Alright, well I suppose that the idea might have some merit if ou were shifting from woodsball to a CQB-type environment, but a 12" barrel would be fine for both as long as you know what you're doing, or you could just switch to your sidearm (if applicable) while clearing a building. I understand that snipers are trained to use their rifles even in extreme close quarters. All it requires is a shift in strategy, mostly just the way you advance around a corner IMHO.

I find my 16" Straightline to be a little long for my tastes, but I won't inconvenience myself by carrying anything that I feel I do not need. Each to his own.

Oh, and if I ever were to throw a shorty barrel into a pouch, I probably wouldn't switch it out just for the reason that I would be terrified to drop my Straightline somewhere, and i'm sure many people would feel the same way; our primary/most expensive barrels are either on our markers or safely stored away, not hastily thrown into a pouch before we run into an enemy-occupied building.

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with my a-5 i went through 7 different 1 piece barrels and 4 barrel kits, ended up with a hammerhead kit and never used another barrel with it

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