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[Martelo]

Hi!

I'm looking for a new barrel for my blazer.
So far the options are really scarce.
Ive considered 4 main options:
1-Lapco from PPS
2-Stiffi for Blazer (hard to find)
3-Barrel kit
4-Or a milled barrel to fit the blazer.

The first barrel is a good option. From pps they told me it has a .688 bore.
The stiffi is my top choice, but a bit pricey, hence im looking for a used one.
The barrel kit is the hardest one to find. I've considered buying a kit and milling to fit the blazer, but honestly, dont know where to start looking. Which thread is the easiest to be turned to a Blazer thread? Angel? Cocker?
Is the cocker adapter a real option? or with the fronts and backs and adapters the accuracy is lost?

All opinions are as always welcome.

Thanks!

[sdawg]

Lapco is the brand name I trust.

[Azzy]

Ask Madcat on blazer barrels, he's been through just about every possible option short of having a blazer body made that takes cocker barrels.

[Brewtt]

Only PPS brass or a Lapco Auto-Spirit go on my Blazer.

[Martelo]

So, no feedback on the Stiffi?
What if you were to choose a barrel kit? Which one?
But thanks!

BTW, whats the "standard" bore of the 12" single ported brass barrel?

[incynr8]

blazer stiffis suck. bores are too large, they havea square finished end that the bolt enters which hangs on flat rings and makes it all 'clicky'
stiffi/ccm switch kit for angel turned to fit blazer with alumn sizing backs is a much betteer notion.

[Martelo]

How hard is it to "turn" an angel to a Blazer?
Is it a job for an airsmith or can a regular joe (such as myself) do it at home with limited resources?

Another question: If i get a stiffi for any make, could i just cut the barrel next to the thread? Whats the difference in OD sizes?

[MadCat]

Oh, I have some Blazer barrels...probably not as many as Chaos, but more than enough

The only problem I've ever had with the Stiffi barrels is "roll out". I believe both of mine are .688 and as far as I know, that's the only ID available for the Blazer. If you could stamp wedgits into carbon fiber, this would be my favorite barrel. The bore size is the main reason that I don't use them very often.

They're unbelievably light, well ported and quiet (if you're into that). The ones that I have are a loose fit in the Blazer body, but that was resolved with a small piece of tape.

I would't recommend trying to cut down a carbon fiber barrel. If you have a blazer barrel in front on you, you'll notice that though there aren't threads, the part of the barrel that inserts into the gun is milled down a bit from the rest of the barrel. Simply cutting the off the threads wouldn't get you what you want.

I recently fell in love with a Dye boomstick cut down for a 2k Blazer. Wow.

I have a PPS adapter to accept Cocker barrels. While using this, I didn't notice any degradation in efficiency or accuracy. Seems to do the job correctly. I use the adapter with my cocker threaded boa concealer and Apex barrels

Martelo, what kind of barrel are you using now?

[Martelo]

I use the 12" Brass single ported matched barrel. With wedgits.
When you say u cut down the Dye, what do you mean? Hacksaw cut? How?

[Chaos]

I tried a Stiffi on mine,I found it was very light but,didn't like most of the paint I use.If you're going to turn down a barrel or kit to fit the best candidate is one for an older style Angel,though it's not a must.