Author Topic: Lead BB's ? (Read 521 times)

DeeGee · « **on:** January 16, 2004, 01:27:38 AM »

Wonder if anyone shoots or has an opinion on shooting lead BB's through a break barrel spring piston? Will they seat into the rifling grooves? Advantages or disadvantages? (More curious than anything else)
DG

Lawdog · « **Reply #1 on:** January 16, 2004, 02:07:07 PM »

DeeGee,

Lead BB's(DO NOT USE COPPER OR STEEL BB's) are the same diameter as normal pellets in the same caliber. Like shooting lead balls in a muzzle loader. I use them at times and one thing they penetrate better than even a pointed pellet do. Accuracy isn't as good as with regulator pellets in the air guns I have tried them in. Lawdog

Dand · « **Reply #2 on:** January 27, 2004, 08:22:22 AM »

Several of the pellet manufacturers make properly sized round balls for pellet rifles. I think Beeman's brand is Perfect Rounds. Some of the more complete air gun venders stock them.

Deaf Smith · « **Reply #3 on:** February 01, 2004, 05:02:16 PM »

better in CO2 and pump guns than springers in general as at times they do not provide a proper seal in a springer like the skirt of a regular pellet will do.
I have found then very useful in my co2 25 caliber guns being both accurate and hard hitting.