Page 2 - Marksman Premium Grade Reviews

The speed-loader is great and I reload them with other brands of BB's that do not have a good dispenser. Other than that, this product presents a giant "IF". IF your gun can use these "steel ball pellets" as I will label them due to their over-sized diameter as addressed in the last section of this review, they may serve you well. But you should be aware that they may also create a situation that may disable one of your prized BB pistols or rifles and cost you money to remedy the situation. This makes giving these a rating very "IFFY".

That the manufacturer reveals the nominal diameter of the product and alerts the user that they are larger than the industry standard and may jam in some barrels. (Not only do they jam, they are nearly impossible to remove from some designs unless the gun is disassembled to prevent damage to the mechanism.) Until this is done, my rating for size, shape, distribution will have to be 1-star, "bad"

I know what makes it jam in some barrels. I measured ten randomly selected BB's from some with a micrometer and they run .1765" nominally. They are exceptionally uniform in diameter ranging from a low of .176" to a large of .177" with the bulk of them measuring .1765". However most production BB's measure from .173" to .1745" as the industry standard, so these are most definitely over-sized. These BB's can be some of the most accurate types you may find for your gun and they have shown excellent accuracy from several of mine. I no longer will even attempt to use them in a pistol with a spring loaded stacked magazine with a blow-back action (as the UMAREX Legends P.08 blow-back). If one of these type guns jam within the barrel, they must be disassembled or returned to the factory and may not be warranted due to the projectile recommendation usually given. I now limit my use of these to non blow-back designs or revolvers using "cartridges" or rotating loaders.

Speed loader is somewhat useful though it's very hard to control the flow of BB's. Also, I noticed that some BB's flowed out of the tip easily while others did not (more on this below.) I will use the speed loader as a smaller, transportable-in-your-pocket BB holder.

I would add a disclaimer - Do NOT use in a Swiss Arms .357. My first attempt to use these in my Swiss Arms .357 (6" barrel) caused a jam. I dislodged the BB and tried again. Same problem on the first shot. After the third attempt (and third jam), I gave up and went back to using the cheap BB's which came with the .357 as well as the free H&N Smart Shots, both of which worked just fine. I noticed that when loading the faux bullets with the Marksman BB's, the fit was tighter than the other BB's I had used. Should have been a warning sign... oh well.

Since I didn't want to just throw these in the trash, I tried a few in my trusty old Marksman 1010 and low and behold, they worked great and shot very accurately. Go figure... Marksman BB's in a 25 year old Marksman pistol yielded a 1" grouping from about 12 feet (never thought that would be possible with my 1010.) Not sure if this is related, but I loaded up a brand new Umarex 9XP with these Marksman BB's and it failed to fire on the first shot. I had to return the 9XP as it would not fire a BB after this first attempt. Coincidence... maybe.

This loader works for me on in the field. I not sure if I like it as well as the bottle of Air Venturi Steel BBs with loading point. Never the less I have purchased 7 of the Marksman Loaders this year alone.

Nothing. It is a good idea for the field.

They work well with my Walther and Makarove pistols

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Sell a new product. If BBs are corroded, send back to manufacturer instead of selling to customers.

I have better luck with a 1 dram vial that is smaller to carry around, and while I do have to open the plastic lid on it, I don't lose any BB's in the process.

The ease of loading BBs.

I ordered 2 speedloaders and they are different sizes. One is one inch in diameter and the other is 7/8 inch. However, both caps are the same size, one inch in diameter. So one cap will not stay on the smaller speedloader. Additionally, both bags of BBs were torn and there were BBs everywhere.

I know you don't manufacture these products but somewhere along the line there should be better quality control.

The Marksman BB's are great, but my main reason for buying this is for the speed loader. I've been shooting BB's guns for 47 years & this is hands down-the best speed loader I've ever used! It holds a lot of BB's,is very portable,easy to use,easy to fill. I've had the same one now for over 3 years & it shows no signs of wearing out! I even bought a few more for spares, as they're so inexpensive.

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If looking for a great BB speed loader,this is it!

