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BBs, gas and batteries

Airsoft BBs Guide: Which Weight, Bio or Not, and How Many?

Airsoft BBs, or BB gun pellets as many people in Britain call them, look identical in the bag and behave very differently in the air. This guide gives the weight to start with for each kind of gun, explains when British sites demand bio BBs, how many you get through on a game day and why a heavier BB matters at the chrono, the speed check before a game.

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BBs, gas and batteries

Green Gas, CO2 or Propane: Which Airsoft Gas to Use When

Green gas is the default for almost every gas airsoft gun: propane with a little silicone oil, sold in a can and filled into the magazine. CO2 comes in 12 g capsules at about seven times the pressure and belongs only in guns and magazines built for it. Propane with an adaptor is green gas without the oil. This guide puts the three side by side, explains the strength grades British shops sell and shows what a cold morning does to each.

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BBs, gas and batteries

Airsoft Battery Guide: LiPo or NiMH, Voltage and Connectors

The right airsoft battery for most electric guns is a 7.4 V LiPo, a lithium polymer pack, that fits the battery space and carries the same plug as the gun. This guide explains the label (volts, mAh and C), when NiMH or 11.1 V makes sense, which shape goes where, the Tamiya, Deans and XT30 connectors and the charger to buy with it. One note for the UK first: we do not ship lithium batteries to the United Kingdom, so the pack itself comes from a British shop.

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BBs, gas and batteries

HPA Airsoft Explained: How It Works, Cost, Is It Worth It?

HPA airsoft replaces the battery, motor and gears of an electric gun with compressed air from a tank you carry. You get the most consistent shot in airsoft and a trigger that answers at once. You also get a hose, a tank to fill and a regulator your site will want locked. This guide explains the parts, the engines, what a setup costs in words and what UK law and UK sites make of a gun whose power you can change in seconds.

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BBs, gas and batteries

GBB and GBBR Explained: Running Costs and Cold-Weather Use

A GBB is a gas blowback gun: gas in the magazine fires the BB and throws the slide or bolt back, as on the real thing. A GBBR is the rifle version. This guide explains how the system works, why the magazines are the real cost, what upkeep it asks and what a British winter does to it. The short answer: a gas pistol copes for most of the year, a gas rifle is a fair-weather gun.

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