Defining Terms: I’m looking specifically at the articles that say: It doesn’t help, yet no one is posting experimental conditions.
Scientific Control. I’ve been looking for posts that specifically have science journal standards of control and experimentation. In fact, considering the dilema, consider what Experiment should be enough to settle the matter. A Controlled Experiment is necessary in clearing up the matter. Only this would have the enough weight to satisfy any party.
Accuracy Definition. Another thing that needs Definition is what constitutes accuracy: A consistent flight path OR straight flight. My definition is predictable/reliable flight path.
No proof either way, just hypothesis (it is only when documented experiments are published can we say Theory). Now since the Jury seems out. It is cheapest to hedge your bet and invest in both.
Your own experiment. The simplest experiment is to simply recreate the air piston effect on several 6mm barrels. You don’t need airsoft guns, you just need a highly controlled set of air pressure generators that will produce a consistent volume and pressure of air ever attempt. The experiment will have to use hop up as well, because this is a factor of all the AEGs.
Factors include Auto fire and single fire.
Something like the internal set up of a sniper rifle. Checking how consistent the flight path is.
Surprising find in this Search. Then I stumbled on to this PDF. The only Published Documented Scientific paper about it. I have to yet verify the source but its disturbing since DW40 is a no-no by my gunsmith. In summary, it is the WD40 that made the BBs more slippery and better performing as it cut through the air. Notice that all the papers that should be supporing it is not found, so until sources can be verified this could be a hoax designed to ruin guns.
More Links I’ve read up: (note, no Controlled Experiment, or something close to it yet, technically they are all claims till someone posts findings scientific peers can review).
Accuracy vs Consistency: I don’t need the BB to fly straighter, I just need to know where its going. As for consistency, longer barrels mean less possible variations of path. Imagine light coming out of the barrel, it begins as a cone as the barrel is very short. As it gets longer the light is less like a cone and more like a cylinder. This is because, light bouncing around the barrel: Like the BB, has fewer and fewer possible exits and paths to get out.
In both microscopic and high speed recordings, you can imagine that every imperfection undetectable to the naked eye is influencing the BB. Don’t forget the very fine imperfect grasp of the human hand.
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