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The concept of using BB guns or pellet guns for serious training goes back a long ways. The British Army used them for close-quarter training for the jungle (this was before rain forests) in the 1950s. Apparently they used only face protection in the form of fencing masks, so taking a hit would hurt. Also, I believe the US Army used either BB guns or pellet rifles to train soldiers in snap shooting, though that was not something I did.
These days there are realistic non-guns for training. Walther has a couple of models (not cheap), one available only to law enforcement.
Wax bullets used to be popular back in the quick draw days, too.
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