Things You'll Need:
- BB gun
- Bench rest
- Targets
- Indoor range (if possible)
- Shooting glasses
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Step 1
Some BB guns allow only one cock to build air pressure, while others recommend ten pumps. Generally a good quality air gun with ten pumps will shoot somewhere between 500-750 feet per second (FPS). An expensive model can shoot 1000+ FPS, while the single cock models often are less than 200 FPS. Usually, the lower power BB guns will be less accurate, as the BB will curve and drop much more due to less velocity, which means inability to maintain trajectory.
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Step 2
Always wear shooting glasses/goggles! Protect your peepers!Depending on how powerful your gun is, you'll need a few things to help determine the BB's flight path, especially if you have powerful air gun. Shooting glasses or goggles are a must, you have to wear eye protection at all time. BBs have a tendency to richocet, and you don't want to endanger your vision.
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Step 3
If you can, try to shoot at an indoor range. This will cut down on wind blowing the BBs off line, or from moving your targets every time a gust develops.
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Step 4
Paper targetsUse paper targets. Sure, cans and bottles are more fun to shoot at, but if you are trying to shoot accurately, you need to gauge how the BBs behave in groupings. And to practically see how the BBs group, use 5-shot groups and then check the tagets. You can begin to re-sight the gun after just one grouping, but several groups of 5 shots would be even better to ensure consistency.
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Step 5
Use a bench rest of some sort for your gun. No matter how good a shooter you normally are, you need to make sure you aren't jerking or flinching each time you squeeze the trigger. This could skew the results. If you're outside, lie on the ground, or use the crook of a tree as a tripod or bipod.
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Step 6
Adjust your sights. If your air gun has adjustable sights, tweak them however you need to improve shot groupings. If your BBs drop too much, raise the sight levels, and vice versa if you're shooting too high. If your gun does not have adjustable sights, you'll have to learn to compensate by aiming higher or lower (usually you'll have to aim higher).
