i use a 14inch,it gives me enough unported barrel to help my paint fly well and is not so long that i have to be careful to not bang or hang it up in the woods.in my opinion each player has to find what is best for them weather its a barrel or anything else in life,dont always listen to others sometimes ya just gotta go with what works for you no matter what others may say.

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I like my apex

If I could vote for 12 and 14 I would, but I clicked 14 just because the the size I use now.

i def. wouldnt go above 14. thats the point where you see a dif in accuracy and anything above 14 is the same. so dont go any higher than that

I like anything between 14-16 inches..just for the way I play...I run around allot and anything longer just gets in the way....When I bought my spyder SE it came with a dye 21" barrel or sumthing...It looks ridiculas on the gun for one thing and I just found it too big for my style of play....and to be honest I didn't find that it was much more accurate than my 16" progressive barrel if at all...I don't think I would ever go bigger than 16"...

Flatline, i belie its about 8 inchs!

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Best? IMHO, it's pretty subjective. As long as you can make your velocity and the accuracy is good, then I don't believe that length makes all that much differnce in a paintball barrel.

I like shorter barrels for the most part.

I have found no appreciable difference in performance or accuracy between my 8" and 12" PPS brass barrels, but the 8" is a bit easier to maneuver through the considerable brush on our field.

Well said Trip... it all depends on your playing style and surroundings. You're not going to see a tremendous change in accuracy for distance between most sizes. Buy what feels right and will accomodate any future add-on's like handguard or shroud.

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I have a 16" stiffi and it is so hard to maneuver in the woods.

I am considering doing an XM177 type, and using my 12" brass for it.

I like the Milsim stuff, but I don't want to lose the accuracy of the brass to do it.

My kid wants to do an AK, so I will reinherit his 12 Palmer brass when he gets the Tacamo stuff.