Are you looking for the most accurate paintball barrel or most accurate paintball gun?
We give our top 5 reviews in each category. First let’s review some terms used by paintball barrel and paintball marker manufacturers, so we know what we are looking at.
- Magfed – Magazine Fed
- Milsim – Military Simulation marker, also known as a Tactical Marker
- PSP Mode – Stands for Paintball Sports Promotion, is a mode used in tournament play.
- NXL Mode/ Millennium mode – National XBall Leauge Mode, another style of tournament mode where the first three ‘safety’ shots are to be semi automatic only, after that the marker is limited to a ROF of 10 bps, legally the marker must be set at 10.5 or lower. If the marker falls below 5 PPS, the system resets and starts again with the three safety shots before ramp up.
- Bps – Balls per Second
- ROF – Rate of Fire
- PPS – Pulls per second
- Chrono – Chronograph, you generally set your gun at 280 to 290 feet per second, with 300 being the safest max feet per second. A Chronograph clocks the Velocity/speed of paintballs coming from your gun to insure they are within proper limits.
- Cylindricity – Is a term commony used in machining. It refers to a parts straightness and roundness, or circularity. A part that is perfectly straight, and perfectly round has good cylindricity.
3 Types of paintball markers
Mechanical Paintball gun Marker
This type of marker is the most common type of gun in recreational play, and these types are usually semi automatic, so they use one paint ball per trigger pull. Both mechanical and electro use compressed air.
Electro Paintball Marker
Electric guns use a battery and solenoid to signal the trigger and it is super easy to shoot an electro gun. Both mechanical and electro use more paintballs then the pump gun because there is no need to pump between shots, but the electro has the ability to use more paintballs than a mechanical because it is easier to pull the trigger.
Electros are challenging to maintain because they have batteries which wear out, and electronic components which are vulnerable to the elements.
Valve Types
Spool valves are smoother and quieter. They are stealthier. They make a “shooo” sound when fired. They also have less kick or recoil. Spools require more maintenance, such as oiling and replacing O rings. Spool valve markers usually have a single tube design.
Poppet valves are louder and make a “pop” sound when fired. Poppet valves are less fussy and low maintenance. They are also very efficient and need less babying than the spool valve. But they are loud and not at all sneaky.
Since poppet valves use a hammer/rammer to hit and open the poppet valve, which contributes the kick or recoil of a poppet gun. Poppet guns usually have a two tube design, with a few exceptions.
Pump Gun
Old School guns that are making a comeback. You pump the gun, like you would a shotgun to move the ball into the chamber. The advantage of this gun is it uses way less paint balls and forces you to ‘up’ your game.
You cannot shoot mindlessly while using a pump gun. Each shot must be, or should be, calculated. A pump gun game is fun and challenging, and not great for newcomers, honestly. Learn the game first before considering the additional challenge a pump gun introduces.
Playing with a pump gun also makes an experienced player less intimidating to new players because they can’t get blasted by a more experienced player if the experienced player is using a one ball at a time pump gun.
Most Accurate Paintball Gun Reviews
Empire Paintball Axe Marker
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The Empire Axe Marker is an intermediate level electro marker that is affordable, with better quality and accuracy than other markers in the same budget. The gun has presets for Semi, PSP, NXL and Millennium firing.
The marker shoots effortlessly and precisely. This gun gives consistent chrono readings and the trigger fires without pauses in between, which helps with accuracy. The marker is very light and will not fatigue the player’s hands during extended play.
List of Pros
- Easy to clean and maintain, simple design, easy to disassemble and reassemble.
- The Empire Axe is a very accurate marker.
- It comes with a tool kit and a few extras for maintenance.
- Minimal recoil for smooth accurate shooting.
List of Cons
- May need to upgrade the barrel.
Conclusion
A fantastic, simple high quality and accurate gun for the budget it is in.
Empire Vanquish 2.0 Paintball Marker
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The Empire Vanquish 2.0 is a spool valve marker that has several high end features. One of those features is a pressure sensor that displays the pressure on a high contrast OLED screen built into the handle of the marker.
Easy to maintain as all the screws use the same 3/32 hex wrench, and the push button bolt and hinged frame allow easy access. This gun is smooth, long, and allows you to easily hold a lane.
The gun features finer details like a clamping feed neck an oil monitor to give maintenance alerts, a beeper that gives the baller audio feedback, micro USB computer interface that allows upgrades and mode changes (to all preset tournament firing modes, plus custom modes and fully automatic) using only the marker, micro USB cable and your computer.
Peak and average ROF are displayed on screen.
List of Pros
- Detailed on-screen display.
- Self monitoring marker.
- USB interface for updates and mode changes.
- Responsive and accurate, no lag time.
- Spool valve marker.
List of Cons
- None. Ok, budget. Scope and sight not included.
Conclusion
The most technically advanced marker we reviewed, every detail was considered when designing this masterpiece.
Most Accurate Paintball Barrel Reviews – Which is the best Paintball barrel for accuracy?
Dye Precision UltraLite Boomstick
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The Dye Precision Ultralite Barrel is a two piece barrel that allows you to customize the tip (available separately) and back. A very accurate barrel, due to the micro honed finish.
List of Pros
- Super accurate.
List of Cons
- Expensive.
Conclusion
This barrel will greatly improve your marker.
Deadlywind Fibur-X Carbon Fiber Autocker Threaded Paintball Barrel
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This 3 layer carbon fiber barrel is very lightweight and uses Freak replaceable inserts so one barrel is all you need to do the work of several.
You can swap threads thanks to the thread adaptor so you can match your gun easily. This barrel only weighs 64 grams and is up to 4 times lighter than other barrels with inserts.
List of Pros
- Extremely accurate and versatile barrel fits a lot of guns and is a straight shooter.
- Super light carbon fiber construction looks great and performs well.
List of Cons
- Some units are bored too small for the inserts.
Conclusion
Super light, super accurate barrel to improve your game.
GOG Paintball 16″ Freak Carbon One Piece Barrel
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The GOG Carbon Fiber one piece barrel is one of the lightest barrels on the market. It has a polished finish, it’s quiet and it is accurate.
The barrel is Layered woven Carbon fiber with aluminum threads with a spiral pattern porting that features larger holes than others on the market that cut sound and allow gas to move and gives the ball a straight trajectory.
List of Pros
- Ultra light.
- Quiet.
- Efficient.
- Accurate.
- Shoots straight.
List of Cons
- Expensive.
Conclusion
Light and stealthy and accurate. A snipers best friend. One of the most accurate paintball barrels we reviewed.
That’s it for our reviews. We hope our guide helps you find the most accurate paintball gun, and most accurate paintball barrel for your game.
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