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What are the pros and cons of having a shorter or longer paintball barrel?
AdamHughes96
The ideal lenght is between 10 and 14 inches, however, longer and shorter barrels do have advantages. Barrel Porting, diameter and material will be disregarded for the sake of this explanation. 10-14 is the tested ideal lengh, with enough time to accelerate to 300 fps, but short enough not to waste air. A short (1 inch to 8 inch) barrel will lack the time needed to gain speed before exiting the barrel, and may fire nearly 30-70 FPS lower and decreasing accuracy. However If you play on an inside close course, with buildings, a short barrel will allow you to maneuver better. A long (16-21 inch) barrel will decrease velocity, will be cumbersome, and will be less accurate while moving. If the long barrel is supported by a post or bipod, it will be more accurate then medium lenght barrels
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Best military simulator besides simunitions(military only)
Has both physical (play) and technical (gun mechanics) aspects.
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Physical feedback on hits (unlike airsoft or reenactments)
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Can you buy a paintball barrel back and add it to your existing barrel for more length?
No, barrel backs to not use the same threads as barrels. You can buy longer barrel fronts to attach to barrel backs.
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Longer (effective) range. Longer barrels on a firearm allow for more complete burning of the propellant, which results in a higher muzzle velocity, which in turn results in a longer effective range, when compared to an identical weapon with a shorter barrel.
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Aftermarket barrels. A longer barrel will get your paint into a smaller spread. Try Stiffi, Smart Parts, or Dye barrels.
What would a longer barrel on a paintball gun have to do with the flight of the paintball?
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kids get bullied even more if there are longer lunches.
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Todd is designing an experiment to test the idea that putting a longer barrel on a paintball marker will make it more accurate He will compare a long-barreled marker to a regular marker He will coll?
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What is the velocity of 303 rifle bullet?
2441 feet per second when fired from the British SMLE rifle. Velocity will vary when fired from rifles with a longer or shorter barrel.
Is 44mm longer or shorter than 5cm?
shorter
