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
Can we use BBs for IHP-25?
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Re: Can we use BBs for IHP-25?
Steel BBs will destroy the rifling. It is not advisable to use them in an Air Rifle. A smooth bore is more like it.
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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
Steel BB's are meant to be shot from smooth bore airguns only.
Cheers!
Abhijeet
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BBs used in the right combination is accurate and lethal.
Please check this out - http://www.indiansforguns.com/viewtopic.php?t=4220
Please check this out - http://www.indiansforguns.com/viewtopic.php?t=4220
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Re: Can we use BBs for IHP-25?
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.
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yash3_great
Re: Can we use BBs for IHP-25?
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.
He already got what he was looking for so rest the case.
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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...
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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.
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.
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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
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