Barra Cowboy Series 1866 BB and pellet rifle: Part Five

The Patriotic Power Barra Cowboy Series 1866 BB and pellet rifle Part Five


Barra Cowboy Series pellet and BB multi-pump pneumatic.

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This report covers:

  • The test
  • First BB — a Daisy Premium Grade
  • Crosman Black Widow
  • Air Venturi Dust Devils
  • Observations
  • Summary

Today we look at the accuracy of the Barra Cowboy Series 1866 BB and pellet rifle while shooting BBs and I have to tell you there is a surprise coming. At least it was a surprise to me!

The test

I shot the BB rifle — and let’s remember this really is a rifle — from 5 meters. I supported the rifle on a UTG monopod. And I did one more thing that will make me return to test the accuracy of pellets once again. I shot wearing my reading glasses with the +1.25 diopter correction. I found I was able to see the front sight more clearly than if I wore my regular glasses that I wore when shooting pellets.

I shot 10-shot groups with all BBs. And the rifle was pumped five times per shot. I loaded all 10 BBs into the internal magazine and let the magnetic tip on the end of the bolt feed them one at a time. Feeding was flawless.

First BB — a Daisy Premium Grade

First to be tested were the Daisy Premium Grade BBs. At first I thought I was going to have a screamer  to show you but after shot five the group grew. In the end 10 Daisy BBs went into a group that measures 1.472-inches between centers. It’s not a great group but it did form around the bullseye.

Barra Daisy BB group The Patriotic Power Barra Cowboy Series 1866 BB and pellet rifle Part Five
At 5 meters the Barra Cowboy put ten Daisy Premium Grade BBs into a group that measures 1.472-inches between centers.

Crosman Black Widow

Next to be tested were Crosman Black Widow BBs. This is the surprise I told you about. This time ten BBs went into a group that measures 0.854-inches between centers. And note how well-centered this group is. Also note that seven of the ten BBs are in the bullseye in a group that measures 0.327-inches between centers! As far as I am concerned — this group is worth a scream! Other than the three outliers, this target looks like it was shot with a Daisy 499B.

Barra Black Widow BB group The Patriotic Power Barra Cowboy Series 1866 BB and pellet rifle Part Five
The Barra Cowboy 1866 rifle put ten Crosman Black Widow BBs into a 0.854-inch group at 5 meters. Seven of the BBs are in 0.327-inches!

Air Venturi Dust Devils

The last BB I tested was the Dust Devil from Air Venturi. Ten of them went into a group that measures 1.967-inches between centers. The 10th shot is the highest one on the paper and opened the group from 1.321-inches.

The Patriotic Power Barra Cowboy Series 1866 BB and pellet rifle Part Five
The Barra Cowboy 1886 air rifle put ten Dust Devils into a 1.967-inch group at 5 meters, with nine in 1.321-inches.

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Observations

I find the Barra easy to shoot, each to pump and  quite accurate with BBs. As I said earlier, I found that wearing my reading glasses enabled me to see the front sight more clearly, and that may have made a big difference, so I’m going to rerun the pellet accuracy test a second time.

I find the Barra easy to pump and it feeds steel BBs reliably. the trigger is nice and crisp, if not that light. The only detractor I see is how difficult it is to load pellets. But I’m not going to let that deter me from running as second pellet accuracy test.

Summary

I find the Barra Cowboy Series 1866 BB and pellet rifle to be a well-made airguns and worth consideration by those wanting a multi-pump that shoots both BBs and pellets. And, there is at least one more report to come.

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