Extreme Long Range Build with FX Maverick .25 cal Sniper?

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The FX Maverick is really shaping up to be an amazing long range tool of precision! Shooting extreme long range with big bore airguns has been an absolute blast and I keep pushing myself and my equipment further and further, but small bore PCP Airguns like the FX Maverick inherently are MUCH more of a precision tool. The last few years I've gotten more and more into small bore stuff and finding some strategies and gear that can get me out there pretty damn far. The biggest differences between big bore and small bore is the ammo and the ability to shoot large and heavy for caliber slugs with big bore airguns getting well over .2 BC ratings. With smaller caliber, which I consider .30 cal and under, your typical BC range for slugs is going to be .09 to maybe just a tad over .1.

I am slinging NSA 36.2 grain slugs from my FX Maverick right around .1 BC and holding sub MOA groups at 100 yards. One advantage though with the and small bore airgun slugs is that you can often get them slinging out close to 1000 FPS on some hot rodded gear and easily in that 900+ FPS range even with bone stock equipment. My FX Maverick in .25 cal sniper configuration is my current favorite small caliber slug slinger. As you've seen on my channel I am holding sub MOA at 100 yards, which is critical if you even want to think about going beyond 100 yards. Garbage groups at 100 will look like an even bigger hot mess at 200 or 300 yards.

So I have spent the snowed in time I have right now here in Northern Michigan to build out the ultimate long range shooting platform based on the FX Maverick. In this video I go through all the different accessories and the reason why I choose each to make precision long range shooting that much more enjoyable and repeatable. You still have to do your part, but this gear will allow you to focus on that part vs. wrestling with platform factors that you can zero out of the equation. First up is stretching out your legs and getting your rear stable. A proper rear support with a bag or monopod will tighten up your groups BIG TIME!

Watch in this video what happens when you don't use a rear support. TOTAL shaking shake! Avoiding the teeter totter effect of having your bipod mounted to close to your trigger side is also a huge factor for sight picture stability and ultimately your ability to hold tight groups at long range. The new Saber Tactical Universal Arca Swiss Rail Extension helps you stretch those legs and stable your shooting platform. In this video I cover a bit about harmonics and how even the most microscopic and presumably small changes to your rifle can shift your point of impact BIG TIME. More to come on that topic, but this was a good primer of what is to come. Stay tuned!
 
Great video and information Chris, would have added in the importance of proper scope mounting too. Your rifle to bore relationship, and scope to mount relationship must be right or you will build in cant. I picked up a buddy's rifle one time a few years back to shoot it, nothing was aligned, the reticle was tilted, and you couldn't hit anything. I quickly understood why he couldn't hit anything. Ended up resetting his scope for him and like magic, he started hitting his targets. I couldn't believe he didn't think it mattered, he honestly just thought he could just throw the scope on it any old way and it would be fine. After all, he was using a scope, right?
 
...and for the budget shooter..AS392T $90....Scissor jack front rest...$15



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Crazyhorse, that is genius.

Edosan shared a small scissor jack a while back that he got off of Amazon. It was the prefect size for a front air gun support and it was only like $15 if I remember correctly. I think he did a post on it last spring or summer. Pretty cool indeed.

Hey Chris. my son Alex and I watched the video together since he also has a Maverick, has started making modifications and we like to shoot long too. He told me to tell you to keep an eye on your Instagram account, he’s got a challenge for you. He’s only 13 but he’s a great shot with all the confidence in the world! 😉 Look out!

Have a good one!

Stoti


 
Crazyhorse, that is genius.

Edosan shared a small scissor jack a while back that he got off of Amazon. It was the prefect size for a front air gun support and it was only like $15 if I remember correctly. I think he did a post on it last spring or summer. Pretty cool indeed.

Hey Chris. my son Alex and I watched the video together since he also has a Maverick, has started making modifications and we like to shoot long too. He told me to tell you to keep an eye on your Instagram account, he’s got a challenge for you. He’s only 13 but he’s a great shot with all the confidence in the world! 😉 Look out!

Have a good one!

Stoti


I needed something that would work on all my air rifles in lieu of a bi-pod at the bench. It sure made testing/sighting-in easier . But I did just buy my first bi-pod for hunting recently.




 
Crazyhorse, that is genius.

Edosan shared a small scissor jack a while back that he got off of Amazon. It was the prefect size for a front air gun support and it was only like $15 if I remember correctly. I think he did a post on it last spring or summer. Pretty cool indeed.

Hey Chris. my son Alex and I watched the video together since he also has a Maverick, has started making modifications and we like to shoot long too. He told me to tell you to keep an eye on your Instagram account, he’s got a challenge for you. He’s only 13 but he’s a great shot with all the confidence in the world! 😉 Look out!

Have a good one!

Stoti


Awwww yaaaaa!!!!!!!!!
 
My Hercules (full, not bull) is a very accurate .357!

Reason? 

Weight. Prob 17 to 18 lbs with the Mueller 8-32X by 44mm. objective, 30 mm. tube Mil-Dot scope on it. Long like the gun.

Hardly any muzzle rise, even in .35. This is a sure enough heavy, long rifle. Looks like a .50 BMG on the bench. With the so-called "9mm pellets" (97 grain) on ebay from that guy; I think it's Mike in Florida. Way better than JSB's in mine. I've gotten .66 5-shot groups at 51 yards with this puppy. The 95 grain Neilson HP's aren't too bad, nor the 78-grain "Pistol Pete" slugs. (Round nose with a front and rear driving band) Both will stay inside 1.25" at 51 yards. Lol, deer accuracy.

With the 97 grain "almost slug" pellets? A stone cold killer! Turkey, small deer, coyote, squirrel and rabbit lol. It don't discriminate, homes! Haha

Mike! You're welcome