Avg. Barrel ID?

Shiba-Kun · 10-30-2006, 07:40 PM

It used to be that the 10th ball in a tube would be sticking up a good 1/8" over the lip. The "normal" barrel ID would be around .687" or .689". A "Big Bore" gun like a Carter made to shoot Nelson paint was at least .691"+.

I've noticed that balls sit lower in the tubes now. So what would be considered the current average barrel ID? .684" or something like that?

Yup yup I know that barrel kits make this somewhat of a moot point. Yet what is the average?

Phantom Power · 10-30-2006, 07:48 PM

Depends on your location and paint supplier, but my local field the average is about .684 yes.

Raynman · 10-30-2006, 08:54 PM

Most common barrel ID nowdays is .688, or .689 I think. That's just what most barrel companies say. But this is probably because it fits *most* paint using an open bolt semi.

Most paint I run across is around ~.684ish.

Measuring the bore size using a 10 round tube is definately key. If i'm using a gun that i don't have a barrel kit for, that's usually how I tell if it's going to be a good day or not.

-Rayn

Shiba-Kun · 10-30-2006, 11:35 PM

Thanks guys for confirming my suspicions! I'm thinking about putting together a new gun and the barrel I want is a single piece barrel. I'll probably end up buying two or three barrels but wanted to get a feel of what to start out with if I just purchase a single tube.

Phantom Power · 10-30-2006, 11:39 PM

I use a LAPCO accushot kit (3 solid once piece barrels, .689, .687, and .684) on my Phantom which is my primary marker. I'm pretty happy with it. I too prefer one piece barrels to kits with backs and fronts.

Azzy · 10-31-2006, 12:12 AM

My vector mics in around .7

0_o

10-30-2006, 07:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
Shiba-Kun MCB Member Join Date: Sep 2006	Avg. Barrel ID? It used to be that the 10th ball in a tube would be sticking up a good 1/8" over the lip. The "normal" barrel ID would be around .687" or .689". A "Big Bore" gun like a Carter made to shoot Nelson paint was at least .691"+. I've noticed that balls sit lower in the tubes now. So what would be considered the current average barrel ID? .684" or something like that? Yup yup I know that barrel kits make this somewhat of a moot point. Yet what is the average?

10-30-2006, 07:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
Phantom Power Pump Gun Dealer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pender Island, BC	Depends on your location and paint supplier, but my local field the average is about .684 yes. __________________

10-30-2006, 11:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
Phantom Power Pump Gun Dealer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pender Island, BC	I use a LAPCO accushot kit (3 solid once piece barrels, .689, .687, and .684) on my Phantom which is my primary marker. I'm pretty happy with it. I too prefer one piece barrels to kits with backs and fronts. __________________

10-31-2006, 12:12 AM	#6 (permalink)
Azzy Mod-O-Rator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Finleyville, PA	My vector mics in around .7 0_o __________________ Bryan "Azzy" Spiegel Riverside Renegade Paintball / C.C. S.V.S. Plankowner - LPPC#6 "It is my right to be uncommon—if I can. I seek opportunity—not security. I do not wish to be a kept citizen, humbled and dulled by having the state look after me. I want to take the calculated risk; to dream and to build, to fail and to succeed. I refuse to barter incentive for a dole. I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence; the thrill of fulfillment to the stale calm of utopia. I will not trade freedom for beneficence nor my dignity for a handout. I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat. It is my heritage to stand erect, proud and unafraid; to think and act for myself, enjoy the benefit of my creations and to face the world boldly and say, “This I have done.” - Dean Alfange

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10-30-2006, 08:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
Raynman MCB Member Join Date: Apr 2006	Most common barrel ID nowdays is .688, or .689 I think. That's just what most barrel companies say. But this is probably because it fits most paint using an open bolt semi. Most paint I run across is around ~.684ish. Measuring the bore size using a 10 round tube is definately key. If i'm using a gun that i don't have a barrel kit for, that's usually how I tell if it's going to be a good day or not. -Rayn

10-30-2006, 11:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
Shiba-Kun MCB Member Join Date: Sep 2006	Thanks guys for confirming my suspicions! I'm thinking about putting together a new gun and the barrel I want is a single piece barrel. I'll probably end up buying two or three barrels but wanted to get a feel of what to start out with if I just purchase a single tube.