Paintball Barrel Identification Guide 

  

Special Thanks to Doc at www.docsmachine.com for this submission.

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Run across an old barrel gathering dust at your local pro-shop? Somebody slip some bogus barrel in with a marker you just bought? Don't know what it fits? Use this handy guide to ID it!

  

  

  

Angel

Metric threads

  

Autococker and Sniper-2

Most common thread. Also found on Intimidator, Tribal, Defiant, all 'Cocker clones, Mayhem, Epic, Nemesis, X-Mag, Matrix, Excalibur, Viking and Illusion.

Automag

Twist-lock with barrel-mounted wire detent. Fits all Airgun Designs markers except X-Mag or ULE bodies.

Blazer

Slip fit, usually has "Wedgit" dents at the breech.

Bushmaster and Icon-Z

Slip-fit, setscrew-retained. Fits original Bushmaster pumps, Montneel Icon-Z semiautos and clones.

Cobra/King Cobra

Barrel body OD well over 1"

Also fits Barracuda, Mini-11 and Poison (original Brass Eagle markers.)

F1 Illustrator

  

Indian Creek Designs

Fits ICD Bushmaster semiauto, Alley Cat, Thunder Cat, BobCat, Desert Fox.

Four-lead thread

Mega-Z

Slip-fit, retained by spring-loaded pin. 

Three-layer construction: brass liner, stainless steel inner sleeve, aluminum outer sleeve (so it can be anodized to match the gun.)

  

Mirage

Slip-fit, retained by jam screw. Steel strap detent attaches to body and enters breech through slot on the underside.

Phantom

ACME threads

Prerelease Impulse

Same as Shocker, but with a shorter breech hood. Later Impulses use a coarser, noncompatible thread.

Pro-Lite

Also fits Carbine, Pro-Carbine, A-5

Shocker

Double-lead thread

SL-68/68-Special

Slip-fit, retained by body pinch bolt

Sovereign

Metric threads

Spyder

Metric threads.

Fits all Kingman markers, most Spyder clones, Excellerator, EM-1, Java, Dragun, Piranha, etc.

  

Sterling

Metric thread

Stingray2

Slip-fit, retained by pins

TASO Typhoon (pump)

Slip-fit, retained by jam screw.

Similar to but not compatible with Mega Z and Bushmaster.

Trracer

Also fits Maverick and Hornet

Vector

One-piece barrel, breech and feed with attached wire detent. Clip-on locking "bayonet" type mount.

VM-68/PMI-3 (factory brass with collar)

Thin brass barrel with a flange at the breech end, seperate threaded collar for retention

VM-68/PMI-3 (solid)

Same as above, but one-piece aluminum.

Also fits Sheridan Equalizer, Edge semiauto, Chinese S2 semiauto.