[Azathoth]

Please see here:

it is a VERY detailed page about BB's. Lighter BB's lose their velocity faster than Heavier BB's and are more affected by wind and other effects than their heavier counterparts.

I avoid BB Bastard like the plague. I have had nothing but absolutely terrible experience with them since I started playing in Canada. Scarecrow has acknowledged that he had some QC problems back in 07-08 but I won't touch his products aside from Silica.

BB's from any of the major international manufacturers are essentially identical. I prefer shooting KSC .30 ($12) and bioval .30 ($18) as it's a good price, quantity, for the quality. Don't let anyone tell you that their BB's came from Europe, or where made in some special factory. There are maybe 4-6 BB factories world wide and nearly all of the BB's that we shoot come from those factories. I know that Madbull and Bastards are made in the same factory in Taiwan.

BB marketing, and buying patterns are really interesting. If I was returning for a Masters in business or economics I would write a paper about buying habits, marketing strategies, and the amount of espionage, intellectual theft that goes on in the industry.