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Originally posted by Paint this
I have somthing t add Barber,
The longer the barrel, the shorter your paint will fly! Why? you ask. it is simple
Paintball markers are not real guns, they do not use a controlled explosion to propel the projectile. Paintball markers use Compressed Air, or Co2. once the trigger is pulled, a burst of compressed air or Co2 is released, but it does not keep flowing until your paintball leaves the barrel. Since their is only a short burst of the Propellant (comprssed air or Co2) the friction on the barrel will slow it down as it travels down the barrel. So, if you have a 21 inch barrel with a .689 bore, using .688 paint, there would be more friction than if you shot you paint through a 12 inch barrel with a .689 bore using the same paint. More friction = less distance.
So in conclusion, the longer the barrel, the more friction, the shorter the paint flight.
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Well that only works if all guns didnt chrono at the same speed. That is why when you switch barrels you re-chrono the gun. If everyone shoots at 290 the balls go the same distance regardless of barrel length, its the same way in rifles. Not to mention, that in 95% of barrels, the paint only contacts about the first 6 inches of it, the rest is called "free bore" and the ball simply passes through it without major contact. That is why barrel kits and inserts work the way they do. If you take a boomstick and hack off the aluminum, the paint shoots exactly the same, its just alot louder.
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