I noticed that too Eskimo, so when I shoot long I use them. The barrel isn't rifled, I don't think anyway. The BBs are like using old musket's, they just bounce around like you said, but the pellets:) I also like to see what happened to the pellet after it hit whatever I was shooting at. Still have to get my scope sighted in, not that i'll use it must, it annoys me somewhat, the scope does.