Post by HeadHunter on Feb 15, 2023 10:06:44 GMT
We've all been there, looking to purchase a tub or two of zinc plated BBs only to be confronted with a myriad of choices and prices but at the back of your mind you can't help but think,"Hey, they'll all made in China and they'll probably all from the same bloody factory, I bet you're just paying for the name".
Well, guess what ? Umarex, ASG, Diana, Gamo, Remington and Crosman all get their BBs from one manufacturer in China ! Where's the proof (I hear you shout), well here we go.....
www.asdlgas.com/
If you click the link above you'll be taken to their homepage, just scroll slightly downwards and click the 'Steel BBs' icon and scroll through the pages, things get really interesting at about page 7, but just for you I've compiled a quick shortcut list for you....
Crosman
Gamo
Daisy
Umarex
ASG
Remington
Now obviously the different finishes (zinc, copper and black plated) will give differing overall dimensions but just for standard versions of each of the many types they'll probably be exactly the same, so the zinc plated will all be the same size, the copper plated will all the same size and the 'Black Widows' will all be the same size.....probably, but I can't see them not being the same as each other.
So the next time you're off to the RFD to stock up on BBs and the there's a £2 price difference between Umarex and ASG (or any other brand for that matter) just remember that they're all probably made at the same factory, to the same specifications but just come in different containers ! So yeah, you was right ! You're just paying for the bloody name.
As an aside, I noticed that they also make CO2 cylinders in all the different sizes, so I'm gonna take a wild guess and state that they probably supply some of these to a lot of UK Distributors too with the correct branding (Umarex, ASG, Crosman, etc.).
(I couldn't think of anywhere else to put this so I've decided to have it as a permanent 'sticky' thread in the Pellet Parlour section as I didn't want it disappearing into the unending void of the general chat section)
Well, guess what ? Umarex, ASG, Diana, Gamo, Remington and Crosman all get their BBs from one manufacturer in China ! Where's the proof (I hear you shout), well here we go.....
www.asdlgas.com/
If you click the link above you'll be taken to their homepage, just scroll slightly downwards and click the 'Steel BBs' icon and scroll through the pages, things get really interesting at about page 7, but just for you I've compiled a quick shortcut list for you....
Crosman
Gamo
Daisy
Umarex
ASG
Remington
Now obviously the different finishes (zinc, copper and black plated) will give differing overall dimensions but just for standard versions of each of the many types they'll probably be exactly the same, so the zinc plated will all be the same size, the copper plated will all the same size and the 'Black Widows' will all be the same size.....probably, but I can't see them not being the same as each other.
So the next time you're off to the RFD to stock up on BBs and the there's a £2 price difference between Umarex and ASG (or any other brand for that matter) just remember that they're all probably made at the same factory, to the same specifications but just come in different containers ! So yeah, you was right ! You're just paying for the bloody name.
As an aside, I noticed that they also make CO2 cylinders in all the different sizes, so I'm gonna take a wild guess and state that they probably supply some of these to a lot of UK Distributors too with the correct branding (Umarex, ASG, Crosman, etc.).
(I couldn't think of anywhere else to put this so I've decided to have it as a permanent 'sticky' thread in the Pellet Parlour section as I didn't want it disappearing into the unending void of the general chat section)
