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A Paintball Gun Barrel is the easiest thing you can change on your paintball gun to give you better accuracy. There are a ton of paintball barrels available on the market, so the first thing you need to know is what threads does my paintball gun take? If you are unsure, we have a barrel guide below you can refer to. There are one piece, multi-piece, tactical barrels, and specialty barrels available. Look around and find one you like! To learn more about paintball barrels read our barrel upgrade article.
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4 Inch Adapter for Spyder Barrels [98 Series] Bad Habitz M16 Style Shroud w/ 14 Inch Barrel - Black [Model 98] Jbarrel Tip - Tip Only, Back Required
Allen Paintball Products 4 Inch Adapter for Spyder Barrels [98 Series] - Black
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Use this adapter to put Spyder barrels on your 98 series gun and extend your barrel length by 4 inches at the same time. Bad Habitz micro polish honed 14 inch barrel to help increase your Model 98's accuacy as well as a M16 style shroud for an aggressive military style look. Clearance Item: All sales are final.
CMI TruFlight Milsim Rifled Quiet Barrel [A5/X7] - 21 Inches - Black CMI TruFlight XT Milsim Rifled Quiet Barrel - 21 Inches [Tippmann 98] 1 Piece Barrel - 14 Inches [98]
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Precision Straight Rifled barrel specifically designed for paintball.

21 inches to scoot bunkers or push through brush.

XT's improved rifiling gives you up to 39% greater accuracy. 		Precision Straight Rifled barrel specifically designed for paintball.

21 inches to scoot bunkers or push through brush.

XT's improved rifiling gives you up to 39% greater accuracy. 		This one piece barrel from Custom Products gives you tournament level accuracy at an excellent price.

Custom Products Barrels have been the benchmark of quality and performance for years.
1 Piece Barrel - 14 Inches [98] Custom Products 1 Piece Barrel - 16 Inches - Black Gloss [Tippmann 98] Custom Products 1 Piece Barrel - 16 Inches - Dust Black [Tippmann 98]
Custom Products 1 Piece Barrel - 14 Inches [98] - Dust Black - .689 Inch Inner Diameter
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This one piece barrel from Custom Products gives you tournament level accuracy at an excellent price.

Custom Products Barrels have been the benchmark of quality and performance for years. 		This one piece barrel from Custom Products gives you tournament level accuracy at an excellent price.

Custom Products Barrels have been the benchmark of quality and performance for years. 		This one piece barrel from Custom Products gives you tournament level accuracy at an excellent price.

Custom Products Barrels have been the benchmark of quality and performance for years.
Custom Products 1 Piece Barrel - 16 Inches - Dust Black [Tippmann 98] Custom Products 14 Inch One-Piece Barrel [A5/X7 Threads] - Dust Black Custom Products 16 Inch One-Piece Barrel [A5/X7 Threads] - Dust Black
Custom Products 1 Piece Barrel - 16 Inches - Dust Black [Tippmann 98]
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This one piece barrel from Custom Products gives you tournament level accuracy at an excellent price.

Custom Products Barrels have been the benchmark of quality and performance for years. 		This one piece barrel from Custom Products gives you tournament level accuracy at an excellent price.

Custom Products Barrels have been the benchmark of quality and performance for years. 		This one piece barrel from Custom Products gives you tournament level accuracy at an excellent price.

