What kind of paintball barrel do I need?

Question

I want a barrel that can make my shooting more accurate. Do they make any scopes or ways to help you aim better? Should I get one that is longer or shorter. I have a JTUSA paintball gun.

Answer 1

There are numerous variables that weigh in on accuracy. There's no way to make your paintball gun super-accurate. However there are a few things that will help.

First... barrel length. It's rumored that maximum accuracy is achieved with a barrel that is in the 14-16 inch range. Opinions vary on this.

Second... Paint size. To get the best velocity and accuracy, your paintballs should correct fit the inner diameter of your barrel. Place a paintball in the end of the barrel that screws into the gun. Point the barrel towards the ground. If it rolls out, the paintballs are too small for the barrel. If you have to wedge it in or it won't go in the barrel without breaking, it's too big. You should be able to place paint in the barrel, point it towards the ground and it stay in the barrel. No blow on the barrel like a straw. The paint should roll out the end. If it does, you have a good paint-to-barrel match.

Third... Quality of paint. Cheaper brands of paintballs tend to be out of round or have dimples. This causes airflow over the paintball to become irregular and causes the paintball to fly "like a wounded duck". Or the paint could be old or the fill too heavy and the paint sits inside the paintball too much on one side. This can cause the paint to spin too much and curve.

I wouldn't recommend a scope. A reflex sight would be better. Daisy makes an inexpensive one called the Max View. It's a little round window with a red dot that reflects on it. Put the red dot on your target and squeeze the trigger. If your ammo box goes directly down into the top of your gun, you won't be able to use any type of sight on your gun. Also make sure you have a rail on top of your gun that a sight can mount to. If you have a sight rail but your ammo box is blocking it, you can get an adapter called an off-set sight rail. it'll put the sight mount on the side of your gun and you can put the sight on it. I'll include links to both.

Hope this helps you...

http://www.daisy.com/shopping/customer/product.php?productid=16262&cat=263&page=1

http://paintballproducts.stores.yahoo.net/offsetsigrai1.html

Answer 2

it is not really the barrel that gives you accurate shots it is the paintballs you shot. but it is also the ball to barrel match. the best barrel to gt that match would probably be a freak barrel kit. it has inserts that give you a perfect match. it has shown that longer barrels do have more accuracy.

Answer 3

Call the salesman at Toys-R-Us, or take this to the Toys Forum, where it belongs, if you really want a serious answer, instead of pisseing off the adults!