[DonP]

I'm not entirely clear on what the issues actually are. Can it be clarified or put into different words?

The first posting says two issues so far:

1. The Levante Labs report
2. Certificate that their (Bioval's) BBs are "biodegradable"

I think I understand the issue behind #2. As I understand it "biodegradable" apparently technically can be a pretty wide range and it would be nice to know in layman's terms just what it means with regards to Bioval's BBBMAX product. But the mystery of the ingredients means you can either "take their word for it" or plant a bunch on and in the dirt and set up a lawn chair and go on watch duty... for maybe years. That about right?

But regarding the Levante Labs report - if it's the same report I read, it's a bunch of tests regarding the measurements of sizes and masses and deviations thereof across a whole bunch of different BBs. BBBMAX fared pretty consistently (i.e. well) in those tests. The BBBMAX ones stood out (from what I remember) mostly from the "ouch test" showing a smaller welt than expected given the BB mass compared with other ammo. They speculate on the reason.

So what's the "issue" with the report, exactly? I think that you want to establish whether you can "take their word for it" comfortably (hence credentials,etc) instead of the alternative of sitting down with hundreds and thousands of BBs and a caliper / scale to see for yourself whether Bioval's BBs really are that consistent in size/mass. Is that what it comes down to? Some report says BBBMAX BB's score really high on size/mass consistency and how can we know that's actually true without personally manhandling metric buttloads of BBs?