What Barrel Should I Go With????

[nay27]

OK I just got the MR1...its a great gun and i heard it is even better with a better barrel. ( i would assume every gun is)...anyways i was looking around and found a Smart Parts Linear Barrel 20" for about 50$....Would that be good? I mostly play in big outdoor areas with friends and do alot of target practice....so i was wondering should i get the long barrel or go with a shorter one? Like whats the difference???

[SupermanDan]

yeah. get the linear. if you ever play indoor, you can just use your stock barrel instead. i run an Apex barrel on mine, but i haven't had the chance to try it for outdoor yet. but i've used a 16" linear, and i loved it. i was gonna get a 20" for myself for outdoor. if you get it, let us know how it works. also, it's a sexy lookin barrel(but get black, obviously).

[pman15]

if u r a sniper kinda guy i would reccomend the 20" inch. but if u r not i'd say a 14" or 16" inch. The difference is that when u have a barrel that is over 16" it's not meant for serious fighting. their meant for sniping from some distance. but barrels up 2 16" and lower r for some closer range fighting. So hopefully that is what u wanted 2 know.

[nay27]

yeah....but the longer the barrel, the more friction the paintball has...and i think it uses more air. But that is off topic kinda so thank-you guys for responding so quick. thanks.

[Frat]

I put a 14" J&J ceramic on mine and with medium grade paint it will put them about one on top of the other at approx 35-40 yards. If you use cheap paint you might as well stick to the stock barrel.

[yamaha cow]

I have a empire twister 14 inch and a dye precision barrel 16 inch they both work the same.

[tex]

I have a j&j ceramic barrel 14" that cost me $29. I have played for 5 years now and that is the best investment I have made. To be honest, anything over 14" is a waste. Check out some other threads in the forum, there are alot of very smart people in these forums.

[lilc]

Originally Posted by tex

I have a j&j ceramic barrel 14" that cost me $29. I have played for 5 years now and that is the best investment I have made. To be honest, anything over 14" is a waste. Check out some other threads in the forum, there are alot of very smart people in these forums.

The J&J is cool, but the bore size is small; you'll probably have to shoot paint that measures .687 or smaller...

[thechubbss12]

Heh personaly the barrel i would recomend is a 32* whisper.. like 30 bucks now and dooes reduce the sound of your gun.....

But dont get anything over 14" becasue you will have problem achiving 300 FPS due to more friction

[Hob Hayward]

Well, another new idea is the new smart parts progressive (35$ US) it now has the same ceramic nature of the J&J and is very accurate. I suggest it.

Anything over 14" is a waste, though having a 20" barrel does do something to intimidate those who know it doesn't do anything... All it does is put friction o nthe ball slowing it, forcing you to use more air.-Useless because it adds no more accuracy than a 14 incher.