Since I shoot a lot in my basement range I rarely shoot any PCP at full power. I try to figure out the minimum power level that I can use and get optimum accuracy. But, every now and then I want to see what a given rifle can do. It is like an itch that has to be scratched. This morning I decided to play around with my Air Force Condor SS .25. Unrelated to the power discussion I just added a DonnyFL Emperor V2 and the rifle is Whisper quiet. So anyway, I set the power level on 10 (out of 12) and started shooting a Seneca 43.2 gr. hunting pellet. I fired 15 shots and the velocity ranged from a high of 938 to a low if 901 fps. At 10 yards the group 
was dime sized. So a lot of energy focussed in one small point. At 938 fps that is 84.42 fpe. Later when I was moving my pellet trap away I looked behind it. There was a marble sized ball of lead embedded into the concrete block behind the trap. The pellets had gone right through the trap. At work we have a sheet metal shop. When I built my pellet trap I had one of my techs cut 2 pieces of heavy sheet metal to fit in the base of the plastic tub and then filled it with rubber mulch. So the .25 chewed through 3 layers of cardboard, the plastic lid, the rubber mulch, 2 layers of sheet metal and the base of the tub and still had enough power to embed into the concrete. Wow, I ain't doing that again. (Maybe).
Not today's target. Just wanted to show the pellet trap
Not today's target. Just wanted to show the pellet trap
