Which bbs to use

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Leave a Comment Cancel Comment Your email address will not be published. Nor should they! In this case, cheaper 0. With you, the prudent saver, in mind I have created this section of the guide — some awesome and little known budget airsoft BB options! Crosman 0. The brand has managed to create an impressively performing, well manufactured airsoft BB while at the same time keeping the price incredibly low.

Surprising for the brand, these BBs are completely seamless. They are, however, not polished at all. Obviously, we like polished BBs which behave much more consistently and have a tighter grouping.

One small drawback, justified many times over by an attractive price tag. Due to a lack of polish, these pellets are having difficulties measuring up to their more expensive 0.

They tend to trail up and go off target more quickly. This is not to say they are inaccurate. Another drawback comes with the packaging. For some reason many of my friends and people online have reported spilled BBs. As in, the 3rd party shipping the ammo is doing a poor job of handling orders and there are regular reports of broken tubs and spilled BBs inside the delivery box.

This not only dirties the ammo, a good chunk of it is lost. Most people will never encounter this. Buy Now ThunderBBs 0. A perfectly spherical pellet without any imperfections or other drawbacks. Fit to compete with pricier competitors in both accuracy and craftsmanship, thunderBBs will prove a very good BB choice for anyone sporting an entry airsoft weapons shooting at up to FPS.

A perfectly spherical pellet. Polished to perfection, void of seams, bubbles, cracks, deformities and imperfections often found with cheap airsoft BBs. Truly an excellent quality pellet which will perform consistently shot to shot, bag to bag. The only real drawback is that some users have reported feeding issues with tight bore barrels.

ThunderBBs may prove a headache for you. When it comes to accuracy, some people have mentioned that hop-up calibration more than general is required. This is easily done and will only take you a good ten minutes of experimentation.

Hardly a drawback, but worth mentioning if you have funky hop-up. Once adjusted, the BBs are very reliable and accurate. Additionally, there have been reports of spilt BBs. Very very few and far between, but still I thought you should know in case your UPS guy dislikes you.

ThunderBBs 0. Other than a few small issues that some people are experiencing, ThunderBBs are an excellent choice for airsoft players on a tight budget. Awesome craftsmanship, consistent performance and a super sexy price tag. Oh right, I have. Maybe because, compared to the 0.

Other than these two adjustments, they are virtually the same. Impeccable craftsmanship resulting in a perfectly spherical pellet with no issues to talk about. Manufactured to perfection as they say. Drawbacks, same as above, are issues with tight bore barrels.

Due to the same exact packaging, spills may occur when handled improperly. Other than that, accuracy will be very high, especially so due to the heavy weight. Some of the most accurate and stable BBs you are able to purchase. These BBs are black in color, especially useful for snipers. Multi-kills here we go! They impress with beautiful craftsmanship and killer performance — The 1 budget BB for airsoft snipers! Having said that, there are A LOT of options out there.

While my recommendations are a reliable guide I know that you may be curious about other brands and products as well. While I will not go into detail about them, I hope these mini-reviews might answer some additional questions you may have!

The incredible cheap 10, count Crosman 0. As I have mentioned in my in-depth review on them , they are perfect for afternoon backyard foolery, shooting cans and shooing away pesky raccoons. Other than that, they are way too light and manufacturing quality controls are way too lax resulting in poor performance. This automatically bars them from consideration for competitive play.

Having said that their price is very attractive and for guns shooting below FPS these are viable BBs. Air Venturi 0. One of my favorite BBs in terms of reliability and craftsmanship are MetalTac 0. Truly a top contender. The unassuming TSD 0. Feel free to check out my whole guide on them! As Crosman has been impressing people with their 0. While not priced as cheap as we would expect from Crosman, these biodegradable pellets are of very high quality.

Very well manufactured and accurate up to feet or so. Keep it up Crosman! King Arms 0. They are very reliable in terms of feeding and never jamming. When it comes to accuracy, they do behave differently than the top ranking BBs.

While accurate, you should expect some fliers. Still, their price can hardly be beat. One drawback is inconsistency in production. Again, inconsistency in production is most likely the culprit. Valken, we meet again. Valken 0. While I have personally used these many times over the years, I decided not to rank them higher as there have been rumours flying around that counterfeit products of Valken are being sold.

Broken and spilt bottles, Frankenstein BBs among the high-quality ones. Do I believe these rumours? Lancer Tactical 0. Accurate, reliable and cheap — my favorite trifecta. Some even go as far as to say these are the best airsoft BBs! Perhaps I should take a closer look at these! The light BBs on further distances often behave weirdly, they land so randomly that it just negates the skills of the marksman.

For more tips on how to increase the accuracy , check my guide on it where I have explained important factors that let airsoft guns achieve high performance. We do consider the heavier BBs to be better than light BBs and believe that they should be a common practice for everyone. If you have a low velocity gun, you will have better time with the light BBs indeed, but considering that you have a decent gun that has decent FPS, you should completely forget about lighter ones.

In other words, forget about using anything below 0. I prefer using the 0. The lighter ones are obviously cheaper but the difference is not huge and should not be a criteria when speaking about functionality.

Bear in mind that heavier is not always better, meaning that just because the BB is heavier it can not get infinitely better than lighter ones, there is a cap. The perfect range is between 0.

They do lower the FPS, therefore are often a good choice when playing on the fields that have the FPS limitations if your gun is too powerful. They will not affect the FPS much, only for 60 or so, if you make a dramatic change from 0.

The airsoft gun needs to use the same amount of energy to push the BB out of the muzzle, the BB will start slow but will eventually gain the acceleration. However, some airsoft guns like snipers that can exceed FPS with standard 0. Heavier BBs may reduce the FPS, however it does not mean that the energy will somehow disappear, as it is explained in the conservation of energy, it can not be created or destroyed only transformed.

Some energy may be used to push a BB initially and therefore reduce the FPS, but the difference will not be huge. A heavier BB is bigger than a lighter one and when you get hit by it, it feels even worse sometimes.

This may vary, because the players interviewed have a subjective perspective on what hurts more and this has not been tested under the experimental conditions.

The conclusion is that it will certainly not hurt less and may only hurt the same or more. If you are properly equipped with protective gear that should be the number one thing on your list, you should not worry about being hurt in airsoft.

Yet, if you have questions regarding how painful airsoft can be , feel free to check my post where I write about common injuries. Do not use 0. When you play CQB close quarters battle there is not much wind because you play it often indoors and the targets that you are hitting are close. The wind will have a hard time dealing with these heavy boys.

When it comes to the field games, often you will be engaging targets up to yards. Assuming that your gun does not hit over fps with a standard 0.