Most of my backyard shots are around 20-50 feet
The springer I bought could shoot "495 fps" I then upgraded the spring and piston to the FAC type ones. So it shoots the 25.4's around 500 and 14-16 grains around 700, yeah the law has funny wording and it has to be both "over 4.2ft/lbs of energy and over 500fps" so basically of course its going to be over 4.2 but if you can keep it under 500 no matter the caliber no matter the energy its "not a firearm". So i've actually emailed them and asked if I use 43.2 Eun Jin in my Royale on the low setting and keep it below 500 can I use it anywhere? This still makes 23.5ft/lbs!!
I have a great farm I can shoot at, horses, pigs, chickens, ducks and a good wooded area all on 25 acres. But because the municipality has a "no shooting firearms" bylaw I can't use my Royale there!!, So I'm grinding my gears trying to figure a way to use it there legally.
Worth a try, here is the wording regarding air guns in Canada.
1. Air guns that are firearms for purposes of both the
Firearms Act and the
Criminal CodeThese are air guns with both a high muzzle velocity (greater than 152.4 metres or 500 feet per second)
and a high muzzle energy (greater than 5.7 joules or 4.2 foot-pounds). The "muzzle velocity" is the speed of a projectile at the instant it leaves the muzzle of a gun, normally expressed in metres per second or feet per second. The "muzzle energy" is the energy of a projectile at the instant it leaves the muzzle of a gun, expressed in joules or foot-pounds. Air guns need to meet
both standards to be classified as firearms for purposes of the
Firearms Act.These high-powered air guns are subject to the same licence and registration requirements as a conventional firearm. Owners and users are also required to store, transport, display and handle them safely in accordance with the regulations supporting the
Firearms Act.