Airgun Obsessions of The 70s

[where's it gone]

Things that used to concern airgunners in the U.K. in the late 70s early 80s included Â…

5. Twelve Foot Pounds. 12 fpe is just another power level to todays shooters, albeit the threshold for an FAC so quite important. Back in the 70s rifles that could actually get close to this number were held in awe. No one had a chronograph so no one really knew how powerful their guns were. .......

I disagree. My local gun shop always had a copy of Yellow Pages.
After 'tuneing' a HW 77 he proudly showed how many pages the pellet went through !