" is FX as bad as I hear " I doubt it, but then I doubt they are as good as you will hear either.
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Thoughts on FX?
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I have owned 5 FX rifle over the past 5-6 years and have been extremely happy with all of them. I have also owned other high end gun that were great performers. Personally not a single FX rifle I have owned needed a single Oring replaced. I have since sold all but 3 of my air guns. Wildcat mk2 .22, Wildcat mk3 .25 and a beautiful Boss .30 with laminate stock I bought from a fine AGN member. I sold my FX Bobcat to a member here on AGN who still texts me what a great and accurate gun it is. I would not hesitate to recommend the FX brand to anyone looking to purchase a quality air rifle.
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I promised myself not to reply to threads about the FX impact as it makes me look like a hater...just to clarify I am not, there are some things about it which are pure genius but other things are so poorly conceived that it would appear to be designed by two different people who never actually spoke to each other.
I bought an impact and wanted to like it but the more I used it, the more it began to frustrate me. I need to have confidence in my gun to do what it was supposed to each and every time I pick it up an pull the trigger. I bought it as a compact hunting gun but it never made it beyond an expensive plinker, I never had the confidence in it to send a lump of lead in the direction of a living animal due to the continual zero shift. The platform simply not stiff enough, too many places where it can flex.
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I bought an impact and wanted to like it but the more I used it, the more it began to frustrate me. I need to have confidence in my gun to do what it was supposed to each and every time I pick it up an pull the trigger. I bought it as a compact hunting gun but it never made it beyond an expensive plinker, I never had the confidence in it to send a lump of lead in the direction of a living animal due to the continual zero shift. The platform simply not stiff enough, too many places where it can flex.
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Fx is best. Sub Moa 200y allday everyday! Atleast what it comes to youtubers. My personal experience says constant Poi sifts and alot of money and aftermarket stuff you need to put on it to make it reasonable compared to orginal price. Generally FX makes decent rifles but on otherhand so dose many others with half the price tag.
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Personally I would just go with a Benjamin Fortitude. If it has a problem, just toss it and buy a new one. You'll have to swap the scope over though.
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I was wary of similar reports. However, when the dreamline came out, I got hooked.
Since then I also bought a .25 WCIII.
For me at least, the DL and WC are just as accurate as my taipan, a little bit lighter, and all three guns go in the woods with me. I like them.
I've also had to order parts from FX USA for the DL, and sent the WCIII in for a power tune to FX USA. I had excellent service from them in every regard.
Since then I also bought a .25 WCIII.
For me at least, the DL and WC are just as accurate as my taipan, a little bit lighter, and all three guns go in the woods with me. I like them.
I've also had to order parts from FX USA for the DL, and sent the WCIII in for a power tune to FX USA. I had excellent service from them in every regard.
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When I bought my FX Impact I shot it straight out of the box and watched and read the forms and all the videos I could find to get a complete grasp/understanding of the gun before I started trying to adjust and tune it. Im not as experienced as others with how all these parts interact and effect how the gun operates. That could be why I never needed to replace a single Oring or any other part in over 5 years on that gun. Just thinking out loud
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If they are as bad as some say then why would they sell so many thousands of them every month? My Impact has over 10K rounds through it now. It had a bad reg rod to begin with and one bad o-ring after many thousands of rounds and much modding. They are great guns extremely accurate, adjustable and win many competitions. Pretty much any problem I have had with mine has been from my own tinkering.
Love the ability to plink cans at 200 yards.
Love the ability to plink cans at 200 yards.
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If you want to trash FX look at what all the competition shooters are using, that will tell you its high quality and accurate. Reliability it subjective, quality and accuracy aren't. So we can all agree that FX makes a high quality and accurate rifle. Whether you personally consider it reliable depends on your expectations.
Expectations......now there is a good word!!! Some people expect an air rifle they paid a ton of money for to be flawless, not have any issues, always works, etc. After all- what did you pay all that money for? Well if you buy an impact, you are buying a super complicated and highly-engineered rifle that is really only needed by a small segment of the airgun world. These are pneumatic systems, systems need attention and maintenance from time to time and the FX impact is many factors more complicated than a generic pcp. So I take people's complaints about it with a moon-sized grain of salt. If you are just a casual shooter and complaining about your impact- you have too much money and should give those dollars to me instead.
