Hi Andy me personally would recommend H&N smart shot copper coated BBs. I have never had any jamming up and these are low ricochet.
Good morning all.
During lockdown I have ventured back into the world of BB pistols
I have a 1911 and a Luger, (both blowback) which are great fun.
Now I know they are not target pistols, so please don't get me wrong on that score, but what ammo do the experienced recommend ?
I have some that appears OK, but I have a tub of Remington ammo that just does not feed correctly and jams the actions up with multiple BB's exiting the mag into the breaches.
The Remington ammo was cheap (yes I should know better) so will simply go in the bin. (All 6000 of them).
But, what I need to know is what is considered good quality ammo for these type of pistols before I buy more rubbish ?
I want something that feeds correctly and does not jam the actions primarily, and accuracy improvements would just be a bonus
So, what do you all use/recommend ?
Thanks,
Andy
Hi Andy me personally would recommend H&N smart shot copper coated BBs. I have never had any jamming up and these are low ricochet.
Remington do that
They are too small
Umarex,Anglo Arms are fine.
Remington ammo pretty poor in everything but my Milbro G10
The smartshot (copper coated lead) I find good in all my mag feed pistols
Dust devils are great in my revolvers
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Many thanks guys
I will look into those options.
Andy
Do the H+N Smartshots have less ricochets? I too am new to BB and find they do ricochet , quite a bit, I am using Umarex steel, no jamming issues yet
H+N Smartshot dont bounce back
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Dust Devils work reasonably well at short range in my revolvers as already stated. Not had a lot of luck with them in magazine guns. I tend to use Umarex steel BB in those and reuse them many times . H&N copper coated are quite good but expensive. The Gamo 4.4mm plain lead balls work well in some guns , but not in others. worth trying?
Don't take for granted that the diameter on the containers is actually correct. I have done an extensive measuring test of bb's and some makes can be as low as 4.1 mm in diameter. Without mentioning names there are a couple of excellent types that are very consistent in diameter. The funny thing is that some air pistols actually prefer the smaller ones, while others jam. Always good to have a vernier to see what works for you.
Baz
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