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Special Ops Paintball C-Series Barrels Reviews
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Number of Reviews: |
13 |
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Average Rating: |
9.2 / 10 |
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Manufacturer Website: |
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Suggested Retail Price: |
$59 |
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Special Ops Paintball and Stiffi (Site Manufacturing Inc.,) have teamed up to bring you one of the best paintball gun barrels on the market. The Blackcell barrels are extremely strong, super quiet, lightweight, and are available in black and olive drab colors. The C-Series barrels are made with an ultra-smooth fiberglass compound center (known as e-glass) to further enhance accuracy, and also feature a carbon-wrapped and Kevlar® construction for optimum strength and rigidity.
Featuring killer looks, durability and top performance, the Blackcell C-Series barrels are among the best barrels in the industry today. Eight barrel tips are also available for the Blackcell C-Series barrels.
Bore size: .691 |
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| The Special Ops Paintball C-Series Barrels are newer, so they should be commonly available, both new and used. |
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Period of
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| Less than a month | 11 of 16 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
A5 stock barrel, evil Pipe |
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| Marker Setup: |
Tippmann a-5, opsgear G36c folding stock. |
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Recommended
Paintballs: |
anything medium grade or above. obviously, the better paint, the better accuracy. |
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| Strengths: |
Light, quiet, accurate, GREAT shoot-through, durable |
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| Weaknesses: |
Tips can be a hassle, carbon fiber means no squegee |
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| Review: |
This past Friday I went paintballing with my new barrel for the first time. Its kinda an indoor warehouse/urban type of field. I was shooting Brass Eagle Monster balls which are pretty low-end. minutes into the game, the differance this barrel makes began to shine through. I was more accurate and a whole lot quiter. After the game, i examened my barrel and realized i'd broken one-two balls; i hadn't even seen a change in accuracy. After a few more games, a friend and I compared sound levels. My a5 running co2 and no regs was twice as soft as his a5 w/ regulators, nitro, and the stock barrel. This is really a tremendous, high quality barrel. The only possible weakness would be the tips (i had to tighten mine a few times b/4 it really stayed on the way i wanted it to). |
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| Conclusion: |
Really a GREAT barrel. Perfect for the a5. If your sick of your stock barrel or flatline GET IT!!!!!!!! |
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Period of
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| 3 months | 6 of 8 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
2 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
A-5 Stock Barrel |
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| Marker Setup: |
Tippmann A-5
Special Ops Dogleg stock
Special Ops 12" C-Series Barrel
Opsgear Remote Hose with Check Valve
Opsgear CO2/Compressed Air Tank Pouch
JT Pro Shield Spectra Mask |
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Recommended
Paintballs: |
Nelson Special Forces |
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| Strengths: |
Very Light Weight
Strong
Quiet |
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| Weaknesses: |
Kevlar rapping gets dirty very easily.
See UPDATE Below |
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| Review: |
BARREL UNDER REVIEW: Special Ops 12" C-Series
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Environmental Conditions
Temperature: 80*F Humidity: 17%
Wind Speed: 3Mph Wind Gusts: 4.5Mph
Weather Conditions: Clear
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Paint Information
Date of Purchase: 9/3/07
Brand: Nelson Special Forces Series
Paintball Size: According to most Paintball size charts these paintballs are .690(When I measured them my average size was .677, my minimum size was .669, and my maximum sie was .682)
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Marker Setup Information
Velocity: 290FPS
Make: Tippmann Model: A-5
Air Source: CO2
Regulated: No
Barrel: 12" Special Ops C-Series
Modifications List:
- Special Ops Dogleg Air Thru Stock w/Foregrip
- Special Ops 12" C-Series Barrel
- ADCO Sure Shot Sight
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User Evaluation
Review Date: 9/19/2007
When I received my 12” C-Series Barrel, I was very impressed with how little it weighed. I think the swappable barrel tips are a great way to make you marker stand out. Even if you don’t want a tip for your barrel you will want one to protect the threads at the end, as the barrel doesn’t come with any thread protectors. This barrel does make you’re A-5 considerably quieter, whenever you shoot the A-5 with the Stock barrel you always hear a loud *POP*. With the C-Series you no longer have that *POP* sound.
I took it outside to test it out. I loaded it up with some Patriot Paintballs I had and started shooting at a 12”x12” target from 50’. After burning through 100 paintballs, it seemed like this new barrel was less accurate than the stock barrel. I wasn’t getting tight groups with this paint, so I switched to the stock barrel and my accuracy improved considerably.
