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Does airsoft use plastic or metal BBs?
Why Can’t Airsoft Use Metal BBs? The first thing you might notice is the size of the BBs, airsoft gun use BBs that is 6mm and 8mm in diameter, while BBs gun use 4,5mm in diameter or . 177 caliber steel (metal BBs). This is the main reasons why you can’t use metal BBs in an airsoft gun.
What BBs are used in airsoft matches?
Typically, airsoft BBs are found in either 6mm or 8mm diameters. The standard size, and the one that most people will use, is 6mm BBs. Obviously, you want to be sure that the BBs you use will fit down the barrel of your gun–you can’t use 8mm BBs in a gun designed for 6mm BBs–but you do want them to be a tight fit.
Are Airsoft BBs metal?
Typically made of plastic, they usually measure around 6 mm (0.24 in) in diameter (though selective models use 8 mm), and weigh 0.12–0.40 g (1.9–6.2 gr), with the most common weights being 0.12 g and 0.20 g, while 0.25 g, 0.28 g, 0.30 g and 0.40 g pellets are also commonplace.
What are metal BBs made of?
For many years, BBs were made of lead, and lead “rounds” as they are called are still available for use in certain types of guns. However, BBs made of steel are almost universally used in air rifles today. To prevent corrosion, BBs are given a coating of another metal such as copper.
What kind of BBs do you use in airsoft?
We usually use metal BBs in practice ranges (or maybe for pest control on some occasions) since it is more accurate and powerful as compared to the Airsoft guns out there. The BBs guns are more powerful in spite of using 4.5 mm rounds since the metal pellet happens to be denser which makes it powerful enough to penetrate the skin easily.
Can you put a 6mm BB pellet in an airsoft gun?
The airsoft gun is designed to fire plastic BBs — so, theoretically, you might imagine that putting a 6mm BB pellet inside an airsoft gun will work well. Metal is denser than plastic, and this will make the projectile fall shorter than if you fire plastic BBs.
What is an Airsoft BB millimeter size?
The airsoft BB millimeter (mm) size is the approximate measurement of the diameter of the airsoft BB pellet. These sizes allow them to be shot out of most spring airsoft guns, automatic-electric-gun (AEG) airsoft guns, or gas powered airsoft guns. Airsoft BBs are made using a plastic molding process.
Can you shoot airsoft BBs into concrete?
If you shoot metal BBs into concrete or metal, it will most likely break into many pieces that will spread everywhere, putting you and others around you at a significant risk of injury. Airsoft fields are only for plastic BBs. If you use metal BBs in other situations such as the one described below, make sure you are at a safe shooting distance.