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An air rifle is any air-powered rifle. Most pellet guns are air rifles, but there are some pellet guns that are pistols. Pellet guns have rifled bores and are so named because they fire lead pellets of various calibers, although some can also fire round BBs.
A BB gun is an airgun that fires .177 caliber round balls. I don't think BB guns could be considered "air rifles" because BB guns are all smoothbore to my knowledge, not rifled.
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[–] Germ22 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
whats the difference between a BB gun, pellet gun, and air rifle?
[–] JacobJaredKenworthy 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago (edited ago)
An air rifle is any air-powered rifle. Most pellet guns are air rifles, but there are some pellet guns that are pistols. Pellet guns have rifled bores and are so named because they fire lead pellets of various calibers, although some can also fire round BBs.
A BB gun is an airgun that fires .177 caliber round balls. I don't think BB guns could be considered "air rifles" because BB guns are all smoothbore to my knowledge, not rifled.
[–] Germ22 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
damn, my assumptions where a bit off.
I assumed a BB gun was kind of like spring loaded. Like a soft air (?) i guess.
they all seem like toys to me, something for the kids to learn shooting at young age.
[–] Tsilent_Tsunami 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KgWSDVCjzQ (2:54)
50 Caliber Air Rifle - This is the big brother of a bb gun. Note that it's NOT a firearm.