Take another shot at tuning it, these have a different valve on them and you may be above its sweet spot. Back the regulator down a bit, or up and see what it does.
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First day with Panthera .30 700mm
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you could install a Truss rod from the lower base mount to the center of the extended mount, maybe a couple R/C car Heim joints with a threaded rod
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The band bolts to the shroud... Then goes all the way around the barrel, not touching the barrel.. and bolts to itself again. It adds nothing. It's not a support.
But I really don't see the flex being a issue.
Yeah it's really not a issue.
Curious to see him actually find the accuracy nodes and get the gun shooting well. Not surprised to see a fresh liner that hasn't been clean and leaded in ... No tuning whatsoever... Shoot all over with some slugs just thrown at it. Slugs ain't pellets. They take some finesse
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I agree. Problem solving issues can turn in a rat chasing its tail. Does me good to take it slow and don’t get paralysis of the analysis.
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Yeah, I definitely need to spend more time with. Just sharing preliminary results, so take it for what it’s worth.
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I know personally with the 22 that it will shoot pellets quite well at 50 yards. Shooting with a local guy that has been using pellets to get things settled in with the barrel as well as the regulator and valve. Once things smoothed out he went with the slugs and was hammering the same spot from 50 out to 100. When spring hits we will take it out further, but for right now it was doing great
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Fanboy ? ....heck there's not been an FX gun that interested me in forever and I actually been critical of FX style for sometimes, but seems that people now are grasping at straws to complain and this thread sure is that wayFunny to see all the FX fan bois in full force lol. The last part of your post is the best part, oh the irony
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My Mamma used to say ‘life is like a new airgun from FX, you never know what you gonna get…’
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That’s been addressed a few times in this thread. It’s not a barbell band, and it’s not designed to contact the shroud. Purely just a piece for adding accessories.
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I don't know which of the following is worse:
-being an actual FX fan boi -OR-
-being labeled an FX fan boi the second you open your mouth to say anything positive about anything FX -OR-
-being the guy that calls everyone that has a single positive thing to say about FX an FX fan boi
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It was tunned for that speed with the 61.5 grainers. Not just slugs randomly througn it. Groups were way worse than what is pictured before tunning to that speed.
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It does the same thing with the top piece on. It’s not a barbell band, and serves no purpose other than as a space to mount accessories to.
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Imo the issue is defending bad design and attacking others that disagree, which happens a lot here. I dont mind being the "worst guy" I have a thick skin
And the entertaining part to me is the misunderstanding some people have while calling other people names.
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I guess the real question would be if you base your position on one rifle or wait to see what others may have to say. The video I posted earlier shows an extremely different perspective in comparison to this rifle, albeit .25 versus .30.
If you have any experience with slugs you know they are not pellets and to that fact shoot like them. One can shoot pellets exceptionally well and may not have the same success with slugs.
I am definitely not negating the OP’s experience with his rifle but just not making an overall decision on all of the rifle’s because his isn’t what he expected. Sometimes waiting is better than being first…
If you have any experience with slugs you know they are not pellets and to that fact shoot like them. One can shoot pellets exceptionally well and may not have the same success with slugs.
I am definitely not negating the OP’s experience with his rifle but just not making an overall decision on all of the rifle’s because his isn’t what he expected. Sometimes waiting is better than being first…
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There is also the variable of the shooter. For a lot of people those would be good groups, and for others they need tighter. But for right out of the box first impressions I think the OP info is reasonable, maybe even realistic. We already know the Panthera will be a laser in most cases.
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