Why Airsoft Pellet Weights are Important

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The weight of the pellets you use for your airsoftFor higher end airsoft guns, .20g and .25g are the
guns greatly affects trajectory, accuracy, andbest options. While .12g BBs initially have greater
distance. In airsoft games especially, you wantvelocities than weightier pellets, they decelerate
your pellets to go as far and as accurate asfaster and are more susceptible to external
possible. While the airsoft gun itself plays a majorenvironmental factors. Heavier BBs are more
role in determining accuracy, it is important not tostable and are generally more accurate than
dismiss the effects of the pellets themselves.lighter pellets, but at too high a weight their
The two most popular weight types are .12g andvelocity is not great enough for significant
.20g. Low end guns, such as basic spring anddistance to be achieved. In airsoft games, you will
electric pistols, primarily utilize .12g pellets, althoughrarely find anyone using .12g pellets, as they are
most do function with .20g ones. The reason forvastly inferior to .20g and .25g ones.
this is that .12g pellets put less strain on the