paintball question

[Deuce 10+ year member]

I am going to buy a new barrel for my spyder victor 2 paintball gun. Somebody help me out and tell me a good barrel for about $60 shipped.

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[the_flatlander 10+ year member]

for a little more I would go for a boomstick which is $100

 

[cobra65427289 10+ year member]

i had a boomstick on my old spyder TL and it worked great. also if you're looking at bolts and stuff try http://www.akalmp.com. low pressure geniuses.

al

 

[Radar 10+ year member]

I have had good results with my j&j ceramic. It's cheaper than most out there, and ive never had a problem with it.

 

[mgaidica 10+ year member]

j&j ceramics are really good.. j&j's are all around good.. boomsticks are real nice, mini freaks, but those are all to much.. ide say j&j ceramic for my final answer.. check out some paintball forums, im sure they know more than us car audio geeks...

 

[tony7 10+ year member]

I got a deal on a ACI graffitti barrel that ive been using lately and im loving it so i'd reccomend one of those. plus they look ill

 

[tobz 10+ year member]

Um, if you play seriously, get a barrel set, virtually the only thing that affects accuracy is the paint size to barrel size match. Make sure your barrel matches your paint, the easiest way to do that, is to get a barrel set. I highly recommend the J & J edge kit or the Evil Pipe. JJ will run you $129, the pipe will cost you about $165. Otherwise, if you want two decent barrels that will allow you to shoot most paint, get a lapco Autospirit and a lapco bigshot. One is for bigger paint, one is for smaller paint. Both barrels can be purchased for under $100 total price.

Let me know if you have any other paintball questions, I'm always willing to help out with a hype free answer.

P.S. I"m selling my Xvalved - Y Gripped ULE Mag. $550 takes it.

 

[nswartley 5,000+ posts]

i second the J&J ceramic...and if you need something with a bigger bore check out lapco. i've owned both and both were great.

-nate

 

[Miscue]

Um, if you play seriously, get a barrel set, virtually the only thing that affects accuracy is the paint size to barrel size match. Make sure your barrel matches your paint, the easiest way to do that, is to get a barrel set. I highly recommend the J & J edge kit or the Evil Pipe. JJ will run you $129, the pipe will cost you about $165. Otherwise, if you want two decent barrels that will allow you to shoot most paint, get a lapco Autospirit and a lapco bigshot. One is for bigger paint, one is for smaller paint. Both barrels can be purchased for under $100 total price.
Let me know if you have any other paintball questions, I'm always willing to help out with a hype free answer.

P.S. I"m selling my Xvalved - Y Gripped ULE Mag. $550 takes it.

Whoa... you're here too eh? I was doing research on the current situation with Focal, and found this site. Interesting thread on caps as well, which is what we were talking about!

 

[STICK 10+ year member]

Get a J&J ceramic, I've got one its really accurate, never breaks balls, get 14 in. you'll be thankful.

 

[Deuce 10+ year member]

I got a 14" teardrop. Also got a piranha e force sts 2k3. Gonna get an impy or outkast this summer when i start playing tourneys. If any of you guys play and live in arkansas I.M. me.

 

[Moe Lester 10+ year member]

I like the smart parts all american barrels myself //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif a 12" barrel will shoot 2 inches further than a 14" barrel btw. Paintballs really arent uniform enough to be any more accurate out of a 14" barrel than a 12". Go with a shorter barrel for greater manuverability.

 

[Miscue]

I like the smart parts all american barrels myself //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif a 12" barrel will shoot 2 inches further than a 14" barrel btw. Paintballs really arent uniform enough to be any more accurate out of a 14" barrel than a 12". Go with a shorter barrel for greater manuverability.

12" is good for regular speedball, but 14" or so is good for SupAir to help manipulate the bunkers. Yup, all barrels with the same bore shoot with the same accuracy and distance. Increased accuracy of paint/barrel match is the result of tighter velocity control gained by the match. And, the 'uniformity' really isn't the issue... although out-of-round paint does shoot worse. Rather, it's the phenomenon of vortex shedding, and the poor aerodynamic qualities of a blunt object such as a sphere... the projectile itself is inaccurate.

 

[Jdg784 10+ year member]

Ohh where to start on some of the stupid things people said about the flight of a sphere through the air...but oh well I don't wanna get started on it. I've used just about every **** barrel around in the past 11 years and my personal faves are the 12" AA smart parts, Lapco Bigshot, Dye Boomstick (WAY overpriced), OTP w/sizing inserts (Kickass barrel set), and of course the freak/other sized sets, going for a cheap set that has at least a .687, .698, .691 and .693 that should do you fine.

 

[solo what? 10+ year member]

if your a serious player get a kaner kit i got one on my 2k3 cocker and it shoots like an orracle