I really appreciate you all giving me all this info. I didn't realize BBs were so inaccurate. I really don't want to spend a lot on a BB gun. Looking at a lot of the rifles mentioned in this thread I think the XS12 may be just right. It is more than a Daisy but a lot less than many of the nicer rifles available. I noticed that many of the air rifles weighed as much as a Garand lol and that is too heavy for my daughter, but the XS12 is light and that is important for us. The 880 weighs less than 4 lbs and that was one of the reasons I got it. I swear though that the Daisy rifle I had when I was a kid shot OK. I'm sure it was US made and maybe they shot a little better then.
My daughter doesn't realize the 880 shoots poorly and we are having fun with it. I got some big shoot n see targets which she likes, but it is no good for shooting cans. I am going to try some pellets in it but it seems like it will be aggravating to load them and I know they can fall into the BB feed hole. A break open seems like it would be better for single loading pellets.
This is all very interesting to me. I have always liked guns since I was a little boy and saw a guy shoot a Thompson submachine gun. I knew right then I was getting one of those! lol
I am impressed with how you air rifle people responded to my post instead of saying I should have done a search and this question has been answered a million times. You guys are alright. I don't care what everybody says about you ;^)
My daughter doesn't realize the 880 shoots poorly and we are having fun with it. I got some big shoot n see targets which she likes, but it is no good for shooting cans. I am going to try some pellets in it but it seems like it will be aggravating to load them and I know they can fall into the BB feed hole. A break open seems like it would be better for single loading pellets.
This is all very interesting to me. I have always liked guns since I was a little boy and saw a guy shoot a Thompson submachine gun. I knew right then I was getting one of those! lol
I am impressed with how you air rifle people responded to my post instead of saying I should have done a search and this question has been answered a million times. You guys are alright. I don't care what everybody says about you ;^)
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