 14" and 16" lengths for two piece. Made for most markers. |
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| Product Availability | |
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| The Proto 2 Piece Barrel is newer, so it should be commonly available, both new and used. Check out the Places to Buy links below for places to purchase it new. |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| 3 months | 8 of 8 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
4 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
UL, proto 1 piece, etc. |
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| Marker Setup: |
Red to Black fade PM5
Phat mini drop
AIM on/off
Proto 2 piece
Red Halo B
45/45 Pure Energy |
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Recommended
Paintballs: |
ALotta mid bore. Stingers, rampage, hemmorage, prem's. |
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| Strengths: |
Light
2 piece
CAN ACCEPT UL TIPS |
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| Weaknesses: |
None |
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| Review: |
Well, my coach gave me this barrel because he UL'd (both barrel and frame) his PM6 and I gave it a whirl. At the time I was borrowing barrel's from team mates ranging from freak kits, to autococker 1 piece prostock barrel, kaner kit, shaft 1 pieces. So when I got this barrel I was pleasently pleased. I am not much of a 12 inch barrel guy, so I tried taking a 14 inch UL tip off of my friends ion, he would use 12 inch tip and it worked very well on the proto back. I did not have one barrel break all day. Then again, out of all the barrels I have used, I never broke a ball with my proto. |
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| Conclusion: |
I recommend anyone get this. Its a great barrel and though I paid dirt cheap for mine, they are relatively inexpensive and very good on paint. |
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ikey |
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Thursday, June 15th, 2006 |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| Less than a month | 1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
4 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
most barrels, proto 1 peice |
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| Marker Setup: |
stock karnivor |
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Recommended
Paintballs: |
anyhting that fits |
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| Strengths: |
Very light, good looking, pretty good performance |
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| Weaknesses: |
Not really any |
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| Review: |
this is a fantastic stock barrel. i mnea obviously some guns come with barrel kits, pipes, or ULs. but in general, compared to most stock barrels this is very nice. its worth using. most people would complain that it is not 14 inches if you get it would a gun....which is probably the only reason why it is not more popular.
this barrel is very light. i would say it is lighter than a UL. it looks nice. the internals finish is not quite as smooth as a UL, but then again i have never seen a barrel that is better than a UL either. however finish is still good. these barrels arent anything special in the noise depanrtment....pretty standard. they are acurate however. even teh 1 peice is a good performer. the special thing about this barrel is that since it is made by dye, it fits with dye barrel parts. you can use a dye back with a proto front, or a proto back with a dye front. that wil ljust make your barrel look better, gives more options for kits and sizes, and since they are dye parts it is just kaing the barrel perform better. |
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| Conclusion: |
generally stock barrels are something you take off and never use again.....because they cant hold up to your fancy barrel kit. this barrel is good enough to see some use. it definitely stands up to UL performance (not quite there IMO but close). i would give it a 10, but some guns do come with better stock barrels. |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| Less than a month | 1 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
6 months |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Stock Barrel |
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| Marker Setup: |
Proto PMR 06
Halo B
P/E 45/4800 N2 Tank
Proto 2 Piece
Trinity Feedneck
New Designs Scythe Trigger |
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Recommended
Paintballs: |
Stingers, Premiums, just none of that Monsterball crap. |
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| Strengths: |
Accurate... very accurate
Light
Cheap |
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| Weaknesses: |
Doesn't come with a barrel bag, hard to carry around |
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| Review: |
This was a great addition to my PMR. Even though the stock 12 inch one piece was really accurate, the two piece actually makes it more accurate; doesnt that say something? Before, I could lane decently off the break, with maybe one or two paintballs going a little wide. But with this new trigger, i was able to dominate the break. At one point, I was able to eliminate 3 people off the break, on a 4 people team. Domination. That's how much of a difference in accuracy and power this barrel is. Amazing. |
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| Conclusion: |
If you have the sixty bucks, this is money well spent. Not the first upgrade needed for the PMR, but a damn goodone at that. Get this barrel and your game will improve! |
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Period of
Product Use: |
1 year |
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Paintball
Experience: |
4 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
most stock barrels |
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| Marker Setup: |
