Any views please on FX impact MKll to M3 upgrade!

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tuatee

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Hello, I have owned a FX MKII impact .30cal 700mm for over a year & really sad to say I have only taken it out for one session where I shot it less then 200 times. Considering selling to go with the M3 due to the ease of use as Im not really into tinkering a whole lot as I find it a tad tedious at times, takes time, obviously something I dont have. I do have a crown in .25 that I have shot plenty with in past & really love. Any advice on MKll to M3 upgrading would be much appreciated! 

Cheerz,

Adrian.
 
Extensive MKll to m3 upgrades.

https://www.airgun101.com/airbuks/video/fx-impact-mkii-to-m3-upgrade

Unless I changed calibers or projectiles fairly often I would not even bother upgrading the Gen2. I would just shoot it as it is.

Me I love to tinker, change calibers and projectiles constantly on my Gen1. So, I went ahead and bought an M3 and am very pleased I did.

There are a few reasons you may want an M3 over the Gen2 gun.

More shots per fill because of the higher bottle pressure.

More consistent pressures and thus velocities because of the dual regulator.

Easier tuning because of the upgraded Macro power wheel and micro-wheel.

The short throw lever for cocking is nice too.
 
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I bought a MK2 30 cal with the 700 mm barrel and 580cc tank. I use it primarily for 100 yd BR shooting with pellets. I have never changed any of the original settings that it came with nor do I intend to. I can’t think of any reason to upgrade to a MK 3. Once you achieve your performance goal with your current rifle, what will the new one do any differently? Spend the money on something else like another rifle or a scope maybe.
 
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Selling the MKII and buying an M3, while a fun thing to do (new gun time!) is really unnecessary, especially in your case of such light use.

The M3 really isn't all that much easier to set up and I, like others have said above, normally set up my guns for shooting one projectile well and leave them alone.

You haven't mentioned that your MkII 'can't' do something you are trying to do, like push a heavy weight pellet or a slug to a certain muzzle velocity. If that was your issue with your MkII, you might have a little more success getting a little more power out of an M3. But once again, I did not hear from your first post that lack of power is the issue with your MkII.

So I agree with the others above. Keep your MkII and take a little time to get it shooting where you want it. And while toiling on that project, take out your Crown and shoot it for a little while just for an enjoyable break.

The MkII Impacts are excellent guns. And it doesn't sound to me like you would get any more enjoyment out of an M3 as compared to your existing MkII.
 
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