Barrels

[Paint Marine]

Originally posted by dr.strangelove
The blow test is a common way to size your barrel to your ball. Take a ball, place it at the end of the barrel and blow it through. If it rolls out the end before you get a chance to take a deep breath, you're too big, if you turn blue trying to get it out, too small. You should be able to blow it through the barrel with little force.

sweet thanks for that bro,is there a ready made chart that shows what barrel size for what make and type of paint

 

[stongle]

No, paint comes in different sizes. From batch to batch the same branded paint will size slightly differently.

Good paint to barrel match may well have a beneficial affect on accuracy, however you leave yourself open to a greater chance of barrel breakage if an odd size ball is shot.

Look at what most pro teams shoot and they all use the largest bore barrels or back sections possible. High intensity and high ROF games rarely leave time for the luxury of squeegieing, so they trade of the added accuracy for accuracy by volume and reduced breakages. Despite our whole team having Pipe kits we all shoot the .692 or .695 backs regardless.

If your just starting out or have little money your better off starting out with a larger bore size and adding as your feel necessary.

 

[Paint Marine]

Originally posted by stongle
No, paint comes in different sizes. From batch to batch the same branded paint will size slightly differently.

Good paint to barrel match may well have a beneficial affect on accuracy, however you leave yourself open to a greater chance of barrel breakage if an odd size ball is shot.

Look at what most pro teams shoot and they all use the largest bore barrels or back sections possible. High intensity and high ROF games rarely leave time for the luxury of squeegieing, so they trade of the added accuracy for accuracy by volume and reduced breakages. Despite our whole team having Pipe kits we all shoot the .692 or .695 backs regardless.

If your just starting out or have little money your better off starting out with a larger bore size and adding as your feel necessary.

hmmmmm intresting!

 

[Didz]

16" empire .696 on my timmy.
sweet

 

[TonyF]

Freak...sorta!

Freak with a 15" boomer front.
Quite and very acurate.
Also on the paint size chart, they should fall into a manufactures specified range.
Here ia a link to the chart:
http://www.ottersccustoms.com/paintc.html
And a guide to barrel sizes:
http://www.ottersccustoms.com/barrelc.html
Hope they help.

 

[Paint Marine]

Freak...sorta!

Originally posted by TonyF
Freak with a 15" boomer front.
Quite and very acurate.
Also on the paint size chart, they should fall into a manufactures specified range.
Here ia a link to the chart:
http://www.ottersccustoms.com/paintc.html
And a guide to barrel sizes:
http://www.ottersccustoms.com/barrelc.html
Hope they help.

tony your a ledgend,thanks