It CAN be safe- with some preparation on your part. First, you should use eye protection when shooting ANYTHING- that means safety glasses with lenses that will protect your eyes. Shooting glasses are available in the sporting goods dept. at places like Walmart, or regular safety glasses at places like Home Depot or Lowes. BBs can bounce from a hard surface. Second, you need a target that will trap BBs without them bouncing. A large cardboard box, stuffed with shredded news paper will work- have your targets taped over the open side of the box (also allows to recover and reuse your BBs) Then you need a safe area to shoot- clear from you to your target, and BEYOND your target (when you miss). This should not include things that are easily damaged by BBs, like glass, appliances that would be chipped, etc. and not where people will be walking. Finally, if you are a youngster, you need permission from your folks. The best way to get that is to show them what you want to do, and why you would like to do it that way. Good luck, shoot safe.
No it is not designed to shoot pellets.
The classic Red Ryder is a BB gun that shoots metal .177 caliber BBs.
Everyone worries that it might not be safe for him, since it is an actual gun not really a toy. His mother insists that he will "shoot his eye out", when in actuality the worry is that he would shoot something or someone else accidentally.
Red Ryder BB gun .
It will put out his eye
Not telling. You'll shoot your eye out!
The 1938B model shoots at 220 Feet Per Second.
Because his mother is afraid he will "shoot your eye out"
A Daisy Red Ryder will most likely not kill a person but anything is possible. It can however do some serious damage and you should never shoot at another person. Always treat it with respect and be safe.
Red Ryder was played by several different actors: Don 'Red' Barry, "Wild Bill" Elliott and Allan (Rocky) Lane portrayed Red Ryder along with Jim Bannon as Red Ryder in the movies.
Stephen Slesinger created Red Ryder in 1938 for the comics
The duration of Adventures of Red Ryder is 3.52 hours.