FX Royale 400 .22 pellet selection?

[mcoulter]

I have one on the way. Conventional wisdom says just stock up on JSB 18s. I already have some of those plus some JSB 14.3s... What other pellets have Royale owners had good luck with?

 

[jfrench64]

I've found mine likes all the Jsb as long as there shooting atleat 875fps up to 925.
for cheap plinking it shoots Benjamin discoverys really well,

 

[Way2evl]

I don't have a royale, but I have an ST barrel and it like AA 18 & 16 just as much, if not more than it likes JSB 18.

 

[billydjann]

I also just got a FX Royal 400 and tried every pellet I could get my hands on..... mine shoots the JSB Diabolo exact jumbo 15.89 the best ...2nd best was JSB 18....

 

[mcoulter]

Thanks guys. The only other PCP I've had was an Air Arms S510. I had a surprising amount of fun shooting it at low power. Have any of you turned it down and shot 13 or 14 grain pellets? If so, how'd it work?

On a different note for the Royale owners, have any of you mounted a bipod to your (wood) stock? If so, what did you use? A rail or stud? How did you mount it? 

Thanks!

 

[Guest]

I shoot my .22 Royale 400 on low power all the time. It really likes the JSB 14.3 gr on low power.

 

[Tominco]

"mcoulter"On a different note for the Royale owners, have any of you mounted a bipod to your (wood) stock? If so, what did you use? A rail or stud? How did you mount it? 

Thanks!

Pellets... you're on the right track! 5.53 head size if possible. 
Rail....

Tom

 

[Dirte]

"mcoulter"

I have had best luck with JSB 18. I used the Atlas rail on my Royale. I took pictures during the process. I was going to do a thread when I do my Wolverine which has even less wood to work with. When completed it was going to be combined. Maybe I will post some pics of just the FX.

 

[TonyT]

My Fx400 shoots the 15.9 and 18.1 gr. JSB,s with equal accuracy out to 50 yards.

 

[mcoulter]

"Tominco"

"mcoulter"On a different note for the Royale owners, have any of you mounted a bipod to your (wood) stock? If so, what did you use? A rail or stud? How did you mount it? 

Thanks!

Pellets... you're on the right track! 5.53 head size if possible. 
Rail....

Tom

Excellent video! I love the center finder technique!

Where do you find the JSB 5.53 pellets? I have only found 5.52 head size JSBs.

 

[Tominco]

Thank you! You can find plans for the center finder online. Measure twice, drill once!

5.53's are available through AoA. You have to ask for them. 
Tom

 

[Smaug]

Get yourself a tin of Air Arms heavies, if you can. They always outshoot JSB, in my experience. Or rather, they're more consistently accurate, probably due to better QC.

 

[chasdicapua]

I had an FX Royale 200 for a couple of years. Shot lots of pellets through it. Liked the 15.89 gr pellets a bit better than the 18.13 gr's. The JSB and AA pellets in my gun shot about the same, so I mostly bought AA as they're a bit cheaper For my barrel, it liked the 5.51 head size the best. You're going to love your Royale. Enjoy!

 

[douger]

mine loves the18 over the 16 but the 16 still shoot well

 

[mcoulter]

OK, thanks for all the feedback. It confirms that I really can't go wrong with either the 16 or 18 grain pellets. So far nobody has mentioned the 25g Beasts or the 13g RS pellets. I'm guessing that I should't bother with them then?

 

[skipp60]

I only shoot the 18's which are good for head shots out to 70 metres on rabbits. I also use the 13 RS which are also good out to 70 but I only use these in suburbia as they are much softer and do very little damage if your penetrate the target............

 

[mcoulter]

Royale owners, can you check out my post here and add your thoughts on SCBA fill options? I would really like your comments on the fill pressure / shot count estimate I pulled from Steve's review of the Royale.

http://www.airgunnation.com/topic/buying-1st-scba-tank-comparing-size-fills-cost/

Thanks!

 

[Ag5643]

The 25's shoot like poo out of mine. 13's shoot fine on lower setting. All the JSB' shoot well actually but the 25's not so much. The newer ones I can't speak on as I have yet to try them.

 

[skipp60]

I personally run a 50 litre 350 bar SCBA tank from which I decanter into my 3 litre carbon tank.

Go for the largest bottle you can afford to buy or can physically lug around otherwise you'll be getting it filled every other day......

Good luck.........

 

[douger]

was out today great day winds where like 10 to 15 82 here in il had lots of company here so really not wanting to let everyone just shoot my nice guns, anyway my daughter in law shot some groups that was just crazy yes no cherry picking 12 shot groups inside of a dime then I shot her in a game of battle ship she was ahead of me by 1 I lined 1 so at 14 shots we never missed well I had to call line judge my wife I lost