I'll get pictures, maybe a video up soon, but It finally arrived! Its .177. Ok so i have only scoped it and sighted it in so far but I dig it.
The things I like.. First thing: It is LIGHT. So light weight. Even with the scope. Granted I am used to an FX Bobcat .30 and a Weihrauch HW97 and those two could stand to spend a couple more laps on the treadmill, but seriously the Fortitude comes in at 5.8 pounds. 5.8lbs!!! That's full of air, pellets, and scoped (UTG Bug Buster). So nice. Mag works as it should. Seems to be pretty accurate at 25yds. I've only tried H&N Barracuda and didn't even clean the barrel, but they clover-leafed with a rickety metal chair to rest off of. Super quiet. Real easy to hand pump too.
Now for the things I'm not fond of.. The finish is what you would expect for $300. The bluing is meh, especially on the air tube. The edges aren't super rough, but you can still see and feel machining tool marks on surfaces. The great thing about that is I couldn't care less about dinging it, and pretty sure that scratches will look organic and natural on this gun. The bolt is a lot harder to cock than I was expecting. I double loaded once due to that, but I'm sure that will break in. The trigger.... ooof. It's like you're pulling it thru a wet sack of flour. Something will have to be done with the trigger. There is also a completely useless barrel band that makes no contact with the barrel shroud. Only thing I can tell it does is mar up the air tube and add weight. I haven't had a chance to chrony it yet so I can't speak on the regulator consistency, but Crosman is full of poop claiming 90 shots. 20 shots dropped it from 3000 to 2500psi.
All in all, I'm pleased. Its basically a rifle version of the Prod, dressed in the Maximus' clothes. And once the trigger gets sorted, it will for sure be a keeper. I'll add to this when I get a little time off work to play with it a bit more.
The things I like.. First thing: It is LIGHT. So light weight. Even with the scope. Granted I am used to an FX Bobcat .30 and a Weihrauch HW97 and those two could stand to spend a couple more laps on the treadmill, but seriously the Fortitude comes in at 5.8 pounds. 5.8lbs!!! That's full of air, pellets, and scoped (UTG Bug Buster). So nice. Mag works as it should. Seems to be pretty accurate at 25yds. I've only tried H&N Barracuda and didn't even clean the barrel, but they clover-leafed with a rickety metal chair to rest off of. Super quiet. Real easy to hand pump too.
Now for the things I'm not fond of.. The finish is what you would expect for $300. The bluing is meh, especially on the air tube. The edges aren't super rough, but you can still see and feel machining tool marks on surfaces. The great thing about that is I couldn't care less about dinging it, and pretty sure that scratches will look organic and natural on this gun. The bolt is a lot harder to cock than I was expecting. I double loaded once due to that, but I'm sure that will break in. The trigger.... ooof. It's like you're pulling it thru a wet sack of flour. Something will have to be done with the trigger. There is also a completely useless barrel band that makes no contact with the barrel shroud. Only thing I can tell it does is mar up the air tube and add weight. I haven't had a chance to chrony it yet so I can't speak on the regulator consistency, but Crosman is full of poop claiming 90 shots. 20 shots dropped it from 3000 to 2500psi.
All in all, I'm pleased. Its basically a rifle version of the Prod, dressed in the Maximus' clothes. And once the trigger gets sorted, it will for sure be a keeper. I'll add to this when I get a little time off work to play with it a bit more.