PMR ul frame, proto backcap, proto 2 piece 14 inch barrel, cp asa |
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Recommended
Paintballs: |
anything fairly large with a bore of .688 or bigger |
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| Strengths: |
2 Piece
Price |
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| Weaknesses: |
Average accuracy |
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| Review: |
The Proto 2 piece barrel is just a middle of the line barrel. Not near as nice as a dye ultralite. But then again its half the price. What I did was use my Proto front that Came with my pm7 and bought a dye ultralite back. Worked really well for about $35. I wouldn't buy this barrel just to get a barrel. My advice is to save up and get an ultralite. |
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| Conclusion: |
Its an alright barrel. Nothing special. |
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Period of
Product Use: |
Less than a month |
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Paintball
Experience: |
1 year |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Dye ultralight(Sorry, best barrel)
tippmann 18"
Stock tippy barrel |
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| Marker Setup: |
PMR
Red Roller Trigger
Dye Ultralite One-piece 14" Barrel
Crossfire 68/3000 Tank
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Recommended
Paintballs: |
Diablo Formula 13 |
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| Strengths: |
Shoots like a Dye Ul
Cool colors
Dusted finish
Everything |
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| Weaknesses: |
None |
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| Review: |
Great Barrel for any gun. Just is accurate and good looking. Solid 10. I couldn't find anything wrong with this barrel, quiet, accurate, TWO PIECE! Looking for a cheaper Dye UL? Buy one of these babies. I would buy an UL if I hadn't got one with the gun, but price is consideration, so buy a Proto. |
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| Conclusion: |
All good. Good buy, great quality. |
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The accuracy of this review is disputed. Please see discussion on the comments page.
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Period of
Product Use: |
Less than a month |
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Paintball
Experience: |
3 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
in order of greatness to least greatness
cp 1 piece (i had 2 of them)-great barrel and great price
all-american-didn't like it and the whole concept of using porting to rifle the barrel is
false (i can go into this whole thing but i'll spare you the argument)
stock spyder imagine barrel- it's not a performer or anything but it looks cooler than a stock ion barrel : )
stock ion barrel-this thing was bad and seemed to have way too small of a bore size for even small bored house paint and couldn't hold up to white box
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| Marker Setup: |
Limited edition blue PMR
Diamond Blue Reloader B
Pure Energy hpa 68-4500
and a neon yellow tank cover i got for 99cents lol |
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Recommended
Paintballs: |
anything
I used some old white box that was super bad and it shot lasers. I think that says something. |
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| Strengths: |
Accurate, light, looks good, good fit, same as an ultralite but under a new name |
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| Weaknesses: |
None really except for there is only one bore size. |
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| Review: |
OK i got this with my pmr and I got some white box i had laying around for a few months and shot it. There is no other way to put it. It shot laser beams. I had ball on ball accuracy and I was really impressed with it. My old cp barrels were my favorite but this has taken their spot. The only downside to this barrel is the fact that it comes in only one bore size (unless you use ultralite backs in which case you can call it an ultralite). On the other hand it is the same barrel as the ultralite with a lighter price tag and a new name. They are literally made on the same machines in the same factory. The back and front fit very well and help with the accuracy. The anno is very good and the alluminum is high quality. Like I said, this shoots LASER BEAMS. |
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| Conclusion: |
Buy it if you wanted to get an ultralite. Its the same thing with not as hefty a price tag and instead of saying DYE it says PROTO. I recommend this to anyone looking to mid or back (it might be too long for some front player's taste. |
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hatchj |
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Tuesday, May 15th, 2007 |
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Period of
Product Use: |
Less than a month |
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Paintball
Experience: |
2 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Stock intimidator assassins barrel |
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| Marker Setup: |
Bob Long Alias intimidator
UPs:
Hybrid ram cap
Hybrid verdikt lpr
AKA sidewinder reg
critical trigger
green halo b
proto 2-peice 14"
Pure energy 48 cu tank |
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Recommended
Paintballs: |
Pretty much anything unless it is tiny or absolutely huge |
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| Strengths: |
Good quality
Accepts UL tips
Accurate
What else can i say? It's a barrel.
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| Weaknesses: |
Does not shoot through paint well at all
That's it. |
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| Review: |
I picked this thing up because I wanted something 14 inches, good quality, and accurate. I got all of that with this barrel. It shot perfect untill i broke paint.
