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 Autococker Freak Barrel Kit Plus 2 Barrels  US $93.89
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 Tippmann A5 Paintball Gun w Response Trigger and accessories US $250.00
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 Tippmann 98 Custom Paintball Marker with Extras Dye VL JJ Performance Stock US $159.99
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 Tippmann A 5 Paintball Marker with Extras US $43.00
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 JJ Ceramic Barrel CCI Phantom threads CCI paintball autococker dye US $24.00
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 Paintball Package US $155.00
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 TIPPMANN 98 COMES WITH SCOPE BARREL CUSTOM HAND PAINTED STOCK AND MORE US $200.00
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 14 Tippmann 98 Custom JJ Ceramic Barrel Black US $34.95
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 JJ Edge Elite Paintball Barrel Kit Tippmann 98 Custom US $99.95
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 JJ Edge Elite Paintball Barrel Kit Dust Black A5 X7 US $99.95
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 PMI PIRANHA SEMI AUTO PAINTBALL GUN HOPPER w 2nd 14 SPYDER CERAMIC BARREL US $10.00
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 J J Ceramic Barrel Dust Black 14 Autococker US $33.95
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 Paintball ION JJ performance S2 14 cermanic barrel NXT US $.99
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 Tippmann A5 Paintball Marker and Accessories US $20.50
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 JJ Edge Elite Paintball Barrel Kit Dust Black Ion US $110.00
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 J J Ceramic Barrel Black 16 Tippmann 98 Custom US $34.95
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 16 Tippmann A5 X7 JJ Ceramic Paintball Barrel Black US $34.95
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 JJ 12 Ceramic Barrel Tippmann A 5 X7 BT 4 Squeegee US $35.95
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 New JJ Ceramic Paintball Barrel 14 Tippmann A5 X7 US $34.99
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 Viewloader Triton II Paintball Marker EXTRAS Great Package Deal US $90.00
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 JJ JJ CERAMIC 14 Paintball Barrel Tippmann 98 Sque US $35.95
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 Paintball Equipment Dye Valken SpyderRedz US $375.00
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 J J Ceramic Barrel Dust Black 14 A 5 X7 US $33.95
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 JJ Performance Paintball Ported Barrel Ceramic 16 Inches Fits Tippmann Marker US $25.00
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 14 Black Autococker DYE DM5 Timmy JJ Ceramic Barrel US $34.95
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 12 Tippmann 98 Custom Pro JJ Ceramic Barrel Black US $34.95
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 New JJ Ceramic Paintball Barrel 14 Kingman Spyder US $34.99
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 New JJ Ceramic Paintball Barrel 16 Model 98 Custom US $34.99
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 Tippmann X7 Extras US $200.00
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 J J Performance Paintball Barrel For Spyder 12 Ceramic US $2.00
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 8 Machine Gun Tippmann A5 98 Paintball Barrel Shroud US $19.95
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 AUTOMAG MINIMAG JJ PRO AGD MAG Paintball gun barrel US $24.95
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 TIPPMANN Model 98 JJ Pro Red Paintball Gun Barrel M 98 US $24.95
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 New JJ Ceramic Paintball Barrel 14 Autococker Cocker Threaded US $34.99
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 New JJ Ceramic Paintball Barrel 16 Kingman Spyder US $34.99
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 New JJ Ceramic Paintball Barrel 12 Model 98 Custom US $34.95
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 JJ Edge Elite Paintball Barrel Kit Dust Black Autococker US $99.95
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 J J Ceramic Spyder Barrel 14 Inch US $34.95
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 JJ Ceramic 12 Inch Spyder Paintball upgrade Barrel US $19.49
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 14 Black Tippmann A5 JJ Ceramic Paintball Barrel US $34.95
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 New JJ Ceramic Paintball Barrel 12 Tippmann A5 X7 US $34.99
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 JJ 14 Black Autococker JJ Ceramic Paintball Barrel JJ 2106 US $34.95
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 14 inch JJ WDP ANGEL CERAMIC Paintball gun Barrel US $14.95
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 6 Inch JJ Paintball Gun Combo Barrel Tip Front Black US $14.95
