Ive Got a 14in Hammerhead barrel on my 98 and I still cant hit a 4 foot circle with it, Reliably. I only have one fin/back for it, 0.688. Do the barrel backs really help the accuracy because everyone says that the barrel is awesome and I think it sucks.

Is there anyone here that has a hammerhead barrel and can give me a little incite on if its the fin issue or if the barrel really is inaccurate.

Is their a noticeable difference with the right fin?

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No. Not in accuracy at least. You'll see a slight increase in efficiency.

What paint are you using? Paint is the biggest factor for accuracy.

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I use Xball (I think). I get it from dicks sporting goods.

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you have to match the bore to paint so is that
Xball 0.688 ???

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I found one of the boxes, its Diablo Xball Scenario Series Paintballs

The barrel Back/Fin is 0.688in diameter.

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Yeah, Xball isn't going to give you very good accuracy. Also, what range are you at?

You don't have to match to your paint, it'll just make it more efficient.

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ya you have to match the paint to bore
did you get the paintball sizer with your kit?
this thing?


if not then i would suggest lookin for one
or waht you do is take your paintball and drop it into the fin if it falls right thru with no effort its smaller the 0.688
so you need a differnt fin that might be why its not that accurate

hope it helps


*edit* just found this on a review sight

Recommended
Barrels: .691 or higher

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magmoormaster about the paint why is it a crappy fill?

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The paint fill is not very thick. What should the paint fill be? Thick Thin? Also what do you guys think the most common barrel back size is (The most common size of paintballs)

For an earlier comment, I was shooting at about 20 yards at a 4ft diameter lid to an old sandbox. If I said that I couldn't hit a barn then it was just a figure of speech.

One other thing, have any of you guys done comparative testing with the hammerhead barrels and other barrels? Results?

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Paint fill doesn't matter, its the quality of the shell. Xball is a cheap ball; for best accuracy you have to shoot an expensive ball.

I'm telling you, bore size does not affect accuracy. People have done tests. I've linked to it several times.

Most common barrel back is a ~.689. Most common paint sizes? That varies too much to really say. But if I was going to get one barrel size I'd get the smallest possible to get the most efficiency out of it.

I haven't seen a side-by-side comparison, but there's no evidence that indicates that they shoot any worse than any other top-name barrels.

But uh, no offence, if you can't hit a 4' target from ~60ft I would look more towards yourself than the gun. That, or the paint you're shooting just totally sucks.

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