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bb barrel.
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 11:06 pm
by spud-tom
i know i can buy just little pipe with sets and stuff, but does anyone know what size diameter pipe would i need for a plastic bb? I think its 1/8, but i'm not sure, please comment.
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 11:48 pm
by pyromaniac
take your bb to whatever store you are going to buy the breakline from. Basicly see what pipe is the best.
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 2:10 pm
by spud-tom
well the problem is i'm ordering it of the internet.
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 2:32 pm
by NoXi
jus buy a airsoft barrel.
http://www.airsplat.com/Categories/AC-UPI-BARREL.htm even though airplat sucks, its cheap.[/url]
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 2:36 pm
by lukemc
cheap?? thats 25 dollars for a barrel!! get 5/16 brake line or if they have it 9/32 i think
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 3:52 pm
by Specialist
ya 5/16 is most common in stores but if you can find 9/32 it would be better than 5/16. copper pipe is usually better too. you will also have to bevel or file the burrs out of the inside of the pipe. good luck
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 4:27 pm
by VH_man
whats a good size for .177 cal bb's? and someone should really sticky a chart of bb's and the barrels they fit in in the BB/Airsoft/Pellet discussion area. it would stop these conversations. in fact, im writing the table down right now. ill post it shortly........
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 5:04 pm
by A-98
just go to the local hobby store or ACE hardware, they should have an assortment of brass pipes. very handy. ive seen pipe from 1/16 all the way to 3/4", so you can make pretty much anthing. plus, they fit inside each other, almost air-tight
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 5:05 pm
by NoXi
lukemc wrote:cheap?? thats 25 dollars for a barrel!! get 5/16 brake line or if they have it 9/32 i think
well, its cheaper then other places that sell tightbore barrels
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 5:13 pm
by A-98
indeed, ivee seen them running at about $50 for a madbull tightbore. not worth it in my opinion.
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 8:37 pm
by spud-tom
all of the stores around me have 1/4 and up. Which is too big
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 8:56 pm
by singularity
from my past experience with extremely ghetto homemade pump pneumatic airsoft guns i have found that brass 1/8 is the best for 6mm airsoft bbs, just as you suspected.
since then i have moved up to vortex BBMGs with real tight bore airsoft barrel, the performance increase is absolutely incredible. if you plan on actually using this in an airsoft game go with either a brake line or a real airsoft barrel
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 9:07 pm
by lukemc
what is a tight bore? couldnt you just but a crap air soft gun on ebay for like 5 bucks?
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 9:22 pm
by singularity
tight bore barrels are precision machined barrels you can use to upgrade an airsoft gun. in general they range from 6.04mm to 6.01mm and obviously the tighter they are the more expensive. i saw a 6.02 for a psg1 airsoft sniper for $100,but i have a $30 6.04 m4 barrel right now. most cheap airsoft guns came stock with either really short metal barrels or long segmented plastic barrels, which don't come close to the performance of real tight bores.
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 9:34 pm
by VH_man
are you sure about that singularity? i still have yet to see an airsoft gun with a plastic barrel.............
also, stock airsoft barrels are usually as big as the gun can allow without having it look stupid, and are usually around 6.14mm ID. sometimes you luck out and get a barrel thats 6.09 mm ID, but thats just luck..........