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I think mine stripped its gears after only four uses.

Like I said, its fine. I can probably fix it, and if I can't ten dollars is not a huge waste of money.

Why waste ten bucks?

jackssmirkingrevenge wrote:

warhead052 wrote:Is it pretty much saying that the tighter the barrel, the better?

Yes, but a bit more than that - in that a tiny difference in barrel diameter (just 0.5mm or 0.01968 inches in the example above) can make a disproportionate and extremely signifcant difference in performance, so it's worth the effort to find the closest possible fit between projectile and barrel.

Warhead, here is is a comparison of blowby percentage based on the BB diameter. Basically it shows loss of power between barrel types.

Your 1/8 inch pipe requires about 40% more power than a tightbore barrel.
Your pipe barrel would require 140 psi verses 100 psi for a tight bore for equivalent power.

This should explain why you need a tight bore barrel.

Dewey, my only problem is I want to know for a fact that it will feed without me having to cut any part of it, which is why I am going to use the 1/8" barrel... I don't need a tight bore, because my vortex is going to run at around 200 psi....

Dewey, my only problem is I want to know for a fact that it will feed without me having to cut any part of it, which is why I am going to use the 1/8" barrel... I don't need a tight bore, because my vortex is going to run at around 200 psi....

Stupid internet connection made me double post.....

It doesn't matter what pressure you're gonna use... If you can have a stronger and more accurate gun then why would you use the 1/8" barrel...

Because I want to make sure its going to fit without any feeding problems....

Just don't buy the really cheap BBs, and you won't have feeding issues.

A 3 foot 1/4" barrel is probably cheaper than a brass nipple and it will have no feeding issues.

Ok. Well I am going to get what I can, and use what I have...