Opinion on Straight .30g BBs (NEWS: WASH them first!!!)

[CDN_Stalker]

I know a few of you out there with sniper rifles use them, I'm used to the not-so-great performance of the Straight .36g BBs, and have used some of the .43g BBs, but have two bags of Straight .30g coming in and want to know if they are better than the .36g for consistancy and relative accuracy out to 200ft. I've used some Maruzen .30g Bbs before, but that was last year and before I got good upgrades in my M24, and was also during the time I was trying to sort out the whole BA rifle thing.

[CDN_Stalker]

Bring this up again since I found some REALLY interesting info regarding Digicon (Straight) BBs. This is from Dispatch (he's the one who provided 90% of the KJW M700 info) lives in Taiwan, who puts up a LOT of great info on Airsoft Retreat in the NSiper Perch. His info is extrememly useful, so I am posting it here.

Here's the thread link if you want to watch it and learn more about sniper BBs:

http://www.airsoftretreat.com/forums...TOPIC_ID=85226

<i>Originally posted by dispatch</i>
<br>I've never used 0.30g DIGICON BB before, but I hate those graphite coating, it contaminate the barrel and hop-up rubber so fast that point of impacts start to diverse after several tens of rounds fired. There are 4 different grades of .36 and .43 BBs available in Japan:

A).43 or .36 special order witout graphite coating (light brown label)
B).43 or .36 "pi-ka"with graphite coating(light green label)
C).43 or .36 "gu-re(grey)"without graphite coating(light brown or orange lable)
D)white .36(orange label)

The prices are like A>B>C=D, I've tried all of them except .36 grey, the .43 special order outmatch all the others, .43 graphite coating is somehow unsatisfaying and .43 grey is like crap. As for the .36s, .36 special order is superb, no stray was observed but not as good as .43 spc at long range, while white .36s are generally better than graphite .36s. I throw .43 graphite into washing machine to remove the coating and pick out visibly defective BBs when I'm short of .43 sprcial order..

[Kane]

What kind of results did you get from the Straight .43's Stalker?

[Valcrow]

I've tried the .36 whites and .36 graphite... i think I more or less agree with the review though I haven't tried the 43's yet. Though I find the .36's work pretty good up to a certain range and then either the wind or the inperfections combined with the hop up pull it random directions which makes the really long distance shots suck. The graphite ones look really cool and feel cold to the touch though either one is still better than any .20, .25

I find the very best bbs to be the maruzen grand master .29's. They are more expensive than the straights however and are generally pretty hard to come by. but damn those things go straight as an arrow, every shot is consistant and the lighter weight compared to the straights make it faster and fly further.

[CDN_Stalker]

Haven't run through the .43g so far, been adjusting and fixing my M24 and trying to get the new Guarder clear hop up & bucking plus my new Laylax SP150 spring to settle in. Am having better luck with the .3g so far, but I haven't used either of them in the field yet (got them two days after the last game). Will keep you posted.

I WILL say this though, I've been chatting with Dispatch a fair bit on the issue of graphite coated BBs, and you DO have to wash them before use. Since you guys are used to the .36g BBs, you know that when you load your mag by hand, you get grey fingers. You see grey on the inside of the bag, mags, BBs loaders, etc. You get your barrel all gummed up with grey stuff. And, of most important note, your hop up gets coated with slippery graphite as well, meaning your hop up effect won't be as good, so you dial in more hop up, you lose fps and your BBs fly very erratically at the high fps required for a sniper rifle. THAT is one reason why people say that Straight BBs suck. It's not the BBs that suck so much, it's the loose graphite coating things. In your ammo bag that you keep your sniper BBs, would you dump a few big drops of silicon oil in it to lube them up a lot? Of course not, that would be dumb. The loose graphite has the same effect.

Go to the local dollar store, buy a zippered top mesh lingerie bag or two. Pour a bag of BBs in there, toss it in the washing machine with some detergent, set it on cold and let 'er rip. The BBs will lose their shine, will appear dull grey. let them dry, then pick a few out and gently rub on a white cloth/paper towel and see how much residue is left. Might need to wash a second time, but the more you take off the better they will perform. Apparently the .43g graphites are pretty damn good if you wash all the graphite off. The .36g aren't as good, but I don't have any to test out with washing. Am getting decent results with my .30g so far, but have only tried them on indoor and outdoor ranges. Will post more info as I get it.

[FOX_111]

I mainly use 0.36g (white) in my M24 and Im very happy with performances.
I tried 0.30g (white also) and when there is no wind, I get a little more range but that's it.

I have a brand new bag of 0.36g with teflon waiting to be tested. After reading this, Im not sure if I really want to dirty my barrel with those.

I tried the 0.43g teflon coated 2 years ago and the acuracy was outstanding. But in the long run, I could not tell since it was not my rifle.