The Last Four BB's & Your Mags

johjoh · March 14th, 2009, 15:12

Well first I am not sure were to post this, so I put it here

Tired of wasting those 4 last BBs in your magazine when play? and some can get quite expensive for plastic spheres.

Well I was wondering if any of you guys out on the field ever tought of using those crappy Wal-mart green BB's to put as the last 3-4 (depending on magazines) inside at the end so you dont waste more money on those .28g witch is perfect for outdoors but they get costly after a while if your the kind of trigger happy

Has anyone done this before? anyone tought about? (that im sure)

See there might be a purpose for those craptastic BB's lol

The Saint · March 14th, 2009, 15:23

Yes, people do that.

johjoh · March 14th, 2009, 15:27

does alot of people do that? or just a handful out of a hundred? lol

Drake · March 14th, 2009, 15:53

Decent BBs are about half a cent each, so you're "wasting" roughly 2¢/mag

Cheapo BBs come out to about $0.002/ea ( 1/5th of a cent) so you're wasting just under 1¢/mag, resulting in a savings of 1.2¢/mag

The hassle of loading four different BBs at the start of a mag isn't worth 1.2¢ savings -- or roughly $0.17 for 14 mags, or $12 after 1000 mags which would afford me a bag of BBs.

demco11 · March 14th, 2009, 16:11

Havent thought of that, it is a good idea.... but I still wouldent even want to risk having a cheap bb passing through the internals and possibly doing a lot of wear on the rubber inside the hop-up unit... being how cheap bb's are cheap for a reason (low quality)

FOX_111 · March 14th, 2009, 16:55

BBs are so cheap, I don't bother.

I try not to waist them when I load my mags, as in, not letting a handfull fall to the ground. But I'm not botthering with the last 3 of the mag. It make reloading a tedious task IMO.

coach · March 14th, 2009, 17:10

turn your gun upside down and shoot them at something!

ujiro · March 14th, 2009, 17:11

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Originally Posted by coachster

turn your gun upside down and shoot them at something!

+1!. Upside down-gangsta shooting, Put a front and rear sight on the side of your gun, flip upside down, and you're good to go :P.

johjoh · March 14th, 2009, 18:26

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Originally Posted by ujiro

+1!. Upside down-gangsta shooting, Put a front and rear sight on the side of your gun, flip upside down, and you're good to go :P.

just imagine how that would look... haha!

Yeah i did think about shooting it upside down or sideways, but i was just wondering if an of you guys do what i mentionned, and anyways i never done it i just tought about that, but still bbs are cheap.... who cares

CDN_Stalker · March 14th, 2009, 18:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by johjoh

Well first I am not sure were to post this, so I put it here

Tired of wasting those 4 last BBs in your magazine when play? and some can get quite expensive for plastic spheres.

Well I was wondering if any of you guys out on the field ever tought of using those crappy Wal-mart green BB's to put as the last 3-4 (depending on magazines) inside at the end so you dont waste more money on those .28g witch is perfect for outdoors but they get costly after a while if your the kind of trigger happy

Has anyone done this before? anyone tought about? (that im sure)

See there might be a purpose for those craptastic BB's lol

I've done it for years, load up 4 to 20 red 0.12g BBs in my mags to let me know when I'm really low on ammo, saves me from dry firing with the visual and sound changes, and have actually gotten a couple kills with them (try getting a kill by dry firing).

Hehe, read the above posts, I guess this is one reason I stand out among others, never had a problem with cheap ammo, and another benefit is some of my mags will hold the last BB when totally empty, so when you do tactical reloads (partially spent mag swapped for a full one), I KNOW which mags in my dump pouch are empty and which ones still have a dozen or two rounds left in it when ammo gets down to pucker factor levels............ of course, I still have my G19 and 8 mags loaded with heavy BBs.............

Capt.Flan · March 14th, 2009, 18:46

One of my teamate has some AR mags that has a little tip in it to push in the last bb's...

I don't remember the brand... I will get back to you on that.

But I would not bother whit that. It's cheap and the last bb's always stay in there so it's not like you really lose them.

