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Lapco Apex Ready Big Shot Barrel Reviews
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Number of Reviews: |
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Average Rating: |
9.7 / 10 |
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Manufacturer Website: |
Click here |
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Suggested Retail Price: |
$60 |
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| Do you want an extremely accurate barrel? Or do you want a barrel that can perform trick shots? Now players can get the best of both worlds. LAPCO has created what we're calling "Apex Ready" barrels. We have modified our classic one-piece barrel to create a barrel with the ability to mount an Apex Tip. Now for the first time players can combo the widely popular Apex Tip with our extremely accurate one piece barrels. We've tested these out and it actually gives the player more control over the various trick shots featuring increased ball movement. Remember you can always turn the Apex off and rely on the accuracy of a LAPCO Big Shot. |
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| The Lapco Apex Ready Big Shot Barrel is newer, so it should be commonly available, both new and used. |
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Period of
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| Less than a month | 8 of 8 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Smart Parts and Flatline |
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| Marker Setup: |
Tippmann A5
Tech T Vortex Cyclone Mod
Tech T Lightening Rod
Tech T QEPH
Python Pipe Kit |
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| Strengths: |
The barrel made the Apex Tip more accurate!!! |
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| Weaknesses: |
None |
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| Review: |
I bought the Apex Barrel for the my Tippmann A5 because I wanted a flat trajectory on my ball flight. I have experience with the Flatline barrel and found that it tended to break balls and the clean up after ball breakage could be lengthy. I wanted to be able to unscrew the barrel and swap it out, if ball breakage occurs; therefore, I felt like the Apex was the only way to go. I read many reviews on the Apex and decided to take a chance and purchased it for $49.99. The Apex helped the accuracy of my marker; however, it was still not what I wanted it to be. The stock Apex barrel is junk; however, the Apex tip is a great design. I felt that what the Apex needed was a good barrel to make the Apex tip complete.
I was ready to give up on the Apex and started doing research on a new barrel. I checked all of the reviews I could find and I decided to purchase the Lapco Big Shot. I was getting ready to purchase it when my brother informed me that Lapco was now selling an Apex ready barrel. I ordered it immediately and got it for 49.99.
The Lapco Apex Ready Big Shot is a very accurate barrel. I am not going to get into how tight the pattern is at a certain distance because everyone knows how tight a pattern at a given distance the Lapco can shoot; however, what I will tell you is the barrel flatout shoots paintballs accurately. The barrel and gun combination have begun to stir the other players at my local field. One instance on the mounds field, I had one opponent shooting into the mounds about 20' short and I was raining paintballs on him. He approached me after the game wanting to know what I was shooting. It has made my Tippmann A5 a contender on X-Ball and on the Pipes. Furthermore, it has made it feared on woodsball. I can shoot greater distances than my opponents and do it with greater accuracy, which is a huge advantage in woodsball. In fact, my brother was so impressed he purchased one for his Spyder VS2.
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If you have and Apex Tip buy the "Lapco Big Shot Apex Ready"and put the tip on it. The barrel is a precision crafted piece and it will flatout perform. I paid less for the combination than I would have for a Flatline and I out distance and am more accurate than the Flatline. My Tippmann just loves this barrel combinations. In the future, Lapco is going to begin offering the Apex tip and Lapco Big Shot barrel already combined. |
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| 10 out of 10 | Last edited on Monday, January 14th, 2008 at 4:32 pm PST |
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Period of
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6 months |
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Paintball
Experience: |
6 months |
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Similar
Products Used: |
J&J Ceramic |
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| Marker Setup: |
Tippmann X7-basic:
12" Lapco 'apex ready' barrel
Apex (tip)
Tacamo 416 shroud
all the TECH T upgrades (for slightly more air efficiency and for zero chopping problems)
Liberty Car-stock
UTG foldable grip handle
UTG rear sight
BSA 40mm Red Dot
Sp-1 (first edition, without select fire upgrade-YET*)
J&J 14" ceramic barrel
Double Trigger
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Recommended
Paintballs: |
can most paintballs... even cheap Monster's to expensive-top grade Marbalizers |
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| Strengths: |
Takes Apex Tip
Accurate (for a paintball barrel)
Light enough
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| Weaknesses: |
Could be lighter
no O-rings provided |
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| Review: |
The Lapco "apex ready' big shot barrel is a great match for your Apex tip. It runs for about $49.99, and comes as one piece. It comes in either 8 inches or 12 inches, and i do not believe there are other sizes however i could be wrong. The Apex Tip takes about 2 inches from the front of your barrel and combined with the barrel adds roughly 3 1/2 inches length (more or less) in total from the front of the Apex tip to the bottom of your barrel.
