Knowing Your Empty
 

So I noticed when I empty a magazine I don't really know I'm empty at all. What tricks do use guys use to keep track of this? I know with white BB's its not too hard to see, but with black ones it's nearly impossible. Thanks.

Depends on the platform.

For AEGs, it just plain sounds different.

Definitely, a dry fire sounds different.

On GBBs the bolt/slide locks back, so it's pretty easy to know :P

But yeah on AEGs you'll notice a change in the sound of the pop when you're empty (it'll sound "hollower").

If you listen carefully, there is a distinct sound difference between when a bb is being shot vs just air.

(edit) Wow, you guys post fast.

Just practice putting 10 bb's in you mags, and shoot them while noticing the sound. It really sound different, as everyone else said.

Sound helps a lot, its more distinct outdoors than it is firing from indoors.

I've kinda gotten used to making a mental count of how much ammunition i'm going through per magazine. Just get to know your guns ammo cap and the sound it makes. You'll get it quick enough :)

Yup the sound. Also if your ocd like me you can just keep count of rounds. Gets a lil harder when running midcaps and such but youll always notice the POP POP sound of a dry fire

I look down into my magazine and see how many are left. :P <3 p90

AEG: Sound difference, even if you have blow back you can tell
Gas gun is another story if they don't lock back(one of the hardest to tell if you're empty)

^ what they said. lol

A lot of people go through their whole lives not knowing they are empty.

I played a game once without having a magazine in..... I am not a smart man....

i loled...
almost signature worthy

not sure I'd be admitting to that...

Put a dozen white bbs of equivalent weight into the magazine before you load the remainder with your black bbs. Once you start seeing white bbs, just reload your rifle.

That's pretty genius, I must say.

But what's been said is pretty much it; It's got a pretty distinctive sound, especially an AEG. When it's empty, it'll sound hollower, and more like a 'thwack' than a 'whwump'.

There's not really much we can say to help you (Everyone's rifle is different), so my suggestion is to do that ^^^ or simply do a couple test fires at home where you load in a few rounds, listen to that sound, then fire it empty, and listen to that sound.

Not much else, except that when you get familiar with your rifle, it gets easier to notice.

Works the same if you have a tracer unit.

You could always be a total dork and geek load. When I ran .25g, I put in 10 white, then 5 black, 1 white, 5 black, 1 white until it was full.