Before I start this review. This is my first "expensive" PCP, all of my previous experience is with guns under the $1k mark. For all I know this gun is crap compared to guns at the same price range. Also, this review is from very little experience with the gun, it is a "first shot review" for a reason. I haven't even shot paper with it yet. With that out of the way lets get started.
Let's start with the bad. Much of this is fixable (with or without mods) or nitpicks, except for one (maybe two but just don't be left handed).
The nozzle cap that goes on the fill nozzle is not attached to the gun in any way. I can easily see myself losing this.
I only have short scope rings and this gun needs higher scope rings for it to be comfortable to shoot with. I think this is more of a bullpup issue then with the gun itself.
The top rail is short. It is long enough to mount a scope but don't expect to put anything else up there. There are side rails for lights and such though.
If you use a bipod on the bottom rail it makes it difficult (maybe impossible depending on the bipod) to adjust the first plenum.
The instructions are almost worthless. The instructions for tuning the duel plenums are confusing and might even be incorrect.
Setting up the duel plenums is a bit of a process.
The case it came in is too short for the gun if it has a scope on it. It is also not long enough to store with the moderator I have on it (DonnyFL Koi), it might fit with a shorter moderator though.
The "power wheel" adjustments are a bit high between numbers. I lost 30fps going from 7 to 6 on it. I feel that this is quite a jump from one number to the next.
This is not a gun for the left handed. The mag along with the safety will be in your face.
Zero spare parts or tools. At this price point would it have killed them to throw in an allen wrench and a few extra o-rings. It did come with a foster fill adapter (that I didn't need).
And lastly, and the worse one, is the safety location. Man, who though putting the safety in the farthest to reach spot was a good idea? It is in the most rearward spot on the gun next to your face.
That seems like a lot of bad, don't it? It's really not though, most are small things that can easily be fixed (like getting higher rings or getting a longer top rail). After setting up the first reg you almost never have to touch it again, so that removes some bads. The case being to small for a scope is a bummer. The only real negative here is the safety, but it is quite annoying. Also, if your left handed don't get this gun.
Enough being a negative Nancy, time for some good stuff.
Very well constructed. No plastic parts that I could find, everything is aluminum or metal of some sort. Except for the butt pad and cheek rest.
The cheek rest is some sort of hard foam or something. It seems durable but soft enough to be comfortable.
The butt pad is vertically adjustable. There isn't much adjustablity but it is there, which is more then I can say for most guns.
The action is amazing. It is smooth and easy to cock. My cheaper guns don't even compare to it. The first time I chambered a round I had to look to make sure I loaded the mag.
The trigger is superb. I always hear about how bad bullpup triggers are so I wasn't expecting much. But the trigger on this gun is just as good as the best triggers on my firearms, if not better. It is also adjustable, although I haven't messed with that and likely won't (it is good where it is for me).
When your mag is empty there is a small audible click. Its a small thing but it is nice. I'm guessing other guns do this as well, I think it is the sound of the mag hitting the stopping point but with the mag being close to your head you hear it better.
It came in a hard case. Sure, it might be too small for the gun with a scope on it but it is a good quality case. I heard the VP version doesn't come with one btw.
Its short. 27 1/2 inches long. With my modulator on it is slightly longer then the VP version.
I can't comment on accuracy, almost every shot I took with it has just been tuning it. I shot it a few times at paper just to ensure my zero was some what good. After those shots I learned that my first plenum wasn't doing anything, it was completely open. So, I went about setting up the plenums. I read the directions then promptly ignored the directions and watched a YT video on how to do it. It is a bit of a process.
You have to open the second plenum all the way. Remove the bottle. Degas. Set the first plenum all the way down. Attach the bottle. Set the first plenum to where you want it to shoot at. Increase it by 25-60bar. Then remove bottle. Degas. Set the second plenum all the way down. Attach bottle. And then set the second plenum where you want to shoot at.
That is a lot. But after doing that once you won't have to mess with the first plenum unless you go out of that 25-60bar range with the second plenum. I honestly am unsure how much the two plenum system helps. Perhaps it increases the lifespan of the plenums, idk.
After tuning for a little I decided to try out the slug transfer port side of the barrel. Which the instructions don't tell you is a thing. I was using FX Hybrid slugs, so it made sense to use the slug porting. I was at 802fps, changing the port added 23fps. Consitering how much of a change this makes, why don't they tell you about it in the directions? If I didn't see a video about this gun before hand, I wouldn't know that this is a thing.
I'll be messing with it more but for now... Numbers!
10 shot string
FX Hybrid Slugs
44.5gr
120bar
HS 7 (no clue what the fine adjuster screw is set at, didn't touch it)
826fps
67fpe
Extreme spread: 7
SD: 2.6
So, do I like the gun? Yeah. Was it worth the price? To early to tell. If the accuracy is as good as the trigger and action, then likely yes. But until I put some shots on paper I can't say for sure.
