Ceramic Paintball Barrel Guide To reduce friction and induce a self-cleaning method, the J & J Ceramic paintball marker barrel is made from 6061 T6 aluminum with a hard ceramic and Teflon® impregnated coating. The design of this barrel ensures that it is accurate, fast, lightweight, and quiet. Available in 12" and 14" versions for most of the popular paintball guns, the ceramic paintball barrel assures excellent performance. The list of advantages of the ceramic paintball barrel begins with its great price. At $45, this barrel is definitely much cheaper than its competition. But, this lower price does not mean poor quality. In fact, the speed that the barrel supports is quite amazing. Further, the ceramic paintball barrel is really quiet, accurate, and dependable. It has an unbelievably consistent performance. Add to that the fact that the barrel self cleans. However, even if you want to clean it, the process is very simple in spite of the ports that the barrel has. In fact, when a 14" ceramic paintball barrel was compared with its rival, a 14" Dye Boomstick, the ceramic barrel won hands down. The ceramic barrel had a 10" unported acceleration length whereas the Boomstick had 7", which reduced the gas efficiency of the Boomstick. Further, the ceramic barrel was found to be much lighter in weight than the Boomstick, less than half the weight of the Boomstick. Moreover, the ceramic barrel is a medium-bore barrel that is tolerant of a greater amount of paint. Also, the large bore of the ceramic barrel led to fewer paint ball breaks in the barrel. And, the self-cleaning feature ensures that the barrel is not a sticky mess after a paint ball break. As good as it sounds, the ceramic paintball barrel does have its own weak points. The first one is that in the absence of an O-ring, the barrel has the risk of coming loose. Further, although the ceramic paintball barrel is not very fragile, it feels so. All in all, the ceramic paintball barrel with its good looks and great features is stiff competition for the more expensive paintball barrels such as the Dye Boomstick.

Paintball Tip #1 Educate Yourself! There are a variety of books, videos, and magazines that are availabe to help you improve your paintball game. Whether you want to master the game of paintball or just learn more about it for pure enjoyment, there is plenty of information available. Our favorite Paintball Guide can be found here.

Paintball Tip #2 Don't Buy The First Gun You See! Take your time and learn about the different types of paintball guns and their applications. This will better allow you to invest in a paintball gun that you will be happy with and will fit your needs and budget.

Paintball Tip #3 Protect Yourself! Always wear protective clothing when playing paintball. Its true that paintballs are non lethal, but they can still damage an eye and leave a serious welt. So always wear a full face mask, pants, and long sleeve clothing when playing paintball.