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[dred]

Ok hey, finaly my acouunt go activated so here i go with alot of my barrel questions.

*what is so bad about copper, I bought it at home depo and i used it for a month but than i found out people said it was bad so i don't know.

* I tries useing a crayola barrel but i couldn't get the tabs on the inside out

* whats the diffence between cpvc and pvc

thanks guys i realy hope this helps, by the way i will have a rite up on my nite finder soon

[Ubermensch]

Ok hey, finaly my acouunt go activated so here i go with alot of my barrel questions.

*what is so bad about copper, I bought it at home depo and i used it for a month but than i found out people said it was bad so i don't know.

* I tries useing a crayola barrel but i couldn't get the tabs on the inside out

* whats the diffence between cpvc and pvc

thanks guys i realy hope this helps, by the way i will have a rite up on my nite finder soon

1. Nothing is wrong with it. It is simply hard to find copper that fits your darts because it does not come in uniform sizes. However, if it fits your needs, use it.

2. You really don't need to.

3. CPVC (Chlorinated PVC) is much tighter and normally used for springers. Also, it is a beige color, while PVC is white.

[Tornado13]

I'm repeating what Ubermensch said, but being a little more specific. CPVC even though it is marked 1/2" it has a smaller ID than 1/2" PVC which is normally larger than 1/2" so 1/2" CPVC is really 1/2".

[CaptainSlug]

Copper isn't popular because it's expensive, heavy, tarnishes easily, and is not receptive to adhesives.

Edited by CaptainSlug, 15 December 2008 - 10:47 PM.

[TantumBull]

Copper isn't popular because it's expensive, heavy, tarnishes easily, and is not receptive to adhesives.

3. CPVC (Chlorinated PVC) is much tighter and normally used for springers. Also, it is a beige color, while PVC is white.

The C in CPVC that people referred to here is Copper-pipe-size PVC pipe. It's not referring to the material "CPVC" which is actually Co-polymer PolyVinylChloride (which is usually gray in color).

NPT/NPS Plastic pipe sizes are based on the old Iron pipe size dimensions. Copper pipe sizes are different, so in order to save cost when running interior water lines (since copper is horribly expensive and continues to rise in value) many builders opt for using Copper-pipe-size PVC pipe instead.

I thought that CTS signified that the pipe used copper pipe dimensions?

[dred]

ok thanks every body im goona finsh my thing of copper and than i think ill use the crayola. Just 1 more question, is crayola as good as cpvc

[CaptainSlug]

I thought that CTS signified that the pipe used copper pipe dimensions?

Oh hell, whatever.

The amount of overlap in Plumbing standard abbreviations is mind-numbing.

Edited by CaptainSlug, 15 December 2008 - 10:47 PM.

[DarkKnight]

With respect to Crayolas and barrel types, see the new thread here for more information.

Me, I use 1/2" PVC. It's extremely loose on stock micro darts, but it works for me. I don't do range tests, since "if it ain't fun, why do it" and I lack moving targets to ply my trade with...