I was reading through another Airsoft Forum/Blog and a person asked why his BB’s were all turning left when he shot it, and I laughed so loud Tracy actually looked up from his latest video game to see what was up.

Well, it turns out he was shooting “gangsta” style, meaning the weapon rotated 90 degrees to the left. The reason for the BB’s all turning left is of course the hop up. It is designed to put back spin or ‘lift’ on the BB to flatten its trajectory. Well when shooting with the weapon tilted you are now throwing curve balls down range.

So we decided to test this out and see how much it really turns. So we gassed and loaded a mag and started shooting and I can honestly say we were both very surprised at the results.

1 – The BB’s didn’t really turn left as much as they did down. From 30’ I was able to “make baskets” into a trash can. This made us contemplate the why down instead of left, and we are still drinking, um, thinking it over.

2 – Most surprising was the fact that the gas leaked badly when shooting in this style. Upon considerationit is obvious that it would. The gas in the mag isnt’t all gas, but it’s “mostly” gas and some liquid that will become gas as the pressure drops. With the mag tilted 90 degrees the liquid gas is able to leak as the gun cycles.

So, the moral of the story is shooting “gangsta” style makes you look ignorant, makes you waste ammo, and ensures you will only hit something NEXT to what you are aiming at. Sound familiar?

When we get phone calls, and yes, we get alot of them, the majority of them have to do with “is this gun good?” or “what does this mean” and even “what accessorise should I get?”

Well, we at DAW have written up some basic information on alot of these topics and have been adding them to the website as we get the questions. So if you are new, have alot of questions or just alot of time, go check out the Airsoft Information on DAW.

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 Happy Shooting!