Has anyone shot BB’s in their .177 PCP before with any success? I haven’t seen anything on it and sitting here with my two boys under the age of 10 I sure think there would be some advantages.
That’s kind of the point of asking the question. Has anyone done it and what were the results.
so if i dont care about the rifling in a cheaper air gun like say a 880 would it be ok to shoot bbs exclusively? Once the rifling was worn down would the bbs shoot better since it would now be a smooth bore? And how do the copper coated bbs affect the conversation?Nation,
BB's WILL DAMAGE your barrel, if they are of the steel, or anodized variety.
When I was a young'n, all I shot out of my Crosman pumper was bb's. They were cheap. They were plentiful. Semi accurate. One day, shooting pellets out of it, I was discouraged to find it wouldn't shoot good anymore at all.
Fast forward 40 odd years. Still have the gun. Bought a resealing kit, and brought it back to life. Disappointed by how it wouldn't shoot well, I checked the rifles barrel. Well, it once WAS a rifled barrel!! I now have a smooth bore bb gun that will never shoot pellets accurate ever again. I keep it for sentimental reasons, as it was my first gun.
Tom Holland
Field Target Tech
Here you go, end of storyHas anyone shot BB’s in their .177 PCP before with any success? I haven’t seen anything on it and sitting here with my two boys under the age of 10 I sure think there would be some advantages.
yes yes i know what bbs do to a good rifled barrel. My question was specific to the low end dual ammo guns. ive heard theres barely any rifling on these. Why would these companies sell these as dual ammo if they know just a few bbs would ruin it? Are crosman daisy and all the other companies selling these dual ammo gun intentionally lieing about their product?As has been said -
Do NOT shoot BB's out of ANY rifled barrel.
The BB's will ruin the rifling, by bouncing around in the barrel. Pellet gun barrels are fairly soft, especially as compared to fire arms barrels. Pellets are soft lead. BB's are...HARD STEEL ! Simple, where the damage will come from !
If you do much BB shooting out of any pellet gun, you will have a difficult time hitting any target under 5" around with your pellets !
Unless the pellet gun is junk in the first place !!
Mike