No special adapter is needed as the front end of the barrel is shaped to be applied to the Apex tip and it's insert grooves. IT CAN SHOOT WITHOUT THE APEX TIP and maintain it's accuracy as a regular 'BIG SHOT' barrel. If you are looking for a more accurate shot along with the advantages of the Apex tip, this barrel is it. The barrel that comes with the Apex is heavy, short, and not as accurate as it could have been. One advantage of the Apex is that it creates a spin on the paintball which provides a longer shot, resulting in 'Long Ball' however matched with the barrel that is provided with the Apex tip.. your shots are not accurate. It does not give you the same distance to say a flatline barrel from Tippmann, but when combined with the Lapco Big shot.. you're shots from a distance increase in accuracy which is more capable than the flatline accuracy.
One major downside is that Lapco does not provide the O-rings necessary for the Apex Tip. The Apex tip needs TWO O-rings to be placed on the front end of a barrel in order to properly fit and work. I wish Lapco could have included the O-rings, however you can just use the one's from the stock barrel provided by the Apex.
Also, for certain markers, particularly mil-sim markers such as Tippmann X7's and A5's.. The 'Apex Ready' Big shot does not fit through certain shrouds. It may take a little moding to widen the hole. The grooves around the barrel cause the problem with fitting, however this all depends on the shroud ( i.e Tacamo 416 shroud)
Another negative is that it is not a particularly light barrel It is still an upgrade from the weight of the barrel that comes with the Apex tip, however it is slightly heavier than other barrels available. This can be interpreted as being 'picky' so this complaint is just based one's own opinion. It may differ when you put it on your marker.
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| Conclusion: |
The Barrel itself runs for about 49.99 and is a very capable barrel. The Apex ready Big Shot, shoots the same as a regular Lapco Big shot.. just with the capability of adding the Apex Tip. No additional adapters are needed which can run from $15-20, this barrel comes as one piece.
9.0 |
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Period of
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Less than a month |
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Paintball
Experience: |
2 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Flatline A5
Stiffi-.691 A5 |
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| Marker Setup: |
Tippmann A5
Spec ops a5a2 ez kit
reponse trigger
double trigger
lapco big shot with apex tip
x7 hopper |
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Recommended
Paintballs: |
I first used Menace-48$ Seemed fine
I have a bag a MArbs that fit better but dont wanna waste them in my backyard |
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| Strengths: |
Accuracy, adjustability, distance |
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| Weaknesses: |
the super Flatline mode(just takes getting used to) |
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| Review: |
So when mine first came i was pumped i took the tip off the standard apex barrel and mounted it on the lapco big shot 12" even with the tip it is still shorter than my A5 14 inch stiffi which now sits untouched. I have never really had a barrel that pleased me until now. You get much more than you pay for, this is the best barel i have ever used and the cheapest(not including the tip) My stiffi was over 100$ but i never found a good paint to match it. Though the lapco is loud who cares about sound. The only wierd thing is the super flatline mode, at first i thought it was the drop shot because it hit the ground. When they say low and long the really mean low. The curves worked Okay but havent really used em yet(dont see the need. |
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| Conclusion: |
Idf you are new or a veteran i reccomend this barrel to anyone. You always hear people saying just get a normal barrel, well this is the solution because you can turn the apex off, PLus this thing scares people, very intimidating |
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