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Originally Posted by ccyg8774
First of all, I don't plan to do this very soon. Also I will not use it in game until it is proofed safe AND verified by the game organizer. This post is mostly for a theory-based duscussion, if anyone reading this want to try it in a game, this post will NOT decide whether you can/cannot use it, the decision will be made by the game organizer in most cases.
Possible Pros for rubber (elastic and soft) BBs:
Less impact force at same fps and same bullet weight.
Safer to players.
May allow higher fps/BB weight for DMR/Sniper rifle players, to get longer range without compromise safety at mid-range. (Again, this is up to the game organizer to decide and may vary between games. I am just thinking about the validity of the idea.)
Cons for rubber BBs:
More friction inside the barrel and decrease the performance. (actually not just the barrel)
More expensive to make.
Not sure if it have enough density to make high-weight BBs.
May have feeding problem.
May become rigid in the winter.
Higher chance of "ricochet".
What do you think?
(Oops, looks like I posted in the wrong section...)
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Already been done, long ago during the late 70's and early 80's they were making rubber bb's for springer precision pistols they were .12 and .20 weights, they were also using it in the really old shell eject Marui (one of the very first airsoft gun I've owned) later on the company got bought out by toytec and MGC after toytec faced some financial trouble, eventually they all went belly up together The last thing that was ever produced was a complete springer pistol kit (Buffalo) but by that time Marui, Maruzen, JAC, an dothers dominate the airsoft market and all rubber bbs and plastic mushroom pellets were replace with plastic which are much cheaper and more consistent product to produce than rubber.
I have a production model of the CL slugshot shotgun, aside from not so CQB friendly and loud, the rubber slugs hurts like a bitch, its not the .12 rubber like the old conical type bullets these are .40 heavy duty rubber slugs similar to the madbull grenade slugs (but smaller) I dont think that rubber bbs will be replacing the plastic version anytime soon but its possible