I bought these for the dispenser. I view it more as a dispenser as I do not "pour load" any of my guns but rather load them 2, 3, 4, 5 bb's at a time where I can feel and look for any malformed bb's. I was playing around with my Crosman C11 and C11 Tactical pistol magazines after I discovered manufacturing tolerances of one of my four magazines would not retain the slightly smaller Excite copper coated lead bb's. That finally had me get out these Marksman's along with a digital caliper. It turns out the Marksman's offer larger measurements that the Avanti, Daisy Premium, Excite and Copperhead. Several of the Marksman's measured 0.1735 and 0.173 with only a few 0.172. The Daisy's were the most consistent at a steady 0.172, the Avanti's 0.172 and 0.171, the Copperheads 0.170 and 0.169. The Marksman's actually feel slightly larger in my fingers as well. The chrono gave 10% more velocity across the board in my C11's as well as my Morph rifle, from a better barrel bore fit and less blow by.

As others have said I would like to see these offered in larger quantities from 4,000 to 10,000 with corresponding quantity pricing breaks.

I am not sure about the jams others have spoken of, for me they work and shoot great, even the accuracy and definitely the velocity increases. The only time I have experienced jams in any of my guns is when attempting to wring every last bit of gas out of my 12 gram co2 cartridges. It's not worth it. I keep a mental reminder and shot count log on each of my co2 guns and where they stop performing at a steady level I bleed off what small amount of co2 is left and replace it with a fresh one, accuracy stays maintained and jams stay away. I have not noticed any malformed ones as of yet but should one show up my method of loading would more than likely single it out easily. All in all I really like these bb's and they are fast becoming my favorite. I truly would like to see them offered in larger quantities at bulk prices. They are great.

Great, inexpensive product. Especially handy for loading on board magazines and some dropouts. I have several.

The dispenser is a time saver and works well with a bit of practice.

Quality control on the BBs is not what it should be, at least on the batch I got.

The BBs clogged the clips on two of my pistols. After re-oiling them and blowing them out with compressed air, they came back to life. I'm going back to Avanti and Daisy non-plated steel. But I'm keeping the speedloader. That's a winner and should be sold separately. I'd pay $3 for it, with NO BBs.

Makes loading bbs a breeze. Super easy to use and the size is great for sticking in your pocket. Not my first choice in bbs but they work fine. The price is awesome I will be buying more.

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Easy refill and easy use,once you remember how to Operate it. Thick wall soft plastic makes easy refill on all Magazines especially.Semi Auto Co2 rifle mags. I recommend this Product.

How about a wide mouth Universal funnel system as the universal Speed Loader for Pistol bb Mags does not work on all Type Magazines in the different manufacturers magazines.Then this, Speedloader, system would be complete on all type of bb magazines.

I think this is the best deal from Pymd Air,For the money and bb's, You get filled inside the loader,and a extra bag full of bb's covers total 1,300 ct you get.And I' count my bb's.

I did not like your speed loader

the speed loader I bought from you was, unfortunately,worthless!

Quality to value, the finish, the speed loader (nice touch)

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Speedloader is fantastic. I use it to load a Daisy No. 25. It's normally a pain to load, and I usually drop lots of BBs. With the speedloader, it's a pleasure to load, and I don't drop BBs anymore!

Offer the speedloader alone.

BBs are fine, but buy this for the speedloader.

I bought these for the speed loader because I already have one and I knew it works.

I also bought a umarex speed loader and thought it might not work. Buy the umarex. I put a puff of dry graphite in the first time and have had only success.

These are quality BB's nice and clean and perfectly round and well plated. The dispenser is very handy sure saves a lot of spilling.

Sell the dispenser seperately, it's very handy.

Try em you'll like em. kw

I bought the Makarov CO2 BB Pistol and this Speedloader at the same time. It works great. It is a great way to handle tiny little BB's without dropping them all over the floor where the dogs try to eat them. Well worth the few extra bucks when buying the pistol

Price is great and the speed loader is nice/useful.

Quality is not there. I have had repeated jams with these BBs in Umarex Makarov and Walther CP99 compact pistols. Only use them in my son's Daisy powerline 901 now.

I would not recommend these in any CO2 pistol due to repeated jamming. Stopped using them entirely and switched to Avanti... no more jams. Won't purchase them again.

Nice, uniform quality. Packaging is great and the little "dribble tube" container is handy for sure.

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For you other geezers, these are nicer than the BBs we used as kids.

speed loader is great!

these jammed in my umarex Morph gun. they have a dimple on them.

maybe these work fine in other bb guns but, I switched to the Daisy Avanti precision and no Jamming.