Over sized Daisy Premium BBs

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   Talked with a Rep. At Daisy today to let them know over sized BBs
are getting into the mix. I have has to disassemble two Red Ryders
Over the last two weeks to clear these  large BBs from the barrels. One 
miced at .178 and one at .179. They were their Premium Zinc coated BBs in 
amounts of 4000 and 6000 from Walmart. I was told that Daisy is aware 
of the problem and their quality control people are on it now. So, take a look 
before you load that next batch into your Daisy. The over sized ones can be spotted 
by sight. 

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Daily shooter Members Profile Find Members Posts Red Ryder Member Joined: February-12-2017 Location: Georgia Points: 115	Post Options Post Reply Quote Daily shooter Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Over sized Daisy Premium BBs Posted: May-19-2017 at 11:41pm
	Talked with a Rep. At Daisy today to let them know over sized BBs are getting into the mix. I have has to disassemble two Red Ryders Over the last two weeks to clear these large BBs from the barrels. One miced at .178 and one at .179. They were their Premium Zinc coated BBs in amounts of 4000 and 6000 from Walmart. I was told that Daisy is aware of the problem and their quality control people are on it now. So, take a look before you load that next batch into your Daisy. The over sized ones can be spotted by sight.

cobalt327 Members Profile Find Members Posts Red Ryder Member Joined: November-15-2013 Points: 2640	Post Options Post Reply Quote cobalt327 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: May-20-2017 at 11:25am
	Odd there are no lot numbers on any of my 6K bottles. So looks like I'll have to keep an eye on things. I will pour mine out into a flat bottomed SS pan and use a piece of glass over them. Any oversize BBs will cause the glass to not sit flat- bad ones should be easily seen that way.

BurghDude Members Profile Find Members Posts Red Ryder Member Joined: January-26-2016 Location: Pittsburgh PA Points: 400	Post Options Post Reply Quote BurghDude Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: May-20-2017 at 1:27pm
	Boy, this could be a real pain in the butt, especially for those who like to shoot older / more rare guns, and anyone who doesn't have the ability to disassemble them. Maybe one could use a parts bb gun's barrel attached to a funnel to accurately filter large quantities of bbs quickly. For instance, I have an old 1894 barrel I had to replace because the end lug was bent, but the bore seems fine. If a bb rolls through that without catching, it stands to reason it would fire out of that bore too. If no one can think of a problem with that approach, maybe we can get Daisy to cough up a couple of barrels that can be cut into sections (after all, you just a couple of inches, if the bore is a uniform diameter) and we could distribute those to interested members. What do you think?

cobalt327 Members Profile Find Members Posts Red Ryder Member Joined: November-15-2013 Points: 2640	Post Options Post Reply Quote cobalt327 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: May-20-2017 at 8:55pm
	The idea to run them through a spare barrel is sound. I'm wondering when the bad BBs were bought, and where from- like from Walmart or some other high volume seller. Reason is to get some idea of when the o/s BBs began showing up. FWIW, mine have tested all good so far (still have 1-1/2 bottles to go), they were all bought 2 or more months ago.

Daily shooter Members Profile Find Members Posts Red Ryder Member Joined: February-12-2017 Location: Georgia Points: 115	Post Options Post Reply Quote Daily shooter Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: May-20-2017 at 11:14pm
	The first one found came from a bottle of 6000 bought at Walmart in Statesboro, GA. The second one also came from a bottle of 6000 from Walmart on line. Both were bought within the last 30 to 45 days.

Bavaria55n Members Profile Find Members Posts Red Ryder Member Joined: October-12-2015 Location: CentralIllinois Points: 741	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bavaria55n Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: May-21-2017 at 9:20am
	Thanks for the info. i have not bought any for some time but will need to be careful in the future. Gary

swede Members Profile Find Members Posts Groupie Joined: January-12-2015 Location: rhode island Points: 19	Post Options Post Reply Quote swede Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: May-21-2017 at 12:25pm
	maybe daisy should fire their quality control people, tell china to go do something else and go back to making their own bbs,how hard is to make them? swede
	gordon