In the end I guess it's all about who you want to listen to. One of the very few haters or many of those that love the guns.
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Fx brand durability ?
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The side lever actually seems to be pretty nice and robust. I was refering to changes in poi and/or potential failures in case of not babyholding the gun.
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I own 3 FX rifles, 2 Daystates and 2 Brococks. The 3 FX guns have been completely trouble free, and accurate right out of the box. I've never even cleaned the barrel on my Wildcat in well over 2 years and it's still a laser. Not so with the Daystates and Brococks, they have all had issues.
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I got a bad taste in my mouth over FX from back in the days when AoA was the sole source of getting parts for them. The parts were very expensive and the ones I needed were to replace faulty parts that were there from the factory. But once fixed the gun was lightweight, efficient and very accurate. I still have it, a .177 Cyclone in walnut. The thing is made out of paperclips and gum wrappers compared to my other PCP guns, but after fixing it from the get-go it's been flawless. Very cheesily put together, but a great shooter.
I can't help but notice the triggers still look like the same funky little assembly of springs and tiny floppy pieces of metal though. I still think they are far from the most heavy duty rifles on the market, but that doesn't make them less reliable. Overpriced maybe, but not less reliable. Lightweight comes at a cost, there is no free lunch as with every other aspect of life.
"I'm holding back for now cause rumor has it that fx will soon release a new version of the rifle and i wouldn't wanna miss out on it."
You'll always be playing catch-up chasing or waiting on the latest thing with FX. That's a fact of life for the last few years. That's not necessarily a bad thing, they are always advancing tech and I guess that's good overall. Keeps manufacturers moving forward and the hobby from getting stale. But it sucks for the guy trying to sell "last years model" to upgrade to the latest and greatest. Once again, not a bad thing, but something to consider.
I'm not a huge FX fan. Not really much of a fan at all really. And that's a very unpopular opinion here on this forum, for more than a couple reasons.
That said, I do believe that if you buy one you will be happy with it and it will be reliable and you will really enjoy it. I have friends that have them and they are pleased with all of them. They offer a lot of things that other makers don't, and that's a big thing they have going for them. If you like it, buy it and enjoy it it will be a great shooter.
I can't help but notice the triggers still look like the same funky little assembly of springs and tiny floppy pieces of metal though. I still think they are far from the most heavy duty rifles on the market, but that doesn't make them less reliable. Overpriced maybe, but not less reliable. Lightweight comes at a cost, there is no free lunch as with every other aspect of life.
"I'm holding back for now cause rumor has it that fx will soon release a new version of the rifle and i wouldn't wanna miss out on it."
You'll always be playing catch-up chasing or waiting on the latest thing with FX. That's a fact of life for the last few years. That's not necessarily a bad thing, they are always advancing tech and I guess that's good overall. Keeps manufacturers moving forward and the hobby from getting stale. But it sucks for the guy trying to sell "last years model" to upgrade to the latest and greatest. Once again, not a bad thing, but something to consider.
I'm not a huge FX fan. Not really much of a fan at all really. And that's a very unpopular opinion here on this forum, for more than a couple reasons.
That said, I do believe that if you buy one you will be happy with it and it will be reliable and you will really enjoy it. I have friends that have them and they are pleased with all of them. They offer a lot of things that other makers don't, and that's a big thing they have going for them. If you like it, buy it and enjoy it it will be a great shooter.
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Interesting!! What would you consider to be the most heavy duty air rifle brands currently out there? (for bullpups preferably).
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Although I really like the look of FX airguns, I wouldn't consider one. They appear overly complex when you look at the parts diagrams, and many of the parts seem fragile. When the streamline and wildcat first came out, I rememeber there were quite a few people posting about triger issues. And then someone posted an image of one of the trigger sears (below). I saw this and was completely turned off.
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Although I really like the look of FX airguns, I wouldn't consider one. They appear overly complex when you look at the parts diagrams, and many of the parts seem fragile. When the streamline and wildcat first came out, I rememeber there were quite a few people posting about triger issues. And then someone posted an image of one of the trigger sears (below). I saw this and was completely turned off.
This sear piece and the little notched wheel were two of the parts I had to buy in my experience above. They used that setup in a lot of guns over the years. Even the Royale.
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Man, I would really like to own one of his bullpups at some point. If I could just win the lottery that I refuse to play!
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If FX wasn't such a great gun I doubt they would sell as many as they do. I think much of the durability is somewhat depending on the model, length etc, My experience with the Impact was very bad but have been told things have changed. Most that are happy you will never hear from, when problems arise the forums are bombarded with complaints. I'm looking forward to getting my hands on another FX and seeing if things have really changed, would be awesome if they did. So many brands shoot so well these days that I think it's nice to be able to weed out the problem child's.
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I believe the Matador and Lelya come standard with digital manometers. I didn't think I was going to like the digital one that came on my Lelya 2.0, but I really liked it and found it easy to use. I find mine is more accurate than most analog manometers that I have on other guns. I think you can order one with an analog manometer. Just get in contact with Brian at Edgun West(ad in the scrolling banner at the top of the AN page) and he will take care of you. Great guy and very easy to deal with.
