Mine was the first P1/HW45 I purchased from Airgun Express. It
started out as a .20 but soon I purchased a .22 barrel from
Theodore S. That pistol delivered mid 6 FPE in .22. Ended up
selling it to a fella living in Florida. My chrony still has
a .20 Silver Bear pellet stuck in it just above the read out
window shot from that pistol

I have experienced 14 FPE in a springer pistol but that was a
"hot shot" or obvious detonation or heavy dieselling. Also
milder "hot shots" of 7, 8, 10 FPE that we're still obvious
to me.

Herb

Stock P1 in .20 and I like it just the way it is.

Harv

but to me in smallbore airguns producing up to mid 30s or so FPE
top end in .22 the .177 and .22 calibers are enough and have the
territory well covered.

Wonder when we are going to get a .15? .19? .23? LOL

Herb

I'd like to see you shoot a springer pistol with that much energy Herb, I really would. I don't think a springer pistol of that kind of energy would last long. Or find an old Scorpion. That would meet your needs I think.

If you're talking the pcp Falcon pistols that's a different story. But no. To me this sport is fine the way it is. If I want that kind fo energy I have other avenues available. Its easy enough to take a quality revolver and power down to the range of an airgun, more or less. For less than the price to get there you could have a single six shooting standard or match velocity ammo and still be a long way ahead of what it would cost to have such a specialized air pistol made. And all you would be spending money on is the more expensive match grade and low velocity ammo.

At some point it runs straight into the law of diminishing returns.

Harv