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As I have stated in another thread, I am going to be cautious when I field test the silica BBs. I have spoken with several players who are using them and so far there has been no incidents reported, but my concern is that the hardness of the silica BBs (may they be BB Bastard or Bioval brands) in that the BB itself does not have any type of "give". Therefore upon impact with something hard (goggles, bone (forehead, knuckles)) the transfer of kinetic energy will be higher compared to BBs that easily squish, flatten, or even shatter upon impact.
This is why we don't use/allow aluminum BBs onto the field (they are strictly for plinking or match shooting), and in comparison, the silica BBs are actually harder than aluminum BBs, but fortunately much lighter (ie, the base calculation for calculating joules and kinetic energy requires the weight factor as well as speed, and with the silica BBs being 60% lighter than typical aluminum BBs, the result will be lower numbers).
-Using them for 350 fps CQB??? Probably not a good idea.
-General field use?? Still in deliberation.
-Sniping with enforced MED?? This is what I'm going to focus on, as obviously the silica BBs have a huge "stealth" advantage over conventional white BBs. Though I suspect that those that have issues tracking shots with the graphite coated or coloured BBs (tan Green OD, black) will have more difficulty using these to snipe.
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