Which brand of bb?

[zapper]

I was using BB Bastards ( 25g and 28g) for a long time. Last year bought
Elite Force and cannot determine any difference in performance. I assume Bastards are Canadian made and Elite is made by or for Umarex.
So can I assume they are equal quality and buy on price basis?

[BioRage]

Everyone uses BBastards, I don't know if they are CANADIAN MADE, but they are a CANADIAN company.

I've been using Elite Forces since the getgo, and never had issues with them.

I plan to switch to Bastards once my supply ends out though.

[Styrak]

Bastards are definitely not Canadian made, but it's a Canadian company.

[Ricochet]

I've been an avid Bastard user for many years and for many reasons believe they are the best on the market. The downside with Bastards is that they can get hard to find at different points of the year and haven't been able to create a 0.30g or 0.32g round after many years. To be fair, many companies dope their BBs with crap to get the weight in bio and Bastard isn't likely to do that. I generally buy a boat-load of Bastards, sometimes enough to last year's, but orders can take forever and options are limited. My last order, straight from Bastard, took over a year to get to me. I have recently grabbed some Elite Force, because I needed rounds right away and they were rampently available, but I must say they've worked absolutely adequately. I don't know if they'll be as good side by side, but I can say that they'll do what you need and more and they're typically available easily.

I hope this helps.

[SuperHog]

BB Bastards are proudly designed in Canada, but made in Taiwan.

Paintball manufacturing more complex and more expensive but yet it can be manufactured in Canada but BB's can't?

[SuperHog]

You got to be kidding. BB Bastard in up for sale at the Shot Show. What does the buyer get..... a Canadian brand or do the get a physical company that can produce bb's.

http://popularairsoft.com/news/shot-...b-bastard-sale

[AnthonyG]

Originally Posted by SuperHog

You got to be kidding. BB Bastard in up for sale at the Shot Show. What does the buyer get..... a Canadian brand or do the get a physical company that can produce bb's.

http://popularairsoft.com/news/shot-...b-bastard-sale

Probably just branding/trademark rights at this point.

Ive not had good luck finding stock recently.

I Tend to OP for elite force BBs since they're a bit less expensive and more widely available.

[Styrak]

Yup it would just be the name/brand and manufacturer connections/business partners.

[BioRage]

Originally Posted by AnthonyG

Probably just branding/trademark rights at this point.

Ive not had good luck finding stock recently.

I Tend to OP for elite force BBs since they're a bit less expensive and more widely available.

Yeah, Mach1 has them for a good price on boxing day, I just stock up for the season, $10-12 for 5000 of .25.

I do CQB anyways, so quality ain't that big of a deal since I'm not reaching more then 50 ft most of the time.