Originally posted by JungleBird
so you saying that a empire twister is worse than those barrels you named and that they lied and it doesnt make it more accurate according to tests? Also it was more accurate than any progrssive or teardrop that i have seen even with ****ty paint. That was also dimpled if i didnt mention. And if you say that 16 inches doesnt matter why do all back players on pro teams go with 16 inch barrels?
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NO, i am not saying that an empire barrel is worse than any other barrel. You should choose a barrel that WORKS for you. Someone's barrel may work for them but not for you. Vice versa. As you can see, those barrels i mentioned were smart parts. the reason why i put them down, was to emphasize the procedure of stiff-arbor honing. They use stiff-arbor honing exlusively.
There are two types of hones (ie. the way they bore out your barrel to make it smooth) to barrels. There is the flex-honed and there is the stiff-arbor hone. The stiff arbor hone is more smoother than the flex-honed because the arbor that is used to bore out the barrel is STIFF. (not flexable)
Evidently you didnt read my previous statement carefully.
First, Accuracy is mostly determined by paint diameter to the bore diameter of your barrel. Second, it is then determined by your barrel length. Third , it is determined by differences in air turbulance around the paintball. Let me explain......
when you fire your marker , gas expands (CO2 more quickly than compressed air or n2) inside the barrel. the gas is literally pushing the paintball. Since it is expanding, naturally it wants to cover (or go around the front of) the paintball, causing turbulence. This explains 2 important things to look for when purchasing and playing. PAINT TO BORE MATCH AND PORTING.
-PAINT TO BORE allows a snugger "fit" in respect to the paintball and barrel, making it harder for "air" to "cover"(or go around) the ball while it's in the barrel.
-PORTING allows that "air" to escape before covering (going around the front of) the paintball in the barrel. This results in NO turbulance when firing and much better ACCURACY. *** NOTE: be careful with this...many barrels have too much porting and it makes the marker use more gas to reach your desired FPS.***
Now RIFLING is another thing. Companies state that it works. This is true; it does allow the ball to spin A LITTLE. A little is exactly what it does. In order for the rifling to have a significant effect on a paintball; the ball would have to spin at a high RPM. TRUST ME , no barrel will allow a paintball to spin that fast (as paintballs are not perfectly spherical, not to mention solid). RIFLING DOES ALLOW that "air" behind the ball to go to the front of ( or cover) the ball. This creates turbulance and consequently results in poorer accuracy. That is why rifling is insignificant.
-Guys, we are talking about a paintball here, not a bullet that is solid and round ( ie.allowing it to spin better and faster at a higher RPM)-
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I didnt mention anything about 16" barrels not mattering. Your barrel lenght is your personal preference. Though I will reiterate, in most cases, that
more length = better accuracy, more gas usage, more quiet
less length= poorer accuracy, less gas usage, more noisy
which is probably why back players use longer barrels.
Finally, i will say that i have been studying this topic for quite a while now. Your barrel, in my opinion, is a very critical (if not most critical) part of your marker. It determines whether or not you eliminate someone (assuming you shoot fairly well) or get eliminated. I didnt want to go too much into detail on flex and stiff arbor honing because that would be another can of worms. you can research it and ask me questions later if you have any.
...i hope this has been useful to many people , and not just a waste of topic space. if you have any questions about barrels, you can email me , pm me, or reply to this topic. THank you
P.S. ..and choose your barrel wisely..its your preference.....dont choose a barrel because someone says its good.....take into account these things i have said and choose what you want.