Anyone know anything about Stinger carbon fiber barrels. I have always been interested in getting a stiffi, but didnt want to pay that much for one. I found this article off pbjunkie.com

Stinger Barrels :: Made in the USA



"STINGER CARBON FIBER BARRELS
HORNET SERIES

The most affordable carbon fiber barrel on the market! Can't afford one of those high priced barrels the tournament players are using? Stinger Paintball has a solution for you with our Hornet series!
• Made of Power Weave woven carbon so you know your barrel will last
• Self Cleaning so you can shoot out those pesky paint breaks.
• 3 x 4 Porting
• Anodized barrel back
• .692 Single Bore size so you can shoot a wide range of paint.
• Extremely light weight at under 3 oz!
• Available in 12" only
• Made in USA

VENOM SERIES




Take your guns performance to the next level with Stinger Paintball's Venom Series. With a mirror glass finish that shoots straight every time, and easily self cleans after a paint break. Our Micro Web Scrim eliminates drag on the ball and helps absorb vibrations and sound. The Pro Series uses Nano Carbon Technology for an ultra lightweight bond of fibers. For an even more durable finish check out our Camo barrels. Stinger's camo barrels are armor coated and have a 3D hydrographic transfer pattern with two UV protected topcoats for a strong durable finish that you know will last!
• Made of Power Weave woven carbon so you know your barrel will last
• Self Cleaning so you can shoot out those pesky paint breaks.
• Nano Carbon Technology
• Micro Web Bore no worry of damaging the fibers around porting
• 3 x 8 Porting
• Anodized Barrel Back
• .692 Single Bore size so you can shoot a wide range of paint.
• Extremely light weight at under 2 oz!
• Made in USA

STINGER SIGNATURE SERIES




Stinger Paintball's Signature series is for the player that demands the paramount of barrel technology. Signature Series barrels come with all of the great features of our Venom Series barrels with the added accuracy of our Power Taper bore. Stinger Paintball's Signature Series utilizes a 6" control bore that tapers in to a .692 ID. This tapered design allows for unsurpassed accuracy and precision so you hit what you are aiming for every time!
• Made of Power Weave woven carbon so you know your barrel will last
• Self Cleaning so you can shoot out those pesky paint breaks.
• Tapered Bore
• Nano Carbon Technology
• Micro Web Bore
• 3 x 8 Porting
• Anodized Barrel Back
• 6 in (.685 ,.689) ( Control Bore tapered to .692)
• Extremely light weight under 2 oz!
• Made in USA"

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these are BRAND new, not even being distributed yet, which is a stinker because theres no good review for them yet :-/

what i don't like is that there's no pictures of the full barrel, just the carbon front halves, makes me a bit leary not seeing the aluminium/control bore section.

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98% of paintballers...eh, who cares

ya i was thinking the same thing, but if you go to their page there is a pic on the top of the page of the back. But so far thats all i could find.

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howdy ,it seems to me that the .692 is really big. especially, since paint is getting smaller by the day. if its cheap enough, i might give it a try. but , i wouldn't put to much into a bore , that big.

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Necessity is the mother of invention!
But lack of funds ,is the great motivator.

Uhh, nice looking.

One thing with .692 you can use any paint you wont with the big bore barrel. I'd much rather have too big then too small.

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JesterTLS


"I find your lack of faith disturbing."

Agreed, but .692 is on the bigger end of the spectrum. They should at least offer 2 sizes, maybe smaller and larger to accommodate a wider range of paint. If your bore is too large, excess air is being vented around the paint as it exits. So it's not as efficient and can affect accuracy.

Nice looking barrels tho, and the price is reasonable.

Nice idea, though...but that bore size is huge..almost like a TAC-8...

Has anyone asked if they are considering sizer backs or different specific bore sizings?

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Don't forget, anyone can add the python kit almost any barrel for almost any marker and turn their favorite single piece barrel into a kit.

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True that, Mills - but what would that do to acuracy/efficiency if (for example) a ball went through a .683 sizer adapter and then passed through a .693 barrel on the way out?

I'm just wondering..

But good catch on the Python kits - I had forgotten about those...

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ya i was wondering the same thing about this.

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