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#1 ·
Hey guys!
I was searching on the forum and could not find any thread like this so I decided to make one :D We all hate when we buy some new BBs and they turn to be complete crap. So lets do something about it shall we ?

The idea is to try and build a database for BB reviews. So that everyone can just browse the thread and get all the information in one place. It will need some work, time and patience from all that would like to contribute.

The test should be done from bench shooting rest or sandbags (This is to eliminate any movement and to get the most accurate results)

The testing preparation:
1. Wash the BBs using this guide: http://www.airsoftsniperforum.com/32-general-sniper-talk/8468-how-wash-your-bb-s.html

2. Clean and polish your barrel using this guide: http://www.airsoftsniperforum.com/32-general-sniper-talk/1466-barrel-polishing-guide.html

3. Fire a couple of test rounds and adjust the hopup or zero if needed.

4. Set up your testing bench or whatever you have and grab a pencil and some paper to write the results.

The test:

Part 1: Short range
65ft or 20m grouping test
Fire 10 rounds (Or more sets if you think its necessary

Part 2: Medium range
130ft or 40m grouping test
same as part 1

Part 3: Long range accuracy
200ft or 60m accuracy test
Fire 10 rounds on the human sized and shaped target. Aim at the center of the body.
Scoring: Body= 3 points, head= 2 points, arms= 2 points, upper legs= 2 points and lower legs=1 point. Miss equals no points :)

After the tests make a "Test report" and post it in this thread.

Test report example:
G&G 0.30 bbs

Wind: calm

Rifle type: DMR
Rifle power: 420fps
Barrel: Madbull Black python vII 6.03mm x 455mm
Hopup:G-hop

Part 1: 2 inch grouping
Part 2: 4 inch grouping
Part 3: 15 points, 8/10 (2 body, 1 head, 1 upper leg, 2 arm and 2 lower leg)

Notes: These bbs to my surprise performed very good. With average groupings but very good long range accuracy. I recommend trying them out.

If you want you can also pry open some bbs to check for air bubbles and quality. But its not required ;)

Im currently tuning my rhop and will be getting new shipment of bbs in a couple of days. Than I will post my tests and reviews.

That would be all for now.
P.S. Hope you guys are not mad for using your guides :shot:
 
#2 ·
Good initiative!

However, I think the template is flawed. It says more about your guns performance than the bb's. A good rifle could have better results with terrible bb's than a bad rifle would have with the very best bb's. You'd need some kind of reference for the template to work, all would have to shoot a reference series with G&G bb's for example. It's very hard to draw any conclusions from a single series with a random rifle.

Not that I think all would have to get hold of a certain brand of bb's. Unsure of what would be most practical, though comparing at least two brands one could definitely say which one is best of those two.
 
#4 ·
You also could have to exact rifles set up the exact same and use the same bbs they would perform different and bbs are mad produced and none are perfect.



So you could say i soley use madbull precision in my vsr, i could say i use asg blater bbs and madbull are shite


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#5 ·
You guys make good points, but just hear me out.

I know there is endless combinations and setups, but a good BB will perform good in any rifle or at least I think so :) If 10 guys with 10 different rifles had good experience and good results with the same BB chances are I am gonna have good results too. The more data we collect the more accurate the results will be. Also I could create top 10 list with average results based on all test results with same BB brand and weight. Thoughts ?
 
#6 ·
Testing BB's doesn't have to involve shooting them, as shooting tests the firing source with the BB simply being a variable in the output. What we need is a report on who makes the best BB.

A BB assessment needs to focus on the elements that make up the BB: weight variation, diameter variation, material consistency/inclusion prevalence, and out-of-bag cleanliness. Measuring all these things requires a scale (0.001g accuracy), a micrometer (0.001mm accuracy), something to repeatedly split BB's with, wipes to detect release agent presence and a LOT of time.

I seem to remember seeing someone who was doing a similar assessment in the 0.40g BB thread, but I could be mistaken.
 
#7 ·
#8 ·
I`m waiting for my shipment of 0.36 guarders and 0.40 madbull. I currently have 0.30 G&G and 0.28 guarder. Once I get them all I`m gonna make big test and review. Ill try to make BBs assessment ( i have all the tools needed ) like Corriander suggested and also gonna do the shooting and accuracy test because its fun :D
 
#9 ·
My local airsoft field enforces the "buy on site" policy. Today I went by to try out their 0.4g Bio Sudden Impact brand bbs. I bought 1000 of them to test them out because there seems to be no knowledge of them anywhere online. To make a long story short - they are terrible. There are seem lines on them and small dents everywhere. I tried shooting 25 rounds in my JG BAR10 and the black colour coupled with insane inconsistency made it impossible to zero the scope or find the perfect hop up setting. Do yourself a favour and save $20, I'll be returning the unopened bag and melting the opened bbs into a cannonball.
 
#10 ·
Wow, I did not know some fields are pulling the "FPO" card. for those that don't know that it stands for "Field Paint Only," paintball term. In this case its FBO "Field BBs Only."

FPO is how most paintball fields make their money to stay open. Generally its a special shell and fill to make it easy to ID.

I have no clue how that field is going to pull that off and stay successful.