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Yeah, with much deliberation with Rooster and other diehard Angel fans, I decided to go with an Excalibur. Now, what barrel and HPA system would you all get to go along with my sweet setup?
The Javiln that it comes with is pretty sweet. LAPCO's are very sweet with Low Pressure Setups, very efficient. A bit on the loud side. I've heard nothing but good things about the total freak and plan to pick one up when I have the cash. Boomsticks are also very nice barrels. Or if you could pick up a CP barrel set (JT, Avalanche, Warped Sportz, etc) Those are also very nice. It's pretty up in the air, what ever you want depending on how much you want to spend.
I'd get the .684 Javlin, the LAPCO autosprit (.686) and the LAPCO Big Shot (.689) that should cover you pretty well, and it wont set you back more then $100 or so.
As for air systems, can't go wrong with Max Flow. I've heard that the newer Angel AIR's have the bugs worked out. Centerflag also makes good air systems. Again it's up to you and how much you want to spend. But as the Excaliber is very low pressure, go for a 4500 psi system, unless you're a front guy, I'd go for an 88/4500 system, it will give you a great number of shots even when you can't get a true 4500 psi fill.
-Micah
I'd get the .684 Javlin, the LAPCO autosprit (.686) and the LAPCO Big Shot (.689) that should cover you pretty well, and it wont set you back more then $100 or so.
As for air systems, can't go wrong with Max Flow. I've heard that the newer Angel AIR's have the bugs worked out. Centerflag also makes good air systems. Again it's up to you and how much you want to spend. But as the Excaliber is very low pressure, go for a 4500 psi system, unless you're a front guy, I'd go for an 88/4500 system, it will give you a great number of shots even when you can't get a true 4500 psi fill.
-Micah
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I take it you are adverse to the Freak Set-up? Why is that? Is it because the Excal is a low Pressure marker and Freak doesn't work well with that?
it's not that I'm against the Freak, infact, I plan to buy one the minute it fits into my financial picture. SP is not known for making the most eficient barrels around. My suggestion to get the 2 LAPCOs and the smallest Jav barrel would cost you half as much as the Freakand still cover your bases as for as paint goes. Then when you had the cash, buy the freak. But, depending on how much paint you dump and how good of an air fill you can get, it would be nice to have an efficient barrel like a LAPCO, you'll get more shots per fill if you match the paint to the barrel well.
If you have the cash right now, get the freak and the Jav barrel that matched the paint you shoot most. When you order an excaliber from AKA you get a choice in barrel size.
When I do get around to getting my freak, I'm buying the 14inch AA front and the 10inch Freak front. Summer for sure ... if not sooner ...
-Micah
If you have the cash right now, get the freak and the Jav barrel that matched the paint you shoot most. When you order an excaliber from AKA you get a choice in barrel size.
When I do get around to getting my freak, I'm buying the 14inch AA front and the 10inch Freak front. Summer for sure ... if not sooner ...
-Micah
Bit confused here - why get a Freak AND a Jav? You can use the Freak insert closest to your usual paint & that should still give you the same air economy as any other barrel of the same bore. AFAIK, the only affect the barrel has on shots per fill is the bore and I thought this effect was only for the first few inches of the barrel (but can some expert e.g. Robbo confirm this or put me right please).
You get a Jav no matter what, it's the stock barrel for the Excal.
the Effective length of the barrel has alot to do with how much air is used to propel the ball. A barrel with a longer effective length such as the Jav will use air more efficiently to accelerate the ball to 300 fps rather than a barrel with a shorter effective length such as the freak. You may ask well, why not make a barrel with a super long effective length? well, after some point, the ball begins to slow before it reaches the end of the barrel. This also happens in barrels that are the same ID the whole lenght yet have porting starting at about half way. All the air escapes and there fore stops pushing the ball before has left the barrel.
Hope that made sense.
-Micah
the Effective length of the barrel has alot to do with how much air is used to propel the ball. A barrel with a longer effective length such as the Jav will use air more efficiently to accelerate the ball to 300 fps rather than a barrel with a shorter effective length such as the freak. You may ask well, why not make a barrel with a super long effective length? well, after some point, the ball begins to slow before it reaches the end of the barrel. This also happens in barrels that are the same ID the whole lenght yet have porting starting at about half way. All the air escapes and there fore stops pushing the ball before has left the barrel.
Hope that made sense.
-Micah