Custom Products Barrels have been the benchmark of quality and performance for years.
Custom Products Apex Adapter for CP Tactical Barrels - Dust Black Custom Products Combat Classic Tactical Barrel 14in - Black [A5] Custom Products Combat Classic Tactical Barrel 16in - Black [A5]
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Adapt your CP Tactical barrel so that it can use the Apex barrel system front. Built the same as the Custom Products Tactical Barrel System, except it doesn’t come with the interchangeable tip or optional hand guard thread adapter. This means you get a slick looking, accurate, tactical barrel for a lot less cash. Built the same as the Custom Products Tactical Barrel System, except it doesn’t come with the interchangeable tip or optional hand guard thread adapter. This means you get a slick looking, accurate, tactical barrel for a lot less cash.
Custom Products Combat Classic Tactical Barrel 20in - Black [A5] Custom Products Full Bore Barrel Kit (Single 14 Inch Tip) - Dust Black [A5] Custom Products Full Bore Barrel Kit (Single 14 Inch Tip) - Dust Black [Model 98]
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Built the same as the Custom Products Tactical Barrel System, except it doesn’t come with the interchangeable tip or optional hand guard thread adapter. This means you get a slick looking, accurate, tactical barrel for a lot less cash. For your gun to have the best accuracy and efficiency it can achieve, it is important to have a good paint to barrel match. The CP Full Bore Kit allows you to do just that. Choose from five different bore sizes (.682, .685, .689, .693, .696) For your gun to have the best accuracy and efficiency it can achieve, it is important to have a good paint to barrel match. The CP Full Bore Kit allows you to do just that. Choose from five different bore sizes (.682, .685, .689, .693, .696)
Custom Products Tactical Barrel - 18 Inches Long - Fluted [98 Threads] Tactical Barrel - 3 Inches Long [A5 Threads] Custom Products Tactical Barrel - Black - 16 Inches - .693 ID - [A5/X7 Threads]
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Custom Products Tactical Barrel - 18 Inches Long - Fluted [98 Threads] Tactical Barrel uses all CP barrel tips for a unique look. Custom Products Tactical Barrel - Black - 16 Inches - .693 ID - [A5/X7 Threads]
Custom Products Tactical Barrel 18 Inch Fluted - A5 [Dust Black] Custom Products Tactical Barrel 18 Inch Fluted - Model 98 [Dust Black] Custom Products Tactical Barrel Tip - Barracuda
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The CP Tactical Line is here. You won't find a more realistic setup than this. The standard 1 piece barrel comes with a removable tip. The barrel has been precision honed and polished, giving you the best accuracy of any tactical barrel on the market. The CP Tactical Line is here. You won't find a more realistic setup than this. The standard 1 piece barrel comes with a removable tip. The barrel has been precision honed and polished. Fits on the Custom Products Tactical series barrels for the ultimate in reality scenario paintball.
Custom Products Tactical Barrel Tip - CP-15 Custom Products Tactical Barrel Tip - Double Deadly Custom Products Tactical Barrel Tip - Mock Silencer
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Fits on the Custom Products Tactical series barrels for the ultimate in reality scenario paintball. Fits on the Custom Products Tactical series barrels for the ultimate in reality scenario paintball. Fits on the Custom Products Tactical series barrels for the ultimate in reality scenario paintball.
Custom Products Tactical Barrel Tip - Swiss Custom Products Tactical Barrel Tip - Tornado Custom Products Tactical Barrel Tip - Triple Threat
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Fits on the Custom Products Tactical series barrels for the ultimate in reality scenario paintball. Fits on the Custom Products Tactical series barrels for the ultimate in reality scenario paintball. Fits on the Custom Products Tactical series barrels for the ultimate in reality scenario paintball.
   
