Tuning FX IMPACT M3 .25 TUNING QUESTION

[Redwolfpaul25]

Hi everyone.

I own a Fx impact M3 in .25 and so far things have been going great, i have been using tunes from other owners on youtube etc and employing them on the M3,s quick tune system.

My friend has just bought a M3 in .25 as well and he simply cannot get slugs to consistantly group, he has EXACTLY the same Reg pressures ,same liner ,same front valve setting , same Macro and Micro setting.

Is there something that anyone can recomend for him to try ? Everytime im given a tune by someone else it works great,whether its for pellets or slugs,but hes not having much luck.

 

[ram2jeep]

Just let him know every rifle is different and his may need some additional tweaking to get it right. Another thing to try is indexing his barrel. If you check the posts you will find a few threads on indexing and the way to do it; can be extremely helpful.

Tell him not to get discouraged and keep trying. The tunes are just a starting point to get close for fps but has nothing to do with groups; each barrel is different and as such the results will be as well. 

 

[Redwolfpaul25]

Thanks mate ,i will pass on what you have said to me.

The fraustrating thing for him is that i have been using tunes from other people and they have all worked great.

 

[air-hunter_canyon]

How long did you and your friend have to wait on pre order to receive your m3?

 

[Chapjl]

Someone else's tune will be a starting point.....my opinion these guns become fun when you spend some time working up the right tune balancing reg pressure with hammer spring, then the valve.....that's where the enjoyment is for me. Shooting after that is the reward. Best of luck with your friend and the process!

 

[ram2jeep]

How long did you and your friend have to wait on pre order to receive your m3?

I believe he's across the big pond but I too wonder how long it took...

 

[ram2jeep]

How long did you and your friend have to wait on pre order to receive your m3?

I believe he's across the big pond but I too wonder how long it took....



sorry for the double post everyone...

 

[2L8]

Hi everyone.

I own a Fx impact M3 in .25 and so far things have been going great, i have been using tunes from other owners on youtube etc and employing them on the M3,s quick tune system.

My friend has just bought a M3 in .25 as well and he simply cannot get slugs to consistantly group, he has EXACTLY the same Reg pressures ,same liner ,same front valve setting , same Macro and Micro setting.

Is there something that anyone can recomend for him to try ? Everytime im given a tune by someone else it works great,whether its for pellets or slugs,but hes not having much luck.

You and your mate have a chore ahead of you to figure out the best tunes for you. Facts could be your mates factory reg #1 and #2 pressures could be different...? Have fun and please post your findings.

Patrick

 

[Redwolfpaul25]

Well i ordered mine in april and was told by the main uk FX importer to expect a wait of a few weeks and it turned up after one, my friend was told six weeks and his turned up after 4 days!.

 

[Redwolfpaul25]

So far its not been a chore for me to use a tune that someone has given me , my favourite to use at the moment is 1ST REG=175BAR 2ND REG=150 BAR ,MACRO 16 MICRO 4.75 AND FRONT VALVE 14MM OFF THE BLOCK. This lets me shoot 38g prohunters at 981fps, wildman slugs at 39g at 970fps and when i turn the macro down to 10 i can shoot 33.95g mk2s at 960fps sub moa at 100 yards ,all have very consistant shot strings.

The only thing i have changed is that use the superior liner and NOT the superior heavy liner AND i have my barrel turned to the slug port.

I have some 36g NSA slugs to try and 41g ZANS so will let anyone whoes interested know.

 

[Keyman62421]

Are you using the same ammo?

 

[Redwolfpaul25]

Yes, same ammo,same everything.

 

[mfriar]

Have you tried cleaning the barrel? Sometimes when they are new you need to clean it first then it will start shooting good. Personally on one of my crowns when it starts not being consistent any more I clean the barrel and it goes back to being a laser

 

[Redwolfpaul25]

I myself have never cleaned the barrel because i havent needed to but that was the first thing that my friend tried when his M3 wouldnt group.

Hes also tried removing the barrel O rings and seeing if that makes any difference and it did not.

 

[GRYAN128]

Is it possible that the shooter is the difference? Try shooting your friends gun and see what kind of results you get. 

 

[Redwolfpaul25]

Yep definatly not the shooter as i tried to get it to group and no luck, but i have just thought that i maybe should try my barrel in his and vice versa to see if that helps things.

 

[mfriar]

1 more thing to check that you haven’t mentioned is the transfer port on the barrel. Is he set on pellet or slug and what is yours set on

 

[california.airgun]

@redwolfpaul25 any luck on the nsa 36.2? I cant get them to group at all.

 

[Redwolfpaul25]

Ive not tried them yet mate as the damn wind in the uk just wont calm down long enough for me to do another slug tuning session.

I did find that i got a few slugs ( not NSA) to group under a inch at 100 yards using this same tune = 1st reg 175bar ,2nd reg 150 bar , macro 16 ,micro 4.75, front valve at 14mm , and for some reason my 700mm superior liner works really well ,so well in fact that i havent bothered using the sup heavy liner yet.

 

[Redwolfpaul25]

Sorry your right i didnt originally state that we both have the transfer port set to slug.