I didn't bother using a battleswap while playing because it was just rec ball. The break was at the beginning of a round and I felt the effects the whole round. I put about 400 rounds through the thing and when I used a squeege at the end, it was somewhat clean. I would have figured a squeege would get nothing out after that many rounds though.
Otherwise, it was awesome. I got a ton of people out with this barrel. |
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| Conclusion: |
I reccomend it to anyone that doesn't care if their barrel shoots through paint at all.
I'll give it a low 9
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Zaunji |
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Sunday, February 25th, 2007 |
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Period of
Product Use: |
3 months |
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Paintball
Experience: |
1 year |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Stock Ion barrel
Freak |
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| Marker Setup: |
~Black SP Ion~
Warrior Ion Feedneck
NDZ EZ on-off ASA w/ rail
Proto 2-peice
Orange ADF detents
SP QEV
Critical RPM Trigger
47/3000 HP Aluminum Crossfire tank
VLocity JR. |
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Recommended
Paintballs: |
X-Ball Bronze (a tad small but fire great)
Dusk (If you can get it, it fits very well) |
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| Strengths: |
Very light
Great Porting
2-peice
cheap
Smooth inside
looks awesome |
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| Weaknesses: |
Threads are a bit squeaky |
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| Review: |
When I was getting a barrel for my Ion I didn't have much money. I saw that this barrel had a very great price. So I got it, not being too sure on whether it was good or not. All I knew was that it looked cool and it was cheap.
It was extremely light, it was as light as the bag I brought it home in... Inside it was quite smooth too.
The porting was positioned perfectly. When I shot I noticed a big difference in the quietness between it and my stock barrel. The way they put the porting also adds style too, IMO.
The performance of this barrel can definitely compare to a freak that I tried at the field. |
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| Conclusion: |
The performance of this barrel amazed me. It's also very cheap, its light, its smooth, its a very good barrel. I strongly recommend this barrel. |
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| Rating: |
| 10 out of 10 | Last edited on Sunday, February 25th, 2007 at 4:48 pm PST |
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Period of
Product Use: |
6 months |
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Stiffi, UL switch kits, slayer kit, karner kit |
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| Marker Setup: |
'05'd shocktech timmy, NME le |
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Recommended
Paintballs: |
mid bore paint |
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| Strengths: |
Light compatible with UL accurate |
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| Weaknesses: |
Plain |
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| Review: |
A good overall barrel accurate about the same as 12in stiffi's, UL and the karner kit. weighs the same as the UL and less than the karner kit but is much heavier than the stiffi's
its a pretty quiet barrel and stays consistent throughout temperature changes
nice pattern in all conditions |
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| Conclusion: |
Good barrel and fits most paints but not as good as the stiffi or the switch kit |
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Period of
Product Use: |
Less than a month |
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
proto 1 piece
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Smart Parts Ion
~Proto 2 piece
~Pure Energy 3k 47
~12v Revy |
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Recommended
Paintballs: |
Dont know so far have only shot with reballs |
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| Strengths: |
Very accurate
Quiet
Smooth internals
Can have UL tips |
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| Weaknesses: |
Just a hair off of boomstick accuracy |
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| Review: |
I had my new barrel choice down to 3 barrel- j & j full tilt 2 piece, proto 2 piece, and proto 1 piece. i went down to my local field and shot the 1 and 2 piece proto, switching off between the 2 during the hopper., there really close, i was shooting at a pole and a few bunkers, around 50-60 feet away, and with each barrel i was able to graze bunkers, and keep a tight grouping on the pole around the same distance away. but the difference lies in that with the 2 piece i had less correcting and was able to keep longer strings going without having to move the gun alot, it seems every 5-8 shots with the one piece i had to re adjust the gun to keep the balls on spot, i could see this better when i was shooting at the pole, the field i was testing at was croegaert's reball field in Rock Island, IL. find them on pbnation and u will see how far i was shooting, i was on blue side shooting at the far pole on red side. overall this is a great barrel, but just off of the boomstick, but a great buy deffinetly!!! |
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I recommend this barrel for people who want a barrel that can perform damn close to the boomstick without the sticker price. go get this barrel, very very nice. |
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