FX IS ALL OF THIS FX HYPE FOR REAL 🤔......
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My lowly dreamline @50 first session post tune 865 25.39s @50.
This past Sunday in Oakwood over a feed bin/stable 1mag (16) with me, 9 Starlings, 2 Pigeons, and a house sparrow, closest was 31y out to 88 on a pigeon. 2whiffs and 2 left in the mag.
This past Sunday in Oakwood over a feed bin/stable 1mag (16) with me, 9 Starlings, 2 Pigeons, and a house sparrow, closest was 31y out to 88 on a pigeon. 2whiffs and 2 left in the mag.
Those were exceptional........... in absolutely PERFECT conditions...
These are more typical.. https://www.airgunnation.com/thread...t-slugs-moa-at-100-yards.1307773/post-1692714
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I dont even shoot 50 yds its 100 yards or nothing & none of my FX rifles can hit a target at 100 yds.
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I have owned 7 FX rifles, all of which have been capable of one hole groups at 50 yards. I rarely shoot past 70 yards however I have on occasion shot out farther. The shots I have made that impressed me most were taken on shotgun shell husks out to 137yards knocking and spinning them with more hits than misses, even sending one down the throat of the husk. This was my .25 Impact MK1 shooting 33.95 JSBs @ 910 fps. Personally, I like the .25 cal pellets best with exception of my FX Boss .30
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The two FX guns I’ve owned shot really well, you just can’t bump them or you’ll be sighting it back in. Notice I said “owned”.
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So many issues with POI on FX for guys. I admit I am pretty careful when carrying while hunting or transporting unsecured in my jeep, but no babying them by any means. I don’t remember getting any POI shifts over the years. I am less cautious with my RTI’s for sure.
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Yes. The hype is real. Actual, honest to goodness, REAL hype -- not the fake kind.
A dictionary might be required in order to understand what I just said. Good luck figuring out what fake hype is.
stovepipe
A dictionary might be required in order to understand what I just said. Good luck figuring out what fake hype is.
stovepipe
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375 "Cheytac" .. ( 375cal)
Ammo,... 390gr Hornady Atip ..... loaded 0.020" off the lands. , 134.2gr AR2218 , Bertram Brass, Federal 215M
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Interesting thread. The first "adult" air gun I shot (a few years ago) was an FX Impact M3. A dude at the range had it. (I was there shooting powder burners.) I was super-impressed. It looked cool. He let me shoot it. I put 5 pellets in one hole at 25 yards. Super-quiet. I thought, "I want one!"
Then I learned it was $2100 just for the rifle! It's not that I can't ever spend that on a rifle. But I can't justify it as my first air rifle. That's almost as much as I paid for my FNH SCAR-16S.
A few years later and a couple of weeks ago, I got my first grown-up air rifle, the Marauder F&T (Lothar barrel). For about $2100, I got the rifle ($780), a good scope, a fill tank, some extra magazines, and several tins of pellets.
I've seen the "your mileage may vary" reviews of the FX rifles. And I've had my Marauder at the range only twice so far. I'm still learning how to "air gun." It's definitely different. And fun. But given that I have done nothing to the rifle, and I'm still figuring out which pellets it likes... I've been very impressed with the performance (and "bang for the buck") of the Marauder. I really like it!
Some "cherry picked" targets on my 2nd range outing ever with the Marauder. I figure I'll get even better with it.
So.... I think I still eventually want an FX. Or do I???
But I also don't want to be disappointed. For that much more money, I'd expect that much more performance. How much better will it be?
One thing I've learned in the precision powder burner world, is that a good shooter with an economy rig will do better than a not-so-good shooter with the "best" rig money can buy. My Ruger Precision Rifle (very much an "econo" precision rifle), in my hands, will consistently shoot sub-1/2 MOA out to 300 yards with factory ammo. Here's a 1/2-MOA group WITH the "flyer!"
Then I learned it was $2100 just for the rifle! It's not that I can't ever spend that on a rifle. But I can't justify it as my first air rifle. That's almost as much as I paid for my FNH SCAR-16S.
A few years later and a couple of weeks ago, I got my first grown-up air rifle, the Marauder F&T (Lothar barrel). For about $2100, I got the rifle ($780), a good scope, a fill tank, some extra magazines, and several tins of pellets.
I've seen the "your mileage may vary" reviews of the FX rifles. And I've had my Marauder at the range only twice so far. I'm still learning how to "air gun." It's definitely different. And fun. But given that I have done nothing to the rifle, and I'm still figuring out which pellets it likes... I've been very impressed with the performance (and "bang for the buck") of the Marauder. I really like it!
Some "cherry picked" targets on my 2nd range outing ever with the Marauder. I figure I'll get even better with it.
So.... I think I still eventually want an FX. Or do I???
But I also don't want to be disappointed. For that much more money, I'd expect that much more performance. How much better will it be?One thing I've learned in the precision powder burner world, is that a good shooter with an economy rig will do better than a not-so-good shooter with the "best" rig money can buy. My Ruger Precision Rifle (very much an "econo" precision rifle), in my hands, will consistently shoot sub-1/2 MOA out to 300 yards with factory ammo. Here's a 1/2-MOA group WITH the "flyer!"
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