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 JJ 20 Ceramic Barrel Tippmann A 5 X7 BT 4 Squeegee US $40.95
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 J J Ceramic Tippmann Model 98 Thread Barrel 14 Inch US $39.95
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 J J Ceramic Tippmann A5 Thread Barrel 14 Inch US $39.95
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 J J Ceramic Tippmann Model 98 Thread Barrel 16 Inch US $39.95
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 J J Ceramic Autococker Thread Barrel 14 Inch US $39.95
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 J J Ceramic Spyder Barrel 16 Inch US $39.95
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 10 Inch JJ Paintball Gun Combo Barrel Tip Front Black US $14.95
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 14 Ceramic Barrel for Tippmann A5 JJ Performance US $39.99
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 JJ JJ CERAMIC 16 Paintball Barrel Tippmann 98 Sque US $35.95
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 J J Ceramic Barrel 20 Black Tippmann 98 Custom US $39.95
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 16 JJ Spyder Ceramic Paintball Sniper Barrel Black US $46.93
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 16 Tippmann A5 X7 JJ Ceramic Paintball Barrel Black US $43.33
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 16 JJ Edge Starter Paintball Barrel Kit 98 Custom US $89.95
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 JJ Barrels Counter Mat Dont Scratch Moms table Tech shop display case work US $1.75
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 J J Ceramic Barrel 65 A 5 X7 TPX TiPX US $34.95
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 SPYDER PILOT ACS PAINTBALL MARKER BUNDLE US $100.00
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 JJ 12 Black Tippmann 98 Customer Pro JJ Ceramic Paintball Barrel JJ 2249 US $34.95
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 JJ 20 Black Tippmann X7 X 7 Phenom JJ Ceramic Paintball Barrel JJ 2104 US $44.95
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 12 in JJ ANGEL Stainless 2 Piece Paintball gun Barrel US $9.95
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 J J Ceramic Barrel Dust Black 16 Tippmann A 5 US $34.95
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 New JJ Ceramic Paintball Barrel 12 Kingman Spyder US $34.99
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 New JJ Ceramic Paintball Barrel 16 Tippmann A5 X7 US $34.99
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 Tippmann X7 Standard AK47 w JJ 20 US $265.00
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 16 inch JJ COMBO Barrel TIPPMANN A5 X7 Paintball Gun US $32.95
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 10 Inch JJ Paintball Gun Combo Barrel Tip Front Black US $19.95
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 J J Ceramic Barrel Dust Black 16 Autococker US $34.95
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 Tippmann X7 Phenom E grip With MP5 kit and upgreads Paintball Gun US $385.00
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 JJ Aluminum 2 Piece Combo SHOCKER Paintball Gun Barrel US $24.95
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 RAPTOR SILVER EAGLE BLACK CERAMIC Paintball Gun Barrel US $24.95
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 SFT SHOCKER THREADED PAINTBALL BARREL SMARTPARTS JJ CERAMIC 14 INCH US $19.99
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 Tippmann TPX TiPX Pistol with Case 2 Clips Paintball Gun Marker See option US $179.99
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Pick A Good Paintball Barrel
There are a lot of different barrels out there, i see questions like "what barrel is the most accurate?" First you need understand what makes a good barrel.
Length is a common misconception. People think that a longer barrel will be more accurate, that is not correct. Longer barrels help on firearms because the longer the barrel the higher the velocity (FPS) the bullet travels. In paintball no matter what the barrel length we adjust the velocity to 300 FPS (feet per second). For a good paintball barrel length you just need enough length for the gas to expand and get the ball going 300 fps. Ideal length is 8-12 inches. Anything over around 12 inches will make a drop in your FPS (compared to a 8-12 inch barrel) and require you to turn your velocity up (requiring more air). A longer barrel also increases the chances of a ball breaking in the barrel. A barrel shorter than around 8 inches will require more gas also because by the time the ball leaves the barrel the gas wont have had enough time to expand behind it, this requires you to turn up your velocity (using more air). It also increases the chances of breaking a ball because you have to have more air hitting the ball at once to make up for the lack of time for the gas to expand in the barrel so the initial harder "smack" could break balls. What else besides length matters?
