John C, i never said there was a problem with the Firebolt, my only comment on the firebolt is half way down the page:
Bought an SP-1
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Today I went and got 1k of the best balls I could buy and then
This was by no means a scientific, controlled and accurate test but good enough to convince me that the inserts I got were a waste of money.
Thanks John. Really appreciate the info.
Any suggestions for a silencer to go with my SP-1? Where can I buy these things and how do I know a good one? Are they barrel specific or will they fit with most barrels?
- Chronoed 20-30 of them through the stock barrel and got +-10 fps
- Chronoed 20-30 through all the inserts and 20-30 range on the bigger insets with 40+ on the smaller ones.
This was by no means a scientific, controlled and accurate test but good enough to convince me that the inserts I got were a waste of money.
Thanks John. Really appreciate the info.
Any suggestions for a silencer to go with my SP-1? Where can I buy these things and how do I know a good one? Are they barrel specific or will they fit with most barrels?
First one has to understand the principals behind a silencer's operation 
In a firearm, its the hot, fast moving gases that cause the big bang.
To silence a firearm, you need to cool the gases and slow them down.
http://www.canadiantactical.ca/Images/ReflexCutOpen2.JPG
now if you look at the image, the first deflector directs the gas back into the expansion chamber around then barrel.
the rest of the baffles are designed to catch and slowdown more gas before it exits the barrel.
Now for a paintball silencer, its a bit different, the gases are cold and traveling at much lower velocity and there is barrel porting
so you could use a tube and some caps to cover the porting on the barrel (with expansion space inbetween)
but i would buy a Rap4 recon barrel with a threaded tip from Rap4uk.com along with one of their threaded muzzle brakes and attach a homemade silencer to that, so you have a threaded one. (they do offer a threaded silencer but i doubt its effective because it would be illegal in the US if it suppressed by even 1db!
In a firearm, its the hot, fast moving gases that cause the big bang.
To silence a firearm, you need to cool the gases and slow them down.
http://www.canadiantactical.ca/Images/ReflexCutOpen2.JPG
now if you look at the image, the first deflector directs the gas back into the expansion chamber around then barrel.
the rest of the baffles are designed to catch and slowdown more gas before it exits the barrel.
Now for a paintball silencer, its a bit different, the gases are cold and traveling at much lower velocity and there is barrel porting
so you could use a tube and some caps to cover the porting on the barrel (with expansion space inbetween)
but i would buy a Rap4 recon barrel with a threaded tip from Rap4uk.com along with one of their threaded muzzle brakes and attach a homemade silencer to that, so you have a threaded one. (they do offer a threaded silencer but i doubt its effective because it would be illegal in the US if it suppressed by even 1db!