FX Impact for Idiots

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Wow, complaining about driving 12 miles to shoot the big stuff??? That's barely far enough to even get the car warmed up. I wish I was so lucky

I find the different gun stuff kind of interesting, however it can be confusing to a newb like me. I'm leaning toward an FX Dreamline at a minimum and possibly an Impact Mk II. Saw mention of the Power Plenum for the Impact and wouldn't have known what that was except that I happened to see a YouTube video last night so it sounds pretty interesting. Then there was even mention of a Power Plenum for the Dreamline. Hmm, decisions, decisions, what do I buy.

The only confusion that I find is that manufacturers don't even point out the distinctions between the different guns that they make, let alone trying to compare between different manufacturers.
 
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I’d like to make a case study here that I think has validity. Your world/our world is too complicated. Education does not equal intelligence. Let’s make this clear. That stated, I have a masters degree, went to law school, work in the tech field and still, for the life of me, can’t figure out this FX air gun nonsense. You have so many barrel schematics, and lengths, and naming conventions it boggles the mind. Add slugs to the equation and barrel liners, and now add the bigger bottle that isn’t the main bottle.... JEEZ....... are you kidding me? I bought an FX to shoot to 100 yards in my back yard without having the cops called. It works wonderfully and is dead ass accurate both crown or impact.... it saves me the 12 mile trip to the farm to fire off creedmore or Lapua rounds.... I love it.... but my goodness has this gotten convoluted lately.

It’s like FX said we make the most amazing and accurate air gun on the planet that might draw centerfire shooters into air gunning and let’s make it so hard to understand with so many offerings they just say to hell with it and shoot their 10-22 in the rock quarry instead.

If you really want to grow this modality in the United States you have to make it simple. This projectile goes in the chamber, kills things, and is accurate. 18 different liners and barrels and tubes and the rest, with a price tag of 2 grand isn’t getting any of my creedmore or Lapua friends to even consider airgunning no matter how many pennies they hit at 150 yards with my FX guns,,,,, they can hit the same penny at 800 with one barrel, one round, etc.... 

As far as this sport has progressed we aren’t giving many enticements for centerfire folks like me to really explore this space at least in the US.... by in large the High end guns on the market while accurate as can be... still require tweaking to get to ranges that would impress centerfire shooters and that tweaking is complicated and far too intrusive for the average centerfire shooter who can pick up an off the shelf creedmore at cabelas with a 200 scope and hit golf balls at 500 

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I'm into centerfires more than most, and into AG's almost as much. I can be shooting as far as I want with my long range rifles 20 minutes from my house and can shoot AG's to 160Y from my property. It's nice to get the PCP's out and plink on steel, this is half the reason I have them. On occasion I'll shoot pellets past 100Y at a friends property but it becomes too much of a challenge in the wind and I feel like I'm just wasting ammo and air. So out comes the firearms.

I can relate with you on the Impact rifle. I'm just now starting to understand some of the things about it because I've been reading here on AGN for the last 6 months. Mine was a friggen lemon, multiple problems all going on at the same time. Fortunately a friend is a talented AG smith and figured them out out one by one. I don't enjoy messing with, or taking AG's apart, so I would have sent my Impact back to FX and sold it if it hadn't been for my friend. I didn't buy the Impact for all it's adjustments, or because of all the liners and calibers, I just liked it's high capacity mags, the mid cocking lever, and it's compact length.

Most centerfire shooters have zero need or desire to buy an AG, and laugh when we tell them we spent $2000 on a PCP air rifle! In a sense they haven't woken up to the revelation of what a modern PCP air rifle is like or what it is a capable of.

Then there's the budget, we all have one, $2000 is pocket change to some but completely out of the question for others. At times people can win the lottery and buy a cheap AG that shoots awesome, don't want more power, so they are done. I have two firearms friends that bought Crosman Marauders to practice fundamentals with in their back yard off of obstacles for tactical centerfire matches. They have no interest in buying anymore air rifles, that's not their thing.

Distance 300Y, 400Y... It comes down to ballistic coefficient combined with velocity. With AG's that comes with a price and that price is using cast or swaged bullets and large amounts of air, this can become inconvenient and cost more money. Firearms are of course a simpler solution to distance. But some people love experimenting and shooting AG's at distance, it's their thing and they happily pay the price.

Basically if the interest is sparked for a firearms enthusiast to get into AG's they will find plenty of choices for their budget and will begin the journey ending up who knows where.


 
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I don't see the problem either, there are a lot less variables in FX guns compared to what I see in the powder burner market.

There are way more companies producing barrels in every way, shape or form that you want (at least if you know which one you want :p). There are at least a dozen upgrades available for pretty much all the guns and then you get to the reloading section of that sport which leaves you again with way more variables.

I think the convenient thing in airguns (especially with the current FX systems) is that you can easily play with twist rates and barrel lengths and the only thing you need is a 10mm spanner, a 1,5mm and 2mm allen key, some compressed air and a bunch of pellets or slugs. For PBs there are a lot more variables if you want to do it properly.



and yes it can be confusing to start with but if you just buy a standard version with the pellets that are advised and slowly start working you way up it is easy. You also can't buy a simple 22LR and expect that with the next big bore purchase you'll ge a 1 mile first shot hit the first time you shoot it. You also work your way up to that and beyond.
 
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