Originally Posted by
Eagleman
In my early days of airgunning (Mark 1 Airsporter) I yearned for a Model 50. I just thought they looked the dog's business and I imagined them to have enormous power. Of course in those days I had never heard of a chronograph and stuff like "foot pounds". It was all to with how flat the pellet was when striking an iron sheet or how well it killed stuff.
Eventually, about 15 years ago I finally got a Model 50 and boy was I disappointed. It was producing about 7ft lb and I just got rid of it.