A few years back I had a 2nd generation FX Crown .22 with a pepper laminate stock. With that gun I hit some amazing shots and I always regretted parting ways with it. I always knew I would return to the Crown eventually.
I ordered a 600mm MK2 Crown in a GRS stock and really loved the looks of the gun, but could not get use to the grip of the GRS stock. I don't have large hands and struggled to reach the trigger of the crown, even after moving the trigger back as far as it could go. I sold the GRS stock and purchased the saber tactical chassis. Now the gun is a dream to shoot comfort wise.
My crown did come with the "old" power wheel. (1-5 and A-E) when tuning for max velocity for my reg pressure and then using power wheel to drop speed, I do not remember there being such drastic change in FPS per click. Maybe I didn't mind back then with my old crown, but I definitely did not like it now. There was 30-40 fps swings when going down 1 number on the power wheel. I ordered the updated power wheel with 23 steps and to me it is a MUST have. It was infinitely easier to dial for the speed I wanted without having to remove stock to adjust the preload.
Accuracy with the 600mm barrel was excellent. Being able to reach 50fpe with ease was pretty sweet, but the length was deterring me from picking it up over my taipan. Heard a lot of great things about the 380mm barrel and decided to give it a chance. Let me tell you, the 380mm barrel is no slouch in power. With the reg at 150bar, I am able to get 18gr pellets going 930fp. Even with the short barrel, it can be tuned to be highly efficient sending 18gr at 880fps. The 380mm barrel accuracy blew me away. Check out these 100 yard groups.
FX 18gr 900fps
The wind died down for a couple minutes and these were the best groups. The others had lots of right to left stringing because of wind.
In closing, this crown has blown me away. This has got to be the easiest gun to shoot accurately I've ever had. Also, one of the easiest to tune with the new power wheel.
Next up on my list is the M3. I had a bronze one a few months ago, and it was a shooter. Now I have a black one coming to me.
Merry Christmas AGN
I ordered a 600mm MK2 Crown in a GRS stock and really loved the looks of the gun, but could not get use to the grip of the GRS stock. I don't have large hands and struggled to reach the trigger of the crown, even after moving the trigger back as far as it could go. I sold the GRS stock and purchased the saber tactical chassis. Now the gun is a dream to shoot comfort wise.
My crown did come with the "old" power wheel. (1-5 and A-E) when tuning for max velocity for my reg pressure and then using power wheel to drop speed, I do not remember there being such drastic change in FPS per click. Maybe I didn't mind back then with my old crown, but I definitely did not like it now. There was 30-40 fps swings when going down 1 number on the power wheel. I ordered the updated power wheel with 23 steps and to me it is a MUST have. It was infinitely easier to dial for the speed I wanted without having to remove stock to adjust the preload.
Accuracy with the 600mm barrel was excellent. Being able to reach 50fpe with ease was pretty sweet, but the length was deterring me from picking it up over my taipan. Heard a lot of great things about the 380mm barrel and decided to give it a chance. Let me tell you, the 380mm barrel is no slouch in power. With the reg at 150bar, I am able to get 18gr pellets going 930fp. Even with the short barrel, it can be tuned to be highly efficient sending 18gr at 880fps. The 380mm barrel accuracy blew me away. Check out these 100 yard groups.
FX 18gr 900fps
The wind died down for a couple minutes and these were the best groups. The others had lots of right to left stringing because of wind.
In closing, this crown has blown me away. This has got to be the easiest gun to shoot accurately I've ever had. Also, one of the easiest to tune with the new power wheel.
Next up on my list is the M3. I had a bronze one a few months ago, and it was a shooter. Now I have a black one coming to me.
Merry Christmas AGN
. It's well worth the money. Wish I got a commision
