Finding the right, accurate barrel.

[RockAndRoll73]

This topic is meant to address the subject of obtaining the best barrel for you in paintball.

First of all, do not fall for the hype. Often companies will market their barrels as being the most accurate or provide longer range. Range will be the same for any gun set at the same fps. For example, you line a Tippmann 98custom next to a pgp splatmaster next to a DM5 and shot them all at the same fps. They will all land within roughly same amount of range. Give or take several feet. Only the flatline increases range, and this slows down the ball, making it less effective due to a slow ball will most likely not break.

To find the best barrel for your gun, first determine your price range. The higher up you go, most likely you will have better accuracy. Prices can range from $30 and upward to well over $100.

Now after you determined your price range, time to do your shopping. Do your research before hand. Get different opinions, look at reviews of the barrel. Most barrels have reviews at www.pbreview.com . Time for even more research. Go down to your local proshop and ask to see the barrels that you have determined would be the best for you that is in your price range. Bring along with you several balls of paint you normally use. Insert a ball into the barrel. If the ball rolls out or does not go in unless you have to blow into the barrel until you are blue in the face, then you have a bad paint to barrel match. You can either switch paint, which would be hard if the field is a field paint only or the paint is the only paint in your price range. Thats why you try several barrels and determine the best match. The best match would be when you look down the barrel with a ball inside, there should be 3 points of contact between the ball and the barrel. You should blow into the barrel while covering the poritng with your hand. If the ball takes too much effort to blow out, it is a bad match. You will feel it when it is a right match.

In higher price rangers, there are barrel kits where there are several barrels to get the best paint to barrel match. These give you the best accuracy but are expensive.

[xPropheTx]

Barrel kits are definetly the way to go...especially if you are considering spending $100 on ONE barrel. Save up more and get a kit.

[joeyk803c]

Originally posted by xPropheTx [A-5 Rippin It]@May 17 2005, 03:29 PM
Barrel kits are definetly the way to go...especially if you are considering spending $100 on ONE barrel.* Save up more and get a kit.
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Not always. Some people use only one type of paint, so a Ultralite or another expensive barrel is good. Rec players generally don't need kits either, I picked my Pipe kit up just b/c I got it for 100 bux.

[Smarty All American]

even tho this is in the grave im taking it out.my friends empire twister increases range on his 98c.it is rifled and causes the ball to spin.when it comes out of the barrel it aim high.

[thevoiceinurhd]

rifling makes a projectile more accurate, however it does not increase distance, you might notice more distance due to a better apint to barrel match which puts more air behind the ball instead of around it

[Alai]

I got a Smart Parts TearDrop barrel (12'') and am quite happy with it. It was $40, and looks nice on my blue Spyder Esprit.

However, I have never broken a ball since I started playing with (slightly expensive) Diablo paint. For me, accuracy is pointless if your marker chops, and Diablo paint works well with my barrel, and better paint leads to happiness.

[TheMadMan]

Originally posted by thevoiceinurhd@Aug 22 2005, 07:49 PM
rifling makes a projectile more accurate, however it does not increase distance, you might notice more distance due to a better apint to barrel match which puts more air behind the ball instead of around it
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umm... actully the opposite, rifleing spins the projectile, creating "lift" (brenulies principle [i dun know how to spell that]). The lift works like wings on a airplane and carries the prjectile further. This is usefull since no matter how fast you shoot, your projectile will still drop a 9.8m/s^2

[phated.blue]

^^glad to see people other than me pay attention in physics.

[mat_890]

Originally posted by TheMadMan@Oct 22 2005, 12:32 AM
umm... actully the opposite, rifleing spins the projectile, creating "lift" (brenulies principle [i dun know how to spell that]). The lift works like wings on a airplane and carries the prjectile further. This is usefull since no matter how fast you shoot, your projectile will still drop a 9.8m/s^2
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nope.

airplane wings are designed so that air can travel quickly under the wing, but takes longer to go over...this creates a low pressure above the wing and a high pressure under the wing, high pressure trys to move into the low pressure and equil everything out and generates lift.....not anything to do with spinning???? :blink:

[ccclean]

The Freak is the shi t . Dont buy anything else ur wastin ur money .

[Dances_with_Squirrels]

A Freak kit, Evil Pipe kit, Kaner barrel kit and an Empire 7/11 piece barrels kits are probably the best KITS out there. Personally i like Boomsticks and Stiffis.

[maldon007]

Originally posted by mat_890@Jan 28 2006, 12:51 AM
nope.

airplane wings are designed so that air can travel quickly under the wing, but takes longer to go over...this creates a* low pressure above the wing and a high pressure under the wing, high pressure trys to move into the low pressure and equil everything out and generates lift.....not anything to do with spinning????* :blink:
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actually, spin can create lift.... but not rifle spin... only back spin (flatline) creates lift.... that would be "spin around a perpendicular axis to the direction of travle"

while rifling is "spin around an axis alligned with direction of travel"... this spin increases accuracy by moving any imperfections on the balls surface (that would cause differential drag) around the axis of travle... this difusses the drag evenly & keeps the ball from pulling in one direction.

[Jarrado]

^^^^if udidnt understand that. simply put, it means: a rifled barrel increases accuracy NOT range. :D

[Dances_with_Squirrels]

^^^You spelled Shrubbery wrong.... :mellow:

[SOftie68]

hey look at it this way..... Baseball the spin on the ball makes it move differently not further... Only time spin matters for distance is when the object isnt round example a football or a bullet.

[maldon007]

No.... you are way off.

1. A footballs spin only adds distance by decreacing drag from an irregular rotation, like a wobble... but a wobble thrown the same speed will go almost as far.

2. Yes, a fast ball will go farther than a knuckle ball (both thrown at the same speed & aimed at the same level).

3. Even on fairly smooth objects, backspin can cause lift (airplane wing... pretty smooth, right?).

4. No, the spin of a bullet is not for increasing distance (as already stated.... w/the football deal) the bullet might even go farther, pushed by the same powder charge.... without having the rifling to slow it down. The point of the spin is to equalize the imperfections in the bullet that would pull it in one direction or another, thus keeping it aimed straight (accuracy).

And mat_890, backspin lift does not work exactly like an airplane wing (in mechanics) but it does create lift in one direction, at converging 90* points from line of trajectory & rotational axis.

http://www-solar.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~andy/LectureNotes/Fundamentals1/img964.gif



edit: :read: PLEASE DONT ADD TO A STICKIE THREAD, UNLESS YOU ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT OR HAVE A DECENT QUESTION

[larrylaroo]

hey look at it this way..... Baseball the spin on the ball makes it move differently not further... Only time spin matters for distance is when the object isnt round example a football or a bullet.
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a baseball isnt round
the seems on a base ball help create movement

[for u non baseball fans the seems r the red part]

[checkerz]

Holy crap maldon you know way to much man you guys should calm down i was confused after the first sentance holy lol oh wait nvm 2nd sentance first one was no your way off lol

[aznboiyz1]

well i say get a all american,freak,dye barrel,stiffi,flatline,jj,and if u can afford any of those barrels u better stop playing paintball

[jeff41791]

i think the sniper barrels would be a fine barrel :)

[new2dagame]

airplane wings are designed to go fast over the top so since the air is more spread out its less dense creating low pressure and opposite on the bottom. you are wrong matt 890