Should I use 1/4″ or 2ba tips on my my soft tip darts?
The tip size is determined by the diameter of the thread, not the length of the point. 2ba tips are smaller in diameter than 1/4″ tips, which are about the size (diameter) of a pencil eraser. Many larger barrel darts will need 1/4″ inch tips, but not all of them. All small barrel darts will take 2ba tips because the thread needs to be small like the shaft (shafts are generally 2ba thread). If the threaded end of the tip is almost as big around as the eraser on a pencil then you need large (1/4″) tips. If the tip is much smaller than the eraser of a pencil then you need small (2ba) tips.