 
Paintball Barrel Thread Chart
There are so many paintball guns on the market today that is is very difficult to keep up with what barrel threads fit what type of paintball guns. We have put together a little list that hopefully makes things a little easier for you to find what barrel thread you need. There are a set of standard threads that manufacturers use. Some are now currently out of date like ICD, Automag, Shocker, and VM68. Current barrel threads are A5, 98, Cocker, Spyder, Impulse, and Phantom. When we say cocker barrel, it is in reference to the barrel thread of a WGP Autococker. A5 thread would be barrels with a Tippmann A5 thread pattern, and so forth.
BT BT-16
Tippmann 98's (All)
Tippmann Custom Pro
US Army Alpha Black
US Army Project Salvo
US Army Carver One		 98
ACI F4 Illustrator
BT BT-4
JT Raider
JT Tactical
RAP4 T68
Tippmann 68 Carbine
Tippmann A5
Tippmann Pro-Carbine
Tippmann Gryphon
Tippmann Pro-Lite
Tippmann X7
Tippmann X7 Phenom
 A5
AGD Automag Automag
ACI Blind Rage
AGD Emag
AGD ULE
AGD Xmag
AKALMP Excalibur
AKALMP Viking
Bob Long Intimidator
Bob Long Alien Intimidator
Brass Eagle Samurai
DP Threshold
Dragun Drallion
Dye (All)
Eclipse (All)
Evil Omen
Fusion
Generation E Matrix
Hybrid Shocker
ICD Bushmaster (Before 2004)
ICD Freestyle
ICD Promaster
Invert Mini
Legends
MacDev Cyborg
NME
Odyssey
Odyssey '03
Odyssey RPM
ONYX
Planet Eclipse Etha
Proto (All)
Python Impulse
Quest
Shocktech Shocker
SP NXT Shocker Naughty Dog
SP SFT Dark Shocker
SP SFT Evil Shocker
SP SFT Hybrid Traitor Shocker
WGP Autococker (All)		 Cocker
ICD (Before 2004) ICD
Evil Minion
Evil Pimp
Smart Parts Eos
Smart Parts Epiphany
Smart Parts Ion
Smart Parts Ion XE
Smart Parts Nerve
Smart Parts SP1
Smart Parts SP8
Smart Parts Vibe
SP NXT Shocker
SP NXT Shocker Dynasty		 Ion | Impulse
CCI Phantom Phantom
Brass Eagle Raptor (All) Raptor
SP Shocker Shoebox
SP SFT Shocker		 Shocker (Old Style)
ACI Guns (Most)
Ariakon
Armotech
Brass Eagle (Most)
Brass Eagle T-Storm
Diablo
Diablo Mongoose
Diablo Wrath
Dragon
ER3
JT Outkast
JT USA (Most)
JT USA Protium
Kingman (All)
Odyssey 02
Odyssey Torid
Odyssey Torid X
PCS 5
PMI
ViewLoader (All)		 Spyder
Tippmann TiPX TiPX
Armotech WG-65
PMI-III
Sheridan VM68
Warsensor WG-65		 VM68
WDP Pre '06 WDP Angel 1
WDP '06 WDP Angel 2
WDP A1 WDP Angel 3


I believe a good barrel should be the very first upgrade you do on almost every paintball gun. There are a few guns that already come with upgraded barrels but for the most part, the stock barrel that comes with a gun is not very good. In short, paintball gun manufacturers make guns, not barrels. They put their time and expertise in to guns. Their barrels get the ball down range but that's about it. A good barrel, more than any other upgrade will make an immediate difference in the performance of your paintball gun and your game play. Sure, you could upgrade your rate of fire but being able to shoot twice as fast means nothing if you can't aim. 

We call these Performance Barrels.  Tactical barrels that improve mainly (but not solely) the cosmetics of your gun will be covered in another article.

So . . . Performance Barrels 

Straight Barrels: Most every barrel out there is some variation of a straight barrel.  They are supposed to make your gun more accurate by being made to tighter tolerances and having better designs than a stock paintball barrel.  There are aftermarket barrels that are no good.  Just like any other product there are good ones and bad ones.  Some are gimmicky and some are true works of art.  There are many variations here but we'll get in to that in another article.  For now we'll just mention that the Lapco 14" Big Shot Barrel is one of our favorites. They're incredibly well made to exacting tolerances.  They were scientifically designed and have out performed all others on various accuracy contests over the years.  And, they're not too expensive.  A bit cheaper but still very nice would be the J&J 14" Ceramic Barrel.  You can get cheaper and more expensive barrels but you won't find anything more accurate than that Lapco and you can't beat the accuracy to price value of the J&J Ceramic.

