Are gamos really that fast?

>>34245720
pba pellets which are super light + fudging/lying about numbers. standard gamo advertising

>>34245771
My dad fell for it and pretends that their silent cat .177 kills squirrels easily.

>>34245771
this, all advertised airgun speeds are based on perfect conditions with super light ammo.

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>>34246161
>>34245771
This, but they do reach pretty high speeds. There's online calculators to estimate pellet speeds based on energy and pellet weight if you want to get a pretty good idea about your gun.
>Velocity Calculator, put in your energy and pellet weight.
http://www.airgunsofarizona.com/energycalc.htm

got a .22 benjamin

not nearly as fast as advertised but makes a damn satisfying pwhop on hit

seems to kill squirrels fine

>>34246261
Well if you use 14 grain pellets, a benjamin 392 (.22) shoots about 700 fps while a gamo break barrel with max power only shoots 800 fps with the same pellet weight.
Not that much difference in my view.

>>34246298
Plus springs get weaker over time. So who knows which will shoot better 5 yrs down the road

>>34246306
Aren't the inert gas piston springs more immune to this?
And more consistent across the board for pellet speeds?

>>34246478
I don't see why they would be any more immune, considering they were made of the same spring steel. Also, gas pistons have seals that can and do degrade.

I have a Gamo SOCOM Extreme that was advertised at 1700 fps with light ammo. It's a .177, and drops squirrels at 30 yds with one pop. I use heavier pellets to make sure there is max energy on impact. I do not own a chrony, but those lighter pellets really crack through the air, easily as loud as a .22 rifle.

>>34246298
28% more energy if that means anything to you.

>Not dieseling your pellets to get those high speed gains.

>>34248144
I know. 1/2mv^2 im not an atf agent- i understood physics

>>34245720
Airguns don't do supersonic well.

Think about it you spastic.

>>34245843
I have one. It does.

I'm not sure what the speed is, but at 25 yards my Gamo S.C. shoots right through a 3/4 inch slab of particle board even with the cheap Daisy pellets.