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Powdersmoke · April 22, 2009, 04:57 PM

Does anyone else out there use a BB gun for extra practice? My ammunition budget will stand about 2400 rounds of center fire ammunition for practice a year, maybe less as the price of ammo goes up faster than my wages! One of the things that I've done starting last year is to suppliment my center fire handgun practice with a BB pistol. I have a CO2 powered 15 shot semi automatic BB pistol. It's double action only and the trigger pull feels like it's in the 8-10lb range. Very similar to my Kel-Tec P11. It lets me work on my draw, grip, stance, sight alignment and trigger control. It's cheap too!! I'm on track to put 20,000 shots through it this year. It will never replace practicing with my center fire handguns but it has definitely helped improve my shooting even with the center fires.

April 22, 2009, 04:57 PM	#1
Powdersmoke Senior Member Join Date: January 24, 2009 Location: Park Rapids, Minnesota Posts: 109	BB guns for practice Does anyone else out there use a BB gun for extra practice? My ammunition budget will stand about 2400 rounds of center fire ammunition for practice a year, maybe less as the price of ammo goes up faster than my wages! One of the things that I've done starting last year is to suppliment my center fire handgun practice with a BB pistol. I have a CO2 powered 15 shot semi automatic BB pistol. It's double action only and the trigger pull feels like it's in the 8-10lb range. Very similar to my Kel-Tec P11. It lets me work on my draw, grip, stance, sight alignment and trigger control. It's cheap too!! I'm on track to put 20,000 shots through it this year. It will never replace practicing with my center fire handguns but it has definitely helped improve my shooting even with the center fires. Last edited by Powdersmoke; April 22, 2009 at 09:30 PM.