Posted on 07/07/2013 5:53:22 AM PDT by don-o
Yep had to use red ryder bb guns no pumps allowed. Eye protection and made helmets out of truck inner tubes.
Yeah, we had a “two pump” rule - no more than two pumps during battles. Jeez we were stupid. No safety glasses, just kids in the woods. I know some were violating the two pump rule because we dug more than one bb out from under skin.
I’m not sure what the purpose of it is, since it’s not a toy and isn’t good for target practice, hunting, or home defense.
Your right it is not a TOY
It very good for target shooting and practicing your shooting skills and well take small game out to 25 30 yards without trouble.
They are a very useful tool.
And your right about about not being very good for self defense but I don’t just think many crooks would just stand around to be shot with one.
Why wouldn’t it be good for target practice?
I second everything you say. I had a 17 caliber Crossman rifle (I forget the model) with pump and CO2 capability, firing BBs or lead pellets and it was great for target practice. It would punch a hole through 18 gauge sheet steel though I never tried it on a varmint. My sons and daughter would use it under supervision - most of the time and were taught to give it all the respect they should show for any firearm.
Yup! I use mine for range training. As you say, cuts down on overspending considering the ammo prices!
And in reality, since I mostly use the iron sites on the Avanti 853C, it is no different than any range shooting I’d normally do.
I guess I didn't think it would be good for practice because it's not the weapon you're actually going to be using, whether to protect yourself or to hunt. My son, who now works with SAWs and other serious things, was just having fun with it in the basement. It certainly -looks- like a serious weapon of the type that liberals hate and fear, however, and if some wicked sinner came in the back door and saw that facing him, he would probably reconsider any nefarious purpose he had. ;-) Nonetheless, I prefer "real" guns and I want to practice with them until they feel like part of me.
I’m going to thread one of my hot ones and mount a suppressor on it. ... Invasion of the Starlings will be different this year!
>>The powerful ones have such high muzzle velocities that the pellet is supersonic and it cracks like a regular rifle. <<
Tape straws to the sides of the barrel, then slip a condom over them and the front sight and it’ll quiet down considerably.
What is a “high powered BB gun”?
They sure a hell are not the good old “Red Ryder”, lever action BB guns we had a kids. Today’s versions (improperly named) are equal to more high powered .17 and .22 calibers used for hunting purposes. The are actually “pellet” guns (usually lead shaped projectiles)rather than the older, copper coated, round shaped “BB” guns of old.
One commenter at he paper: “Guns leave a long trail of sadness, heartache, and death.”
My response:Except when that gun ends the long trail of sadness, heartache and death caused by criminals with no respect for life or humanity. A gun is a tool, it is used by man as all tools are, the failure is in man not a tool. Sadly bad choices were made here, the tool was left unrestricted to immature children and a very small child was left in the care of other young children.
don-o, the reply at #30, I believe, is meant for you.
Suburban tree rat control.
Bubble wrap and the condom does a good job, too, if the straws are strong enough to keep the wrap tube cylindrical. Use five straws, usually.
I have a Crossman pump up BB/Pellet pistol and it will move a BB at over 500fps, probably powerful enough to penetrate deep into a four year olds skull. If you want to see sheer stupidity in action check the comments from Leon Johnson on the Johnson City Press, Sheer liberal stupidity.
Dreadful. RIP.
For us, there's no need. The dog kills and eats any treerats who dare to venture into our yard. My son just wanted it because it looked fun and some buddy gave it to him. Now he's in the USMC and has fun with far, far nastier toys, learning to break things and kill bad guys, so this is sitting in the basement. With all of you nice gentlemen telling me about this pellet gun, you have made it sound interesting so I will pick it up and fool with it. After all, he always played with my real guns so surely I can play with his pellet guns.
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