From: "jim.craig", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fascinating stuff re Canadian airgun laws which I gather from reading
between the lines limits the muzzle velocity of non-restricted airguns to
500 feet per second, a different approach to that adopted by the UK where
muzzle ENERGY is the defining factor. Our 6 ft lbs limit for air pistols
and 12 ft lbs limit for air rifles leaves a bit more room for manoeuvre than
a muzzle velocity law but beware especially of exceeding the limit for air
pistols since possession of an air pistol capable of 6.1 ft lbs will make
you the proud possessor of a prohibited firearm!
The muzzle velocity limit cuts both ways of course. In Sweden, where the
limit is 600 feet per second .30 calibre air rifles are popular with airgun
hunters since the heavier pellet gives a higher muzzle energy albeit at the
cost of a distinctly more curved trajectory, but the dangers of nonsense
like the Canadian situation where the law ends up banning some very low
powered airguns are much increased.
If we have to have a power limit, I suspect that for once we've got it right
as far as the system goes although you can always argue about the exact
power at which the gun becomes a firearm.
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