Firing an Airgun Pellet from a Centerfire Rifle

onewing · February 7, 2013, 01:10 AM

Some may regard this as going backwards, but interesting none the less. Loading down centrefires with airgun pellets to airgun velocities. Shows .17, .20, .22, .25 and .357's loaded.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LURS89_O1JU

This has been a known practice, but I've never seen it covered over such a range of calibers with chrony'd results..

Hammerhead · February 7, 2013, 03:28 AM

Cool video. Looks like the .357 could have benefited from a lighter pellet.

I wonder, is there a drill/step drill that cuts a shotgun primer pocket all at once?

LarryFlew · February 7, 2013, 10:33 AM

I drill the primer hole itself slightly larger and shoot 22 pellets with CCI #41 primers with my 223 contender. Never tried on in a rifle but should work fine.

Bart B. · February 7, 2013, 11:20 AM

Some folks have shot BB's from .17 Rem primed cases. Works fine.

Overscore · February 7, 2013, 01:25 PM

That guy could have been talking about nail polish, and I still would have enjoyed listening to him talk. It was very relaxing listening to that dude.

Clark · February 7, 2013, 02:47 PM

In the early 1960s I would put a 22 cal pellet in front of a 22 rimfire crimped blank in a 22LR chamber.
This performed like a good pellet gun.

onewing · February 14, 2013, 05:32 PM

I dont think you are likely to get a lighter pellet in .357, some of them big bore airguns launch "pellets" more akin to bullets at near supersonic speeds.

m&p45acp10+1 · February 14, 2013, 06:20 PM

Onewing you are correct. My Quakenbush rifles will launch them at high velocity. I am going to cast some of my 405 grain hollow base bullets that I use in my .45-70 and test them out next time I go to my folks place, and take them out of the safe. Neither are quiet either.

fishbones182 · February 14, 2013, 08:34 PM

Really cool video. Thanks for sharing.

OEF-Vet · February 14, 2013, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bart B.

Some folks have shot BB's from .17 Rem primed cases. Works fine.

I don't think I like the idea of shooting a steel BB with varying diameter of .171 to .173 out of a barrel designed for a .172 copper jacket projectile. I know BBs are zinc or copper plated but it's just not something I would do to a gun designed for accuracy out to 500 yards.

17 Remington has a .172 bore groove diameter and a BB gun is .177 standard and .175 precision.

Just because it can be done doesn't make it a good idea.

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Chick · February 17, 2013, 09:28 AM

I had to giggle when reading the title post. We did this when I was a kid. We would take a 22 cal rifle, and shove a 22 pellet in the barrel down close to the end of the riflings, then load a 22 cal blank. We used the small Acorn blanks, and the 22 cal starter pistol blanks. Shot pretty good! lol!

onewing · February 21, 2013, 09:36 PM

The second part to the video was just posted, "Hunting with Airgun Pellets from a Centerfire", pretty effective! nailing pest birds with the .25/06.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsl5VrStDUg

Bart B. · February 22, 2013, 08:03 AM

OEF Vet, read the following which has info on shooting BB's out of rifle barrels:

http://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com...mer-study.html

OEF-Vet · February 22, 2013, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bart B.

OEF Vet, read the following which has info on shooting BB's out of rifle barrels:

http://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com...mer-study.html

The article says Bob Jensen used a specially built Winchester model 70 test rig that fired BBs to measure the velocity produced by different primers. That is a whole lot different than grabbing your precision 17 Rem out of the safe and forcing steel BBs with a diameter tolerance larger than the rifling bore diameter of the barrel through it.

If you're ok with that great. As I said before I don't like the idea and I wouldn't do it to one of my rifles.

February 7, 2013, 01:10 AM	#1
onewing Member Join Date: October 14, 2011 Posts: 25	Firing an Airgun Pellet from a Centerfire Rifle Some may regard this as going backwards, but interesting none the less. Loading down centrefires with airgun pellets to airgun velocities. Shows .17, .20, .22, .25 and .357's loaded. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LURS89_O1JU This has been a known practice, but I've never seen it covered over such a range of calibers with chrony'd results..

February 7, 2013, 02:47 PM	#6
Clark Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 1999 Location: WA, the ever blue state Posts: 4,678	In the early 1960s I would put a 22 cal pellet in front of a 22 rimfire crimped blank in a 22LR chamber. This performed like a good pellet gun. __________________ The word 'forum" does not mean "not criticizing books." "Ad hominem fallacy" is not the same as point by point criticism of books. If you bought the book, and believe it all, it may FEEL like an ad hominem attack, but you might strive to accept other points of view may exist. Are we a nation of competing ideas, or a nation of forced conformity of thought?

February 14, 2013, 06:20 PM	#8
m&p45acp10+1 Senior Member Join Date: May 3, 2009 Location: Central Texas Posts: 3,930	Onewing you are correct. My Quakenbush rifles will launch them at high velocity. I am going to cast some of my 405 grain hollow base bullets that I use in my .45-70 and test them out next time I go to my folks place, and take them out of the safe. Neither are quiet either. __________________ No matter how many times you do it and nothing happens it only takes something going wrong one time to kill you.

February 7, 2013, 03:28 AM	#2
Hammerhead Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,432	Cool video. Looks like the .357 could have benefited from a lighter pellet. I wonder, is there a drill/step drill that cuts a shotgun primer pocket all at once?

February 7, 2013, 10:33 AM	#3
LarryFlew Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2009 Location: Minnesota CZ fan Posts: 902	I drill the primer hole itself slightly larger and shoot 22 pellets with CCI #41 primers with my 223 contender. Never tried on in a rifle but should work fine.

February 7, 2013, 11:20 AM	#4
Bart B. Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 2009 Posts: 8,927	Some folks have shot BB's from .17 Rem primed cases. Works fine.

February 7, 2013, 01:25 PM	#5
Overscore Member Join Date: February 4, 2013 Posts: 72	That guy could have been talking about nail polish, and I still would have enjoyed listening to him talk. It was very relaxing listening to that dude.

February 14, 2013, 05:32 PM	#7
onewing Member Join Date: October 14, 2011 Posts: 25	I dont think you are likely to get a lighter pellet in .357, some of them big bore airguns launch "pellets" more akin to bullets at near supersonic speeds.

February 14, 2013, 08:34 PM	#9
fishbones182 Member Join Date: August 1, 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 98	Really cool video. Thanks for sharing.

February 17, 2013, 09:28 AM	#11
Chick Senior Member Join Date: January 21, 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 140	I had to giggle when reading the title post. We did this when I was a kid. We would take a 22 cal rifle, and shove a 22 pellet in the barrel down close to the end of the riflings, then load a 22 cal blank. We used the small Acorn blanks, and the 22 cal starter pistol blanks. Shot pretty good! lol!

February 21, 2013, 09:36 PM	#12
onewing Member Join Date: October 14, 2011 Posts: 25	The second part to the video was just posted, "Hunting with Airgun Pellets from a Centerfire", pretty effective! nailing pest birds with the .25/06. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsl5VrStDUg

February 22, 2013, 08:03 AM	#13
Bart B. Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 2009 Posts: 8,927	OEF Vet, read the following which has info on shooting BB's out of rifle barrels: http://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com...mer-study.html