by Tom Gaylord
Writing as B.B. Pelletier
The new Colt Single Action Army BB revolver is gorgeous!
This report covers:
- It started as a conversation
- Cartridges are the key
- Use the same cartridges
- The test
- Ah-ha!
- 25-foot test
- Summary
It started as a conversation
A couple weeks ago, several readers had a discussion on the blog about shooting the Colt Single Action Army BB revolver with pellets. I didn’t read everything they said in detail, but the basic idea stayed with me for several days until I began to wonder, “Why not?” Back in 2013, I tested the Diana model 25 smoothbore pellet gun and discovered that it’s very accurate out to 10 meters — even though there’s no rifling to spin the pellet. Why wouldn’t this BB revolver also be accurate?