R22Master
Dionysus
Registered: September 2004
Location: Static in the UK, but wishing I was motorbiking around the world - UK > Europe > Russia > Alaska > USA > UK.
Posts: 3,372
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Review Date: 21/8/05
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: £7.00
| Rating: 8
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Good "glowing" properties - especially on the green BBs, better priced than the Marui Tracer BBs
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Cons:
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Not the correct dimensions leading to BBs falling out of the barrel in some GBBs
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TRACER BBs!!! What Fun!
Excel are now making Tracer BBs in both Green and Orange. The Green BBs hold their light-charge far better, but the Orange ones are more realistic (real-steel tracer rounds are a red/orange colour).
The BBs do what they are supposed to, holding a light-charge supplied by the Tracer Unit, and creating an illuminated "streak" from gun to target.
I have however, had a lot of problems with Excel 0.20g BBs (link) and these Tracer BBs suffer from the same short-falls.
However, as they are cheaper than the competition (from Marui), I rate them reasonably highly, especially for AEG use.
The BBs are of pretty good quality, but they do stink a bit (weird, but true). They grip the HOP-UP rubber just fine and are as accurate as you would want for skirmishing. But that's not why you buy Tracer BBs is it 
The Green BBs hold the light-charge (provided by the Tracer Unit) VERY well. They create an excellent "streak" through the air and scare the *$!@£ out of the opposition better than a rabid dog on Speed. The Orange Tracer BBs don't hold their light-charge as well though (due to Green being the most efficient colour for low-light visibility), but they are still fun to use in REALLY low light conditions.
Whether these BBs are bio-degradable as the package claims is yet to be proven (Excel have a history of claiming their BBs are bio-degradable when they aren't), but they are certainly fun.
Overall, these BBs get an 8 out of 10 score from me. Cheaper than the competition and they do what the packaging says. Shame they keep falling out of the barrel of my Tracer-Enabled Desert Eagle really. 
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Registered: September 2004
Location: Static in the UK, but wishing I was motorbiking around the world - UK > Europe > Russia > Alaska > USA > UK.