The ASTM Recommends Safe Velocity Limits

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The ASTM Recommends Safe Velocity Limits

Postby Matt » Fri Jan 21, 2011 2:19 pm

Interesting. I thought the ASTM was still ignoring Airsoft, but I guess not. It's good to see that manufacturers have a guideline to follow. 350 for CQB. 400 for outdoor.

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Postby Darius137 » Fri Jan 21, 2011 3:35 pm

Bah!

900fps across the board. Those left standing can rebuild society free of fraidy-nubs.
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Postby john boy » Fri Jan 21, 2011 4:44 pm

Totally like the outdoor fps. The indoor could drop another 20 to 50 fps..
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Postby dom186 » Fri Jan 21, 2011 5:02 pm

Why does the guy with the microphone have a Mission Spec IAS (Irene Adaptive Sling) on him? Looks like they are getting so popular that it is becoming a fashion statement to wear them in public!!!

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Postby Variable » Fri Jan 21, 2011 5:20 pm

Who is the ASTM?
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Postby Nec » Fri Jan 21, 2011 5:25 pm

Variable wrote:Who is the ASTM?
There's a difference between a person who has a screwdriver and a person who knows what they are doing.
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Postby Riddick » Fri Jan 21, 2011 5:40 pm

http://www.astm.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASTM_International
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Postby Patrick750 » Fri Jan 21, 2011 7:28 pm

john boy wrote:Totally like the outdoor fps. The indoor could drop another 20 to 50 fps..


Agree'd. I like 330 fps for indoors but usually cqb guns come stock at around 300, at least the one's with logical manufacturers
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Postby Darius137 » Fri Jan 21, 2011 7:30 pm

Patrick750 wrote:
john boy wrote:Totally like the outdoor fps. The indoor could drop another 20 to 50 fps..


Agree'd. I like 330 fps for indoors but usually cqb guns come stock at around 300


Why would you like 330fps indoor?
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Postby Patrick750 » Fri Jan 21, 2011 7:32 pm

Darius137 wrote:
Patrick750 wrote:
john boy wrote:Totally like the outdoor fps. The indoor could drop another 20 to 50 fps..


Agree'd. I like 330 fps for indoors but usually cqb guns come stock at around 300


Why would you like 330fps indoor?


350 indoors breaks skin. I have a welt from 4 weeks ago from a 350 gun. That same gun also cracked my aim point lens.
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Postby john boy » Sat Jan 22, 2011 12:04 am

Darius137 wrote:
Patrick750 wrote:
john boy wrote:Totally like the outdoor fps. The indoor could drop another 20 to 50 fps..


Agree'd. I like 330 fps for indoors but usually cqb guns come stock at around 300


Why would you like 330fps indoor?
I wouldn't mind it being as low as or lower than 300 fps.
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Postby Hype » Sat Jan 22, 2011 12:05 am

john boy wrote:
Darius137 wrote:
Patrick750 wrote:
john boy wrote:Totally like the outdoor fps. The indoor could drop another 20 to 50 fps..


Agree'd. I like 330 fps for indoors but usually cqb guns come stock at around 300


Why would you like 330fps indoor?
I wouldn't mind it being as low as or lower than 300 fps.


Basically everyone should run Stock TM's for CQB? I'll start saving now. Always wanted a good excuse to start an XM8 build
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Postby Patrick750 » Sat Jan 22, 2011 1:19 am

My 290 fps gun works perfectly indoors
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Postby FishSlapRepublic » Sat Jan 22, 2011 1:29 am

Patrick750 wrote:
Darius137 wrote:
Patrick750 wrote:
john boy wrote:Totally like the outdoor fps. The indoor could drop another 20 to 50 fps..


Agree'd. I like 330 fps for indoors but usually cqb guns come stock at around 300


Why would you like 330fps indoor?


350 indoors breaks skin. I have a welt from 4 weeks ago from a 350 gun. That same gun also cracked my aim point lens.


330 fps can break skin as well.
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Postby Jester316 » Sat Jan 22, 2011 1:56 am

Silentdawn wrote:
Patrick750 wrote:
Darius137 wrote:
Patrick750 wrote:
john boy wrote:Totally like the outdoor fps. The indoor could drop another 20 to 50 fps..


Agree'd. I like 330 fps for indoors but usually cqb guns come stock at around 300


Why would you like 330fps indoor?


350 indoors breaks skin. I have a welt from 4 weeks ago from a 350 gun. That same gun also cracked my aim point lens.


330 fps can break skin as well.


I've seen 315 embed into skin from 3 feet away.
http://media.airsoftpacific.com/main.ph ... alNumber=4


Not embedded, but still a bad one:
http://media.airsoftpacific.com/main.ph ... alNumber=4


At 7:15 of this video you can see the guy who had the bb embed:

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