Barrels

[F@_Bastard]

Just a simple question that may have been asked time and time again, that my friend asked me the other day while talking about paintball.

Why are the barrels not rifled? Surely if they were it would allow for a more accurate flight and more distance

 

[Mario]

some are some aren't. tis all a matter of taste.

 

[Armadyllo]

This is gonna make me sound really geeky but.... making a ball spin sideways won't work. It will make it unstable... yeah I know spin on a bullet etc... but that is an elongated shape which rotates that way easisest due to it having a narrow waist. BUTTT a ball is round on all sides...??!!?? anyway an imperfect sphere like a paintball deforms..especially with spin..into a disc shape and the spin can change direction with air movement or even leaving the barrel and head off at almost 90 degrees. The rifled AArmson barrel doesn't actually make it spin.. but it reduces back pressure very effectively a bit like the spiral porting on smart parts barrels... basically a ball shape... which is flexible is a no no for spin! Hope this helps...

 

[bmxpro101]

they actually did a test on this, i dont remember where i read it, but they said rifling in a paintball barrel is pointless..... because all the rifling does is spin the shell, not the fill. so the paint stops the shell from spinning almost immediately after leaving the barrel, and possibly causes a turbulance.........