Dannn
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Well there's 15k little bastards swimming in this bucket and the crap that's come off is unbelievable!
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Washing bb's
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So a newb question. Should you always wash your balls before using them? Or do you only do that with cheaper brands?
FatHeadLovell
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Dannn
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I do clean rifle, mags and pistol after each game...
And the bottles will be rinsed out too.
If I'm using very modified pistol and aeg which I've spend fortunes on I'm going to make sure everything is just so.
As for washing... Get a bucket throw your balls in, I use pure soap flakes as it doesn't leave any residue at all give them a good rattle about, then rinse off a few times to get anything off them that's left then (ask the gf/wife to help?)pour in to your wife's/ mums siv or couldiner rinse again, put them in a clean bowl, dry your bucket out put them back in and use a none fluffy towel to dry them, them I leave them in the conservatory to dry off for a day, nice smooth clean balls ready for action!
And the bottles will be rinsed out too.
If I'm using very modified pistol and aeg which I've spend fortunes on I'm going to make sure everything is just so.
As for washing... Get a bucket throw your balls in, I use pure soap flakes as it doesn't leave any residue at all give them a good rattle about, then rinse off a few times to get anything off them that's left then (ask the gf/wife to help?)pour in to your wife's/ mums siv or couldiner rinse again, put them in a clean bowl, dry your bucket out put them back in and use a none fluffy towel to dry them, them I leave them in the conservatory to dry off for a day, nice smooth clean balls ready for action!
This is why its pointless, because after all fannying about, you can only hope its doing something. you cant even call it a placebo effect because its unmeasurable and there are other variables in place.
having said that, each to their own. But i wouldnt want any new airsofters to think washing your beebs will grant 300m headshots.
NickM
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I genuinely wash mine, well the ones used in my sniper only. I have a 5 stage process that has been refined from the data on the sniper forums, in an AEG it's probably pointless because of the number of variables already in play. However I clean the barrels of my pistols and AEG's every game day, mags are stripped and cleaned about every 4th or 5th game day, unless they get particularly dirty somewhere like the sandpit perhaps.
The point of the sniper setup is to remove as much variation as possible. There is a release agent and dust from production on the bbs, the release agent causes variations in the pressure and back spin applied by the hop. Dust and release agent can cause patches within the barrel that might have an impact on the flight of the bb. The sniper forums are very details orientated, and results are published, evidence is targets with 10 or so shots, and variables are tested fairly scientifically, clean barrel + unwashed bbs, Dirty barrel + unwashed bbs, clean barrel + washed bbs. The difference in groupings was fairly clear in my eyes. Someone even tested different washing techniques.
My process (which is probably overkill and unnecessary, but it makes me feel better, and mistakes with shots are my fault not the kit)
Step 1, hot water and fairy liquid. 5min soak, then swirling, drain.
Step 2, diet lemonade (cheap and nasty works fine), this is for the acids. 5min soak, then swirl, drain.
Step 3, hot water and fairy liquid, swirl.
Step 4, rinse in cold water
Step 5, dry on a clean baking tray, on a windowsill in the sun as quickly as possible, store in washed 500ml coke bottles.
The point of the sniper setup is to remove as much variation as possible. There is a release agent and dust from production on the bbs, the release agent causes variations in the pressure and back spin applied by the hop. Dust and release agent can cause patches within the barrel that might have an impact on the flight of the bb. The sniper forums are very details orientated, and results are published, evidence is targets with 10 or so shots, and variables are tested fairly scientifically, clean barrel + unwashed bbs, Dirty barrel + unwashed bbs, clean barrel + washed bbs. The difference in groupings was fairly clear in my eyes. Someone even tested different washing techniques.
My process (which is probably overkill and unnecessary, but it makes me feel better, and mistakes with shots are my fault not the kit)
Step 1, hot water and fairy liquid. 5min soak, then swirling, drain.
Step 2, diet lemonade (cheap and nasty works fine), this is for the acids. 5min soak, then swirl, drain.
Step 3, hot water and fairy liquid, swirl.
Step 4, rinse in cold water
Step 5, dry on a clean baking tray, on a windowsill in the sun as quickly as possible, store in washed 500ml coke bottles.
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Happy
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I only wash my sniper rifle BBs. Just to remove the grease that comes on them so it doesn't instead rub off going through the hop up. Soak in diet coke for fifteen minutes, another fifteen in soapy water and then left to air dry on a towel.
It's easier and quicker cleaning the BBs in one go rather than disassembling/cleaning the hop up after every game day.
It's easier and quicker cleaning the BBs in one go rather than disassembling/cleaning the hop up after every game day.
NickM
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Mostly because the blaster bottle caps are crap, every one I have ever had has split, they aren't designed to withstand any pressure, even slightly over tightening them causes them to break. Coke bottles are designed to be far more robust. My heavy weight ammo comes in plastic bags. I have a supply of 500ml coke bottles and a slightly ocd nature that means I want them in matching bottles.
So I now have a washed set (about 2000 of each) of .20 for chrono. 0.25, 0.28, 0.30, 0.36, 0.40, 0.43 and 0.45.
So I now have a washed set (about 2000 of each) of .20 for chrono. 0.25, 0.28, 0.30, 0.36, 0.40, 0.43 and 0.45.
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I guess a lot of people don't realise that BBs are actually polished, and they come with a slight waxy coating. One of the reasons this is done is to avoid the plastic of the BBs being laid down into the inner barrel and slowly destroying the surface. Snipers don't fire many rounds so they can get away with the residue problem and just clean their weapons barrel often enough that it likely never becomes an issue. However an AEG can fire a lot of rounds in a day and end up laying down a sufficient amount of melted plastic such that it doesn't come off.
The waxy coating has two impacts, it gets left behind in the barrel and needs regular cleaning and it reduces the effect of the hop rubber on the BB as it slides past. But compared to having melted plastic in your barrel its a better option.
The waxy coating has two impacts, it gets left behind in the barrel and needs regular cleaning and it reduces the effect of the hop rubber on the BB as it slides past. But compared to having melted plastic in your barrel its a better option.
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