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Re: Barrels, rings, and vanity plates?

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Posted by Burphel on June 24, 2002 at 08:10:08:

In Reply to: Barrels, rings, and vanity plates? posted by Pat on June 23, 2002 at 09:21:39:

: I've got a friend whose philosophy is "if it doesn't fit, buy another barrel," and he's been giving me an earful for not running out and buying a Boomstick for my Phantom (even though I haven't even got my gun yet!)

I have an 8" and a 14" stock aluminum barrel. Aside from the bore size matter that the rings have fixed, I've never had barrel envy. There's no way I'd spend Boomstick money now. I also have a Nickel 11", but I usually either want my gun set up to be super compact or super effecient/quiet, so it doesn't see much action.

Out of curiosity, does this guy who wants you to buy a Boomy shoot a Cocker, wear this year's Dye/JT jersey and carry a 4 pack? Automatically buying a $100+ barrel for a new gun smells like rich tourney player that doesn't really know their tech to me.

Personally, if I ever go back to Semi, I'm getting a Phantom barrel rethreaded for the gun I buy.

: I'm ordering a 14" nickel barrel along with my regular Phantom and barrel. (I know it would be cheaper just to start off with the nickel barrel period, but I' ve fallen victim to vanity and want to have a barrel to match the color scheme of the marker.) With those two, I should be good to go.

To be honest, that's another reason the Nickel collects dust. A silver anno VSC w/ clear doohickies is just too pretty to consciously put an off-colored barrel on. I've actually had a few of the local tournament types with Dark Angels admit that it's a darn pretty gun. I haven't noticed much for advantages with the Nickle myself, but there's people out there that swear by it.

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Re: Barrels, rings, and vanity plates? Pat "H-to-O" Clough 18:19:11 06/24/02 (7)
- If you don't shoot a Phantom, you're missing a lot Burphel 12:38:39 06/25/02 (6)
  - True, True Pat "H-to-O" Clough 19:11:42 06/25/02 (4)
    - Re: True, True Burphel 23:20:27 06/25/02 (3)
      - Re: True, True Pat "H-to-O" Clough 18:29:25 06/26/02 (2)
        
        Re: True, True Burphel 21:07:27 06/26/02 (1)
        
        Final Post Pat "H-to-O" Clough 18:11:45 06/27/02 (0)
  - True, True Pat "H-to-O" Clough
    19:11:32 06/25/02 (0)

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: : I've got a friend whose philosophy is "if it doesn't fit, buy another barrel," and he's been giving me an earful for not running out and buying a Boomstick for my Phantom (even though I haven't even got my gun yet!) : I have an 8" and a 14" stock aluminum barrel. Aside from the bore size matter that the rings have fixed, I've never had barrel envy. There's no way I'd spend Boomstick money now. I also have a Nickel 11", but I usually either want my gun set up to be super compact or super effecient/quiet, so it doesn't see much action. : Out of curiosity, does this guy who wants you to buy a Boomy shoot a Cocker, wear this year's Dye/JT jersey and carry a 4 pack? Automatically buying a $100+ barrel for a new gun smells like rich tourney player that doesn't really know their tech to me. : Personally, if I ever go back to Semi, I'm getting a Phantom barrel rethreaded for the gun I buy. : : I'm ordering a 14" nickel barrel along with my regular Phantom and barrel. (I know it would be cheaper just to start off with the nickel barrel period, but I' ve fallen victim to vanity and want to have a barrel to match the color scheme of the marker.) With those two, I should be good to go. : To be honest, that's another reason the Nickel collects dust. A silver anno VSC w/ clear doohickies is just too pretty to consciously put an off-colored barrel on. I've actually had a few of the local tournament types with Dark Angels admit that it's a darn pretty gun. I haven't noticed much for advantages with the Nickle myself, but there's people out there that swear by it.

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