Hard to call either of these BB guns:
Daisy briefly manufactured a rifle that used compressed air to ignite a powder charge that was manufactured into the base of a .22 bullet (so, yeah, it was technically caseless ammo). Of course, that was deemed to be a firearm, and the Feds put the kibosh on that.
The RWS/Diana Model 48/52 in .22cal pellet gun is rated at 900fps and in .177cal is rated at 1100fps. I had a friend that had either a Weihrauch or a Feinwerkbau in .177cal and I had a RWS 48 in .177cal.(Pawnshop buy). We were shooting at some 3/4” pieces of wood to see how far they would penetrate. His pellet gun would almost go through the wood and mine would completely pass through the same piece of wood.
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Marstar Canada
Oct 7, 2015
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Here's Benjamin Transition Models (1930s-1997)
pretty sure we had a Benjamin model 312 growing up.
we called it a bb gun as that's what we shot thru it. that and anything else we could load BB sized.
My first pellet gun was a Benjamin Model 342 in .22cal that I bought at AMC(OKC) for $35.
Having access to a 4500psi compressor, I could probably fill cylinders as often as needed.
Other than not a chance of powder shortage, I can't see the advantage for me.
Other than not a chance of powder shortage, I can't see the advantage for me.
Biggest advantage is for city dwellers target shooting in their back yard. That is not a problem for me as I live in the sticks but I enjoy it for the challenge of learning something new.
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I was with my Canadian expat friend in TX last week and he has 3 Quackenbush (http://www.quackenbushairguns.com/) air guns; 45 and 50 caliber. Their initial charge is 3500 psi. He had to invest in a $4K air compressor and a couple of scuba tanks to charge up the guns. We had to charge up the tanks and then take them to the range to recharge the guns. To maintain velocity and accuracy he had to recharge the guns after every 2 shots. To me it seemed like a real PITA.
Bottle type gun with 100 shots is ok.
Less shots is ok too.
Air tanks, compressor, scuba shop, recertify bottle, all a big pain.
Not worrying about killing the neighbors, shooting QUIETLY at home.
Killing paintballs or grasshoppers scattered in the driveway 25 to 50 yards is priceless.
Less shots is ok too.
Air tanks, compressor, scuba shop, recertify bottle, all a big pain.
Not worrying about killing the neighbors, shooting QUIETLY at home.
Killing paintballs or grasshoppers scattered in the driveway 25 to 50 yards is priceless.
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Unregulated vs Regulated PCP Airgun
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Jul 8, 2020
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