So I’ve been meaning to post something about this rifle for the last six months, but I just haven’t had the time to sit down and do it. After owning airguns from almost all of the major manufacturers around, I decided to order a Flex from Jim Gaska at Wicked Air Rifles this last summer. I ordered the rifle with a short (16”) .22 cal barrel, and the full length .25 and .30 barrels along with the corresponding pellet probes and shroud components. This is the new Cobra version with the adjustable regulator, carbon fiber bottle and dual gauges.
When I got the rifle, I outfitted it with a fully adjustable MDT butt stock, MDT folding mechanism, and Ergo palm shelf AR style grip. I scoped it with a Sightron S-Tac 4-20x with the MOA reticle.
I started off with shooting just the .22 cal barrel. At my 30-35 yard home range, the accuracy was exceptionally boring, producing legitimate single hole groups at those ranges with 18.1 JSB’s at 900 fps. I made several 100-130 yard shots on collard doves and pigeons with that setup.
After extracting all all I could out of the .22 barrel, I swapped out to the .25 barrel. Launching the .25 cal MKII’s at 920 made for an impressive hunting setup with great shot count. I only played with the .25 cal barre for a short period before I swapped out to the .30 barrel. Since I put the .30 barrel on, it hasn’t moved. The accuracy, power and consistency is absolutely astounding. Tuning this barrel to th 44.75 gr pellets was simple. I set the reg pressure to 160 bar and shot over a chrono while adjusting the HST screw in 1/4 turn increments until I could the “plateau” and the velocity stopped increasing. At that point I backed the HST off until I found that sweet spot where the velocity was at its peak with the least amount of HST. This gives me 905 fps with 44.75 gr JSB’s and 860 with the 50.15gr JSB’s for approximately 40 shots on reg with a 300 bar fill.
The accuracy with this rifle at the above above settings is stunning to say the least. Getting a sub 1” group at 100 yards in good conditions is regular and honestly, pretty easy. The rifle shoots like a dream and the adjustable stock has allowed me to tailor the gun to fit me perfectly.
In short, the WAR rifles aren’t fancy and pretty looking like some of the other stuff out there but they sure do shoot. Combine that with the fact that I can completely break the rifle down and re build it with components found at my local hardware store, makes me believe this is a winning platform.
Below are are some pics of the rifle as I have it setup and a target that I actually shot today. The details are written on the target.
When I got the rifle, I outfitted it with a fully adjustable MDT butt stock, MDT folding mechanism, and Ergo palm shelf AR style grip. I scoped it with a Sightron S-Tac 4-20x with the MOA reticle.
I started off with shooting just the .22 cal barrel. At my 30-35 yard home range, the accuracy was exceptionally boring, producing legitimate single hole groups at those ranges with 18.1 JSB’s at 900 fps. I made several 100-130 yard shots on collard doves and pigeons with that setup.
After extracting all all I could out of the .22 barrel, I swapped out to the .25 barrel. Launching the .25 cal MKII’s at 920 made for an impressive hunting setup with great shot count. I only played with the .25 cal barre for a short period before I swapped out to the .30 barrel. Since I put the .30 barrel on, it hasn’t moved. The accuracy, power and consistency is absolutely astounding. Tuning this barrel to th 44.75 gr pellets was simple. I set the reg pressure to 160 bar and shot over a chrono while adjusting the HST screw in 1/4 turn increments until I could the “plateau” and the velocity stopped increasing. At that point I backed the HST off until I found that sweet spot where the velocity was at its peak with the least amount of HST. This gives me 905 fps with 44.75 gr JSB’s and 860 with the 50.15gr JSB’s for approximately 40 shots on reg with a 300 bar fill.
The accuracy with this rifle at the above above settings is stunning to say the least. Getting a sub 1” group at 100 yards in good conditions is regular and honestly, pretty easy. The rifle shoots like a dream and the adjustable stock has allowed me to tailor the gun to fit me perfectly.
In short, the WAR rifles aren’t fancy and pretty looking like some of the other stuff out there but they sure do shoot. Combine that with the fact that I can completely break the rifle down and re build it with components found at my local hardware store, makes me believe this is a winning platform.
Below are are some pics of the rifle as I have it setup and a target that I actually shot today. The details are written on the target.
