Rifling barrel for first strikes?

[coyote]

To answer the OP.

My anecdotal experience is rifled barrels make a small positive impact at 100 plus feet. I used a hammerhead kit on a Hammer 7 with a non magnifying red dot type optic.

I have used other platforms for a few shots (FN303, CCM SR, custom Automags). I don't have enough trigger time to offer an A vs B comparison. None felt practical for my style of play. For performance I would chose Bill's SR, but I don't like the size for playing paintball.

[Trbo323]

Why has nobody done a legit bench test yet? markdem is in a really good spot to do one if he can remain unbias.

Clamp marker down. Shoot 50 or so FSR, possibly even using part of that nice shop there as part of the range just to decrease the amount of wind drift. As long as all 50 hit a target, say a large piece of plywood, at range, don't move the marker, take the barrel off and rifle it. Flip plywood over and repeat.

If the rifling has an effect it should be measurable in a decreased area that all the shots land on the board

How many people spewed that smart parts' low pressure is more accurate rhetoric was true? Testing is possible.

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[markdem]

As much as i like that idea, i have too little time. The wife already bitches at me for playing with guns too much.

Also, i believe each gun performs differently with different paint/barrels/pressures etc. Tests should be performed with the intended gun

[KMDPB]

To answer the OP.

My anecdotal experience is rifled barrels make a small positive impact at 100 plus feet. I used a hammerhead kit on a Hammer 7 with a non magnifying red dot type optic.

I have used other platforms for a few shots (FN303, CCM SR, custom Automags). I don't have enough trigger time to offer an A vs B comparison. None felt practical for my style of play. For performance I would chose Bill's SR, but I don't like the size for playing paintball.

Thanks! Do you think barrel length has an impact? Longer equals more time to spin stabilize before being impacted by gravity, wind, ext...?

[coyote]

I never used different lengths. My default preference for paintball is 14 inches. That was what I used on my Hammer 7.

[Seajay]

Thanks! Do you think barrel length has an impact? Longer equals more time to spin stabilize before being impacted by gravity, wind, ext...?

Length only impacts consistency. My 9" nemesis shoots better on my Phenom than my 16" hammerhead, which shoots better on my Spyder.
Low pressure higher volume, versus higher pressure lower volume.
Is the bore matched all the way through or only the first couple of lengths of the barrel?

My personal finding is that ~275 fps gave me the most consistent shots, because my FPS consistency was +- 3 on my markers at that setting.

Just like paintballs you need the volume to push a longer barrel. If the rifling is like a Lapco which is fairly tight you only need 6" of barrel to rotate the FSR a whole rotation.
The rifling on my hammerhead rotates the FSR less than a full rotation on a 16" barrel, I'm pretty sure anyways, but it is enough.