FX Impact with FX Wildcat shroud

[Verve]

Muzzle from WC22 fitted to IM22 barrel




Shroud adapter secured 6.5 inches from muzzle end to clear valve adjustment knob





Shroud cap




It is quieter and best full mag group of 9.6mm shot to date with it on at 25m. No more flyers, not yet anyways. No more of a few other issues as well, so far.

Happy with this setup, my Impact is finally shooting as it should Next is to get the parts machined. Then explore the Huggett option.

 

[hsnmz]

Wow that looks slick. so the telescopic shroud wasn't that good ?

 

[MarkUK]

Good idea. But what is that pinkish stuff on the inside of your endcap? Doesn't look like your normal lead dust.

I took off my .25 WC shroud yesterday (using a hair dryer, worked very well to release it) in preparation for a shroud baffle kit that I have ordered from air-fective tuning.
I'll tell you how I get on with it soon. They do custom baffle kits for around 50$ plus whatever to get it to you. I doubt it will be quite as good as a Huggett, but will save a lot of length. They do direct WC 4 inch LDCs as well that attach with the same thread as the end cap.

 

[Verve]

"hsnmz"Wow that looks slick. so the telescopic shroud wasn't that good ?

Thanks. Yes, the .22 telescopic shroud setup had some issues. Once I have the new muzzle and shroud made for the .25 barrel, will do 50m-75m range testing of both shrouds. Will have a better idea then which setup produces tighter groups at those ranges.

 

[Verve]

"MarkUK"Good idea. But what is that pinkish stuff on the inside of your endcap? Doesn't look like your normal lead dust.

I took off my .25 WC shroud yesterday (using a hair dryer, worked very well to release it) in preparation for a shroud baffle kit that I have ordered from air-fective tuning.
I'll tell you how I get on with it soon. They do custom baffle kits for around 50$ plus whatever to get it to you. I doubt it will be quite as good as a Huggett, but will save a lot of length. They do direct WC 4 inch LDCs as well that attach with the same thread as the end cap.

No idea what that pinkish stuff is. It's in the muzzle too. Something from factory maybe ..

Hair dryer worked a treat.

Yes please report on the air-fective baffle kit. I am tilting towards a shorter shroud for both .22 and .25 and adding the Belita Huggett 4" and Standard Huggett 7" respectively. That will then allow for the rifle to be taken down retaining the original carry case.

 

[TKA87]

The pinkish stuff is probably some sort of thread locker.

 

[TKA87]

Oh my mistake it's not on the threads so yeah not sure what that is?

 

[Verve]

It is likely the thread lock for muzzle to barrel as the spread is concentrated in the muzzle itself.

 

[aurora]

Looks good! Glad it worked out.

Does the barrel + shroud fit in the case?

 

[Verve]

"aurora"Looks good! Glad it worked out.

Does the barrel + shroud fit in the case?

Nope, 30mm too long. That's because of the 40mm reduction to clear the valve adjustment knob.

Main thing is that it all fits and has improved the accuracy. Will be trying different shroud lengths to see what works best.

Need WC specific FX stacks dimensions, if anyone has one fitted.

 

[Gmg]

Did you shoot some more groups on 50 and 100 m? Group 9.6mm CTC is .... not good on 25 Y

 

[Verve]

It was front bag rested only and 18 shots. Could be better but breathing etc. I've stopped shooting the .22 as run out of 18gr!

Anyways, thanks for reminder. Using this shroud now on the .25 barrel with a custom moderator and it's finally quiet for my needs. Stacks 34gr MKI at 840fps.

 

[camd]

Where did you buy the wc shroud?

 

[Mick-VA]

@camd - As a viable alternative, DonnyFL (sponsor link on home page) sells replacement fixed shrouds for the FX Impact. His products are high quality and very effective and I have purchased a variety of adapters and LDCs from his website.