As far as reliability throughout the FX line, I'm not convinced there any issue. FX has more attention on it and complaints get amplified by the competition, haters, and skeptics. My wildcats have been excellent, and FX has posted Master Class videos on youtube for complete disassembly. Nothing that you can't fix, just take your bravery pills and disassemble your rifle.
As far as hating FX- I would suggest some electro shock. FX is one of the few companies out there innovating, pushing boundaries, designs, and driving the industry. They make everything themselves- nothing lothar walther, huma or minelli, They put their profits back into their product and its for all our benefit. The wildcat MKIII was available for sale the SAME DAY it was announced, and they can get enough of them made and into the market so its not practically a collectors item.
Just buy one, if you don't like it, re-sell it here. Easy peasy.
Expectations......now there is a good word!!! Some people expect an air rifle they paid a ton of money for to be flawless, not have any issues, always works, etc. After all- what did you pay all that money for? Well if you buy an impact, you are buying a super complicated and highly-engineered rifle that is really only needed by a small segment of the airgun world. These are pneumatic systems, systems need attention and maintenance from time to time and the FX impact is many factors more complicated than a generic pcp. So I take people's complaints about it with a moon-sized grain of salt. If you are just a casual shooter and complaining about your impact- you have too much money and should give those dollars to me instead.
As far as reliability throughout the FX line, I'm not convinced there any issue. FX has more attention on it and complaints get amplified by the competition, haters, and skeptics. My wildcats have been excellent, and FX has posted Master Class videos on youtube for complete disassembly. Nothing that you can't fix, just take your bravery pills and disassemble your rifle.
As far as hating FX- I would suggest some electro shock. FX is one of the few companies out there innovating, pushing boundaries, designs, and driving the industry. They make everything themselves- nothing lothar walther, huma or minelli, They put their profits back into their product and its for all our benefit. The wildcat MKIII was available for sale the SAME DAY it was announced, and they can get enough of them made and into the market so its not practically a collectors item.
Just buy one, if you don't like it, re-sell it here. Easy peasy.
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FX’s guns will last a long time as long as you take care of it. My Dreamtac bottle has been awesome so far! Hasnt leaked or creeped at all while holding a 145 bar reg for a few months now. Accuracy is 3/4-1/2 at 100yds in the .25 STX liner, probably the most accurate .25 pellet shooter ill ever own.
As long as you take care of your gun, it’s going to last a long time. Even if something goes wrong, FX is one email away. They have a 3-4 year warranty on their guns, as long as you follow their directions on how to use it so you don’t void your warranty.
FX makes great guns, and they will last you a long time as long as you take proper care of it.
As long as you take care of your gun, it’s going to last a long time. Even if something goes wrong, FX is one email away. They have a 3-4 year warranty on their guns, as long as you follow their directions on how to use it so you don’t void your warranty.
FX makes great guns, and they will last you a long time as long as you take proper care of it.
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I guess I will chime in as well. I owned an Impact x in .25 caliber for about 7 months. Shot about 15k rounds through it so I got to know it quite well.
Let's start with the positives.
1. It is so fun to shoot. The forward cocking lever is so smooth and fun! Hats off to FX for forcing manufacturers into.moving the cocking levers forward!
2. It has potential for extreme accuracy! Some days it literally unnerved me with its ability to stack pellets.
3. Who doesn't like the idea of a lego gun? Dont like the barrel? Swap it out! Want a bigger tank? Swap it out! Want a bigger mag? Swap it out! Fx deserves credit for the amazing ingenuity the impact possesses.
So what about the negatives?
Well.... 1. The gauges on mine were terribly inaccurate. The tank gauge was off by up to 30 bar.
2. I needed 5 shots where the pellets would group terribly before the gun would settle down and start "drilling". That in my opinion is the worst part about the gunman
3. the 700 mm barrel is super flexible and any little push on the barrel needed the gun resighted. It is super super super finicky. Never, ever plan on taking it to the woods.
