pellet rifle

Compressed air firearm

A pellet rifle is an air-powered gun that fires small metal projectiles called pellets.

Unlike BB guns, which shoot round steel balls, pellet rifles use shaped ammunition—typically with a pointed or domed tip—for greater accuracy.

They're used for target shooting, pest control, and small game hunting: He taught his kids gun safety with a pellet rifle.

Related

tin cans · backyard · back porch · pump · muzzle velocity · CO2 · squirrel · plinking · accurate · sight · stock · barrel · trigger · safety catch · ammunition · hunting · small game · varmint

Categories
Opposites
propulsion mechanism

pellet riflefirearm

Projectile weapon using explosives

hunting rifle · bolt-action rifle · shotgun · assault rifle · musket

lethality/power

pellet riflesniper rifle

Scoped firearm for distant targets

assault weapon · elephant gun · big game rifle · machine gun · cannon

regulatory status

pellet rifleautomatic weapon

Self-loading repeating firearm

Family

pellet, rifle, pelleted, pellets, rifles, rifled, rifling, rifleman, riflemen

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG