Actual performance of the Fawke 80, 90 Rifle?

[aimless]

This is an description of FKN (Fernkauf Nord - arms-dealer in the 50ies).
It says below:

"deadly shot on a small raptor up to 55 m possible"

As a owner, I do not doubt that.

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[Geezer]

This is an description of FKN (Fernkauf Nord - arms-dealer in the 50ies).
It says below:

"deadly shot on a small raptor up to 55 m possible"

As a owner, I do not doubt that.

https://sta.sh/0whjd26pkgw

I am a bit fascinated by that 50s period when German airguns were in significant part branded to dealers (FKN, Burgo, etc) rather than their manufacturers, wondering how that came about and then how it changed.

Sign of the times that "small raptors" (merlin?) were regarded as legit quarry. Also, I thought German law (maybe later laws?) did not allow airguns to be used at all for pest (or in the case of "small raptors", "pest") control? Interesting. When did that change?

And, finally, reliable 55 metre kills on quarry with a iron-sighted 10-11 ft-lbs springer? Nope. Just not going to happen, even with a Venom tuned custom HW77 with a 24x scope.

Similar to some British adverts, like the original Webley claim that the MkII Service had an "effective range" of 80 yards. Which was only true if the measurement of "effective" was, after some experimentation with sight settings, putting most pellets onto a packing crate, rather than precisely through a small mammal's cranium.

[Hsing-ee]

Sign of the times that "small raptors" (merlin?) were regarded as legit quarry. Also, I thought German law (maybe later laws?) did not allow airguns to be used at all for pest (or in the case of "small raptors", "pest") control? Interesting. When did that change?

And, finally, reliable 55 metre kills on quarry with a iron-sighted 10-11 ft-lbs springer? Nope. Just not going to happen, even with a Venom tuned custom HW77 with a 24x scope.

I think the translation is a bit loose. My google translate burped out 'small predators', I think it may be that the German word is not a direct match for 'predator', and that might be similar to that for vermin i.e. things that prey on human foodstuffs etc rather than meat-eaters like snakes and lions, so I think it might be that the Germans were suggesting that it could kill rats and mice at 55 yards. The German for main-spring in an airgun translates to 'feather'!