Phantom Barrels - Page 2

Aprox · 08-08-2007, 03:14 PM

When I get home from work I will try to get a picture of it, might be hard though.

Yes its a used gun, and to be honest I would be shocked if the guy I bought it from was careless with maintenance. I guess a better way to describe the "damage" is, it looks like metal that started to corrode (think knife blade) and never got oiled. So it has those kinda randomly shaped parts of the metal that don't refract light.

Would that 8" barrel work with a standard barrel pump kit?

Wycke · 08-08-2007, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aprox

Would that 8" barrel work with a standard barrel pump kit?

It should work fine with either of the standard-length pump handles (the older style which is a bit longer or the newer one which is a bit shorter, about 5" long, I think). Here it is on my old Phantom:

Jon. · 08-08-2007, 05:44 PM

Check if it's not just some dried on crap. My friend bought a barely used phantom from a local guy, and he used it for reball and lubed it with DOW, it left dried up crap all down the barrel, and was really hard to get most of it off. I don't know if it's even all gone yet, and that was months ago.

Aprox · 08-08-2007, 05:53 PM

We have polished and cleaned the barrel a couple times. The polishing helped, but its still there. On the thread end you can actually see randomly shaped divots in the metal.

I will get some photos up tonight if I can capture it right in a pic.

splattttttt · 08-08-2007, 11:10 PM

Best barrel I ever used was ones made of either brass or ss, the gun don't matter here. Just the paint going in.
You messed up barrel sounds like somthing I noticed when I used Googone. Bad stuff for anno.

Aprox · 08-08-2007, 11:46 PM

Here are those images, it was pretty hard to capture what I'm talking about.

angelpena · 08-08-2007, 11:57 PM

Those don't look bad enough to affect performance, it could have been a defect in the barrel blank, or the end of a blank.

Aprox · 08-09-2007, 12:00 AM

Not sure if I mentioned, but it goes throughout the entire length of the barrel.

oogy-boogy · 08-09-2007, 12:17 AM

Looks like etching in the base material.

Aprox · 08-09-2007, 12:22 AM

Well I got a Autospirit on the way now, so hopefully it will help. If the gun is still shooting wacky then I need to look elsewhere.

08-08-2007, 03:14 PM	#11 (permalink)
Aprox Rec Poster Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Posts: 81	When I get home from work I will try to get a picture of it, might be hard though. Yes its a used gun, and to be honest I would be shocked if the guy I bought it from was careless with maintenance. I guess a better way to describe the "damage" is, it looks like metal that started to corrode (think knife blade) and never got oiled. So it has those kinda randomly shaped parts of the metal that don't refract light. Would that 8" barrel work with a standard barrel pump kit? __________________ Aprox's Feedback

08-08-2007, 05:53 PM	#14 (permalink)
Aprox Rec Poster Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Posts: 81	We have polished and cleaned the barrel a couple times. The polishing helped, but its still there. On the thread end you can actually see randomly shaped divots in the metal. I will get some photos up tonight if I can capture it right in a pic. __________________ Aprox's Feedback

08-08-2007, 11:10 PM	#15 (permalink)
splattttttt MCB Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bean Town, U.S.A. Posts: 3,047	Best barrel I ever used was ones made of either brass or ss, the gun don't matter here. Just the paint going in. You messed up barrel sounds like somthing I noticed when I used Googone. Bad stuff for anno. __________________ My Feed Back and album Norman Vincent Peale: "Believe that you are defeated, believe it long enough, and it is likely to become a fact. We tend to get what we expect." Don't let the so called Global Elite stick you with a chip. Carpe Diem Whish your Dog was smarter???

08-08-2007, 11:46 PM	#16 (permalink)
Aprox Rec Poster Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Posts: 81	Here are those images, it was pretty hard to capture what I'm talking about. __________________ Aprox's Feedback

08-08-2007, 11:57 PM	#17 (permalink)
angelpena Fair Weather Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: ABQ, NM Posts: 1,091	Those don't look bad enough to affect performance, it could have been a defect in the barrel blank, or the end of a blank. __________________ Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit gun whorring...

08-08-2007, 05:44 PM	#13 (permalink)
Jon. Active Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 125	Check if it's not just some dried on crap. My friend bought a barely used phantom from a local guy, and he used it for reball and lubed it with DOW, it left dried up crap all down the barrel, and was really hard to get most of it off. I don't know if it's even all gone yet, and that was months ago.

08-09-2007, 12:00 AM	#18 (permalink)
Aprox Rec Poster Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Posts: 81	Not sure if I mentioned, but it goes throughout the entire length of the barrel. __________________ Aprox's Feedback

08-09-2007, 12:17 AM	#19 (permalink)
oogy-boogy Rec Poster Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Western MA Posts: 76	Looks like etching in the base material.

08-09-2007, 12:22 AM	#20 (permalink)
Aprox Rec Poster Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Posts: 81	Well I got a Autospirit on the way now, so hopefully it will help. If the gun is still shooting wacky then I need to look elsewhere. __________________ Aprox's Feedback

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search