Airsoft Canada - View Single Post - FPS change between BB weights could make your rifle possibly illegal

Greylocks · January 9th, 2006, 06:23

The difficulty lies with the interpretation of the laws. So a solution was to make maximum limits that could not possibly be seen, by anyone, to be above the true legal limits.

Your gun may be legal at 500fps, but if the law enforcement person has no idea, they can still give you grief. The gun can be seized, sent for testing, etc.

So, 400 to 450fps with .20 is guaranteed to NOT be a problem. A bonus; the guns are safer to play with and require far less cash to upgrade and maintain.

In a nutshell, the community decided (mostly) to be proactive to avoid future issues.

If you want firearm power levels, go buy a real gun. You'll have an easyer time and it will be cheaper.

January 9th, 2006, 06:23	#8
Greylocks Trader rating Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Gatineau, Quebec (Near Ottawa)	The difficulty lies with the interpretation of the laws. So a solution was to make maximum limits that could not possibly be seen, by anyone, to be above the true legal limits. Your gun may be legal at 500fps, but if the law enforcement person has no idea, they can still give you grief. The gun can be seized, sent for testing, etc. So, 400 to 450fps with .20 is guaranteed to NOT be a problem. A bonus; the guns are safer to play with and require far less cash to upgrade and maintain. In a nutshell, the community decided (mostly) to be proactive to avoid future issues. If you want firearm power levels, go buy a real gun. You'll have an easyer time and it will be cheaper.