A lot of guys get hung up on speed. They buy the fastest gun they can find and then miss everything that they shoot at. My rifle is spitting out 14 gr pellets at 664 FPS. But I can put them into the eye of a starling at 30 yards. I have killed marmots up to 14 pounds with that rifle. Accuracy is where its at. If you have an accurate rifle you have a hunting gun. A fast miss is still just a miss.