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__sneaky__ 
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 Posted: 11 September 2009 at 6:48pm |
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A barrel isnt going to increase your distance.
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gwoodtitans
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Posted: 10 September 2009 at 4:05pm |
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im thinking the lapco assault barrel. Has anyone had any experience with these?
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mr 400
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Posted: 10 September 2009 at 1:52am |
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i'll throw my hat and my two cents into the ring about what kind of barrel to get based on what i have and use. i got the 14" hammerhead/tippmann barrel. i like it and it does have somewhat better accuracy than my cp's and jj ceramic barrels. distance wise no difference. enough to warrent the addition price, not in my experience. i've never done a comparative test but when i'm out playing i have a hard time telling the difference between accuracy and range between the three barrels. for the price i would put my jj ceramic up against the hammerhead any day. of course other factors like paint quality, age have some impact but overall for the money the cp and jj ceramics are just fine and a whole lot cheaper.
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Posted: 10 September 2009 at 12:33am |
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Lapco Bigshot is your best bet man.
Rifled barrels dont really do anything in paintball, they'd haft to cut into the ball to create any real spin which would obviously destroy a paintball before it ever left your barrel.
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Posted: 14 August 2009 at 5:36pm |
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Thanks that helps quite a bit. The hammerheads look nice and have really nice reviews but i dont think i will get enough use out of it. The j&j or lapco sound like they could be a better choice. Any suggestions on what kind or where to purchase them from? |
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Posted: 13 August 2009 at 9:18am |
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There is a lot of debate on the effectiveness of rifled barrels. Do a search on Hammerhead, rifled barrel, etc for past postings on these. Before you plunk down $150 bucks on a barrel, you may want to look into a J&J or Lapco barrel. They are in the $40 range and offer decent bang for the buck.
It would help if you could zero in on what you are looking for out of a barrel. If you are looking for additional "sniper" range, to date it is not available in paintball (still waiting on further results on the 1st Strike rounds) There are barrels that increase range such as the Flatline and Apex, but they do so at the cost of accuracy. If you are looking for better accuracy, this is best acheived by paint to bore match. In other words, you want the paint to fit the barrel as closely as possible. Arguably the best way to get this is via barrel "kits' that typically include different sized backs that you can match to the paint you are using. A couple of barrel kits that come to mind are J&J Edge Elite and any of the SP Freak kits. The J&J run about $90 for the set while Freak kits run anywhere from $60-$150 depending on if you are buying just the inserts or the entire barrel/back kit.
Hope it helps.
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gwoodtitans
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Posted: 13 August 2009 at 2:11am |
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Im thinking thats probably my best bet
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Neothesmurf
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Posted: 12 August 2009 at 11:50pm |
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if you want a better barrel may i reccommend the straightline barrel. i think thats the one thats got the rifled cut on the inside of the barrel. i believe its around $140-$150ish
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gwoodtitans
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Posted: 10 August 2009 at 12:06am |
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I guess i would have to grind the inside of the shroud to make it work. Ill probably just get a hammerhead or something |
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Posted: 09 August 2009 at 1:15am |
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He would like to know if the Flatline barrel will fit 'In' the Salvo shroud.
He doesn't want to put a 98 Flatline system on it.
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Antonio865
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Posted: 09 August 2009 at 1:07am |
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if you put a flatline you wont have the M16 shroud anymore because the flatline has a weird shape that requires its own shroud. It still looks okay but if you love that M16 look dont do it.
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Posted: 08 August 2009 at 9:28am |
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I don't think you do because the flatline comes with it's own shroud.
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Posted: 08 August 2009 at 2:38am |
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any help here?
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Posted: 06 August 2009 at 11:05pm |
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ok sweet. but will i have to modify the shroud at all?
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Posted: 06 August 2009 at 5:35pm |
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A tippmann 98 custom flatline can fit.
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Posted: 05 August 2009 at 11:59pm |
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Is there any way to fit a flatline barrel in a project salvo shroud?
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