You want the inside of the barrel to be as smooth as possible so the ball has the least friction possible. You need to make sure that the ball will not spin. You don't want round projectiles to spin. It also helps with gas efficiency because it takes less force to push the ball out of the barrel. You want the barrel to be perfectly straight also (not a factor with most newer barrels). Most polished aluminum then anodized barrels are very good, for example: Lapco Bigshots and All American barrels. Also some ceramic coated barrels are good, like the JJ ceramic barrel. There have been some barrels made out of brass, but the only barrel, to my knowledge, still being produced is by Palmer's pursuit shop.
I have not tested it but It's reportedly a very good barrel. It uses a tapered bore, the bore starts off the size of the paintball at the beginning then towards the middle of the barrel the bore tapers to a larger diameter, then back to the normal diameter at the end of the barrel. There's some speculation of how the bore helps with the accuracy of the barrel, but from many peoples words, the barrel is very accurate.
Porting also plays a serious role in barrel accuracy. Porting reduces the built up pressure in front of and behind of the ball right before it leaves the end of the barrel. This helps reduce any turbulence. If a 14 inch barrel is ported from the middle of the barrel to the end, the effective barrel length is only 7 inches, after the porting pressure behind the ball is lost, so the next 7 inches is just causing drag, which slows down the ball. Which means you will have to turn up your velocity (again using more air) to compensate. The only thing that this kind of porting does is make barrels quieter. The best place for porting is about 1-2 inches behind the end of the barrel, it uses the least gas but it makes the barrel louder (loudness maters to some people, not others, its all personal.
One last note, a few select barrels have been rifled. Rifled barrels have small grooves cut in them. There are two types of rifling; spiral rifling (like on real firearms) and straight rifling. Spiral rifling is completely pointless for paintball, it increases the chances of chopping. Further, spinning round liquid filled projectiles does nothing besides skew the trajectory and make it harder for the balls to travel straight.
Straight rifling is a straight grove down the inside of your barrel. I have a straight rifled barrel and it seems to work ok. Straight rifling might help to keep the ball from spinning but it hasn't been proven. It might use a little more air than a normal barrel because some air could escape through the rifling but the slots aren't that deep and don't take up much volume.
What about flatlines you ask? They cause backspin which makes the ball rise at longer distances. It doesn't help with accuracy. If you compare flatlines to a good normal barrel they are just as accurate or slightly less accurate. They just add range.
Before you buy your next barrel, don't base your decision on which is the most expensive, which is longest, or any of the other gimmicks some manufacturers use to bait you, take into account the true facts. Buy a simple straight, smooth, short barrel.
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Paint breaking in my Tippmann x7...?? (Paintball)?
Please, help appreciated, as I am inexperienced. ;-D Just got a used X7, had issue w/ it, sent it to Tippmann for warranty repair, they had to replace the valve, plus they oiled 'er up, new o-rings and sent it back. (Great folks to deal with!!)
Problem is this- NOW...i take the marker out, only a few shots, I have balls breaking in barrel. Hmmm.Turned velocity adjustment screw all the way down , it helped a bit, but then more of the same. (*paint all in the cyclone feed also). FYI, I'm using a JJ ceramic 14", but I had balls breaking when I went back 2 stock brl also. I was using Zap (cheap) paint, couple months old... could this be it? Seems as if the servicing and return from Tippmann would preclude any mechanical or functional issue...I'm pretty frustrated and again, i dont have the experience to give me the needed insight. Sugegstions on how to begin, to trouble shoot? Start w/ better paint? Or what should I eliminate/or check to start? I look forward to any help--thnx
squishy paddles can be found on eBay quite reasonable. Plus get yourself some decent paint- look at pballreview.com for some reviews on different balls...
