Neither. Both perform as intended.
Pellet is more accurate and more expensive.
ADDING: If you like to shoot rapid-fire, there are more options for semi-automatic guns among BB guns. A round steel BB is easy to load and to make a gun self-loading (loads into the chamber). Most pellet guns have to be loaded by hand, one shot at a time, although there are a few models that use 5 shot clips that look clumsy to use.
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pellet gun, but airsoft it is legal to shoot each other with. With a pellet gun you could kill somebody.
Also 180 fps isn't much i shot myself in the hand with a 250 fps airsoft spring rifle.
It just stings.
depends but mostly paintball.
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Paintball will always be stronger than a BB gun. However pellet guns come in much larger sizes that the .177 caliber BB, They also go up to 50 caliber and can bring down a deer.
A metal BB is a hard ball, usually .177 in size. It's fired through a smooth bore barrel. BB"s are not very accurate beyond 30 feet because they tumble as they fly through the air.
Pellets are usually made from a softer material like lead. They have a skirt on the rear of the pellet to catch the air from the rifle. They also can be fired through a rifled bore barrel (one hat has grooves in the barrel) the skirt on the pellet catches the grooves in the barrel and the grooves make the pellet spin. This spinning is just like a real bullet and this also makes them very accurate over a long distance. Pellets come in different shapes and weights. They also are made for different size pellet rifles. And can become very large for big bore air rifles used for hunting. However most pellet rifles usually come in the smaller .177 and .22 calibers. Think of it this way. Pellets are the big brother to BB's
It all depends on what you want to hunt with. I suggest a .22 cal pellet rifle as a good choice. The pellet is larger and has more knock down power. Use a heaver weighted pellet. Stay away from light weight pellets, they do not fly as straight as heavy pellets (use something around 14 grains in weight) If you want to just plink at targets then purchase a .177 caliber pistol or rifle and use "Match Pellets" for good results. Always look for pistols or rifles that have a "rifled" barrel not a smooth bore barrel. Smooth bore barrels are not as accurate as rifles bore barrels. (Grooves in the barrel make the pellet fly straight.)
I'd say a paintball gun because you can't go pro or go to a bb arena there's a paintball arena so i'd say paintball