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Although I really like the look of FX airguns, I wouldn't consider one. They appear overly complex when you look at the parts diagrams, and many of the parts seem fragile. When the streamline and wildcat first came out, I rememeber there were quite a few people posting about triger issues. And then someone posted an image of one of the trigger sears (below). I saw this and was completely turned off.
Why would that turn you off? Its very hard (hardened) steel and people have shot 50k+ shots with this part and no problems. I've got about 20k shots through one in Royale. Fx Boss uses the identical part and never hear of problems.
Sear is on the right side, ramped area is on the upper left that rocks as the hammer is dragged over it and bottom little nub there positions the spring. Pivots on a pin, nothing overly complex about that. Just gotta understand and its not so scary.
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The electronic gauge is much more accurate but I don't like how difficult it is to see in bright sunlight and I feel like I have to practically look down the barrel to read it. Definitely a cool concept but would much rather see the design moved to the side, would be much more user friendly I think.
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Taipan Veteran, Kalibergun cricket or Edgun would be my choices if i were in the market for a pup.
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PCP guns I use to own are a prod, a .25 mrod, a disco, .22 bsa r10, .25 and .357 cricket, .25 matador standard, .25 morana, and a .22 wildcat. PCP guns I have now are .25 and .357 sumatra, .177 fx verminator, .25 wildcat, .25 matador long, .22 bantam, .22 impact, and a .257 texan. Out of all my guns, the most complicated guns are the Sumatras, verminator, and the impact. Besides these three guns, I could take apart and reassemble every gun I've owned or have now. For me personally, I look at which gun I could easily work on myself and not look at which gun is more dependable because sooner or later, a PCP will leak. Three guns I would consider easy to work on would be the mrod, matador, and wildcat in that order. The wildcat is my favorite gun to use and is the gun I grab the most.
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I have had my Wildcat 22 for a couple of years now. Havent shot it as much as I should have, but work kept me to busy. It has never failed at all. Honestly, it got me hooked. To the point my new Impact 25 arrived yesterday.
I put about 40-45 rounds thru it yesterday, sighting it in...
The more I shot it, the more accurate it got...
The last 5 shots, one hole clover leaf at 40 yards ish... that was with a scope that didnt focus at that range.. so it was blurry... solved that problem today... replaced the scope, looking to do better this pm.
Me... I am all about accuracy. Won many Varmint Matchs (200-600yds) with 6/284, 1000yds matchs with 308 and 300WM...
Thats why I chose the Impact. I knew how accurate the Wildcats are. But I want one hole groups, I got that right out of the box. LITERALLY... Utah Air guns set this one up very good. Best news... Started at about 190ish Bar... 45 shots later, it was at 158ish Bar... so 80-90 shots per fill is what I am expecting.. That was not a full charge.. wow...
This can easily become a Ford, Chevy, Dodge, thing...
To me, it boils down pretty fast... Does it put a smile on your face, and achieve your goals. If it does, then who is anyone else to say that something else it better. My FX’s make me happy, and no regrets. But I will never own a Ford, why bad experiences... with cars and the service/warranty depts. But thats me, I fully understand that Ford has alot of loyal customers who have had great experiences.
I put about 40-45 rounds thru it yesterday, sighting it in...
The more I shot it, the more accurate it got...
The last 5 shots, one hole clover leaf at 40 yards ish... that was with a scope that didnt focus at that range.. so it was blurry... solved that problem today... replaced the scope, looking to do better this pm.
Me... I am all about accuracy. Won many Varmint Matchs (200-600yds) with 6/284, 1000yds matchs with 308 and 300WM...
Thats why I chose the Impact. I knew how accurate the Wildcats are. But I want one hole groups, I got that right out of the box. LITERALLY... Utah Air guns set this one up very good. Best news... Started at about 190ish Bar... 45 shots later, it was at 158ish Bar... so 80-90 shots per fill is what I am expecting.. That was not a full charge.. wow...
This can easily become a Ford, Chevy, Dodge, thing...
To me, it boils down pretty fast... Does it put a smile on your face, and achieve your goals. If it does, then who is anyone else to say that something else it better. My FX’s make me happy, and no regrets. But I will never own a Ford, why bad experiences... with cars and the service/warranty depts. But thats me, I fully understand that Ford has alot of loyal customers who have had great experiences.
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Had 6 FX's since 1997. Never a problem with any, not even an o ring. FX sells more guns in a day than most other manufacturers sell in a year, and there are a lot of machinist wannabes who create their own problems by modding them, then when their Frankenstein project goes wrong, they blame the gun. One guy complained because the gun broke when he forgot it on the tailgate of his truck and drove off-ridiculous, that's not use, it abuse and he expects the manufacturer and all of us to pay for his stupidity in the form of higher prices. I have owned 2 Leshiys and replaced 2 EDMU's. You can run them over with a truck, but you can't put air in them. It is not a question of if the EDMU will fail, but when and you need to make special tools to fix it. I sold one to Jack K but refunded all his $$ when he found it to be defective (it was from a brand new gun). I still have the other out of a lightly used LImited Edition). Paid $100 for each of them in the cost of the guns and another $38 to replace it with a Wika. Note the new Leshiy went back to an analog manometer.
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