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Spool vs Poppit Which is better?

#1 gogpaintballer

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Posted 27 March 2012 - 02:47 PM

Title I wanted the techical side to this so I posted here. Instead of the VS forum
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Posted 27 March 2012 - 02:49 PM

The answer to this question is yes.

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Posted 27 March 2012 - 02:50 PM

Internal combustion, spring or electronic are all better. Posted Image

Its entirely personal preference, you have to decide if you prefer the characteristics of a spool or poppet.

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Posted 27 March 2012 - 02:52 PM

Cookybiscuit, on 27 March 2012 - 02:50 PM, said:

Internal combustion, spring or electronic are all better. Posted Image

Its entirely personal preference, you have to decide if you prefer the characteristics of a spool or poppet.

Thats kinda what I wanted to know is the charistics of a spool vs poppit. :huh:

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Posted 27 March 2012 - 02:53 PM

the closest your gonna get to a better is spool valve is a better performer (smoother shot less kicky ) when properly maintained , however they 'tend' to be less efficient and require more maintenance.

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Posted 27 March 2012 - 02:54 PM

Well, you said "which is better," so that's why you got those answers. The generally accepted definitions are that in a spool, the bolt is the valve, and has a long travel (the whole cycle distance basically), while a poppet is a very quick opening, short moving valve.

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Posted 27 March 2012 - 03:47 PM

depends on what you want from a gun.

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Posted 27 March 2012 - 03:50 PM

andrewthewookie, on 27 March 2012 - 02:54 PM, said:

Those are not the "accepted" definitions, but let's not go there :rolleyes:

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Posted 27 March 2012 - 04:57 PM

I think the best quantitative characteristic you can judge a gun by is efficiency, which poppits tend to do better with than equivalent spoolies. That said, I find anything over 8 or 9 pods really doesn't matter as much, since I find it hard to carry that much paint, and plenty of spoolies and poppits can do that just fine.

I know a lot of people who really value the less-quantitative and more personal benefits of spoolies, with smoothness and such, as others have mentioned. Personally I've been leaning to poppits a bit more recently, but I am but a novice to gun-mania. So much to learn...

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