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Alright I live in the city and the local gun range is out of memberships until next year. Do you think that shooting a bb gun in my back yard would help me with my shooting or not?
 
First of all, make sure it's legal. I've lived in two cities where shooting an airgun is the same offense as discharging a firearm inside city limits.

With that out of the way, it will help with some aspects of your shooting but not with others. You can get good practice with your trigger control and sight alignment. Obviously recoil and follow-up shots will be very different from what you experience with your rifle so you probably won't improve much in those areas.
 
In my opinion - yes, it will help.
You may improve your trigger pull, and your stance.

Many say - dry fire is also helpful - why not then a bb gun?

Later on, you will need just to adjust for stronger calibers and recoil and possibly different ergonomics
 
wannabe-a-SEAL said:
Alright I live in the city and the local gun range is out of memberships until next year. Do you think that shooting a bb gun in my back yard would help me with my shooting or not?
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First off, how big is your backyard? Do you have enough room to shoot while maintaining a safe backstop. (Rule 4: Know your target AND WHAT IS BEYOND IT).

Second, as JohnKSa said, is it legal? Check local ordinances.

Finally, that's a big maybe. It depends on what you are used to shooting, at what range, and your current skill level. Shooting a BB gun will help you more if you are a novice than if you are an expert trying to stay in practice.
 
A BB Gun? No, they are not accurate enough to really help you progress as a marksman.

Get a quality pellet air rifle (I recommend a used Daisy 853 from the CMP) if you want to get better as a rifle shot, then try to shoot 10's on an ISSF 10 meter target (or 7.5 meter scaled version). That WILL make you a better shot, even if you are already a good shot.

If you want to train pistol, then even a cheap Crosman 1377 will do fine, but you will need to purchase pellets. Better pellet pistols cost a lot more, and I don't know what your budget is.

One shot at a time, focus on the fundamentals, and you will get better.

Jimro
 
Absolutely, it will help.
Spring air guns do recoil, quite a lot for some.
But it's a different kind of recoil from firearms.
It still helps to practice with them, though.
My two break barrel type pellet rifles are the most accurate guns I have, for the distances they're used - 20 or so yards.
But they only get used indoors with small targets.
Saves a lot of hassle with the neighbors.
 
Where do you live? Is that the only place to shoot?

When I was a kid, I had an indoor target trap for BB guns. It was a cardboard box with a thick rubber sheet hanging in the center. The BBs would hit that and drop to the floor of the box.
 
Yes absolutely. Most of the skills required to accurately fire a standard firearms are the same as a BB gun. Trigger pull, sight alignment and breathing are all the same.

As for the accuracy of BB guns, if you're talking about at Walmart special smooth bore Crosman 760 then accuracy is abysmal. Then again if you're talking about a quality air rifle their accuracy is phenomenal. We're talking one whole groups at 25 yards.

My sons Crosman 760 will shoot groups just slightly smaller than the diameter of a soda can a 25 yards, but I had to try about 15 different brands of pellets to get that accuracy.

Shooting a BB gun to keep your skill up is way better than going months on end between shooting.

Boomer
 
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