A .177 air rifle?

GreedyBug · May 6th, 2009, 04:05

I was looking through some Canadian Tire catalogs and noticed they sell .177 and .22 air rifles. Now, I know that a .177 air rifle fires 4.5mm pellets, and supposedly they can fire plastic BBs.

My question is; is it safe to be firing a .177 air rifle, loaded with plastic BBs, in an air soft match? The one rifle I was looking at claimed to fire at around 495 fps.

Drake · May 6th, 2009, 04:07

No. Absolutely not. Airguns/BB guns are not airsoft.

GreedyBug · May 6th, 2009, 04:09

Alrighty, thanks.

Cuddles · May 6th, 2009, 05:47

keep in mind that it fires pellets, which are significantly heavier than your standard bb; the velocity will be a lot higher on your standard .20g.

pusangani · May 6th, 2009, 05:59

LOL that's assuming that he can get his 6mm airsoft bb's to fit in the 4.5mm inner barrels

Cuddles · May 6th, 2009, 06:11

haha true that! Completely missed that factor

surebet · May 6th, 2009, 08:18

There are 4.5mm plastic BBs, which will still mess up your day.

Drake · May 6th, 2009, 10:30

Not to mention the 4.5mm plastic BBs and pellets are lighter than the lead pellets used to clock 495fps: they will produce substantially faster muzzle velocities.

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May 6th, 2009, 04:05	#1
GreedyBug Trader rating Join Date: May 2009 Location: Mississauga, Ontario	A .177 air rifle? I was looking through some Canadian Tire catalogs and noticed they sell .177 and .22 air rifles. Now, I know that a .177 air rifle fires 4.5mm pellets, and supposedly they can fire plastic BBs. My question is; is it safe to be firing a .177 air rifle, loaded with plastic BBs, in an air soft match? The one rifle I was looking at claimed to fire at around 495 fps.

May 6th, 2009, 04:07	#2
Drake E-01 Trader rating Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Montreal, QC	No. Absolutely not. Airguns/BB guns are not airsoft. __________________

May 6th, 2009, 05:59	#5
pusangani Official ASC "Dumb Ass" Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Scarbrah, Ontario	LOL that's assuming that he can get his 6mm airsoft bb's to fit in the 4.5mm inner barrels __________________

May 6th, 2009, 04:09	#3
GreedyBug Trader rating Join Date: May 2009 Location: Mississauga, Ontario	Alrighty, thanks.

May 6th, 2009, 05:47	#4
Cuddles Trader rating Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: North Vancouver, BC	keep in mind that it fires pellets, which are significantly heavier than your standard bb; the velocity will be a lot higher on your standard .20g.

May 6th, 2009, 06:11	#6
Cuddles Trader rating Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: North Vancouver, BC	haha true that! Completely missed that factor

May 6th, 2009, 08:18	#7
surebet Vicious MSPaint Wizard Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Longueuil, Quebec	There are 4.5mm plastic BBs, which will still mess up your day.

May 6th, 2009, 10:30	#8
Drake E-01 Trader rating Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Montreal, QC	Not to mention the 4.5mm plastic BBs and pellets are lighter than the lead pellets used to clock 495fps: they will produce substantially faster muzzle velocities. __________________

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