Re: Anyone used a hammerhead barrel on a mag?

What Jose doesn't realize is this, the Hammerhead barrels were actually
designed by the government for use as a pepper gas style paint delivery
system.  They perfected the barrel but could never get the fill in the balls
correct so they scrapped the project.  Works great with our paintballs but
sucked when filled with the gases that the goverment would use.  In other
words, thousonds were spent to perfect this barrel and when it didn't work
Hammerhead came along and bought the rites to it... The reason I know this
is because Hammerhead is a new sponsor to our tournament league and I was
informed of the history of the barrel.
Todd
www.TeamSnapShot.com
"Jose" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Everyone has a gimmick to sell their barrel, but what you are looking for
is
> a smooth polish, hard finish, quality threading at the breech end and
> concentricity of bore all the way through.  The whole porting craze has
been
> ridiculously overhyped.  The ONLY service you get from porting is a
> reduction in noise, but that is coupled with a reduction in effective bore
> which means poor efficiency.  A paintball ceases to accelerate about 8
> inches into the bore of a barrel so anything longer than that starts to
> decelerate the ball.  Greatest efficiency is obtained from a solid 8 inch
> barrel made of a really hard material that has been highly polished and is
> concentric down the bore.  The only other thing you want to be concerned
> with is that the paint you are shooting is well matched to the bore which
> helps with efficiency, but accuracy is ultimately a function of how round
> the paintball is and whether or not the barrel is wet inside.  What I am
> getting at is that it almost doesn't matter what barrel you get, as long
as
> it is smooth, concentric and matched to your paint.  I find the Freak
> pointless, as the main barrel is huge and the sizing fitting is only 4 or
so
> inches long.  It doesn't help enough with consistency and the large bore
of
> the main barrel is a complete mismatch for any paint sold.  The Hammerhead
> seems well made, but that is a hell of a lot of money for something that
> won't really shoot any straighter than anything else out there.  If you
are
> going to spend serious bucks, you could buy a couple different sized
Stiffi
> carbon fiber barrels in .684 and .689 to cover small to medium bore paint.
> Stiffi's don't come in Mag back or I would have mentioned it already.  The
> Stiffi's are super smooth, have great concentricity and they weigh almost
> nothing.  I can't give an opinion on long term durability as they are a
> recent product development, but the finish seems hard and durable.  My
> partner has been shooting one for about 6 months now on his Angel and
> everyone who tries his out, buys a barrel.  They pretty much sell
> themselves, which says a lot about a product.
>
> -- 
> Jose I. Sanchez
> Airsmith
> Electric Iguana Paintball
> http://www.electriciguanapaintball.com
>
>
> "Ayar15" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > "jose" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > It will shoot no better and no worse than most anything you can find.
> It
> > > sounds like you might be wanting to spoil yourself and if that is the
> case,
> > > I would wholeheartedly recommend a Dye Boomstick or an SS if you don't
> mind
> > > the weight.  I use a 10" barrel on my Mag for rec. play and it
balances
> and
> > > looks great.  For tourney ball you might want to go with a 12" or even
> 14"
> > > barrel.  Get an intelliframe if it will fit the budget.  Really nice
> trigger
> > > frame and with an X-Valve you won't ever have to worry about short
> stroking
> > > and chopping paint.
> >
> >
> > Hey, Jose, does your opinion of the Hammerhead above apply to just to
> > use with mags, or to Hammerheads in general?  I'm trying to learn more
> > about the Hammerhead's performance with Autocockers.
>
>