Maybe this should have gone into Equipment Reviews but here we are.
Decided to get out my forty year old Pact chronograph just to dust it off and make sure it still worked. My buddy, Ken, had never seen a chrono and was curious about it. Took the machine over to his place and decided to check out our BB guns. He and I both have classic Red Ryder BB guns. His wife has the carbine model with a blue stock and fiber optic front sight. Although none of them came close to the advertised 350 fps, they gave results unexpected. Four different examples were tested. All data was derived from ten shot strings over Pact 24".
30 year old "Diamond Edition" Red Ryder. 185 fps avg velocity SD 4.3 fps
New Carbine model 268 fps avg velocity SD 1.9 fps
New Red Ryder (Kens BB gun) 265 fps avg velocity SD 3.3 fps
New Red Ryder (my BB gun) 263 fps avg velocity SD 2.4 fps
These toys are being used to topple inch and a half metal targets at 25' with surprising accuracy. The newer guns seem to be superior in performance. Shooting is shooting and a good shot is a good shot. If your not having fun, you are doing it wrong!
Roy