BB gun

Small air rifle

A BB gun is an air-powered gun that shoots small metal pellets called BBs.

BB guns are typically used for target practice and small-game hunting, though they're often associated with children's toys—despite being capable of causing injury.

He got a BB gun for his twelfth birthday.

The name comes from the pellet size, roughly 0.18 inches in diameter.

shooting

pellet

Small rounded mass

trigger · barrel · velocity · marksmanship · plinking · sights · pump-action · muzzle · trajectory · CO2

mechanism

air rifle

Pneumatic projectile weapon

lever-action · bolt-action · magazine · smoothbore · caliber · fps · foot-pounds · compressed air

toy

Daisy

Female name, often bovine

  • replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
  • NerfFoam toy weaponry brand
  • airsoftRecreational combat with BBs

slingshot · popgun · backyard · Christmas gift

safety

eye protection

Gear shielding your vision

trigger discipline · safe handling · storage · adult supervision · safety glasses · ricochet · warning label · backstop · parental guidance

target

tin can

Sealed metal food container

silhouette · bottle · pumpkin · pest control · varmint · squirrel · rat · pigeon · sparrow · crow

Categories
Opposites
lethality/power

BB gunfirearm

Projectile weapon using explosives

assault rifle · machine gun · sniper rifle · AK-47 · rifle

user maturity/seriousness

BB gunservice weapon

Issued firearm for officials

duty weapon · deadly force

Family

gun, airgun, BB guns

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG