Okay, so why is it called a "BB gun?"

[KansDem]

So what does the "BB" stand for? I mean, why not just "B gun?" And if it were called a "B gun," would it be inferior in quality to an "A gun?" And why were on the subject, why do we take the "A Train" and not the "AA Train?"

I'm all confused about this...

[Richardo]

1. Because it's not quite a C?

:shrug:

[arbusto_baboso]

2. BB = ball bearing.

That is, if you really wanted to know, and weren't just being a wise-ass.

[KansDem]

6. But ball bearings come in different sizes...

They're not always the little ones one would normally associate with a BB gun...

[arbusto_baboso]

7. BB gun ball bearings are generally .177 caliber.

There are some exceptions, but they aren't seen much anymore.

[old mark]

3. BB is the shot size - there is actually a shotgun shell loaded with BB's.

I have no idea what it would be used for, but I wouldn't want to be on the wrong end of one....

mark

[arbusto_baboso]

4. It's for hunting birds. In fact, it's called "birdshot".

[KansDem]

8. Birdshot

So why would someone shoot a rat with a BB gun? I'd prefer a .22 myself...

[arbusto_baboso]

9. C4 also works surprisingly well.

But you didn't get that from me.

[old mark]

15. I knew a guy who sent an M-49 thumper home from Vietnam....

for "deer hunting"...

And you didn't get that from me, either.

mark:patriot:

[arbusto_baboso]

16. Deer? Christ, you could hunt moose, bear and even cars with one of those.

The occasional truck wouldn't be safe, either.

'Course, ammo would be the eventual problem. Unless you "load your own" (which would still be problematic), you couldn't exactly go down to WalMart....

[old mark]

18. I didn't want to press him any further .....

He was from Texas.

Added: And now that I think of it, it was an M-79.....
the M-49 is very different.

mark:patriot:

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

19. M-79. But it's better for fishing than hunting

But grenades are hard to find. Even at a gun show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LZn95QumW8

:hi:

[TheMightyFavog]

12. I've heard of specail smoothbore .22s made for handling .22 shells loaded with shot.

Farmers around here used to use them against rats in their barns, and they also used to use them out west against rattlesnakes.

[old mark]

13. BIG fucking birds....I use #6 for everything that flies, just high brass for the big ones...

BB is pretty large heavy shot.....


mark

[TheMightyFavog]

5. BB is a designation for birdshot pellet size equal to .180"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shotgun_shell#Birdshot

[Strong Atheist]

10. Because if you don't BB careful, you'll shoot your I out... nt.

[LostinVA]

11. Because they shot BBs (shot size)

[Midlodemocrat]

14. Because you have to Be Be Good to use one.

[surrealAmerican]

17. As to why you take the A Train ...

... you need to find a copy of the NYC subway map.

[pokerfan]

20. Don't make me come over there and shoot you with a TT Gun

(It's just a designation of bird shot.)