Regulator? What regulator? On the AA S410ERB?

My .22 Air Arms S410 ERB has been set for shooting 14.3 grainers at sub-medium power for a while now for hunting pigeons at a maximum distance of 30 yards. Until last night, however, I wondered how many usable shots the power setting allowed me. So, I did a pellets-wastin’ chrony test. Here it is:

Starting Pressure: 3100 PSI

Shot count / Velocity

1 – 621
2 – 623
3 – 617
4 – 621
5 – 628
6 – 630
7 – 632
8 – 635
9 – 638
10 – 639
11 – 645
12 – 648
13 – 641
14 – 643
15 – 642
16 – 640
17 – 640
18 – 648
19 – 635
20 – 644
21 – 639
22 – 635
23 – 636
24 – 643
25 – 643
26 – 641
27 – 640
28 – 639
29 – 640
30 – 638
31 – 639
32 – 640
33 – 641
34 – 640
35 – 639
36 – 641
37 – 643
38 – 627
39 – 640
40 – 641
41 – 635
42 – 632
43 – 635
44 – 642
45 – 647
46 – 637
47 – 638
48 – 642
49 – 636
50 – 638
51 – 641
52 – 640
53 – 640
54 – 635
55 – 638
56 – 637
57 – 635
58 – 631
59 – 623
60 – 638
61 – 635
62 – 633
63 – 642
64 – 631
65 – 636
66 – 636
67 – 633
68 – 634
69 – 628
70 – 630
71 – 631
72 – 631
73 – 634
74 – 631
75 – 630
76 – 629
77 – 621
78 – 621
79 – 625
80 – 627
81 – 625
82 – 614
83 – 621
84 – 620
85 – 618
86 – 624
87 – 619
88 – 619
89 – 618
90 – 617

Ending Pressure: 2100 PSI

That’s right, folks, ninety shots! 😯 Now, I’m thinking this setting will spare me from having to do the two-stroke up-down dance for a while. 😆

Here’s the kicker: The pellets used were Crosman pointed pellets! 🙄 Yowza!

So basically, if I were to fly to New York city and snipe pigeons as I sit on a bench watching passersby gaze at me in fear (granted I was given permission to eradicate the birds), it would mean that I’d also be needing a truck to haul all ninety dead birds to the city’s incinerating facility. Hmm, ninety times seven days … and then multiply the answer to one year… now that would be doing the city a huge favor, eh? 😆