Multi Piece Barrels:  These are a straight barrel, but with a two piece design.  They can be the most accurate barrel.  You can change the internal diameter size to match the paintball size.  We are still talking about .68 caliber, but the .001 will make a difference on how efficiently the air is used to push the ball and how evenly the ball travels down the barrel.  The front "tip" can come in varying lengths.  Length has no effect on accuracy.  Shorter barrels are easier to maneuver, longer are easier to manipulate bunkers with.  (The more brush you can stick it through, or more of an angle you can push into inflatable bunker.)  Choose what suits your preference.  The rear "back" of this system can come in multiple internal diameters.  The sizes vary kit to kit, but the variety of sizes is what you use to match the diameter of the paintballs.  See our paintball article for more information.  To match a specific size you will test a few balls from the center of a bag of paintballs.  If the ball rolls through the back, its to big.  If you can't blow it through, its to small.  How tight it is, is again a little bit of personal preference.  Tighter is more efficient, but one odd sized or out of round ball, and you could get a barrel break.  It's best to allow for a little variance.  With a full kit you have to ability to match a greater selection of paintballs.  You can also start a kit with a single back and tip and build as you need.  This can be cheaper than buying multiple complete barrels of different sizes.  Kit options are about the same as for one piece straight barrels.  Lapco and J&J make good kits.  The Techt iFit is a great system that can be used with any thread matching barrel as the tip.

Range Barrels: There are only 2.  The Tippmann Flatline and the Empire BT Apex.  Both change the trajectory of the ball by creating a backspin on the ball like a slider in baseball.  This causes the ball to skim along a flatter trajectory for a longer shot.  This backspin does cause some accuracy issues though.  Because there is movement up and down during flight it's harder to be consistently accurate.  Also, any tilting to the right or left of your gun will cause the ball to pull right or left because of the spin.  So these range barrels are great for that extra range (extra 100ft or so) and you can hit people that can't even come close to you BUT you do sacrifice some accuracy.  Additional article about Effective Range (ER).

Hybrid Barrels: So what if you could get both the range and the accuracy?  Well you can't combine both of these at the exact same time but you can almost get the best of both worlds.  Many barrels are now available in an Apex Ready version or with an interchangeable tip/adapter that lets you add an Apex barrel tip to a straight barrel.  The Apex tips are unique in that the manner in which they induce the back spin on the ball can be turned on and off with a switch on the tip.  So by putting an Apex tip on one of the highly accurate barrels mentioned above you end up with almost the perfect barrel.  At long range you can have the Apex engaged giving you the ability to reach out and touch someone.  When the fire fight gets a little closer you can turn the back spin off and you're left with the excellent accuracy of a good straight barrel.  Both the Lapco Big Shots and the J&J Ceramics can be configured this way.

Barrel Length:  12" to 16" is what you're looking for.  Much longer and you start to get too much resistance from the barrel making them inefficient.  Too short and the barrels are loud, they don't stabilize the ball before it exits, and they're less efficient because the ball doesn't have time to accelerate to full speed.

Barrel Threads: Different guns take different threaded barrels.  Find your gun at the bottom of this page to check which threads you need. 

In conclusion . . . 
Best Accuracy:
Lapco Big Shot: with Apex Ready Tip - You can upgrade this with an Apex tip later.
Best Range at the cost of some accuracy:
Best Range and Best Accuracy as needed:
Lapco Big Shot with Apex Tip
J&J Commando Ceramic with Apex Adapter and Tip

This article should help 90% of players find what they want.  If you browse our barrel pages you'll see there are many other options for cosmetic barrels, tactical barrels, multi piece barrels and kits, etc.  These are all good choices too but as a first upgrade to my first paintball gun I'd go for performance because in paintball, shooting your opponent is much more fun than being shot, regardless of how you look.

Article written by Galen Adams (General Manager).  I've been playing paintball, in the woods and out, for fun and competition, since 1997.
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