Ryan G asked:
What makes a pellet gun different from a BB gun or air rifle. Also do pellet guns and BB guns use the same ammo/bullets?
What makes a pellet gun different from a BB gun or air rifle. Also do pellet guns and BB guns use the same ammo/bullets?
December 13th, 2008 at 2:57 am
pellet guns are weaker than both
air rifles need to be loaded after one shot and are the stronger than the BB gun and the pelletguns
and no pellet guns do not use the same ammo
December 14th, 2008 at 10:25 am
Little Dude…search,it does work instead of posting 9 different questions try to search first. in my opinion you should not even buy an air rifle if a.you dont know the difference between a pellet gun and a BB gun and b.your parents arent going to let you have one.so please use the search before posting anymore.I personally am tired of seeing your misspelled and clueless posts and iam sure other people who are actually trying to use this site for real questions who need real help are tired of seeing your posts also.
December 14th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
pellets are plastic little balls. bb’s are metal
December 17th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
Pellet guns use a lead pellet fired by some type of pressurized air, BB guns shoot copper or steel bb sized round balls using pressurized air. While both are generally .177 caliber, only some types of guns will shoot both. Most guns shoot only one type, whether it be bb’s or pellets. Try this website, it’s a big help.
December 18th, 2008 at 10:17 pm
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December 19th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
The terms are used loosely so confusion is
understandable.
BB guns are .177 cal. and are designed to
shoot round steel BB shot.
Pellet guns may be of .177, or .22 caliber,
(some others, but they’re kinda rare), and are
designed to shoot hollow lead pellets.
Some guns can shoot both .177 ammo.s , but
the steel shot will damage some pellet gun barrels.
Both kinds are called ‘air rifle` if the projectile is
propelled by air, (and loosely, by CO2 as well).