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Smart Parts Progressive Barrels 2006 Reviews
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Number of Reviews: |
59 |
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Average Rating: |
9.2 / 10 |
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Manufacturer Website: |
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Suggested Retail Price: |
$40 |
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1-piece barrel
Fits most markers
Standard bore size
14" and 16" lengths
Spiral ported
Stiff arbor honed
Ceramic+teflon coated
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| The Smart Parts Progressive Barrels 2006 is newer, so it should be commonly available, both new and used. |
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pdonket |
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Saturday, December 2nd, 2006 |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| Less than a month | 17 of 18 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
2 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Stock Barrel |
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| Marker Setup: |
Tippmann 98 custom
20oz CO2
12oz CO2
14" Progressive 2006 |
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Recommended
Paintballs: |
I would basically recommend any, I used the worst paint possible and the barrel still performed. |
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| Strengths: |
Accuracy
Length
Looks
Doesn't scratch easily
Self Cleaning |
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| Weaknesses: |
None that I've found |
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| Review: |
After going to a Liberty big game with this barrel new, i put it to the test, I cleaned the gun, oiled it, had everything ready to go. This barrel ran laps around the stock barrel.
Length-I personally like the length because for me, 14" is great because its not so long that when you move around, it becomes annoying, and its long enough to get you the distance and accuracy you need.
Accuracy-Well, although I've only used the stock in comparison, this barrel is great, after playing out on the field that day, i got quite a few people out, some at over 80ft. without a problem.
Paint Picky?-So far, it hasn't been at all, I used some white box trash from a local place and they shot great, I got no breaks, and they all got relatively great distance and accuracy. I also used Origin paint from liberty and those too worked great, not a single break in the 2000 I fired at liberty that day.
Self Cleaning- This barrel did a great job at self cleaning from what I've seen so far. I tripped a couple times on some roots and my barrel would end up with 3 inches of dirt inside, well all it took was 1 shot and it was as if there was never any dirt in the barrel, I forgot my squeegee that day, just to show you that its not like I cleaned it in between the fights.
Scratching- Well, I do understand I have not had this barrel for a long time, but the day at liberty I must've knocking my barrel into a hell of a lot of rocks, I expected honestly for the barrel to be scratched, but it came out unscathed. The outside looks still brand new after cleaning off some debris. |
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| Conclusion: |
I do understand that this is not the best barrel out there, but for the price, it is EXCELLENT. I paid $40 after shipping for this barrel, and it was worth every penny. It exceeded my expectations and lives up to the test I put it through. I recommend this barrel strongly for a person on a budget, that loves paintball! |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| 6 months | 7 of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
1 year |
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Similar
Products Used: |
mostly stock spyder barrels
but have used a 16" stiffy |
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| Marker Setup: |
kingman fenix ACS with 16" progressive smartparts barrel
kingman Xtra with acs and 16" smartparts linier barrel |
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Recommended
Paintballs: |
any RPS OR PMI
also worked well with draxxus blaze
barrel doesnt like draxxus midnight but i think its the paintballs they didnt work well with any of mine or my friends barrels |
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| Strengths: |
Accuracy accuracy accuracy
Distance
Price |
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| Weaknesses: |
Blow through breaks are harder to clean because of porting
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| Review: |
I did alot of hunting before i bought the progressive and i am glad i did. it allowed me to buy a barrel that has amazing performance. I tried alot of different barrels that i borrowed from my friends and chose this one for several reasons. first price at $35 it is a steal and worth every penny. second performance several of my friends run SP freak kits and this barrel in my opinion performs just as well as the freak unless your the kind of person who is constantly changing types of paint and even then it works well with just about any thing. Many of my friends who own freaks have gone out and bought a progressive just so they dont have to change sleeves every time they open a new box of paint. All in all i recommend this barrel big time when it just has to work this barrel jumps in smiling. my kill rate was about five per day with a stock barrel with this barrel i am now a force to be reconed with short or long shots this barrel is just awesome.
