Can My New FX Impact Compact .22 Be THIS GOOD?

[grandspud]

I lucked into a new FX Impact Compact .22 the other day (late August 2020.) I've shot about 50 rounds over the chronograph so far and am dumbfounded by what I saw. Can this be true?

• regulator pressure gauge 95 BAR
• starting tank pressure gauge 250 BAR
• JSB 18.13g pellets
• 862 fps average velocity
• 7 fps extreme spread
• 2 fps standard deviation
• 9 shots

Has anyone purchased an FX Impact Compact .22 recently? Was your regulator setting around 95 BAR? Are you getting numbers similar to these?

 

[L.Leon]

Why not? You’ve just proved it is... those are very good numbers.... enjoy your new Impact and keep posting up your impressions.

 

[biohazardman]

Welcome to the reality of the Impact. That is the way they shoot out of the box. But once you start messing with them they shoot totally different. ;^) 

 

[grandspud]

I was just shocked by the regulator set at 95 BAR (if the gauge is accurate!) My Wildcat Does about the same numbers and was sent set to about 130 BAR. Maybe that Power Plenum makes that big of a difference. I'm looking forward to chronoing it from 250 BAR all the way down to going off the regulator. I'll update with shot count and other numbers when I do that.

Thanks.

 

[Gibbs]

Mine came set at 110 bar, with power wheel at Max I get 930 FPS avg. with Hades 15.9 pellets. .22 Cal

 

[Glem.Chally]

Heres a string from mine this am, shooting 20.2gr nsa, reg at 85. Yessss its possible.

Shot count: 20
Low: 893
Hi: 902
Avg: 899
STD Dev: 2.3
Spread: 9.0

2020-08-29 9:56:43 a.m.,900
2020-08-29 9:57:01 a.m.,900
2020-08-29 9:57:18 a.m.,898
2020-08-29 9:57:35 a.m.,898
2020-08-29 9:57:55 a.m.,895
2020-08-29 9:58:11 a.m.,900
2020-08-29 9:58:33 a.m.,900
2020-08-29 9:58:50 a.m.,900
2020-08-29 9:59:06 a.m.,893
2020-08-29 9:59:25 a.m.,898
2020-08-29 9:59:59 a.m.,895
2020-08-29 10:00:24 a.m.,898
2020-08-29 10:00:47 a.m.,900
2020-08-29 10:02:52 a.m.,900
2020-08-29 10:04:04 a.m.,902
2020-08-29 10:04:34 a.m.,900
2020-08-29 10:04:57 a.m.,900
2020-08-29 10:05:31 a.m.,900
2020-08-29 10:05:55 a.m.,900
2020-08-29 10:06:47 a.m.,895

 

[cmatera]

They are amazing. I had a .22 Impact compact shooting with an ES of 2 and an SD of 1. Probably should have kept it, so yes it can be thay good

 

[grandspud]

Pretty amazing numbers guys. Thanks for the validation.

At first I thought my reg gauge might be faulty since it was reading a measly 95 BAR. However, it was proven correct when I shot down from a tank pressure of 250 BAR. After 116 shots both the tank gauge and reg gauge read 95 BAR. It was then the shot velocity started dropping thereby confirming I had just gone off reg.

Another surprise was all the different pellets the gun shot well. Of course the JSBs did fantastic but the thing also loved H&N Barracuda Match 21g which my Wildcat spewed all over the map.

 

[cmatera]

And the sideshot mags with the Fieldpro speed loaders takes the chore out of shooting all those rounds. Also recommend the Saber Tactical bag rider with Hogue grip, and different air gauges.

 

[NAIAD001]

My Wildcat also does these types of numbers, but my regulator is set to around 130bar.

 

[Healthservices]

I though the same, and thats part of the reason I bought a digital gauge for it. For me it stays at 93-95 bar

 for 4 big mags of 28 rounds before starting to fall. This is with the impact compact with the small 300 bottle! This thing is also whisper quiet with a Shogun on it. 

 

[Healthservices]

I think I got mine August or beginning of September this year. It is a bit addicting as I think I have gone through at least 4 tins of 500 jsb jumbo heavy 18.13 gr so far. I'm not playing with the sk19 as much anymore either





sorry somehow I just ran across this post.. lol

 

[qball]

Impacts are horrible, they leak and they make you spend, spend and spend.........and you can't have mine! 

 

[triggertreat]

The FX Impacts are just plain awesome. I have one in .25 and .30 cal and am getting similar or lower spreads. Some three HC mags worth at 70 FPE in .25 cal on a 580cc bottle. I have taken this gun completely apart as a newb at least four times now tweaking on stuff with no leaks to share to date. It just works, and works well. I think I'll keep mine, too.

 

[CraigWisco]

my 25 cal is set at 110 bar, do u hear that power plenum fill up each shot?

 

[yenniedn]

my 25 cal is set at 110 bar, do u hear that power plenum fill up each shot?

Yes

 

[grandspud]

I just love that "Bronze" version of the compact. Its' cool factor is off-the-charts.

 

[schlupsa]

After I added my Power Plenum to my Mark2 .22 (700 mm barrel) my reg had to be adjusted down to 80 BAR to keep under 900 fps w/ JSB 18.13s!!!!!!

Shot count is incredible and you can hardly hear it shoot. Amazing

 

[grandspud]

That 700mm barrel must really make efficient use of air!

Do you know what the low-end limit is to the Impact's regulator? In other words, how low can the psi be set before it will go no lower?

 

[Glem.Chally]

That 700mm barrel must really make efficient use of air!

Do you know what the low-end limit is to the Impact's regulator? In other words, how low can the psi be set before it will go no lower?

I wouldn't go lower than 80, I tried to go around 75 and funny things happened. Not haha funny but strange funny.

Keep it above 85 IMO.