After these disappointing results, I decided I didn’t have a good paint to barrel match. Next stop, Fleet Farm! I printed out a Paintball Size Chart and headed off to the sporting goods section.
After comparing the different brands to the chart I narrowed my options down to either Nelson Hot-Spots or Nelson Special Forces. I had tried the Hot-Spots in my stock barrel and I wasn’t to thrilled with them, all the paint in the case I got was dimpled. I decided I would fork out the $15 for 500 balls for the Nelson Special Forces and hope they where worth the $0.03 per ball.
I decided that in order to test the Nelson Special Forces efficiently I would test the Nelson Special Forces against the Patriot Paintballs by shooting them at three different ranges (50’, 75’, & 100’) in both the stock A-5 barrel and my Special Ops 12” C-Series Barrel.
I set up my target in my backyard and marked out the distances I wanted to shoot at. I set up my shooting station at 50’. I threw my BDU jacket on the ground, put my paintballs on my left, my clipboard on my right, and my gun on top of the box of paintballs as a shooting rest. Two days earlier I had zeroed in my sight for 75’ and practiced where to hold on the target at 50’ and 100’.
For this test I shot 10 paintballs of both Nelson Special Forces Paintballs (SF) and Patriot Paintballs (PP) thru both the Stock (Stock) barrel and the Special Ops 12” C-Series (C-S) barrel, at 50’, 75’, and 100’. The average target size was 14” x 26” (W x H).
Key:
Range
-Barrel with Paint…….Group Size…..Miss/Bounce
50’
-C-S with SF….............…….6”…........….….0
-C-S with PP…..…….........16” ……........….1
-Stock with SF……........….10” ……….........0
-Stock with PP……........….12” ……........….3
75’
-C-S with SF……...........….13” ……........….0
-C-S with PP…...…........….20” ……........….3
-Stock with SF……........….15” ……........….0
-Stock with PP……........….18” …........…….4
100’
-C-S with SF……...........….18” ……........….3
-C-S with PP……...........….14” ……........….6/1
-Stock with SF……........….12” ……........….6
-Stock with PP……........….16” ……........….4
NOTE #1: When comparing group size please note that the Group Size is measured from the paintballs that broke on the target. Look at the both the Group Size and Misses to determine the true accuracy potential.
UPDATE 03/13/2008: After using this barrel all fall and a little in the winter I have noticed the grass stains have all faided away leaving the barrel looking like new. I have also tested Nelson HotSpots in this barrel and my finding are:
-Barrel with Paint…….Group Size…..Miss
50’
-C-S with HS….............……9”…........….….0
75’
-C-S with HS……...........….14” ……........….1
100’
-C-S with HS……...........….24” ……........….4 |
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| Conclusion: |
I would fully endorse this Barrel for anyone looking for a quiet barrel with great looks. |
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| Rating: |
| 9 out of 10 | Last edited on Thursday, March 13th, 2008 at 6:39 am PST |
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Tuesday, January 30th, 2007 |
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Period of
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| 3 months | 4 of 9 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Products Used: |
Stiffie, stock barrels |
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| Marker Setup: |
A5 w/ rufus dawg
Spec ops A5A2 kit
JCS Offset sight mount
LCS Red Dot scope
Spec Ops Sabre Vest
too much to list.... |
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Recommended
Paintballs: |
High grade.. |
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| Strengths: |
Very light, very durable. amazing! |
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Nothing! |
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| Review: |
I would HIGHLY reccomend the c-series barrel. BUT, I would not get higher than a 14 inch.....personal preference. I have used stiffies in the past, and in my opinion, the c-series is so much more durable and a little more accurate. I did have trouble with stiffies in the past, i.e. accuracy and so forth, but I have NEVER seen a barrel like the c-series. I know Im really talking up this barrel, but thats how amazing I am of it. However, I wouldnt reccomend some of the larger barrel tips for two reasons. First reason is some of them add TWO INCHES onto your barrel, and that can be a pain! Second reason, is that they are a larger bore size, and if you break a ball, and clean it out going from the back to front, paint gets stuck all inside the barrel tip. Also, Ive had instances where brush and leaves get stuck in the larger barrel tips. |
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This is an amazing piece of work. I would never buy anything different. I HIGHLY RECCOMEND THIS! |
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Period of
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| Less than a month | 2 of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
6 months |
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Products Used: |
Flatline, stock A5 barrel |
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A5, Red Hot, Superfly, Flatline/C-series 4" flanker, Rampage, A-5A2 foregrip, MP5 mag, MP stock |
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Recommended
Paintballs: |
Any large diameter paint like BE Monster Balls |
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| Strengths: |
Accurate
Strong (e-glass something or other) |
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| Weaknesses: |
Doesn't like small diameter paint |
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| Review: |
I tried this barrel out for the first time the other day on my A5 in near-freezing conditions in CT using HPA. I was breaking Diablo Nightmare paint (small diameter, .687-.689) on semi-auto right from the start and switched to RPS' Polar Ice and Big Ball (both medium/large diameter, .689-.691) with only a little more luck. SpecOps lists the barrel as having a .691 bore, so I was worried I got a bad one, but I took it off and found I was breaking some paint even without the barrel so I attribute at least some of the problem to the conditions.