4. A pin in the cocking arm backed out, causing the gun to only half cock. The end result was 6 pellets being rammed into the barrel and breech. (My son did it.)
I swapped mine out for an edgun r3m. Much much simpler gun. Poi ALWAYS reliable. Shoots slugs and pellets really well. Great woodswalker.
I'm just not an impact guy. Was always terrified it would start leaking. Edguns are so easy to service.
I cannot at this time recommend someone buy an impact. They are too complicated and finicky.
Let's start with the positives.
1. It is so fun to shoot. The forward cocking lever is so smooth and fun! Hats off to FX for forcing manufacturers into.moving the cocking levers forward!
2. It has potential for extreme accuracy! Some days it literally unnerved me with its ability to stack pellets.
3. Who doesn't like the idea of a lego gun? Dont like the barrel? Swap it out! Want a bigger tank? Swap it out! Want a bigger mag? Swap it out! Fx deserves credit for the amazing ingenuity the impact possesses.
So what about the negatives?
Well.... 1. The gauges on mine were terribly inaccurate. The tank gauge was off by up to 30 bar.
2. I needed 5 shots where the pellets would group terribly before the gun would settle down and start "drilling". That in my opinion is the worst part about the gunman
3. the 700 mm barrel is super flexible and any little push on the barrel needed the gun resighted. It is super super super finicky. Never, ever plan on taking it to the woods.
4. A pin in the cocking arm backed out, causing the gun to only half cock. The end result was 6 pellets being rammed into the barrel and breech. (My son did it.)
I swapped mine out for an edgun r3m. Much much simpler gun. Poi ALWAYS reliable. Shoots slugs and pellets really well. Great woodswalker.
I'm just not an impact guy. Was always terrified it would start leaking. Edguns are so easy to service.
I cannot at this time recommend someone buy an impact. They are too complicated and finicky.
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I own RAW Daystate and FX guns. I see no quality advantage one over the other. Ford vs Chevy. NOW all air guns are relatively complex and in time will likely require some repairs and service. Seems like FX might have a problem keeping up just from numbers sold.
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I have two FX airguns, a Royale 500 and an Impact. Both have had many thousands of pellets through them with zero issues. IMHO I think they are well designed and well made; mine are very consistent and extremely accurate.
It took me a bit of time to get used to shooting a bulpup but once I did, straight out of the box, with the factory tune and JSB 18.13 pellets 1/2" groups at 50 yards were not a problem for the Impact - and I feel that the rifle can do better.
The Impact is a complex design that a knowledgeable person can fine tune to shoot exceptionally well with a wide variety of pellets and slugs. The key word is "knowledgeable". The biggest problem with the Impact is hackers who start messing with the adjustments, throw everything out of balance then blame the design for what they screwed up.
Seems that a lot of the "haters" don't own an FX and their bashing is based on heresy... so one owner has a problem and 999 people read about it and now there are a thousand problems? Comments would have a lot more value if they were limited to those who have real experience with the issue and were honest enough to admit if they might have done something to cause it.
Considering how many thousands of Impacts have been made (and it's complexity) it is to be expected that some percentage will have an issue - no product can avoid that. Life is like that.
So, to sum up. I am very pleased with my Impact, I haven't had any problems with it and I would recommend you trying (or buying) one to see if it suits your tastes.
Suggestions :
DON'T MESS WITH THE SETTINGS UNTIL YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!
If you buy second hand, have a competent airgunsmith tune the gun to a known good state before you start shooting.
Cheers!
It took me a bit of time to get used to shooting a bulpup but once I did, straight out of the box, with the factory tune and JSB 18.13 pellets 1/2" groups at 50 yards were not a problem for the Impact - and I feel that the rifle can do better.
The Impact is a complex design that a knowledgeable person can fine tune to shoot exceptionally well with a wide variety of pellets and slugs. The key word is "knowledgeable". The biggest problem with the Impact is hackers who start messing with the adjustments, throw everything out of balance then blame the design for what they screwed up.
