Although I haven't owned every gun out there of the ones I've owned (Impact, leshiy mk2, FX boss, bobcat, and 2 wildcats mk2 and 3, Cricket and Vulcan The one I like most is the Wildcat MK2 in .22. I shoot mostly in my yard out to 70 yards and mostly paper punching. I sometimes dont shoot it for a few days or even weeks but every time I do its never off target/poi. I fill it to 225bar and get right at 40 shots on reg @910+ fps with the 18gr JSBs. At 55-60 yards it groups 1/2 inch time after time day after day shooting session after session. Ammo is relatively inexpensive with 500 pellets per tin so its almost twice as cheep as my .25s and 3x cheaper than my .30 caliber gun. I enjoy all my guns but the one I shoot most is my all time favorite Wildcat MK2 .22 with pp.
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Wildcats are really good-looking guns. And wow that's a lot of nice guns you've owned, so that Wildcat sounds like it must be the real deal.
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For sure Dingfelder, its an awesome gun. A friend of mine bought the MK3 in .25 with the 500mm barrel and is in awe with it shooting one inch spinners at 100 yards and even farther. He tells me he shoots dirt clods out at 136yards on the berm when he gets bored shooting 100 yards at his range he shoots at..
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Really prefer the Wildcats over the Impacts trigger. It's like stupid night and day difference. What's up FX?
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Hi Sonny, Your description really hits close here.I don't shoot religiously every day either,( like 2day for instance ),I had 2 stop after work for shopping & it's been muggy & hot all day,and it's gonna be the same 2morrow.so I'm resting for now,lol.may be a few days,a week and rarely but SOMETIMES 2. And then there,s Jan & Feb here in Ohio.(pretty much shuts down your out-door recreational activities. I have 4 air-rifles,2 springers and 2 pcp,s. 1 of which is the FX Classic walnut in 22cal. I use to shoot at the dingers and paper bulls-eye at 25/50/65. That got boring with this rifle. Most times I sit back in my patio chair and shoot at the twigs,( ya know ),,The pinky size ones & smaller)) on the trees at the fence line 75yds away. I feel all Quigly DownUnder when I snip 1 off,,lol. The only ammo I need for this rifle are the JSB 18.13 gr pellet. But a few other types or brands have been impressive.
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I think a Wildcat MKIII may be in my future sometime. The real question for me is what do left-handed shooters think about it? I feel like the magazine will be either right in front of my face or pushing into my cheek.
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LMAO HeyU at the Quigly down under but yeah anything to change up the shooting routine once and a while.
Yo, the best trigger was on my Bobcat MK1.
I dont know why they dont ct...
Yo, the best trigger was on my Bobcat MK1.
I dont know why they dont ct...
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ctShooter,
I thought FX had some sort of cure for the "lefty blues" coming out for the MK3? Maybe a conversion kit of some sort that makes it more tolerable? Or a little bitty 4 shot mag?
Cheers,
Glenn in Texas
I thought FX had some sort of cure for the "lefty blues" coming out for the MK3? Maybe a conversion kit of some sort that makes it more tolerable? Or a little bitty 4 shot mag?
Cheers,
Glenn in Texas
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The wildcat had been on my shortlist for awhile, but was recently replaced on that list by the dreampup. However, after reading your post, the wildcat may be going back on the list.
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Sonny, you and I share common interests, wildcat mk2’s and in compressors! I do have a question though in your cat. Why no shroud?
Lastly, is that a Rowe extension at the rear of the air tube just polished up or a custom machined one?
Lastly, is that a Rowe extension at the rear of the air tube just polished up or a custom machined one?
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Hey Big, great minds think alike LOL. I think its a Huma. I bought it that way from Ken at SPAW. the shroud wouldn't fit with the extension so he put on a Donny Tanto. Works great, very quiet. Now I just need a truck as good looking as yours!
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Haven't tried them Gerry52
I seen it in one of your posts with your shooting spot/table in your garage Big
along with that sweet Alkin
I seen it in one of your posts with your shooting spot/table in your garage Big
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One of these days when I can pull away from these Airguns I’ll get my brake lines addressed along with a new proportion/ combo valve and get this back on the road. It’s pretty fast for an 8500 lb vehicle. Propane fumigated along with water/ methanol, but never both at the same time, lol
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The last big task item I had to do to it was the crankshaft thrust bearing plate at the rear, it’s retaining ears snapped off. No more than .11 to .15 end play front to rear on the crankshaft, and it was at .48. That little bit caused the torque converter to balloon forward.
i had to cherry pick the front of the engine 12” above the radiator just to remove the oil pan, which allowed access to the crankshaft. I not only replaced the broken thrust bearing but figured while I was there to replace all crank bearings along with the piston rod bearings with all factory Cummins parts.
Had the torque converter rebuilt to 80% stall and since I had the tranny and transfer case off the truck I addressed some leaky seals.
this was all before the doc decided to fuse my spine, of course, as there’s no way I could imagine myself doing that fun stuff anymore.
My wife keeps suggesting I sell it. I could probably get enough to buy at least 4 vertical Alkin compressors and maybe almost 8 Impacts for it, ha ha, but when I hop in that truck and one quick stab at the pedal and it goes, there isn’t one pcp item that’ll replace that seat of the pants rush.
It needs a paint job but man it still gets me a few thumbs up from folks on the road and st least one person a week asking if it’s for sale.
I put in 60 HP variable spray injectors in there and still haven’t gotten to play with them enough.
The body was perfect till a few years ago when the drivers side rear tire let loose on the belt, and folded up the wheel well at 70 mph. Talk about creaming your pants, lol.
Theres a website/forum dedicated to these classic first gens, the 89-93 model years, called dieseltruckresource.com. All for Cummins trucks only
i had to cherry pick the front of the engine 12” above the radiator just to remove the oil pan, which allowed access to the crankshaft. I not only replaced the broken thrust bearing but figured while I was there to replace all crank bearings along with the piston rod bearings with all factory Cummins parts.
Had the torque converter rebuilt to 80% stall and since I had the tranny and transfer case off the truck I addressed some leaky seals.
this was all before the doc decided to fuse my spine, of course, as there’s no way I could imagine myself doing that fun stuff anymore.
My wife keeps suggesting I sell it. I could probably get enough to buy at least 4 vertical Alkin compressors and maybe almost 8 Impacts for it, ha ha, but when I hop in that truck and one quick stab at the pedal and it goes, there isn’t one pcp item that’ll replace that seat of the pants rush.
It needs a paint job but man it still gets me a few thumbs up from folks on the road and st least one person a week asking if it’s for sale.
I put in 60 HP variable spray injectors in there and still haven’t gotten to play with them enough.
The body was perfect till a few years ago when the drivers side rear tire let loose on the belt, and folded up the wheel well at 70 mph. Talk about creaming your pants, lol.
Theres a website/forum dedicated to these classic first gens, the 89-93 model years, called dieseltruckresource.com. All for Cummins trucks only
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