Improving accuracy - Page 4

Wharf Rat · 02-27-2007, 09:00 PM

There are flex hone tools made specifically for paintball barrels in several grits. I think it's Abrasive Techologies - they have a website and a $50 minumum order. Get a partner and order two of the medium grit tools so you each have one. They will put a spit shine on the inside of a barrel in a new york minute. You have to use care not to oversize the barrel by using them too much. Lubricate them with light oil and use a cordless screwdriver to drive them. Stay off of the first two inches of the barrel as much as possible (by the threads) it's the area most sensitive to being oversized.

For a decent gun with a good barrel and reg, the most significant difference to consistency is paint quality and barrel size match.

The bottom line is that you're shooting a smoothbore gun with irregular, out of round projectiles. Can you say "Blunderbuss"? You'll never get really good results. The most consistent guns I have are a McMurray Annihilator and a Phantom with the CCI carbon fiber barrel. The phantom has a stabilizer on it, and it's the absolute best.

Peter

Striker9 · 02-27-2007, 09:07 PM

If all you're shooting is a Spyder/Piranha I wouldn't worry too much about drastically modifying your barrel. There are some very cheap high-quality barrels that will give you better results than what you would be able to do.

sdawg · 02-27-2007, 09:48 PM

True or false: If you are using regulated HPA as your power source for mechanical blow-back semi, you do not need another regulator.

Wharf Rat · 02-27-2007, 09:54 PM

How good is the regulator on the HPA tank? Regs reduce the "plus or minus" variation in the gas for each shot. A better reg has a smaller error rate, two regs do even better if they are set up right. It depends. One reg is probably enough for most people's uses. P

sdawg · 02-27-2007, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Wharf Rat

How good is the regulator on the HPA tank?

I'm answering my own question, but I'm guessing the PMI PE 45/45 regulator must be pretty good because I got better consistency on my Pro/Carbine using only that reg than I did using it in combination with a palmer's stab (which I replaced with a gas-thru foregrip).

SLACKJAW · 02-28-2007, 08:44 PM

The new barrel is a given. However if I can tinker with the old one to get it the best it can be why not?

Thanks for all of the info! Very educational

02-27-2007, 09:00 PM	#31 (permalink)
Wharf Rat Galactic Overlord Join Date: Apr 2006	There are flex hone tools made specifically for paintball barrels in several grits. I think it's Abrasive Techologies - they have a website and a $50 minumum order. Get a partner and order two of the medium grit tools so you each have one. They will put a spit shine on the inside of a barrel in a new york minute. You have to use care not to oversize the barrel by using them too much. Lubricate them with light oil and use a cordless screwdriver to drive them. Stay off of the first two inches of the barrel as much as possible (by the threads) it's the area most sensitive to being oversized. For a decent gun with a good barrel and reg, the most significant difference to consistency is paint quality and barrel size match. The bottom line is that you're shooting a smoothbore gun with irregular, out of round projectiles. Can you say "Blunderbuss"? You'll never get really good results. The most consistent guns I have are a McMurray Annihilator and a Phantom with the CCI carbon fiber barrel. The phantom has a stabilizer on it, and it's the absolute best. Peter __________________ Scourge of the Spaceways Last edited by Wharf Rat; 02-27-2007 at 09:05 PM..

02-27-2007, 09:54 PM	#34 (permalink)
Wharf Rat Galactic Overlord Join Date: Apr 2006	How good is the regulator on the HPA tank? Regs reduce the "plus or minus" variation in the gas for each shot. A better reg has a smaller error rate, two regs do even better if they are set up right. It depends. One reg is probably enough for most people's uses. P __________________ Scourge of the Spaceways

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02-27-2007, 09:07 PM	#32 (permalink)
Striker9 __________ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NE Ohio	If all you're shooting is a Spyder/Piranha I wouldn't worry too much about drastically modifying your barrel. There are some very cheap high-quality barrels that will give you better results than what you would be able to do.

02-27-2007, 09:48 PM	#33 (permalink)
sdawg MCB Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Texas	True or false: If you are using regulated HPA as your power source for mechanical blow-back semi, you do not need another regulator.

02-28-2007, 08:44 PM	#36 (permalink)
SLACKJAW Rec Poster Join Date: Feb 2007	The new barrel is a given. However if I can tinker with the old one to get it the best it can be why not? Thanks for all of the info! Very educational