Hi grungy. I am not answering to "Come to the rescue" of the Panthera, just offer my thoughts.
Sounds like an Impact, Crown, etc. are more of what you would use/want (if you were to purchase or already own an FX) than a Panthera. I probably don't need to go through that while the Impact is designed to shoot .177 light pellets all the way up to .35 slugs. and offer many shots, the Panthera is designed specifically for one job, and one job only. Compete with and shoot better than .22LR in PRS competition.
In order to do so,
1) the bottle can't be in the front (needs to be able to be shot off bags, in tight areas ie. windows, etc.).
2) The rifle only needs to make typically 10-12 shots per session, so a small 300cc bottle is adequate, as is the number of shots the Panthera offers.
With that said, many will like an "Out of the box" slug shooting beast for hunting, etc..
Will I be offering custom made accessories to double and triple the shot count? OF COURSE! I already have 300 Bar Bottles in stock for it that will increase hots over 50%.
People will always tweak something to their liking, customizing it as they wish, and I'll be offering the parts to do so.
Have a great Christmas season,
Joe Brancato owner of
www.TopGun-Airgun.com