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Originally Posted by luke198
Awesome guide, especially for a newcomer like me. I really liked the BB guide also; I had no idea which BBs I should use for which gun.
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Glad I could help! I actually wrote a whole separate guide where I examined the
best airsoft bbs and which you should use. Make sure to check it out!
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Originally Posted by ThunderCactus
I'd make note that with stock guns, accuracy can drop off between 100-150ft, but it's normal for an upgraded gun to be accurate in the 200-300ft range.
Bolt actions can have hits out to 400ft. But shooting beyond 300ft requires more luck than skill, as even the slightest gust of wind is going to put your BB 3ft off target.
Discharge is amperage, and it's more relatable to the TORQUE of a car.
In that, you can have 600hp, but if your engine only produces 20lb-ft of torque, you're not going anywhere fast. Just like if you try to run a setup that needs 22A on a 10.8v NiMH mini battery than only supplies 6A, it's not going to move nearly as fast as a 7.4v lipo with a 60A discharge.
Also, much like a truck towing a load, the torque (amperage) is what's actually going to get the system moving under load.
Rule of thumb on the BB weight is pretty unrealistic. The goal is to run the heaviest BB possible without losing range for maximum accuracy.
However, I'd lay out the general chart more like this:
300-350 (indoors) .20s
300-350 (outdoors) .25s
350-400 .28s
400-420 .30s
420-450 .32 to .34
450-500 .36 to .43
I've got an M24 shooting in the 460 on .20 range, and .36s are way too light.
Otherwise, everything looks pretty spot on. Good job.
I don't know if you wanna overload them, it's already pretty long, but maybe toss in a short explanation of muzzle energy and joule creep.
Just so people know that just because your gun shoots one muzzle energy on .20s, doesn't mean it will shoot the same muzzle energy on a .28.
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Hey thanks for all the suggestions! I'll make sure to edit them in when I get a free minute!