Just got a Paintball Assassins Deathstix kit. The Kamoda kit......i'll be reviewing it officially, so you'll be able to check that out in Jungle soon.

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well right now im stuck mostly between the hammerhead, Kaner and MAYBE the J&J. even tho nobody voted for the Kaner(its rare), it has great reviews.

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I say J&J but however its the only one I've had yet... I wouldn't change it though

has anyone ever used a Kaner? i've only read good reviews on it.

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out of all the barrels and barrel kits I've used nothing has beaten the powerlyte scepter.


The Kaner is a very good kit but I still was always more comfortable with my Scepter. Plus, I only had to buy one back for each marker I had since I was able to swap the inserts out..........and the inserts are not nearly as flimsy as the Freak inserts.

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has anyone else even herd of a kaner kit???

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I had a 12" JJ for about a year but I wasent happy with the consistancy. grouping was 40" at 100ft

rescentaly I got a 12" CMI thunder pig and I now get a 22" grouping.

however I have always been druling over the hammer head barrel I have read tons of good reviews and have only seen a few negative reviews. the only thing that is keeping me from getting one is the price.

I can say plenty on barrels, but in this case I voted Freak and here's why.

The whole point of getting a kit is to properly match various paints, particularly when you have little control on paint size you use from game to game ( field-paint only, heavy environmental variances, etc. ) The instant you start using thread adapters you lose a lot of bore control you gained by getting the kit in the first place. If you want a kit in two or more threads, your best option to maintain proper paint-match is to just get the two threads and not mess with adapters. This brings me to the Freak, and really any other insert system, such as the Powerlyte Scepter

If you get a barrel kit that utilizes inserts it's much easier to use it for different thread patterns. You only need a single barrel back for each thread pattern instead of buying a whole new set of barrel backs. Once you get a new back, all the inserts and tips will transfer over. I've even got a 'Cocker threaded Freak back for sale right now.

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how so, since the part with the insert goes in prior to the part that is actually being threded, its not as though your threading the actual insert part in, just the "housing" around the insert onto the outside portion of the barrel.

the problem I find with some "insert" kits that are universal so-to-speak, is that if your BARREL is too small ID ( .686 ), it defeats the purpose all together for some of the larger inserts, which we all know at times at larger scenarios the "field" paint can be as large as .693+ AND with a screw on kit, the barrel itself ID is greater by about .002 then the largest insert available for that barrel. THUS giving better benifit then a universal insert kit not specifically "married" to a barrel

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The problem with a thread adapter is the gap it leaves between the breach and the control section of the barrel. By necessity adapters need to be large bored so they can shoot any size paint. That means the ball doesn't have a smooth transition from firing to control. That's not to mention the extra inch or more an adapter can add to the overall length.

If you are set on a single barrel system, get a 'Cocker threaded one. The A-5 is designed with interchangeable barrel collars which are much better than thread adapters.

I think you may misunderstand what an insert system is. Not all are like those cheap 'fix all' varieties that claim to work as well as anything else. I don't buy into them. If you get a real barrel kit designed around inserts, such as the Freak or Scepter, you will have no such problems. They have a single, dedicated back that is designed to hold every sized insert in the kit.

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