BBs will make or break your AEG
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Originally posted Wed, 07 Nov 2012 / 00:59
If you're an experienced airsoft player, you should already know that BBs make a WORLD of difference, both in the performance and reliability of your airsoft gun. If you're just getting into the sport of airsoft, the best advice you will EVER hear you is: USE GOOD BBs.
Using cheap BBs (typically purchased at Sporting Goods stores, Walmart, etc.) in your high-powered airsoft gun (250 FPS+) is the equivalent of strapping ice skates onto an all-star NFL running back...IT WILL HINDER PERFORMANCE AND CAUSE CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE!
Link HERE: http://www.airsoftmegastore.com/GoodBBs.aspx
High vs. Low Quality BBs
HIGH QUALITY BBs
Are typically sold at Airsoft specialty retailers, NOT general sporting goods stores
Will improve performance and minimize/eliminate jamming
Will improve accuracy due to high density and spherical consistency ratings
Will increase FPS due to better flight characteristics
Low QUALITY BBs
CAN and WILL VOID your airsoft gun's warranty
Are typically sold at general sporting goods stores (Walmart, big-box sporting goods retailers, etc)
Will jam in the barrel/gearbox of the gun, due to seams and/or poor craftsmanship
CAN and WILL shatter inside high powered airsoft guns due to jams/irregular fire, causing catastrophic and often irreversible damage to the internals of your airsoft gun
CAN and WILL strip your gears in your AEG and ultimately cause your gearbox/motor to lock up and render your entire gun INOPERABLE
Have seams, and/or are not fully polished, and/or contain surface contaminants (specks of dirt, discolorations, etc), and/or shatter easily (reflecting low density rating), and/or contain and air bubbles.
