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mcguyver · August 19th, 2007, 15:07

For those of you who want some hard numbers on effective range, here's what I found today. I paced off distances based on where the BBs landed on a roadway at our local paintball field. 8 of my paces is 20 feet. All BBs used are 0.25g Metal Tech.

M90 = 285 fps = 65 paces = 162.5 feet
M110 = 355 fps = 85 paces = 212.5 feet
M130 = 395 fps = 105 paces = 262.5 feet
M150 = 455 fps = 125 paces = 312.5 feet

The temperature was 17 degrees and I was firing into a very slight headwind (barely noticeable). Both the M4 and CQB-R were used and the numbers are an average of the two. Neither gun was particularily better than the other in any area. These ranges were measured across level ground with the hop-up dialed in correctly. More hop-up will mean greater distance, but the accuracy suffers greatly.

At these ranges, single-shot kills would be lucky shots, but a short burst will get the job done. If you were elevated (like in a sniper tower) and had a tailwind to work with, I would expect big increases in these numbers.

August 19th, 2007, 15:07	#48
mcguyver Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Northern Alberta	For those of you who want some hard numbers on effective range, here's what I found today. I paced off distances based on where the BBs landed on a roadway at our local paintball field. 8 of my paces is 20 feet. All BBs used are 0.25g Metal Tech. M90 = 285 fps = 65 paces = 162.5 feet M110 = 355 fps = 85 paces = 212.5 feet M130 = 395 fps = 105 paces = 262.5 feet M150 = 455 fps = 125 paces = 312.5 feet The temperature was 17 degrees and I was firing into a very slight headwind (barely noticeable). Both the M4 and CQB-R were used and the numbers are an average of the two. Neither gun was particularily better than the other in any area. These ranges were measured across level ground with the hop-up dialed in correctly. More hop-up will mean greater distance, but the accuracy suffers greatly. At these ranges, single-shot kills would be lucky shots, but a short burst will get the job done. If you were elevated (like in a sniper tower) and had a tailwind to work with, I would expect big increases in these numbers. __________________ Age verifier Northern Alberta Democracy is two wolves and a sheep discussing what's for dinner. Freedom is the wolves limping away while the sheep reloads. Never confuse freedom with democracy. Last edited by mcguyver; August 20th, 2007 at 01:09..