I held one this weekend very very lite like your holding nothing. Also without a moderator this thing in 22 has a bark
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My first thought was someone needs to 3D print a mag winder for these LOLI just realized why I am having trouble winding the small DRS magazine to get that first pellet in to lock the wheel. Who ever makes the mag forgot the little nub on the wheel that is on all my other FX mags. This little nub sticking up is caught with your thumb and helps spin the wheel to where the number one pellet aligns with the exit hole and you drop the first pellet to lock the wheel. Without this nub you have to dig your thumb into the wheel holes to get it to spin which is a lot harder . My other mags also have the caliber designation under that nub. It is not on the DRS mag. They also have tightened the fitment by adding a second little Dee Ring which they did on the new Crowns being shipped. This has to be an oversight on the part of FX or the maker of the magazines for FX. This needs to be corrected immediately and in my opinion we who have received these magazines should be given the corrected magazine once they are available. What say?
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Yes I would agree with what you’re saying But my eyes are seeing different. It’s like deer jumping the string on a recurve vs. not so much with a compound bow. That’s a couple hundred feet per second difference too At 40 yards Or less. Now the animals are hearing the shot and react to that. A cowbird is just a little bigger than a sparrow so the kill zone is like the size of a quarter. These cowbirds jump at the sound so they do have a little head start and don’t have to move but 1/2” to be out of the kill zone as well just like a deer which has a much larger kill zone and they can drop 8 to 10” before an arrow gets to them at 200 fps. I filmed a blind hunt in South Africa where a friend tried to shoot a nyala antelope on a food plot at 30 yards. He had a 60 pound pull recurve bow. 4 times in a row (different days) the antelope jumped the string as they say. We played back the video and it was amazing how far it dropped before the arrow got there. Our guide said even with compound bows the animals are so wired to sudden noises that a good vital hit is hard to get. I think I have been shooting at the same birds over the feeder so much they are anticipating the shot. I have a DFL Ronin moderator but I don’t think a quieter moderator would help any.50fps doesn't make much difference. It might just be coincidence but according to chairgun your talking a difference of .007 seconds. 910fps is .140 seconds and 860fps is .147 seconds with 25.4gr. 910fps with 15.9gr is .145 seconds. So only .002 between your 860fps 25.4gr and 910fps 15.9gr. No way that makes that much difference. I've killed thousands of birds and even at 640fps 14gr tuned .22s have no problem with birds jumping the gun at 40yds. I'm not sure what the problem is but there not jumping the gun with only .002 seconds more time.
I wound up drilling a small hole where the nub would have been and cut a piece of wire that I super glued in place. Much better now. I use speed loaders on my magazines so I could use one for this new mag as well. But for hunting just having an extra mag in your pocket would be enough.My first thought was someone needs to 3D print a mag winder for these LOL
I have been use Orion DRS magazines they are awesome !I just ordered a couple of these.
FX DRS Magazine – Orion Iguana Hunter
Number of Shots per Caliber .177 cal - 14 shots .22 cal - 12 shots .25 cal - 10 shotsorioniguanahunter.com
Hi, the front plug is indeed a 1/8 bspp in order to mount the manometer gauge and monitor the regulator pressure for tuning. The second #60 on the side of the plenum is the bleed screw to degass the DRS.That one is 1/8 bspp, check the above file #60
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Thanks FX Airguns, can you tell us when the accessories for the DRS will be in the USA ? Slug power kit and the picatinny scope rail are what I am interested in?Hi, the front plug is indeed a 1/8 bspp in order to mount the manometer gauge and monitor the regulator pressure for tuning. The second #60 on the side of the plenum is the bleed screw to degass the DRS.
Yeah, I would like a low Picatinny.Thanks FX Airguns, can you tell us when the accessories for the DRS will be in the USA ? Slug power kit and the picatinny scope rail are what I am interested in?
FX Airgun Oring Kits - FX DRS - OringsandMore
www.oringsandmore.com
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Mine did nearly the same thing today. But I thought it was because it was the first time, I shot it since I degassed and installed new gauge. I am gtoint to see what it does tomorrow.Nice, but unforgivable those first 2 shots
Mine did nearly the same thing today. First 4 shots were slow, then 910 consistent string. . I thought it might have been that was the first time i shot it since i degassed. I will try again tomorrow. I don't have a stock, so I cant shoot for accuracy.I added one of these rubber butt pads to mine. It added an inch to the LOP which was good for me!
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I also degassed it and adjusted the regulator. It was set at 136 BAR, I dropped it to 110 BAR and backed off the Hammer spring adjuster a full turn and a half. I'm still getting really low first 3-4 shot velocity, but after that it's averaging around 930FPS with 16 grain pellets.
1. 835 FPS, 24.8 FT Lbs
2. 902 FPS, 28.9 FT Lbs
3. 923 FPS, 30.3 FT Lbs
4. 932 FPS, 30.9 FT Lbs
5. 930 FPS, 30.8 FT Lbs
6. 932 FPS, 30.9 FT Lbs