PaCHeKo! · March 14th, 2009, 22:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cpt.Flan

One of my teamate has some AR mags that has a little tip in it to push in the last bb's...

I don't remember the brand... I will get back to you on that.

But I would not bother whit that. It's cheap and the last bb's always stay in there so it's not like you really lose them.

It's G&G magazines that can be found on AirsoftGI. Awesome long follower you will never waste a BB again!

Dr_Tinshnipz · March 14th, 2009, 23:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by ujiro

+1!. Upside down-gangsta shooting, Put a front and rear sight on the side of your gun, flip upside down, and you're good to go :P.

Burap!

kullwarrior · March 14th, 2009, 23:14

Doesnt upside down shooting makes the hopup umm....decreasing the range even more?

Shirley · March 14th, 2009, 23:38

.... They are just 4 bbs.
I can't even imagine how you guys would drop a BB while loading your mags. Pick them up with dirt? lol

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March 14th, 2009, 15:12	#1
johjoh Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ottawa	The Last Four BB's & Your Mags Well first I am not sure were to post this, so I put it here Tired of wasting those 4 last BBs in your magazine when play? and some can get quite expensive for plastic spheres. Well I was wondering if any of you guys out on the field ever tought of using those crappy Wal-mart green BB's to put as the last 3-4 (depending on magazines) inside at the end so you dont waste more money on those .28g witch is perfect for outdoors but they get costly after a while if your the kind of trigger happy Has anyone done this before? anyone tought about? (that im sure) See there might be a purpose for those craptastic BB's lol Last edited by johjoh; March 14th, 2009 at 15:27..

March 14th, 2009, 15:23	#2
The Saint Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Quebec	Yes, people do that. __________________ "The Bird of Hermes is My Name, Eating My Wings to Make Me Tame."

March 14th, 2009, 15:53	#4
Drake E-01 Trader rating Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Montreal, QC	Decent BBs are about half a cent each, so you're "wasting" roughly 2¢/mag Cheapo BBs come out to about $0.002/ea ( 1/5th of a cent) so you're wasting just under 1¢/mag, resulting in a savings of 1.2¢/mag The hassle of loading four different BBs at the start of a mag isn't worth 1.2¢ savings -- or roughly $0.17 for 14 mags, or $12 after 1000 mags which would afford me a bag of BBs. __________________

March 14th, 2009, 15:27	#3
johjoh Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ottawa	does alot of people do that? or just a handful out of a hundred? lol

March 14th, 2009, 16:11	#5
demco11 Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Vancouver, BC	Havent thought of that, it is a good idea.... but I still wouldent even want to risk having a cheap bb passing through the internals and possibly doing a lot of wear on the rubber inside the hop-up unit... being how cheap bb's are cheap for a reason (low quality) __________________ "I feel no emotion, just recoil."

March 14th, 2009, 16:55	#6
FOX_111 Le Roi des poissons d'avril Trader rating Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Terrebonne, Québec	BBs are so cheap, I don't bother. I try not to waist them when I load my mags, as in, not letting a handfull fall to the ground. But I'm not botthering with the last 3 of the mag. It make reloading a tedious task IMO. __________________ Vérificateur d'âge: Terrebonne

March 14th, 2009, 17:10	#7
coach aka coachster Trader rating Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: T dot	turn your gun upside down and shoot them at something!

March 14th, 2009, 18:46	#11
Capt.Flan Trader rating Join Date: Sep 2008	One of my teamate has some AR mags that has a little tip in it to push in the last bb's... I don't remember the brand... I will get back to you on that. But I would not bother whit that. It's cheap and the last bb's always stay in there so it's not like you really lose them. __________________ http://shtyk-nozh.xooit.com/portal.php

March 14th, 2009, 23:14	#14
kullwarrior Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Edmonton, AB, Canada	Doesnt upside down shooting makes the hopup umm....decreasing the range even more? __________________

March 14th, 2009, 23:38	#15
Shirley A-56 aka Mr.Hitman Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto, ON	.... They are just 4 bbs. I can't even imagine how you guys would drop a BB while loading your mags. Pick them up with dirt? lol __________________ CANADIAN AIRSOFT PRACTICAL SHOOTING (CAPS) CAPS DIRECTOR # 0047

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