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Can we use BBs for IHP-25?
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:07 pm
by id4gun
Friends,
BBs are easily available in all towns while pellets are not.
Is it possible to use BBs in place of pellets in IHP-25/.177??
What are the ill effects on barrel and gun??
Whether accuracy is compromised there?
Regards,
Rahul
Re: Can we use BBs for IHP-25?
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:12 pm
by yash3_great
Steel BBs will destroy the rifling. It is not advisable to use them in an Air Rifle. A smooth bore is more like it.
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:14 pm
by mundaire
You can but the accuracy & power would be piss poor, PLUS over time the (steel) BB's will wear out the rifling in the barrel, permanently ruining the gun.
Steel BB's are meant to be shot from smooth bore airguns only.
Cheers!
Abhijeet
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:21 pm
by id4gun
Thank you both of you...
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:43 pm
by snIPer
BBs used in the right combination is accurate and lethal.
Please check this out -
http://www.indiansforguns.com/viewtopic.php?t=4220
Re: Can we use BBs for IHP-25?
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:14 pm
by b.baracho
yash3_great";p="50445 wrote:Steel BBs will destroy the rifling. It is not advisable to use them in an Air Rifle. A smooth bore is more like it.
mundaire";p="50446 wrote:
You can but the accuracy & power would be piss poor, PLUS over time the (steel) BB's will wear out the rifling in the barrel, permanently ruining the gun.
Steel BB's are meant to be shot from smooth bore airguns only.
Cheers!
Abhijeet
Rahul asked about BBs did not mention about steel may be he means BBs made of lead.
Re: Can we use BBs for IHP-25?
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:20 pm
by yash3_great
Yes Baracho you are right and thats exactly why Abhijeet and I mentioned STEEL specifically. His BBs could be plastic too for all you know
He already got what he was looking for so rest the case.
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:38 pm
by Shamsher
Brass BB's are the best ones.
I did fire a couple of hundred of em a few yrs ago in a IHP 35 .177
They go through a lot more thing than the slug.
Excellent for tin targets.
accuricy is comparable with the slug/pellet for distances up to 25-30 yrds
Shamsher
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:41 pm
by snIPer
Hi Shamsher,
Where are brass BB's available in India / Bangalore.
Thanks
.S.
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 5:11 pm
by Shamsher
Sniper
I bought some from Moradabad
India Arms Co.
more than 3 yrs back.
You want some?
Will be going there in a few days will let u know
SS
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:29 pm
by mundaire
Are you sure they were not normal copper coated steel BB's? A lot of BB's these days are steel with copper or zinc coatings...
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 4:22 pm
by snIPer
Hi Shamsher,
Yes would like to try those in .22.
Please do let me know how much they cost.
Thanks.
.S.
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 4:31 pm
by Shamsher
Sniper
I think these are avaliable in .177 only
For .22 you get steel darts
anyways! will be going there tomorrow.
Wl let u know.
Shamsher
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 6:53 pm
by shahid
A BB is .177, a .22 round shot would be AAA or rather AAAA,also OOOB buckshot.
Air rifles like IHP 25 or 35 are designed for Diablo type pellets only.
BBs or round pellets can be fired and will have deeper penetration but a short range and less accuracy.
If the pellet is lead only it is ok for an emergency. But steel or copper coated BBs are for special grades of smoothbore air rifles say like the Umarex Walther PPK.
Use of Steel Bbs or copper jacketed BBs may ruin the grooving of the air rifle as already pointed out by Abhijeet.
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 1:30 am
by Shamsher
Dear Shahid
The very frankly, the IHP's are designed for nothing!!
The IHP's were in the market, when, in our country, only crude pellets were avaliable.
Even a brass coated BB will not damage a barrel for at leat 50 thousand rounds
Believe me - try it, before you say it again.
& an IHP does not last longer than a 100 thousand pellets.
Show me 1 IHP having shot more than 100 th. pellets & still going strong.
SS