I brought all of my paint home, let it warm up for a day or two and then tried again. I continued to break the Nightmare paint regularly and again had a little better luck with the Polar Ice, but was still breaking some. I then went through a bag of Monster Balls (large diameter, .692+) using 3-shot burst and didn't break one. With their thick shell, I'm betting they won't be too brittle if I take them in cold conditions like that again, too, so problem solved...sort of. The problem is that if a field is FPO but doesn't have a large diameter paint available (some around here in CT don't always), I have to switch to another barrel and, because it's a similar bore to the Flatline, usually can't use that either.
I'm now getting 6" x 6" accuracy at 50' with this 4" C-series barrel, though, using low-grade "big bore" paint (in controlled conditions). If I can get that kind of accuracy in any reasonable temperature with any large diameter paint, at $35, this barrel will be worth the investment but I'll continue to use the Flatline for distance (and probably wind) and will need to find a smaller bore barrel if I'm having problems with the available field paint and want to go short. Which brings me to the other positive about the 4" barrel: it's size.
When used in "village" or urban situations, it's handy to not have to worry about catching your barrel on a door jam or a tree or your buddy. It also lowers the weight of the gun and, in comparison to using a Flatline, changes the balance dramatically for the better. It's supposedly really strong, too, but I haven't fallen on it or anything yet, so I can't speak for that aspect. Finally, the look is nice, but it'd be great to have a "suppressor" shroud option. |
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All in all, it's a solid shorty barrel for the money (the nicest version, the 4" black, is $34 before shipping) if you have large diameter paint available. It's accurate at short range (haven't tested longer ranges or in wind yet) and they give you a variety of tips to choose from...for an extra $10. (The Flanker is my favorite so don't buy it.) If your field is BYOP, buy this barrel, buy some Monsters and have fun. If not (and you're not just a barrel whore), make sure you'll have enough use for this product before buying it. I'll give this barrel an overall 8 for now. If a suppressor shroud mod becomes available, I'll bump it up one to 9. If they make a small bore version of this barrel, I'll bump it up two more (mine goes to 11). |
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| 8 out of 10 | Last edited on Monday, January 29th, 2007 at 10:21 am PST |
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Period of
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| Less than a month | 1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
2 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Smart parts linear barrel, stock barrel, no comparison. |
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| Marker Setup: |
Tippmann A5
m4 stock
egrip with W.A.S board
PMI remote hose
Special ops C-series Blackcell barrel 16" with suppressor tip
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Recommended
Paintballs: |
Any paintballs that are better than low grade should work fine. For example, I use the medium grade paintballs that i find at Walmart. |
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| Strengths: |
Durable, quiet, and accurate as hell. |
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| Weaknesses: |
There are no weaknesses! |
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| Review: |
Okay, first off this is the best barrel on the market today period! Since it is carbon fiber and kevlar, the temperature change from Co2 does not effect the consistency of each shot! You can keep shooting the same spot over and over again!
I am a woodsball and scenarioball player and let me tell you that this barrel is the best one you can get for woodsball. You can pay alot more for barrels that claim to be the best, like an empire twister barrel or a regular stiffi barrel, or even a freak barrel, but this is the best barrel ever!
When I saw this barrel on specialopspaintball.com, I knew right away that it was a must buy because it was made by SpecOps, a very reliable woodsball company. I was lucky to get one because every time I checked the website the barrels were out of stock!
