copper vs lead bbs
copper vs lead bbs
i heard that copper bbs damage the rifling of Drozds. Just looking for some opinions.
All BBs damage rifling... My brother owns a Cr781 that has been handed down to him from my OTHER brother (LOL) and we only shoot BBs through it... You should see the barrel 
SO inaccurate, it angers me. Seriously, at 30 feet or so, the BB will sometimes land like 4 inches away from were you aim...
SO inaccurate, it angers me. Seriously, at 30 feet or so, the BB will sometimes land like 4 inches away from were you aim...
Hey, don't hate. It releases negative energy, which is bad for everyone.
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airsmith282
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papaburger
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Some say bb are .17 inches across and is smaller that .177 inches. It will bounce inside the barrel and damage the rifling.
I notice copper is softer than steel. Maybe there are rifled barrels (.17) that can handle copper or copper-plated bb.
I heard Daisy make tin-plated bb as well as 100% tin pellets (.177 from Mil-ARM)
I notice copper is softer than steel. Maybe there are rifled barrels (.17) that can handle copper or copper-plated bb.
I heard Daisy make tin-plated bb as well as 100% tin pellets (.177 from Mil-ARM)
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First off:
Crosman BB's are COPPER COATED. They are steel BB's coted in copper and will ruin your rifling.
Second if you have a rifled barrel, never shoot anything harder than lead in it. The reason for this is that lead is soft, so it forms to the rifling. Steel is hard and wears the rifling out. This is where shotguns come into play as a dandy example. The "new" steel shots will ruin an old shotgun that isn't equipped with a chokable barrel or a fixed modified choke. Lead will bend and squish together to get out the barrel, whereas steel will not and in some cases it will "blow" your barrel and the end will, well, "blow up" or expand greatly from the pressure. This is why they have invented Bismuth and Tungsten shot.
Another thing, the Slavia 630/631 is designed to shoot either pellets or LEAD BB's. It has a tight fitting barrel which in my experience tends to like pellet skirt diameters around .180 - .184. This is tighter than many other airguns. I have never ran BB's through my 631 because all I can find are copper coated steel BB's or steel BB's. A person can buy lead BB's from a gun shop that sells reloading supplies for shotguns.
Crosman BB's are COPPER COATED. They are steel BB's coted in copper and will ruin your rifling.
Second if you have a rifled barrel, never shoot anything harder than lead in it. The reason for this is that lead is soft, so it forms to the rifling. Steel is hard and wears the rifling out. This is where shotguns come into play as a dandy example. The "new" steel shots will ruin an old shotgun that isn't equipped with a chokable barrel or a fixed modified choke. Lead will bend and squish together to get out the barrel, whereas steel will not and in some cases it will "blow" your barrel and the end will, well, "blow up" or expand greatly from the pressure. This is why they have invented Bismuth and Tungsten shot.
Another thing, the Slavia 630/631 is designed to shoot either pellets or LEAD BB's. It has a tight fitting barrel which in my experience tends to like pellet skirt diameters around .180 - .184. This is tighter than many other airguns. I have never ran BB's through my 631 because all I can find are copper coated steel BB's or steel BB's. A person can buy lead BB's from a gun shop that sells reloading supplies for shotguns.
