Because we can. When I see a beautiful expensive Airgun cut to 12 ft/lbs because of some over reaching bureaucracy it makes me love the great place I live in even more. So why not, I say reach for the physical limitations. I’m to the point on YouTube the minute I hear any type of European accent I stop the video and move on.
 
I read all 4 pages before any comments. Normkel was the only one that hit this reason of power on the nose. FOR FUN. If this hobby was not fun I would have nothing to do with it.
I own 15 airguns my most favorite is me Crosman M1 full auto. It is so darn fun. My second is my little Drifter.
I learned from watching videos that a sweet pellet speed is 890 , but not necessarily true for accuracy. I found that my Zelos will shoot the 28 grain slugs 5 shots in the same hole at 830 fps. Too much air can be detrimental to accuracy. The OP said he understood for hunters yet there were post from them defending their right to power. Can shooting a big bore at a target be fun hell yes. Can 12 fpe be fun hell yes. You can have fun with any airgun , and it has perks over PB's. I don't hunt anymore , but the satisfaction of dime shot groups is still there infact I love it So if your a competition shooter be serious , but have fun. If your a hunter have fun. If you are plinker just have fun. I'm 65 now , and I can tell you all life is to short to be stressed out by being so serious seriously. Relax take a deep breath squeeze the trigger , and have some fun. I thank God for all of you here on this Airgun Nation . By the way some of the reviews by the guy's with a Brit accent are pretty darn good. O V.
 
Great thread guys! I loved reading all of the different perspectives! In my view, there are just a few reasons.
Demand..we, especially as Americans, are always seeking bigger, better, newer,faster…
We can…. Self explanatory
And, the experience..to some of us, sending a 30 cal pellet/slug down the pipe, with 150 fpe of energy , watching and HEARING, it impact a steel plate at 75 yards, causes a slight “ thickening” in the ole britches…. At least for me it does!😜
 
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I do hunt coyotes and woodchucks and also racoons from 60 to 200 yards. I also enjoy smacking steel targets 100-230 yards at my range. You can say ' Well you can do that with a firearm' I hunt coyote at night and gun fire at night doesn't go over big now days. I find PCPs are far more challenging even though both of my pcps are over 300 fpe, one of them with a 150gr slug-990 fps and the other-150gr at 950 fps,

"I shoot high-powered PCPs, but always tuned for the role. For me, it’s about clean, ethical performance—not chasing velocity for velocity’s sake. High power isn’t bad—it’s bad tuning that gives it a bad name."
 
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My most powerful is a .22 at 32 fpe. Everything else is 20 fpe or less. They suit my needs. However, I dream of a perfect semi-auto holding 12 380 grain 457 slugs that I could silently kill feral hogs and an occasional deer with.

I view "powerful" air rifles as improving on black powder, not replacing PB.
I don’t think powerful air rifles can come close in power to modern black powder.
You got me curious, I check it out.