Is there a slug barrel currently available for the SK-19? If not, has anyone heard anything about when or if one will be available? Thanks.
Slug Barrel for SK-19?
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Have not heard of a slug barrel, but I have heard of some users having good luck with slugs in the standard barrel that comes with the SK 119 .25 caliber.
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Cannot link to the new Yellow, but this is a re-ly put up by Ph0rd to a post I put up on the SK19:
I have an FX Impact MK2 with 30 cal and 22 smooth twist X pellet liners, as well as 700mm slug liner.
After buying a 25cal SK-19, I rarely touch the Impact.
Early on, I had some jams - which were always the result of not pushing the pellets all the way in. Ever since I began sliding them fully in with a hex wrench, I haven't had a single jam in a thousand rounds.
Taking off the barrel is not difficult if you're experienced with PCP rifle maintenance and o-ring replacements, swapping barrels/liners, etc. And getting the barrel back on at the correct tightness isn't a problem for me.. I just tighten it down until it stops, then back it out about 1/8 turn.. just enough for the magazine to rotate without friction.
I used to love my faithful FX impact - nothing compared in accuracy... But the SK-19 in my experience is just as accurate with the right ammo and tune. I still love the Impact.. Just not as much as the SK-19.
Best ammo so far is, surprisingly, not the recommended JSB MKII pellets.. But *slugs* - specifically NSA 55gr hollow-point *boat-tail* slugs (not flat-bottom).
I would highly recommend the 25 cal SK-19 to any FX impact owner who wants to kick it up a notch. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone as your first or second PCP because there are a lot of things that can seem to go "wrong" with your first few guns which over time you begin to understand not as going "wrong," but going "as expected" under the current circumstances, which you, as a seasoned PCP shooter, can easily address.
I have an FX Impact MK2 with 30 cal and 22 smooth twist X pellet liners, as well as 700mm slug liner.
After buying a 25cal SK-19, I rarely touch the Impact.
Early on, I had some jams - which were always the result of not pushing the pellets all the way in. Ever since I began sliding them fully in with a hex wrench, I haven't had a single jam in a thousand rounds.
Taking off the barrel is not difficult if you're experienced with PCP rifle maintenance and o-ring replacements, swapping barrels/liners, etc. And getting the barrel back on at the correct tightness isn't a problem for me.. I just tighten it down until it stops, then back it out about 1/8 turn.. just enough for the magazine to rotate without friction.
I used to love my faithful FX impact - nothing compared in accuracy... But the SK-19 in my experience is just as accurate with the right ammo and tune. I still love the Impact.. Just not as much as the SK-19.
Best ammo so far is, surprisingly, not the recommended JSB MKII pellets.. But *slugs* - specifically NSA 55gr hollow-point *boat-tail* slugs (not flat-bottom).
I would highly recommend the 25 cal SK-19 to any FX impact owner who wants to kick it up a notch. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone as your first or second PCP because there are a lot of things that can seem to go "wrong" with your first few guns which over time you begin to understand not as going "wrong," but going "as expected" under the current circumstances, which you, as a seasoned PCP shooter, can easily address.
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I don't think there is a slug barrel per se for the gun yet but some slugs may shoot well in the LW barrel it has on it. I tried the NSA HS-HP-Domed Base 17.5gr for a few shots in my .22 and they did a 3/4 inch group for six shots at 75 yards. I did not have my chrony so don't know the speed or if it was just a fluke. I will get back out to the range in a few days to find out.
Target on this post info towards the bottom.
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/took-teh-2240-and-wh44-out-today/
Target on this post info towards the bottom.
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/took-teh-2240-and-wh44-out-today/
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Thanks for the information and feedback guys! I'll try some boat-tail and dome base slugs per your suggestions. I'm also going to try some of Griffin Airgun Ammo's Hollow Base and Deep Hollow Base Slugs. I think they are effectively a hybrid slug.
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Bro, I got a guy wanting to trade (sk19) for my impact .25, same caliber.
i shoot Neilson 29.5 real well in it.
How well did the 55 grain do in your sk19?
i shoot Neilson 29.5 real well in it.
How well did the 55 grain do in your sk19?
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