.28 tracers

[Maff-7777]

Does anyone know where to order .28 tracers in the uk?

 

M.

[Esoterick]

Main ones I'm seeing doing a quick search is the Nuprol ones:

http://www.patrolbase.co.uk/airsoft/we-europe-nuprol-0-28g-diamond-tracer-6mm-bb-x-3000-light-green.htm

 

I have had and know a lot of people who have had feed issues with Nuprol BBs. Apparently they are better now but I can't confirm this and don't know how you could verify if you were buying a newer or older batch.

[proffrink]

I've bought the Nuprol .30g tracers and they seem to feed fine. Like you say though, they seem to vary a bit batch-to-batch.

[ImTriggerHappy]

Feeding isnt the biggest problem its the fact they destroy cheap speedloaders. Only the Tm pistol one seems to work reliably out of the ones I have tried. I am looking for an m4 400rnd style one that doesnt jam and break had 3 go on me so far.

[Unrustle_Thine_Jimmies]

I'm using Nuprol non tracer .28s,perfect so far. Using them in cheap ASG speedloaders(The ones you usually get with double eagle tri-shots) and no problems. They fly better than the ASG blasters I usually use. Please note I'm using a VSR which usually feeds anything from freeze dried peas.

 

I purchased mine in April or May I think,newer batch anyway. No problems with feeding. Cons are that they smell foul. Noxious burnt plastic like smell.

 

The feeding issues in AEGs could stem from the fact that they're polished differently and aren't near as slick or greasy as other makes,meaning they might get jammed up in mags or hop feeding tubes.

 

On the plus side for spring rifles,they don't leave as much crap behind on the bucking and barrel.

[Dannn]

I have nightmares with newprols, I get double feeding and jamming issues, so much so I gave away 9k of the bloody things !

[Maff-7777]

Yeah, I've tried nuprol and had issues. Does anyone know on a non nuptial brand of .28 tracers?

[proffrink]

Don't exist above .25g

[Jedi_Master]

Feeding isnt the biggest problem its the fact they destroy cheap speedloaders. Only the Tm pistol one seems to work reliably out of the ones I have tried. I am looking for an m4 400rnd style one that doesnt jam and break had 3 go on me so far.

Have you tried the TM M4 speedloader (470 bb)? I have only used mine a few times so far but it seems to work fine

[ImTriggerHappy]

Have you tried the TM M4 speedloader (470 bb)? I have only used mine a few times so far but it seems to work fine

Of course. It broke its not as good as the pistol one.

[Esoterick]

I've had my TM M4 speedloader for 2 years and had no problems with it.

[ImTriggerHappy]

I've had my TM M4 speedloader for 2 years and had no problems with it.

Its one of the better ones but still didnt get on with the nuprols.

[Esoterick]

Its one of the better ones but still didnt get on with the nuprols.

 

Yeah Nuprols made a squeaky noise in there which seemed legit. I'll be getting the pistol mag sized one soon anyway as i'll be running 0.28s or 0.30s on my Recce rifle and don't want to mix different weights by mistake.

[proffrink]

As far as I'm concerned, any airsoft company that has to spend as much on advertising as Nuprol is taking that out of the budget somewhere - they're never going to be as good as some other brands that don't take out placements in magazines, on websites etc. in such a small market.

During my adventure to find heavyweight tracer BBs earlier this year, I spoke directly with some distributors and one of the representatives said they were actually in Europe at the time talking with companies. One month later Nuprol .28g and .30g tracers pop up. This was a rep from Yuanjun - they make fairly average BBs according to the reviews.

Now I know that it takes longer than a month to get a product like this to market, but the fact that they were the only manufacturer openly advertising 0.28g and 0.30g tracers is enough to make me wonder where these BBs are being sourced. They're a pretty specialist product, and I'd wager there are only a handful of companies making them - maybe Nuprols are simply a rebrand. It certainly wouldn't be the first time in airsoft.

That said, their tracers seems fine and some of their stuff is alright but they're never going to compete with some of the other stuff out there

[Unrustle_Thine_Jimmies]

Most BBs are rebrand really. I think I heard once that there's only 8-10 big companies making our ammo,with about 6 of them being in China and the rest in Taiwan or Japan. Can't personally say how true that is,but it sounds pretty plausible.

[Maff-7777]

I tried Nuprol BBs when they first came out and they missfed in all my guns. Friends that tried them had the same issues.

 

Ive got a new gun since that, but haven't retried them yet. I was put off my stories of Nuprol BBs ruining hop-hops. Has anyone else heard similar?

 

Looks like I'm gonna have to use/risk Nuprols if I want .28 tracers.

[proffrink]

Most BBs are rebrand really. I think I heard once that there's only 8-10 big companies making our ammo,with about 6 of them being in China and the rest in Taiwan or Japan. Can't personally say how true that is,but it sounds pretty plausible.

I'd say even less. It takes expensive equipment to product them in such bulk for such a small market and I can't imagine too many companies are happy with their machines sitting idle for more than a few hours at a time.