Lapco Bigshot Barrel

This is Tiny Tim's review of Lapco's Bigshot Barrel.

First Impressions- The barrel seemed fairly attractive. At precisely 11.5" it is just the right length. I prefer either a 10" or 12" barrel, and these are the perfect fit. Lapco has chosen this length because it is best for an overall range of markers, operating pressures, and air sources. There is a minimal amount of porting around the muzzle break, which means optimum efficiency. It had "Cocker" engraved about halfway up the barrel, meaning that those with multiple Lapco's (You'll soon see why people might want some) can distinguish what type of marker that barrel is for. At $55, my hopes weren't too high.

Sound- As stated before, the Lapco barrels don't have too much porting. The main use of porting is to relieve pressure on the ball as it leaves the barrel, and to silence the shots also. Due to the lack of porting, the Lapco isn't one of the quietest barrels out there. Noise shouldn't be a determining factor in a barrel however. Usually no matter how quiet the marker is, others will still hear you shoot. The advantage to a loud barrel is that when others do hear it, they will go back under cover. Audio intimidation is a useful tool in teamwork.

Accuracy- This thing is even more accurate than my Stone Cold. Before finding out the idiots at my local store put in my bolt upside down, I had broken a lot of Team Colors from seven months ago. I cleaned it all up, flipped the bolt back up, and put in some inferno. Despite the inferno's tiny size, I was only curving about four to five inches. At about fifty feet, six out of seven shots hit a foot-wide tree that I was aiming at. The most important factor is velocity consistency and paint to barrel match. Consistency was superior this time, but the match was off. Those are miraculous results for such a bad match.

Overall Value- A great barrel. Don't let the price fool you. Lapco also makes the Autospirit barrel, which is identical to the Bigshot but it has a smaller bore (around .687 inches). A pair of these will shoot both medium and small paint, all for the price of a Dye Boomstick. Great barrels, I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for a great barrel. If price was no issue, I'd still take this over a Boomstick.