There are 7 different barrel tips that look just plain cool and for only $8! Some people claim that the barrel tip causes some issues with ball chopping but I personally have had none so far. I recommend the Supressor barrel tip because it doesnt add much length to the barrel and it looks nice. Remember that the longer the barrel, the more gas you use up per shot.
At first, I thought that this barrel might chop since I use full auto and the length of my barrel is 16", but surprisingly, no chops! I ran through about 2 cases of paint and not a single chop! The workmanship of the barrel is very good, and obviously alot of effort went into creating this perfect barrel. My only complaint is that currently these barrels are only available for Tippmann A5's. Which doesn't bother me because I have an A5 lol! I am not sure but you may have to call the company and ask if the barrel comes in different threads. |
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Special Ops pulls off another best-of-the-best product with the Blackcell C-series barrels. Lets take a look at everything to make sure we didnt miss any details:
Price: Great! $60 for the best barrel on the market is a steal!
Performance: The absolute best.
Reliability: This is the old faithfull of barrels.
Looks: You will look like the king of woodsball when you walk onto the ball field and show this to the noobs. 7 different barrel tips all for the same price!
Craftmanship: Hey, its SpecOps and Stiffi, nuff said! (which means it is AWESOME!)
Anyone out there that is looking for a barrel that is quiet, accurate, and looks great, this barrel is calling for you! I highly recommend that you go on www.specialopspaintball.com right after you finish reading my review and buy this product! |
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The accuracy of this review is disputed. Please see discussion on the comments page.
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Period of
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| Less than a month | 1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
1 year |
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Similar
Products Used: |
12" Thunder Pig barrel - Slightly shorter and heavier; looks a little cooler, but isn't as accurate
Tippman A5 stock barrel - Honestly, I could probably make my own barrel out of PVC and get the same performance |
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Tippman A-5 with response trigger, A2 kit from Spec Ops Paintball and coiled remote
14" SpecOps C-Series barrel
Pure Energy 72/3000 HPA or 20 oz CO2
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AGD Automag 68 with 14" All American Barrel, custom hopper and coiled remote
Pure Energy 72/3000 HPA or 9 oz CO2 |
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Recommended
Paintballs: |
Large diameter paint |
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| Strengths: |
Light
Cheaper than a Stiffi
Accurate
Doesn't break balls |
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| Weaknesses: |
Feels a little fragile |
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| Review: |
I got this barrel about a week ago, and I was very stoked. The first thing I did was test it's accuracy against my 12" Thunder Pig.
That day, I made a 14" group at 30 yards with the TP, and a 10" group with the C-Series, 30 shots each. So, more accurate. After that, I turned my reponse trigger back on and let three hoppers rip through the new barrel; not a single break. I was pleased.
This barrel, despite being 2 inches longer than the TP, was much, much lighter; the Thunder Pig is built like a tank compared to the bare-minimum carbon fiber of the C-Series. This makes the C-Series quicker to aim, since it shifts the weight back on the gun.
It feels a little fragile to me, but maybe that's just compared to the thick-walled, heavy Thunder Pig. I got the Suppressor tip to protect the tip of the barrel, and because it's one of the shorter tips, and with a 14" barrel, I don't really want to add any more to the front of the gun than I have to. It would be nice if the barrel came with a stock tip, but whatever, it still costs less than a Stiffi.
One little thing that annoyed me was the bright yellow Stiffi label on the base of the barrel. I keep my A5 blacked out for indoor play and painted over the silver Tippman label with matte black paint. I had to do the same with the Stiffi label to keep the gun all matte black. Sure it only took a minute, but it was a little annoying regardless. |
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I have never given anything a 10 out of 10, and I don't intend to start now, because this barrel isn't perfect, but it is the best one I've used to date. If you're looking for a light, accurate barrel and you're willing to spend a little extra for carbon fiber, this should be high on your list. |
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| 9 out of 10 | Last edited on Monday, June 4th, 2007 at 8:42 am PST |
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Period of
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| Only tested | 1 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
6 months |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Aside from the stock barrel, this is the only one that i have used on my X-7. |
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| Marker Setup: |
Tippmann X-7, 14" C-Series Barrel, Polished internals |
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Recommended
Paintballs: |
Anything that is a decent quality and has a somewhat bore. The barrel bore is .691 so any ware around there is good |
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| Strengths: |
Very light, Accurate, Sturdy, Looks great |
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See review for two issues |
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This is the first barrel i bought for my X-7. so other then the stock barrel i honestly dont have anything to compare it to. but this barrel is so much better then the stock barrel its unbelievable.
