Ok today santa got the one grand daughter a .177 air rifle for xmas. Now the questin is can she shoot BB's in it? Or only lead pellets? I have no experence with air guns so I dont know the book doesnt say you cant or should not,, so does any one know for sure?
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You could either look it up online, or post the make and model number, and one of your dear friends here will look it up for you (pm the info to me, so that I can beat Eric M. to the punch. He's pretty fast).
I don't think they make lead pellets anymore. You should be fine with just BB's. I know when I had mine as a kid it would shoot either BB's or pellets. Pellets had to be hand loaded one at a time unlike BB's you could bulk load.
most .177 pellet guns have rifled barrel, and can't shot B.B.'s, so if in doubt I'd stick with the pellets.
And yes, they still sell the lead pellets, but they do recommend that you wash your hands after handling them.
A heads up to check the velocity ( f.p.s. ) of the one you purchased because they make some real high powered ones these days, and they aren't toys.
And yes, they still sell the lead pellets, but they do recommend that you wash your hands after handling them.
A heads up to check the velocity ( f.p.s. ) of the one you purchased because they make some real high powered ones these days, and they aren't toys.
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.177 shoot pellets only , youll damage the rifleing shooting bbs maybe you need to return the pellet gun and pick up a Daisey bb gun, I still have mine my fater bought me 2/26/ 1960 for my 5th b-day Thanks Dad
From the way its reading on Daisy's website its .177 caliber and 4.5mm BB. All their ammo is the same size and so is their guns.
http://www.daisy.com/ammo
http://www.daisy.com/ammo
I have a Red Ryder Range model that the kids got me years ago for Christmas, but I haven't shot my eye out yet.
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Hard to give any pertinant info when there is no reference to what brand and model of pea shooter he has.
Skeets needs to give us the gun model and make.
Skeets needs to give us the gun model and make.
Just a little note:
Daisy shatter burst targets are great. I found them at tractor supply with 4 plastic stands. The targets themselves can get expensive. But Ritz crackers fit the holders just fine and are also completely biodegradeable.
They make a great reactive target where it can be seen if it is hit.
Daisy shatter burst targets are great. I found them at tractor supply with 4 plastic stands. The targets themselves can get expensive. But Ritz crackers fit the holders just fine and are also completely biodegradeable.
They make a great reactive target where it can be seen if it is hit.