WTF Reddit.

[JonM]

Agreed. I actually had this same discussion with someone just yesterday. Although, in their case it was an Etek (which certainly doesn't require an aftermarket barrel kit to shoot straight). To further illustrate this point, I've even 3D printed barrels before. These, by nature, are hardly mirror polished premium barrels. When I tested them with good paint, they shot just as well as any other barrel I own. The guy I was speaking with openly stated that he was getting a kit to make bad field paint shoot straight. It didn't seem right to sit back and watch him spend good money just to be disappointed later.

[netsurferdude2]

I'm gonna go start an MCB subreddit.

[glaman5266]

I got downvoted again for suggesting someone upgrade their A5 barrel to something better. It was followed with "Barrels are just a tube. They're a big scam to get you to spend money." Paraphrasing of course. When I refuted this, the reply was a link to a 14 year old test on PBN and an article on ZDS...

I've since left the community. Its not worth it.

Well, in many cases the barrel is indeed just a tube. More specifically, paint quality is the biggest factor overall. If I shoot quality paint out of my stock Pro Carbine it shoots VERY well. The stock barrel is basically an A-5 barrel.

Though there are some really bad stock barrels out there. And kits definitely help with cockers & pumps. It really depends on the application. I'll use either a kit or an overbored 1-piece depending on what marker I'm using. For what it's worth, I think something other than the stock A-5 barrel is a good idea (for an A-5).

[Nofxkid2005]

I got downvoted again for suggesting someone upgrade their A5 barrel to something better. It was followed with "Barrels are just a tube. They're a big scam to get you to spend money." Paraphrasing of course. When I refuted this, the reply was a link to a 14 year old test on PBN and an article on ZDS...

I've since left the community. Its not worth it.

[russc]

The one thing forums do best is project logs. You just can't do the build thread thing on FB or Reddit.

[JonM]

I'll admit I drank the Emek Kool-Aid as well. Does it have the class of a nice Cocker? Not even close. Then again, they're light, durable, and they shoot very well. The one thing about them though that would get downvoted into oblivion if I said it on Reddit is that they really are more difficult to tech than a Model 98 if something ever goes wrong though. A model 98 has all of three critical o-rings needed for it to function. An Emek has that many just on the bolt alone. So, for a new player, an Emek is great if they're cared for. But if they're the type of player who throws their gear in the closet when they get home, you really can't argue with a tried and true platform that's been in heavy use for more than twenty years.

[Dusty Bottoms]

I never go on Reddit anymore, and part of that is that I have difficulty taking anyone's opinion on a particular marker seriously if they don't have at least ten years in the game. That's why if I had an actual question, I would just ask here or ask the members of my paintball group. Having said that, I just drank the Emek Kool-Aid and bought one a day ago, so we'll see how that goes!

[Jonnydread]

It’s not perfect, but I don’t find the community to be offensive for the most part, and it’s nice to have a steady stream of posts to glance at during the day.

I agree with this sentiment. I generally use Reddit for looking at butts more than anything, but it's nice to see fresh material even if it's inundated with Emek circle jerking and posting about tournaments and guns that I don't really care about.

[OdinBuilt]

After coming back from my long hiatus, I ended up landing on Reddit for my main source of paintball posts because....it’s actually active! I came back and PBN was a ghost town, I’m not into FB, so what better source is there? I’ve lurked on here for a while before joining after the reboot, but even here I go back a couple of pages and I’m replying to threads that are two months old! 😱

It’s not perfect, but I don’t find the community to be offensive for the most part, and it’s nice to have a steady stream of posts to glance at during the day.

[DavidBoren]

I'm not sure I'm a huge fan of the nesting "comment" system as well, as opposed to the traditional format of having to read through everyone's posts to get up to date on a thread. With this new system, it seems to easy to lose important thoughts in the mix.

I like MCB because it's NOT social media. It is a forum, a meeting of the minds. It's about sharing ideas and trading knowledge, using centuries of combined experience to help each other out. It's not supposed to be a private messaging platform, a popularity contest based on "Likes", or any of that other petty bull$#!+...

[The Inflicted]

Any social p!ss!ng contest is best to be avoided. I just about puked in my mouth when I first saw the "Like" function here in MCB3.0... I have since come to terms with it, but still think it's impersonal and dismissive overall. The voting system, and similar such systems, are weirdly addictive, like gambling. It's more anxiety than it is helpful. If you're in such a hurry that you can't use your words to leave a comment, then get off the freaking internet!

I'm not sure I'm a huge fan of the nesting "comment" system as well, as opposed to the traditional format of having to read through everyone's posts to get up to date on a thread. With this new system, it seems to easy to lose important thoughts in the mix.

[Cyrus-the-virus]

Thanks for the tip on privacy badger.

[Cyrus-the-virus]

Trial by fire? My second marker was a mech autococker, and I became a better tech after finally figuring it out. Then I bought a second one, and a third, and so on....

[glaman5266]

Agreed. I rarely go to Reddit, but yeah, back in the day PbN was waaaaaaay worse.

[bellicose]

The legal advice ones have actual cops as mods. Anything remotely biased against police is deleted.