The weight of this thing is unreal. It literally feels like the thing is made of cardboard its so light. But because of the Carbon Fiber its actually very strong.
I only have two complaints about this barrel. One being the tip. Honestly i hate how this barrel looks without one. it has the threads for it just out in the open just waiting to get destroyed by a rock or something which would make them useless if you ever decided to get a tip in the future. The second problem i have is the fact that the barrel wont fit through the stock barrel shroud (not sure about the other ones) without some trimming or sanding to make the opening for the barrel larger.
but other then that, i love this thing!
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I would recommend this barrel to anyone who want a lightweight, durable, and accurate barrel for a decent price. |
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Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 |
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Period of
Product Use: |
6 months |
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Paintball
Experience: |
3 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
All different kinds of barrels for my A-5s |
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| Marker Setup: |
I own 4 Tippmann A-5s. OneSmart Parts Ion for speed ball. I have 4" 12" and 16" Cseries barrels from Special Ops. Sly barrel for my Ion. Tons of upgrades for all of my markers. |
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Recommended
Paintballs: |
I have shot about 5 or 6 different kinds through my barrels and like usual the more expensive fly better but does ok with cheap ones. |
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Very Very light, Mid priced, quite,shots straight, threaded end is nice |
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| Weaknesses: |
Dosnt shot through paint as good as some |
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| Review: |
I have tried ALOT of different barrels for my A-5s. I bought my 16" barrel from special ops to go on my long A-5 marker. I love how there are threaads on the ends. I was very very pleased how accurate it was and how quite it made my marker. When it was time to buy another barrel for a different A-5 I wanted something very very short. When I saw that Special Ops came out with an adapter for the Apex I had to try it. I purchased a 4" a 12" and the adapter and loved all of it. I was totally blown away how accurate the shorty was. I wasnt expecting much having shot a shorty barrel before but was blown away. If you want something really short with alot od distance you cant go wrong with a 4" C-Series and a Apex. Looks friken awsome and shots better then most cheap 12" barrels. I highly recommand any of the C-series barrels. |
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Super strong, very quite, good price, accurate, cant go wrong with these barrels |
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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: |
BT-Apex, and have used a stiffi before |
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(Previous to adding the c-series 4")__ Tippmann A-5 w/ BT-Apex barrel, Tapco MP-folding stock, X7 hopper, e-grip, and remote coil |
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Recommended
Paintballs: |
medium to high grade of course |
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| Strengths: |
Very light ( weight on shoulder) accurate, durable, quiet, shoots even w/ broken balls, well priced |
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Hassle to clean without water. Longer tips catch leaves and other junk. |
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| Review: |
When I screwed this barrel onto my gun and tryed it out, I was instantly very fond of this barrel. I bought a 4", but also bought [on Special Ops] a apex c-series adapter. This allows me to screw the Apex tip on whenever I want. In close quarters, no tip=short, manuverable barrel. A little farther off or somebodys hiding behind stuff, put on the Apex. It adds to the barrel lenth and accuracy, and because I have a 4", which has a higher muzzle velocity. The ball goes through the Apex faster and will spin more rapidly. |
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People say with a four inch you lose alot of accuracy, but now that you can screw an Apex onto your c-series, you can now greatly increase range & accuracy, whenever you don't need a short barrel. Overall, I would reccomend this product to everyone. Even if you can't afford an Apex to add to it. Accuracy, durability, and silence. I never give 10's so I give this product a 9 with the Apex tip and a 8 without it. |
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a-5a-2 |
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Sunday, December 23rd, 2007 |
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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: |
cmi thunder pig |
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| Marker Setup: |
a-5,a-5a2 kit, 9 oz co2, c-seeries barrrel 12 in, cmi bore kit |
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Recommended
Paintballs: |
large bored ones .691 |
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| Strengths: |
Light, quiet, cheaper than other carbon fiber barrels |
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| Weaknesses: |
Large bore |
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| Review: |
I just recived this barrel and I am very impressed. it is far lighter, and much quieter than my thunder pig. the only downside I can see is that it has a large bore so smaller paintballs may not be very acurate. I fixed this by buying the cmi a-5 barrel bore sizing addaptors ( you can get it at doropaintball.com ) so I could match and paint. used togerther you get a light weight, quiet barrel that is very accurate for less than the cost of a regular stifi. |
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when used with the bore sizing addaptors I would give it a ten, but alone I will give this barrel an 8 |
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