A week ago I became a member of the FX Bobcat club when I received my MK 2 from AOA. I ordered it in 25 cal., had them install a Huggett, install a Hawke Tactical 6.5 - 20 x 42 on a set of FX adjustable mounts and the Atlas BT mount for the Atlas Bipod. It came double boxed with the Hawke separate in the little suitcase with mounts installed. After looking the gun over I put it down to finish putting the Omega Compressor back together after the high pressure piston overhaul. This morning I charged the Bobcat to 220 Bar, cleaned the barrel, and reinstalled the scope. Mounted the scope and noticed the scope was slightly canted in the rings so marked it the positions with a grease pencil and grabbed the Weaver install kit to start over. Paralleled the scope rings on the rail, bedded the upper and lower rings, bubbled the rail to level, bubbled the scope to be level with the rails, reinstalled the scope and upper rings. Removed the Huggett and cleaned the barrel...it was dirty...reinstalled the Huggett and got down to test firing the rifle with two magazines of JSB Exact Kings. By the way the rifle has two gauges. The front gauge is your charge in the air reservoir and it appears the rear gauge in the stock is the regulated pressure. I will have to check this out further.
First impressions...The total package is heavy and seems a bit awkward to handle at first as compared to my other rifles. Never held or shot a Bull Pup before. Shot a couple of rounds at the 25 yd. splatter target to see where it was sighted and went to town on a bunch of dandelions using the correction of mil dot. I was able to knock the tops off the dandelions at will from 35 yards to 75 yards on the slopping hill behind my 25 yard range target until I had emptied two magazines.
I am grinning from ear to ear...never had anything shoot this well out of the box...that includes the racks full of my powder burners. I guess my M-14 in National Match was close but took a bunch more prep and training.
Ok the thing is QUIET...the Huggett really makes a difference definitely neighbor friendly. Looking forward to setting up the Mag Tech Chronograph to get some numbers along with sighting in the scope at 50 yards and grab the chair gun data to fill out a Mil Dot Card. I will share the numbers and get some pics as I get into the analysis.
I hope it shoots the 25 cal. Bengy pellets with some accuracy as I have a boatload of those for my Marauder and prefer the harder pellet on the tree rats.
By the way this Airgun Nations Web site is awesome. Ted and Micheal I want to thank you both for developing such a radical tool that we can share this addiction with others in a productive manner.
First impressions...The total package is heavy and seems a bit awkward to handle at first as compared to my other rifles. Never held or shot a Bull Pup before. Shot a couple of rounds at the 25 yd. splatter target to see where it was sighted and went to town on a bunch of dandelions using the correction of mil dot. I was able to knock the tops off the dandelions at will from 35 yards to 75 yards on the slopping hill behind my 25 yard range target until I had emptied two magazines.
I am grinning from ear to ear...never had anything shoot this well out of the box...that includes the racks full of my powder burners. I guess my M-14 in National Match was close but took a bunch more prep and training.
Ok the thing is QUIET...the Huggett really makes a difference definitely neighbor friendly. Looking forward to setting up the Mag Tech Chronograph to get some numbers along with sighting in the scope at 50 yards and grab the chair gun data to fill out a Mil Dot Card. I will share the numbers and get some pics as I get into the analysis.
I hope it shoots the 25 cal. Bengy pellets with some accuracy as I have a boatload of those for my Marauder and prefer the harder pellet on the tree rats.
By the way this Airgun Nations Web site is awesome. Ted and Micheal I want to thank you both for developing such a radical tool that we can share this addiction with others in a productive manner.