Ignorance

[pretbek]

"Just curious. Why do manufacturers produce guns that exceed the sound barrier if they are so bad? If only subsonic were available the people that want the fastest would still buy with the same mindset. 
Every manufacturer touts there products as the “best”. Seems crazy to build something purposely inferior and expect product loyalty."

But this one goes to 11.

Bigger is better, dontcha no?
In centerfire rifles there was an arms race to have the fastest bullet for a while, bigger casings with smaller bullets, going up to almost 4000 fps. That mentality is happily taken along into the airgun world.

The airgun marketers are just using whatever sells. They don't get paid per tight group or hit bullseye, they get paid per sale.

 

[scrane]

You only have to hit a rock chuck with a bullet fired at 4000 fps to understand its appeal.
Anyways, not everyone is consumed by this hobby as we are. Some people just want to chase a tin can around at twenty yards. The higher you can make it hop the better. Nothing wrong with that.

 

[Sprocket]

Barbarian I was wondering the same thing. It would seem to me that I could slow my Trail NP XL1500 down by going to a heavier pellet. It rips a 7.9 grain out the end of the pipe at 1200fps. Supersonic. If I stuff in a Beeman Kodiak Match at 10.65 grains I should have, (in theory), both added accuracy and stopping power due to a much slower fps and a greater wallop when it hits the target. Not sure if that would be enough weight to slow it under Mach 1, but may even have to go with a higher grain pellet. So, someone tell me where I am wrong thinking. Keep in mind I haven't had my daily quota of stupid fits yet.

 

[pretbek]

You are correct, the 10.65 grain pellets will bring it down to about 1030 fps.
That is still very fast for an air rifle pellet (and hopefully accurate) but definitely below the speed of sound of 1125 fps.

 

[wyshadow]

The .177 pellet has the most diverse choice for pellet type and weight. I would think if you have time and money, you could find the right pellet but if you are shooting a very inexpensive break barrel, their is only so much you can get out of it

 

[rokitman60]

I thnk it was Einstein, who observed that Intelligence was hard to come by, but that Ignorance was the only thing in the universe without limit. Or at least words to that effect. I think Ron White said it even better though...

You can't fix stupid...