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ThunderCactus · November 17th, 2011, 15:38

If you're shooting 800fps with a .3, you're LOSING accuracy.
I've noticed even at 500fps, .3s don't perform as well as they do at 440fps.
Just like it's not recommended to use .25s above 350fps, .28s just do better.
But the opposite is also true, where heavier BB's don't do well at all in low FPS AEG's, like using a .3 in a 300fps gun, because there isn't enough initial pressure to get the BB spinning fast enough through the hopup.
You'd need a really heavy BB and really hard hop rubber at 800fps to get optimal spin, hell you might as well be using .22LR if your shooting 800.

November 17th, 2011, 15:38	#26
ThunderCactus Not Eye Safe, Pretty Boy Maximus on the field take his picture! Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2007	If you're shooting 800fps with a .3, you're LOSING accuracy. I've noticed even at 500fps, .3s don't perform as well as they do at 440fps. Just like it's not recommended to use .25s above 350fps, .28s just do better. But the opposite is also true, where heavier BB's don't do well at all in low FPS AEG's, like using a .3 in a 300fps gun, because there isn't enough initial pressure to get the BB spinning fast enough through the hopup. You'd need a really heavy BB and really hard hop rubber at 800fps to get optimal spin, hell you might as well be using .22LR if your shooting 800.