Hello Folks, I'm planning to do target practice in my basement with a bb gun that shoots steel bb's. Will these protect me from ricochets?
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They are designed to protect your eyes from blow back, etc. but they ARE NOT bullet proof. I am not a safety expert, but I highly recommend you have some kind of backstop that will absorb the rounds so they do not ricochet back at you. Hopefully a BB will have spent much of the original energy, but I would not want to be hit by any ricochet. Be careful!
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The stakes (or steaks) as the other answer referred to em, aren't flimsy, but can definitely break with a shot where they hold the disks. They also have the potential of causing a pretty bad ricochet if hit just right. I'm shooting mine with an FX Royale 400, but stopped using the stakes. With a .177 pistol, you will definitely see some ricochets so please be very careful or just buy the disks without the holders.
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No, there is no rifling as far as I know. The gun was designed with a magnet that directs the BBs into the firing chamber, so without steel BBs it should not operate properly.
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They will shoot fine....but Being a heavier pellet you will loose a few fps with a small amount of drop but, if you find it consistent for accuracy which I wouldn't doubt being fairly well.. you can just zero your site with that pellet I do have the vigilante Crosman pistol pellet/bb and it does shoot them fine for my pistol in fact it is sitting with the Crosman domed pellets in clip right now
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I've been using it for a nitro piston rifle with lead pellets, CO2 pistol with steel BB's at close / far ranges with no issues. To help "contain" any lead splatter or BBs that try to get out, i sealed the seams with duct tape, and cut pieces of cardboard to the opening size to help keep everything contained.
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They say that over time, yes. I just use pellets to keep it more accurate & less ricochet. Had one of these when I was a kid & shot bbs through it like crazy. Was still accurate.
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Not sure about a BB gun since this was designed for an arrowhead it enter and stick. As long as the BB's (not pellets) are not air compressed or otherwise chemically propelled, I would think the BB would not make it through to the other side, at least not with much strength left. But as more and more BBs become entrapped in the casing, this theory may soon prove to be false. Just don't let anyone stand behind it or anywhere near it (including shootist) to guard against ricocheting BBs.
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I have used these a couple of times at an indoor range and they are great shooting 45,357, and 223. I have not shot a shotgun with them yet though.Hope this helpsI have never shot trap with these though
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These are best for target shooting. A hollow point pellet would be better for small game.
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They bounce off. We used it in the grass and at a fair distance and had no problem with ricochet. Of course we used safety glasses.
1964111
I would not recommend it for use with any BB firing gun whether they be plastic or steel. You will have a lot of ricochet issues.ThanksPyramyd Air Team
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Not good those plastic balls an steel bbs will bounce back at you. Should only shoot lead pellets at STEEL TARGETS . Id say no closer then 20 yards. Then wear safety glasses your eyes are very important
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Oh course that is what that are made for. If your worried about them cracking there is a video on YouTube where a guy shoots a gun with 500 fps point blank and comes out without a single scratch.
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It is possible I have had BBS ricochet back at hit me before eye protection is safer though we never had week as kids safety was always the best practice
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Hello...I would probably say they would not spin the targets all the way around. I've been using a benjamin pump air rifle with pellets and you have to hit it in the right spot for the target to go all the way around. Also have to be pretty close to the target. This target, I think, is mainly for .22 or .17HMR rounds. Happy shooting.
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I have only used it for pellet guns and I get a lot of fragmented pellet ricochets when using it, I cover the entire face of the stop with a thick target to slow the effect
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Don't know: I haven't seen any issue using the steel BBs, but I know some people only put lead pellets through it. (Also be aware, copper BBs are only copper coated). It's a great plinking rifle.