Posted by: Razorpb on October 03, 2003 at 15:11:41

The sleeve systems (Freak in particular) are the best way to go for good paint to barrel fit. The extra money you pay is well worth the versatility and accuracy you obtain. I fit my paint to my freak like this. I take about 6 balls and start putting them in inserts, if it rolls out go smaller, to tight go bigger. When it's in the ball park I drop a ball in and blow like a blowgun, it should blow out relatively easy without rolling out or wedging tight, and be able to break on a wall or hard surface. If your face turns red it's too tight. I then put the rest of the 6 balls through it to see if it's consistent. That's it. Hope it helps. Razor : I recently bought a tippmann A5 with stock barrel. I'm planning on using it as is for a little while but I do want to eventually upgrade to a better barrel. I'm hesitant to get the flatline cause most places around me require you to use field paint most of the time. I need a barrel thats good with field paint (i know a good barrel cant make bad paint fly straight) but i at least need something thats a little more forgiving and very easy to clean out breaks (not sure if ill get breaks with the cyclone feed but i am a newbie). Also I was wondering if someone could explain a little better paint-to-barrel matching. should they be the exact same size? should there be a little space? is there a good, somewhat inexpensive barrel that can be easily adjusted for different paint sizes (ive seen some expensive ones that have inserts)? thanks

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