Can a pellet gun shoot bb?

Answer 1

Some pellet guns are designed to shoot BB and pellets like the Gamo P23 and there are several rifles that also shoot both. (I'll talk about them later) But if the instructions call for Pellets and not BB's then it is NOT wise to force the gun to shoot BB's. Here's why. Pellet guns that are designed to shoot Pellets have grooved barrels called Rifling. The soft Pellet, when fired, catches the grooves in the barrel and this makes the pellet spin as it leaved the barrel. This makes it fly straighter and further. BB guns have a smooth barrel (Not Rifled) and the BB slides out the barrel and tumbles as it flies. This makes it inaccurate on any target beyond 15 to 20 feet. The BB is hard and when forced to fire through a Pellet barrel it actually destroys the rifling in the pellet barrel and over time the barrel becomes smoother inside..

The Gamo P23 shoots both BB's and Pellets through the Rifles barrel. But if you read the instructions on the Gaom P23, it state to use ONLY Gamo BB. Because they are made out of soft material NOT Brass or Steel. These BB conform to the grooves in the barrel and act like pellets.

BB/Pellet rifles usually have smooth bore barrels and this is why they can shoot either projectile. But they are also not as accurate as a rifled bore barrel

So if you want to keep your pellet gun or rifle in good working order Don't force it to shoot the wrong projectile.