Seems that a lot of the "haters" don't own an FX and their bashing is based on heresy... so one owner has a problem and 999 people read about it and now there are a thousand problems? Comments would have a lot more value if they were limited to those who have real experience with the issue and were honest enough to admit if they might have done something to cause it.
Considering how many thousands of Impacts have been made (and it's complexity) it is to be expected that some percentage will have an issue - no product can avoid that. Life is like that.
So, to sum up. I am very pleased with my Impact, I haven't had any problems with it and I would recommend you trying (or buying) one to see if it suits your tastes.
Suggestions :
DON'T MESS WITH THE SETTINGS UNTIL YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!
If you buy second hand, have a competent airgunsmith tune the gun to a known good state before you start shooting.
Cheers!
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I think it is very disingenuous to just clump all people's either good or bad into a nifty little box and say, Blah...here's the answer, I am right, you are wrong. I have been resisting the lure of buying an FX for quite a while now. I finally took the plunge and I am sorry I did. It has not been a total loss as I have learned so much that I never thought I would. I usually do not mod a gun to get this or that much more power out of it. This gun however I have attempted to mod just about anything I could, but only with the hope that it would shoot straight for at least 2 sessions in a row.
Fact is that yes, over $1000 is a good amount of money that I have worked hard for. A multimillionaire company sells very expensive guns and advertise themselves as top of the line, innovative, and accurate, I expect an accurate gun that I don't really have to spend hours upon hours of tinkering and money on top of it to get it to do what it should. At least not from a reasonably simple system such as a Wildcat. So, yes, I expect the gun to work and be reasonably accurate, not flawless, but worth the price they demand for it.
People get their undies in a wad over someone criticizing their favorite brand, or perhaps exhaling it as the king of the hill, but you will Never, Ever be able to be in someone's else's shoes and feel what you feel when you get that gun home and see that it exceeds your expectations or it's the biggest turd you have ever had the displeasure to spend money on. Some folk just don't have the luxury to chuck up a loss of $1,500 to "Oh well, I will just buy another"
I'm sure your FX is the very best experience ever, mine was not, and based on my life experience I don't have the personal confidence in them at this point to either buy another or recommend them to anyone. Now, if @FX wants to send me a barrel in .177 that can at least and repeatedly punch a 1/2 inch group at 25 yards I will sing a different tune.
Fact is that yes, over $1000 is a good amount of money that I have worked hard for. A multimillionaire company sells very expensive guns and advertise themselves as top of the line, innovative, and accurate, I expect an accurate gun that I don't really have to spend hours upon hours of tinkering and money on top of it to get it to do what it should. At least not from a reasonably simple system such as a Wildcat. So, yes, I expect the gun to work and be reasonably accurate, not flawless, but worth the price they demand for it.
People get their undies in a wad over someone criticizing their favorite brand, or perhaps exhaling it as the king of the hill, but you will Never, Ever be able to be in someone's else's shoes and feel what you feel when you get that gun home and see that it exceeds your expectations or it's the biggest turd you have ever had the displeasure to spend money on. Some folk just don't have the luxury to chuck up a loss of $1,500 to "Oh well, I will just buy another"
I'm sure your FX is the very best experience ever, mine was not, and based on my life experience I don't have the personal confidence in them at this point to either buy another or recommend them to anyone. Now, if @FX wants to send me a barrel in .177 that can at least and repeatedly punch a 1/2 inch group at 25 yards I will sing a different tune.
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I decided to stay away from the FX brand years ago for political reasons. I am also not keen on the tactical look...
This said, the Royale line has been hailed as one of their best, but was discontinued when they built their better CNC facility.
Like the Lt. says, there are so many other brands out there. Why get hung up on FX if you have reservations?
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I feel your pain and it totally sux. Im not a fan boi and wouldn't push one brand over another.
But i wouldn't recommend anyone looking for a 177 to purchase an fx in that caliber. Even back in the original smooth twist days it was hit or miss with that caliber.
And with your experience with that particular caliber, aren't you clumping all fx into a nifty little box?
Again, i feel your pain and no slam or disrespect intended.
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