Topic summary
Airsoft pellets

Airsoft pellets (known as BBs) are sphericalprojectiles used by airsoft guns. Typically made of plastic, they usually measure around 6 mm (0.24 in) in diameter (though selective models use 8 mm (0.315 in), or 6.4 mm (0.252 in)), and weigh 0.20–0.40 g (3.1–6.2 gr), with the most common weights being 0.20 g (3.1 gr) and 0.25 g (3.9 gr), while 0.28 g (4.3 gr), 0.30 g (4.6 gr), 0.32 g (4.9 gr), and 0.40 g (6.2 gr) BBs are also commonplace. Though frequently referred to as "BBs" among airsoft users, these BBs are not the same as either of the 4.5 mm caliber metal projectiles that BB guns fire, or the 4.6 mm (0.180 in)-sizedbirdshot from which the term "BB" originated.