Air rifle ?

[CATCHDAWG]

This could be a dumb question but I will ask anyway. My son got a pellet rifle for Christmas to squirrel hunt with here around the house. It's a Crossman break action type that shoots 1200fps. The problem I have is that I cannot find any pellets that shoot accurate enough to hit the target at much distance. My question is would there be any reason why it couldn't shoot a bb instead of a pellet? I understand he would loose some velocity but I would think a bb would be more accurate? I know the gun is designed for pellets but I just don't see why it wouldn't shoot a bb?

 

[stik]

match grade bb's might be more accurate but generally the pellets will outshoot the bb's.

 

[CPerkins]

I'd be careful using BB's in a break action if it is the spring type. Someone told me that there was not a tight enough seal and it was like dry firing it. What kind of pellets have you tried. I have always had the best luck with RWS and Beeman. Since you asked about BB's I assume it is a 177. Try the RWS Superpoint.

 

[W.Seay]

The RWS super point pellets are very accurate out of my RWS. At 60 yards I can shoot a 5 shot group that you can cover with a half dollar. The crow magnums are also very accurate. My gun is in 22 cal and both of these pellets do a lot of damage to tree rats!

 

[CATCHDAWG]

Where do I get the RWS? All the pellets I have tried have been different types of Crossman.

 

[Hawkeye5]

You may have to order over the internet. That is where I got mine.

 

[paincave_2000]

Try airgun depot.

 

[W.Seay]

Bass pro

 

[chunkandwind]

http://www.pyramydair.com/

Check out the yellow forums for everything airgun. Awesome site with great info.

http://www.network54.com/Forum/79537/

I like Crow Magnum pellets by Beeman. Heavier, not as fast, but they deliver a punch. you may have to try few different types and brands to see what you particular gun likes. Also with spring piston guns it takes a lot of rounds to get them broke in. The more he shoots it the better it will get.

I would suggest buying a couple tins of cheap pellets and some cleaning pellets. Shoot each tin, cleaning between tins. Then start experimenting to find what you gun likes.

 

[W.Seay]

The crow magnums definitely pack a punch!

 

[pressfit]

The most accurate pellet out there by far are the Miesterklugens.. I bought 3 or 4 tins of them a few years back.. if your gun is a .177 send me your address and i'll mail you a few to try if I still have some.. I shoot the crow magnums when I want to kill something...

 

[Hunter 257W]

Regarding shooting BB's, if that gun has a rifled barrel, you could damage the rifling seriously by shooting a BB. BB's are steel and are not supposed to ever be used in a rifled barrel.

 

[CATCHDAWG]

Thanks for the help guys, guess I just need to try some other brands.

 

[CATCHDAWG]

Regarding shooting BB's, if that gun has a rifled barrel, you could damage the rifling seriously by shooting a BB. BB's are steel and are not supposed to ever be used in a rifled barrel.

My old school Crossman shoots both and has a rifled barrel and drives tacks!

 

[Hunter 257W]

Regarding shooting BB's, if that gun has a rifled barrel, you could damage the rifling seriously by shooting a BB. BB's are steel and are not supposed to ever be used in a rifled barrel.

My old school Crossman shoots both and has a rifled barrel and drives tacks!

I'm not sure about the Crossmans or Daisy's but the more expensive pellet rifles are not supposed to be used with BB's. I bet the cheaper guns are made with rifling dimensions that are somewhat compromised for pellets so that BB's can be used. Now that I think about it, Daisy did make some 880 pumps with rifled barrels back in the early 1990's so they were OK for BB's since the 880 was a multi-ammo gun that shot BB's or pellets. Still, I wouldn't put a BB down the barrel of a RWS rifle just to be on the safe side.