Hi guys . . .
I own the above subjected gun ( U.S.A. "FAC" version ) and have some of the FX slugs ordered but they're not due in now till the first week of February. Slowly but surely we've been seeing / reading where others have been testing these slugs through non-fx barrels and the results are, I think, generally promising. (?) From what I've been able to gather these slugs do like (prefer?) a mid-to high 900's fps though for best performance - frankly I don't know if my AA is going to have the grunt to do that. I've had real good luck with it and the JSB 15.89's - it's lethally and consistently accurate with them. As it's really crappy weather out right now I just ran 20 shots out of it over my chronograph just for the heck of it to see what kind of numbers it produces ( down in the basement of the house ).
It averaged around 913fps on the "4th" power setting* with the aforementioned 15.89's
It averaged around 925 on full power, same pellet
Back on topic - even on full power, with a light weight pellet by comparison (15.89 vs. 22 that the slugs weigh) - what do you guys think I might be able to expect out of this thing re: fps with the FX slugs? I'm definitely curious to try them out but it's going to be kind of a bummer if it turns out that I can't really make use of them with my current gear.
I own the above subjected gun ( U.S.A. "FAC" version ) and have some of the FX slugs ordered but they're not due in now till the first week of February. Slowly but surely we've been seeing / reading where others have been testing these slugs through non-fx barrels and the results are, I think, generally promising. (?) From what I've been able to gather these slugs do like (prefer?) a mid-to high 900's fps though for best performance - frankly I don't know if my AA is going to have the grunt to do that. I've had real good luck with it and the JSB 15.89's - it's lethally and consistently accurate with them. As it's really crappy weather out right now I just ran 20 shots out of it over my chronograph just for the heck of it to see what kind of numbers it produces ( down in the basement of the house ).
It averaged around 913fps on the "4th" power setting* with the aforementioned 15.89's
It averaged around 925 on full power, same pellet
- for those of you who might not know - this gun has variable power via a dial on the side of it
- interestingly for those of you who may know this gun - it is widely believed to be most consistent and accurate at the "4th" power level, yet the second string I just sent through it was flatter and more consistent . . . something I may have to play with come spring time when the weather gets better.
Back on topic - even on full power, with a light weight pellet by comparison (15.89 vs. 22 that the slugs weigh) - what do you guys think I might be able to expect out of this thing re: fps with the FX slugs? I'm definitely curious to try them out but it's going to be kind of a bummer if it turns out that I can't really make use of them with my current gear.
