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They are similar. They both use the same power plant to fire the projectile, but here is the difference. BB are a hard projectile. They don't deform when they hit a target, so they are a poor hunting selection as a weapon. Pellets are a soft projectile and will deform when they hit a target and will make a clean kill and are more humane when hunting. BB are used for plinking and target practice. Pellets are used for plinking, target and hunting. BB are fired from a smooth bore barrel, like a tube, therefor the BB tumbles as it flies through the air making it less accurate than a pellet. Pellets are fired from a rifled bore barrel, this makes them spin as they leave the barrel. This spinning helps them fly straighter than BB's.
BB guns or rifles usually do not fire any faster than 300 to 400 Feet per second (FPS) pellets can travel up to 1250 FPS or faster. BB's come in one size .175 caliber. Pellets come in .177, .20, .22, 9mm, 45 cal and 50 caliber. Think of it this way BB guns are the little brother to the pellet gun.
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What is a good place to buy BB guns or Pellet guns?
The best places to buy BB guns or Pellet guns are Canadian tire, some Walmarts, most tsc stores. But if you have a shop in your town that would be the best place. Ps. DO NOT BUY CHEAP BB GUNS OR PELLET GUNS
What s the strongest bb gun?
There are BB guns and there are Pellet guns. BB guns are not as powerful as pellet guns. BB gun can only fire a .175 caliber BB at a maximum of around 500 FPS. Pellet guns can fire a .177 pellet over 1200 FPS. The most powerful class of Pellet guns and Rifles are PCP's (PreCharged Pneumatic) air guns. These require a special pump or Scuba tank to charge them to 3000 PSI and can fire up to a 50 Caliber slug. Capable of bringing down a full size deer. Pellet guns are much more accurate and powerful than BB guns. If you want a powerful BB gun then I suggest a multy pump BB rifle.
Which is faster BB gun or air soft gun?
In most cases it will be a BB gun. But Pellet guns exceed both the BB and the airsoft guns. Pellet guns can attain speeds over 1200 FPS.
Are BBs or Pellets more accurate?
In general, BB guns are smoothbore, and the barrel is larger than the steel BB. Pellets guns are rifled, and fire a lead pellet that is a squeeze fit to the bore. This is MUCH more accurate than a BB. GOOD pellet guns are more accurate than firearms, within their usable range. I have one pellet rifle that will put pellet after pellet into the same hole in the target at 10 meters.
Are air rifles the same as pellet guns?
Not necessarily, but similar. An air rifle can be a BB gun, or it can be a pellet gun. Pellet guns are rifled, have more power, greater accuracy. .
What is the difference between an air gun and BB gun?
Actually a BB gun is an air gun. But an air gun also includes pellet guns and rifles. BB guns are the bottom end of the air gun family. Pellet guns are more accurate than BB guns and they usually cost more.
Explain why BB and Pellet guns must always be treated with the same respect as firearms?
Because they fire a projectile.
What's more powerful bb gun or pellet gun?
Pellet guns are more powerful. They are stronger because they use a CO2 Gas, whil BB guns are spring-powered.
What is the most powerful BB gun?
If you are asking about airguns in general not just BB guns, but Pellet guns also. The family of PCP air guns. (Precharged Pneumatic Guns (PCPs) these use a scuba tank to charge the rifle. They can shoot up to a 50 cal bullet and bring down a Moose. As for BB guns alone most will fall into the under 500 feet per second group. Where Pellet rifles can exceed 1000 feet per second. BB guns/rifles are not as accurate as pellet guns/rifles. Because BB guns use a smooth boar barrel where pellet guns use rifling in the barrel.
Does mass of pellet affect accuracy in BB gun?
Lets clear a few things up first: (1) There are BB only guns. (2) Combination BB and Pellet guns and (3) Pellet only guns. (1) BB only guns: These guns and rifles have a smooth bore barrel. The BB tumbles as it is fired from the gun. The BB can wonder off target easily because it doesn't spin, so it travels all over the place. (2) BB & Pellet rifles and guns: These guns usually have a rifled bore barrel. (Groves in the barrel) this makes the soft Pellets spin as it is fired and will fly straighter than a hard BB fired from the same barrel. (3) Pellet only guns & rifles: These guns use a rifled bore barrel and are designed to spin the pellet as it is fired. As a result it travels further and straighter that a BB. Of the 3 different types, Pellet only guns are usually the most powerful. BB's are .175 Caliber and made of a hard material. Pellets are .177 caliber and are made of a softer material. The skirt, on the back of the pellet, is designed to catch the grooves in the barrel, in turn this makes the pellet spin as it leaved the barrel and fly straighter. Pellets fired through a smooth bore BB barrel will not effect the gun or rifle but BB's fired through a Pellet only gun will damage the groves over time and destroy the accuracy of the gun or rifle. The Heaver the pellet mass, the slower it will fly, but the straighter it will fly and have more knock-down power than a light pellet.
Do bb guns shoot pellets?
Some BB guns are designed to shoot BB and pellets, but not all BB guns shoot pellets. The ones that shoot both usually can shoot several BB without reloading but only shoot a single pellet at a time and you have to reload each pellet between each shot.
What is the most powerfull bb gun?
If you are asking strictly about BB guns and not rifles, pellet guns or pellet rifles then I would have to say it most likely is the "IZH-Baikal Drozd BB Gun." It fires at a rate of 541 feet per second. It will fire 1, 3 or 6 shot burst at the pull of the trigger. However Pellet guns and Pellet Rifles are more powerful.
