Paintball is an extreme sport in which players "tag" their opponents with soft-shelled
capsules filled with paint or dye. When fired from a paintball gun (marker), these
capsules (paintballs) explode upon contact and mark whatever the shooter hits. Founded
approximately 30 years ago, paintballing continues to grow in popularity as
equipment manufacturers develop better paintball guns, ammunition, and tactical
gear. Today, shooters can choose from burst, pump action, automatic, and
semi-automatic markers. Powered by compressed gas, paintball guns are like
other firearms in that they require cleaning and maintenance. Fortunately, the flexible hones for firearms provide a superior surface finishing solution.
Flexible
Honing for Paintball Pistols
To get the most from their markers, shooters like the contributors
at M.
Carter Brown, an on-line forum for paintballing, use the Flex-Hone tool from
Brush Research Manufacturing (BRM). In a thread called "How to Get the Most
from Your Newly Honed Pistol", owners of Redux and Armotech Zeus paintball
pistols recently discussed the value of flexible honing. CJOttawa, a Canadian
user whose tagline is "immune to sales tactics", described his plans to "hit
the Redux barrel" with an 800-grit aluminum oxide Flex-Hone. Rob from Michigan
added that finishing the barrels of his Zeus paintball pistols with the Flex-Hone for paintball guns provided greater accuracy at long range.
Rear
Bore and Barrel Hones
Built with a stiff, coated stem and finger-like formations of
abrasive globules, the Flex-Hone for Firearms follows the geometry of the bore
to polish the metal gently and create a uniform surface finish. For paintball pistols,
choose either a rear bore hone or a barrel hone. Both are designed for .68
caliber paintball guns, but Brush Research can also design custom tools. The
rear bore Flex-Hone uses aluminum oxide (AO) abrasive and is available in 600
and 800-grit. The barrel hone offers a choice of aluminum oxide (AO), levigated
alumina (LG), or silicon carbide (SC) abrasives, and is available in either 600
or 800-grit.
For more information, watch our new Flex-Hone for Firearms video and visit our website, where you can read more about
flexible honing for firearms.
Author's Note: This CR4 blog entry originally appeared in BRM's Flex-Hone Blog.
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