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Does a 14 inch paintball gun barrel increase accuracy drastically compared to using a 9 inch barrel? - Adam
Adam, the short answer, is not really. The long answer is more complicated but I will give it to you anyway.
The most important aspect of accuracy and barrel for paintball is not the length, it is the correlation between the inside diameter of the barrel and the diameter of the paintball. Shooting quality paint is important because you want the paintballs to be consistently the same. Because the balls are made of gelatin, humidity and heat make the balls swell, on a hot humid day the paintballs can get up to .695 and on a cold dry day they can shrink down to .672. That is quite a large degree of change… So your barrel needs to be adjustable, that is why barrel kits are such a good investment. Realize though that just because one insert/sleeve/back works great in the morning for that paint does not mean it will work all day, if the temperature changes etc, the ball size changes.
The best barrel length is dependent on the gun being used. The higher the pressure of air at the front of the bolt when fired the shorter the barrel needs to be. High pressure guns (Almost every gun on the market) only need a 6″ barrel for the paintball to reach effective velocity, anything longer is just adding drag. However because these HP guns create a tremendous amount of distortion on the paintball, and wobble, you need more than 6″ of barrel to calm the ball back to normal-ish. 12″ is the sweet spot. Anything longer is just increasing the odds of a barrel break.
On Low Pressure guns (Most of the High End guns are LP) there is less distortion of the ball, however the air needs more time to get the ball up to speed. The sweet spot for LP guns is a 14″ barrel. That is the reason 14″ barrel’s are so popular and considered ideal, They are for the high end uber paint sprayers. But for 95% of people a 12″ is better.
internal Rifling has ZERO positive effect in a paintball barrel. In fact imparting spin is a very bad thing. Paintballs act like a water-balloon in flight rather than a bullet. When you break a ball in your barrel and every shot after that spins off in random directions, that is caused by spin being added to the paintball because of the uneven distribution of paint in the barrel. External rifling such as with the Smarts Parts barrels (Holes drilled in spiral pattern) allows the air to escape from the barrel which helps quiet the shot and does help decrease the distortion of the paintball but not any more than straight line holes.
How to make my paintball gun have less kick?
Paintball Gun Kick
What causes the “kick” in a paintball gun is the reciprocating mass. What this really means is that your issue is due to the weight of the hammer and bolt in your marker. By making this “mass” lighter the kick will virtually disappear and your accuracy will increase noticeably.
It is important to note that when replacing the hammer with a lighter one you will also need to replace the spring and valve spring, to keep the same velocity, and while you are at it you might as well replace the valve with a high flow one as well.
Using a Delrin bolt, with a lighter spring set and a lighter weight hammer will all but eliminate the “kick” for your paintball gun.
Another option that is somewhat counter-intuitive is to get a heavier barrel. By adding weight to the front of the gun you limit the amount of rise in the barrel, which is the primary issue with “kick”. A nice stainless steel 12″ barrel will help heaps. A better barrel will also increase the accuracy of your paintball gun.
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What’s a great inexpensive paintball gun?
would also like to tell you I’m a beginner. -Jake
Jake you ask a question that I hear all the time, and as I always do I will say you cannot go wrong with the Tippman line. I recommend a Tippman 98 or an A5. Spyders are cheap and are very upgradeable, however they are no where near as reliable as the Tippman line of paintball guns. Close in price is the Proto guns and they are pretty amazing, the issue with them is the need for compressed air and an electronic hopper. In the modern era of paintball there are many inexpensive paintball guns to choose from, and most are actually quite good in quality. When I first started playing there was no such thing as a “Great Inexpensive Paintball Gun”, they were either great or inexpensive but never both.
The Tippman A5 is the best inexpensive paintball gun
I have had this question asked several times this week alone. This seems to be a constant question so I wrote a full post, check out Choosing Your First Paintball Gun.
Tippman has been around since the early days of paintball and prides themselves are creating great inexpensive paintball guns. over the years they have always represented, durability and reliability. Their performance has never been on the top end. Regardless as a brand Tippman represents the best inexpensive paintball guns in the market and you really cannot go wrong with them.
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It is Pouring down rain, or as my Aussie friends say “Its pissing”. Which sucks, as today I was supposed to go play paintball with my friends in the picture here. It was a reunion of sorts for the birthdays of Mike’s son (middle guy in orange hat) and me (guy to the far left). But it has been delayed due to really crap weather.
So the gear gets put back away, and my lonely paintball guns must wait for a sunnier day to break their current hibernation. Oh what sorrow.I haven’t played with this group of guys in over 5 years. Daren Regazza the short dude, went of and played for the Naughty Dogs, Billy Roser (one in the gray shirt) did as well, until he had a child, then he got very serious about career and family. Mike and I played together for a few more years as serial paintball whores. Ryan (far right) I haven’t seen or heard from him in some time. He is the luckiest basterd on the planet. EVERY major prize in raffle drawing, he won. It was like some kind of reverse curse regarding high value items and little tickets.
Hopefully the rain only caused a delay in the paintball reunion. This was the last group of guys I played with as a team who felt special… It’s hard to describe, but you spend 3 days a week practicing together, and 6 weeks a year on the road, in airports, hotels, taxis and restaurants with a group of guys and it almost becomes a family. I imagine being in a band together is much the same.
My Paintball guns may be lonely but at least they are dry, unlike everything else.
Paintball Gun Man LIVES!
Paintball Gun Man.com is long past due. A decade ago I ran oddballsports.com then 24-7paintball.com and later paintballbuzz.com. Each of those sites was around for several years, but were all about my paintball team at the time or a paint ball business I was running. So as those businesses and teams destinies flowed, so did the various sites. If only I had held onto several of those sites rather than letting them fade away, ah but hindsigt is always 20/20 and there is no way to revisit the past.
Now, Paintball Gun Man.com is devoted to my favorite part of the great paintball adventure, GEAR. I love paintball guns, the technology, the upgrades, the design, everything there is about the Gear is… awesome. I have always been a gear hound, and with paintball the addiction leaped to new heights. At one time I had over 20 top end paintball guns, 50 barrels and untold number of masks, jerseys, hoppers, gloves etc. I like aspects of most paintball guns but my all time favorite is still the Worr Games KarnivOrr Autococker. you’ll notice that just about every picture of me playing, I am using one variant of the autococker or another. However in my time I have owned most of the top paintball markers, from the Phantom to Dark Angels and Ego’s.
From time to time I might throw some tactics advice in, and point to other sites. I also like to post interesting paintball videos, but what I really want to accomplish with Paintball Gun Man.com, is researching and displaying the best paintball equipment available in the world today. And I don’t mean just the high end paint hoses. I will be creating videos where I will give my opinions on quality, durability, maintenance, features, you name it. And because I am a great guy, I’ll point you to the best deals that I find, and any contests or give-aways I come across.
And yes that is a picture of me, it was taken at the 2002 Las Vegas PanAM and is courtesy of Warpig.com. Bill Mills from Warpig took many pictures of me throughout the years and has always had great content. If you don’t already know Warpig.com you need to go spend some time there.
I hope that my paintball gun reviews, videos and content are something that you find compelled to return to, and frequent Paintball Gun Man.com.