Also to address the weakness i listed get a squirt bottle it cleans the ports nicely |
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| Conclusion: |
If you want performance but dont want to pay 70 or 100+ to get it then buy this barrel. I was looking at buying a freak but after using this barrel i dont see the point. This barrel rocks |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| 3 months | 6 of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
1 year |
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Similar
Products Used: |
cp single piece 14 inch barrel, stock ion barrel |
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| Marker Setup: |
smart parts ion white w/ max flo micro, 14 progressive, qlock, halo b red |
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Recommended
Paintballs: |
procaps, draxxus |
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| Strengths: |
Price
Accuracy
Durability |
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| Weaknesses: |
Bore size not adjustable |
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| Review: |
When i first used my ion, it worked great. It shot right out of the box and worked very well. There was one problem, my accuracy was'nt consitent enough. Soon after, i bought a cp single piece barrel 14 inch. That helped a little, but not quite enough. Then, I started to look at smart parts barrels. Most were out of my price range, but there was one that interested me, the progressive. I asked people who had used, and they said it rivaled the accuracy of the all american, so i bought it. When i first used it, it helped a tone. i got three kills thanks to it, and many more that day where accuracy came into play. |
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| Conclusion: |
An overall great barrel, the best one for it's price as well. |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| Less than a month | 6 of 8 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
Less than a month |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Stock barrel (victor II) |
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| Marker Setup: |
Spyder Victor II stock
SP progressive barrel |
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Recommended
Paintballs: |
Meh, I only used stingers and bigball, they worked fine for me |
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| Strengths: |
Accurate!
Sexy lookin!
Price! |
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| Weaknesses: |
None so far |
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| Review: |
Ok, I just got a victor II, I put less than a month for my pb experience because thats how long I have actually ownd a marker. I've played more than a few time with rental tippman 98cs, but I figure that that might not count. Ok, well I got this the 2nd day I had my victor II, first thing I noticed was...man this thing looks good. Now to the firing. I setup a piece of cardboard on a tree and put this baby to work. It shot very well, I was impressed. Only shot about 250 rounds out of it so far, but no breaks whatsoever. Can't wait to go woodsballing at the field with this! At say....40 feet I think it was I put almost ball on ball from a kneeling position. I can put ball on ball at about 20 feet standing up, but I like to fire from a knee anyway during woodsball which is mostly all I play. Only 40 bucks at the store I got it at, which is great in my book. Cermaic also, so if I do experience a break i nit, I should be able to fire through it with no problem. |
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| Conclusion: |
All in all, great barrel, perfect so far, I'll try and update this after I play a few games and test it out more! |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| Less than a month | 4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
1 year |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Standard barrels, 8" 8.5" 10" |
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| Marker Setup: |
Tippmann A5 with X7 hopper, raised reflex style red dot sight.
6pos carbine stock, 14" Smartparts Progressive barrel |
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Recommended
Paintballs: |
Only used DXS Frostbite |
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| Strengths: |
Light weight
available in many colors, as well as polished or dust finish
looks great |
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| Weaknesses: |
None that I've found |
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| Review: |
Well I've only used this for one day so far, but what a day!
I used a full 2000 round box and [b]not one break![/b] I got this barrel as my standard 8" tippman barrel wasn't really hitting where I was aiming, so go this 14" based on reviews.
As soon as I started playing with this barrel I knew I has made the right choice. dead on!
The paintballs where hitting exactly where I wanted them, and it was very rarely that I had to aim higher to get that long range hit.
This barrel is amazing I'd say, but then again It's my first upgraded barrel. [i]But I don't see why I need to upgrade again any time soon. [/i] |
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| Conclusion: |
I'd recommend this product over the standard A5 barrel, for looks, weight, and consistency.
Consistency in a sense where I could constantly hit where I was aiming and that balls weren't just flying all over the place.
Cheap, reliable & brilliant! |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| 3 months | 4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
6 months |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Stock Tippmann Barrel (8.5") |
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| Marker Setup: |
Tippmann 98 Custom
14" Smart Parts Progressive Barrel
Tech-T Fang Trigger
Cyclone Feed System
Trigger Mods |
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Recommended
Paintballs: |
I use Monster Balls, work very well. ($29.98 for 2000) |
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| Strengths: |
-Not Shiny (for woodsball)
-ACCURATE!!
