So I picked up a Lapco PicoShot AC barrel recently and contacted Lapco to get more info on it just because I was curious. I’ve never seen a PicoShot barrel before so I thought it’ll be cool to get some history on it and share it here.
”LAPCO pioneered paintball barrel bore sizing between 1987 and 1989. In the early years, we identified each bore size by a product name rather than marking its actual diameter:
• Super BigShot: .693 — designed for humid conditions and for use with systems such as Automag Z-bodies and Cooper-T backspin bolts. These systems imparted backspin to extend the ball’s range, serving a function similar to the later Apex barrel tips.
• BigShot: .690
• AutoSpirit: .687
• MicroShot: .684
• PicoShot: .682
The MicroShot and PicoShot were documented by 1996, although they may have been introduced earlier.
As bore sizing became more widely adopted—and online ordering began replacing traditional brick-and-mortar retail—we simplified the product line. Beginning in the early 2000s, we used the BigShot name across the barrel range because it was our most recognized barrel, while marking each barrel with its actual bore size.
Your PicoShot appears to come from that transitional period: after we began marking bore sizes on the barrels, but before we retired the individual model names.
I hope this history is helpful for your forum post.
Best regards,
LAPCO Customer Relationship Team”
”LAPCO pioneered paintball barrel bore sizing between 1987 and 1989. In the early years, we identified each bore size by a product name rather than marking its actual diameter:
• Super BigShot: .693 — designed for humid conditions and for use with systems such as Automag Z-bodies and Cooper-T backspin bolts. These systems imparted backspin to extend the ball’s range, serving a function similar to the later Apex barrel tips.
• BigShot: .690
• AutoSpirit: .687
• MicroShot: .684
• PicoShot: .682
The MicroShot and PicoShot were documented by 1996, although they may have been introduced earlier.
As bore sizing became more widely adopted—and online ordering began replacing traditional brick-and-mortar retail—we simplified the product line. Beginning in the early 2000s, we used the BigShot name across the barrel range because it was our most recognized barrel, while marking each barrel with its actual bore size.
Your PicoShot appears to come from that transitional period: after we began marking bore sizes on the barrels, but before we retired the individual model names.
I hope this history is helpful for your forum post.
Best regards,
LAPCO Customer Relationship Team”
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