| Picking out the right airsoft bb is critical in the game of | | | | the bb when leaving the barrel. The device flashes the |
| airsoft. Having the wrong size, type or weight could | | | | bb with bright light, which in return causes them to |
| even damage your gun. They are making | | | | glow. This device is usually hidden on the gun. It can |
| improvements on airsoft ammunition constantly. | | | | look like a silencer on the gun, or can be hidden in the |
| There is more than one type of airsoft bb you can | | | | magazine. |
| choose from including: biodegradable, tracers, paintballs, | | | | Paint-filled bbs are quite similar to the ammunition used |
| and markers. A typical airsoft bb ranges from | | | | in paintballing. One bad thing about using these is that |
| 5.93-5.98 mm in diameter, and are usually made of | | | | some manufactures void the warranty of the gun if |
| plastic. Some guns require a 8 mm bb, but that is much | | | | these are used in them. Airsoft guns with the hop-up |
| more rare. | | | | systems, or a mechanized feed system are unable to |
| Biodegradable bbs are very nice when playing | | | | to use these in their gun. There is a great chance of a |
| outdoors. They require no hassle of trying to go | | | | paint-filled bb to explode in your gun. |
| around, and find all the little airsoft bbs. A lot of outdoor | | | | The newest airsoft ammunition that has come out is |
| places now require you to use biodegradable bbs, if | | | | markers. When they hit the target the leave a small |
| clean up is not possible. Regular plastic airsoft bbs will | | | | mark on them. The airsoft bbs are coated with a |
| pollute the air, and will stay there for 100s of years. | | | | powder. This would eliminate the possibility of people |
| This is a new thing for airsoft, but paintball has been | | | | staying in the game when hit. |
| using these materials for years already. | | | | Airsoft is always coming out with new ideas that will |
| Tracers are airsoft ammunition that glow in the dark. If | | | | improve the game. Some may work better than |
| you are playing a night game it would look pretty neat | | | | others. In the future there will be no way of cheating, |
| to see a bunch of glow in the dark spheres shooting | | | | when hit with an bb. It will leave a noticeable mark on |
| every where. It works with a device that "chargers" | | | | you, that enables people to tell that you were hit. |