-Very Affordable (about $35)
-Hasn't Scratched |
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| Weaknesses: |
-I haven't found one... |
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| Review: |
I picked this barrel up at Gander Mt. for about 35 bucks and this thing is awesome. I went out test shooting yesterday and here's what happened...
Shooting at a roughly 2x2' square piece of metal and from 110 feet away, I hit the target 10 times with 10 paintballs!! These were also from a standing position!!!!!!
This barrel is also very durable. I've had it for about 4 months and I play every other weekend and I don't have a single scratch on it. And I play woodsball, so I'm crawling around in the mud with it. |
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| Conclusion: |
If you want an awesome barrel for a small amount of cash, get the SP Progressive 06. |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| Less than a month | 4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Every barrel known to man |
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| Marker Setup: |
Smart Parts ION
Nothing stock |
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Recommended
Paintballs: |
No small bore paintballs like DRAXXUS .. Roles right out of the barrel |
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| Strengths: |
Price
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| Weaknesses: |
Northing really
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Great barrel. I use it for woodsball when I don't want to destroy my Freak Barrel. Just use a good paint to barrel match. Marbalizer works well. The only paint I found not to work at all is Draxxus, which is what Skirmish uses : ( ... For a 1 piece barrel though and at the price, go with this one. You won't be disapointed. |
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| Conclusion: |
RECOMMEND FOR EVERYTHING BUT TOURNAMENTS. GET A KIT! J&J EDGE or SP FREAK!!!! |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| Less than a month | 3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
2 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
none |
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piranha blvf, e-force frame, shockteck superfly delrin bolt, insane pain sports lightstriker, pmi chameleon springs, shocktech low pressure chamber, halo tsa lcd(backman) , smart parts progressive barrel (16'') |
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| Strengths: |
Accurate, good price, good looks |
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| Weaknesses: |
Length (16''), trying to hide behind bunkers can become annoying |
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| Review: |
Good barrel, increased accuracy on my piranha A LOT!!! my paint only drops about a foot over most of the field (new bolt helps too). For the price it cant be beat.
the length of the barrel can become a little annoying especially during faster play and speedball, trying to hide behind bunkers gets difficult. |
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| Conclusion: |
Overall a good barrel
good price, good accuracy, good looks
16'' can be a bit long, i would recomend a 14'' |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| 3 months | 3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
3 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Proto 1 piece barrel |
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| Marker Setup: |
SP Ion
Magnetic Roller Trigger
Viewloader VLocity
Pmi 48/300 N2 tank
'14 Progressive Barrel '06
Q-lock feed neck |
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Recommended
Paintballs: |
X-Ball (B,S & G) |
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| Strengths: |
Accuracy
Design
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| Weaknesses: |
Weight |
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| Review: |
This is a great barrel. It is a better barrel because of its accuracy, but the progressive is pretty heavy, and in my opinion that is it's only downfall.I was a little skeptical about this barrel because no one has it, many people have other highly priced barrels that have equal performance.Why spend 70-100 on a barrel, when you can get one just as good for $40, the Progressive. |
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| Conclusion: |
Excellent, totally worth it. |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| 3 months | 2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
4 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
stock (no comparison), flatline(more accurate but not the distance), J&J tactical(similar) |
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A-5 w/response trigger, Smart Parts Progressive 14"barrel, Tapco adjustable stock, red dot sight and recentley got a flatline barrel. |
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Recommended
Paintballs: |
Impacts, Evil, DBX. Avoid Strykers or Monster Balls no matter what barrel you use. |
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| Strengths: |
Good quality, looks good, accurrate. |
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| Weaknesses: |
Cleaning the ports. Not really a big deal though. |
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| Review: |
I got the barrel to replace the stock barrel because let's face it works only in close range play. It's very accurate even at a distance, great value (less than $40), and has that more expensive look. The build quality is also very good. Well other than shoot's straight, good value, and cool look I'm not sure what else to say about it. I like it. |
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| Conclusion: |
I would definantly recommend this barrel to anyone wanting to replace there stock barrel with an accurate, inexpensive barrel. |
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| Rating: |
| 9 out of 10 | Last edited on Sunday, December 30th, 2007 at 7:08 pm PST |
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