Who actually regularly changes calibers on their FX guns?

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Blackpaw

Blackpaw

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Good morning all, one thing I am curious about which all the FX fans talk about "ability to change calibers". Who actually does it?

FX touts as their "unique" feature of being able "easily: change calibers, and of course spend another $500ish plus to have that privilege. Then you have to go through all the retuning time, so it isn't pull one off and 10 min later you are shooting the new caliber with deadly accuracy. Or at least I DOUBT the majority are.

I have been told and seen on YouTube, once you tune a gun for ITs optimal performance, DON'T MESS WITH IT! This translates to me, if you want a different caliber, get another gun, not a bunch of different caliber barrels. Or am I wrong?


 
It’s one of those things that’s a great to have and great flexibility the impact platform brings but I totally agree…. When you have it tuned for an ammo, a caliber and it’s shooting optimum I don’t touch it again..



Yes you can write down your settings but it’s never the same . The springs do have memory same with regulators so when you have it right I leave it… 

just my thoughts .
 
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The M3 would be the easiest to change calibers because of the clear markings. But my mk2 would be a little more difficult, I have considered a 600mm 177cal and the slug liner for nsa slugs. And the cost of the barrel liner and magazine $600.00, but still less expensive than another gun. And I have done nothing yet because I have not heard of the results of the new 600mm barrel with the new slug liner. But maybe not in full production yet? But time will tell 
 
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My Impact-X has been a .177, .22 and .25 thus far. I have a .30 barrel kit for it but waiting on an M3 .30 so likely will not be doing that.

The change over from .25 to .177 went like this. I changed out my barrel and probe. Dialed my power wheel from 5 to 1 and instantly shot .5 MOA groups at 50 yards with it. So with a bit of luck the changes can be easy if you are familiar with the gun. If not you could be in for a rude awakening because tuning takes an understanding of what you are actually doing to come out right.

The changeover to .22 was quite a bit more difficult but it was all me I mixed two different pellets together in one tin and then let my reg pressure get low. So, I fought with it for a couple of hours. But once again I got MOA or better at 50 yards after I figured out the pellet mix up and reg pressure thing.

Ordered the .177 kit with my .25 impact and got the .22 off of the classifieds so the kits were/are pretty readily available if you look around a bit.
 
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Well, I change calibers on my FX rifles all the time. Eventually I get bored with one setting, or one caliber, and I change either the barrel length (e.g. between a 700mm barrel and a 380 or 500mm barrel) or i change the caliber (between .22, .25 and .30). I have done this on my Crowns, my Impacts (recently changed my .30 cal 700mm MK2 to a .25 cal compact ) and even my Wildcats (changed my .25 compact to a .22 ).

It’s easy and I have never had a problem with adjusting the tune. In fact, many times there is no need to re-tune. Just adjust the Power Wheel. In every single case the gun has been just as accurate after the change as it was before. You will need to re-zero the scope, but that’s it.

Chris


 
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Let's Not forget the FX promise of having the barrel kits readily available to purchase... Oh wait a minute those are on eternal Pre-order / Back order.....

And for god's sake don't insult us with the covid bullpoop causing shortage or delays , This has been an issue since the day the 1st Dreamline series guns came out..

So I guess my answer is, I Never change caliber/barrels on my FX guns.....
 
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I was in the same boat, got the .25 Impact last year with in mind "yes, because I will be changing calibers".

Along the line and endless - taking it apart and modding and re-tuning (winter projects) finally I got it working nice (or I got tired of it, it summer time anyway)...The Impact became my ultimate range gun for 100 meters.

But I had a need = I wanted a .22 as well for my other games at shorter distances. I just decided to get another one and that is a Leshiy2.

Not even apples and oranges to compare, but somehow I feel this is an interesting combination. With an Impact I can dedicate a full afternoon and sit at a bench and take my time to play rings shooting, and with the L2 I can just grab it from a bag and - bang-bang-bang.
 
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I change my Impact MKII pretty often, I think I get bored shooting the same caliber and go between 22,25 and 30. Mostly the 22 and 25 though. I have swapped between 22 and 30 on my Crown but normally it requires a little more in depth parts swap (adding/removing hammer spring) depending on which way I'm switching. I'll leave it as is for a while in 30 trim since it shoots so well in that caliber not that it don't in 22. It's really great to have all the options though. 

Jking
 
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To better answer your question I have a friend that changes from.25 to .22cal shooting slugs and can do it very quickly because he doesn’t have to change the regulator just the hammer setting and adjust the front adjuster from a little over three lines to two and a half lines. But he has the changes documented, but the other thing is that the scope must be adjusted also and documented, but he can do this in just a few minutes. But to get to that point was a long and tedious process to change caliber and shoot slugs accurately. And with that said he generally changes when he out of ammo for one caliber and goes to the other.


 
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I get bored way too easily. I have

500 mm in .22 and .30

600 mm in .25 with a liner and older style without liner.

700 mm in .22

I change a fair amount between the .22 500mm and the 700 mm

In the last 2 weeks I have played with the 500mm .30 to see what it will do (I just got it), swapping from the .22 700mm. got it to fire a decent 915 fps with a fx 44(?) grain pellet but decided it was more accurate at 820 fps. So I got bored of the small bottle draining so quickly and put the .22 500mm back on. Of course had to change the settings then once I got there and it was pellet on pellet again, got bored, put the 580 bottle on and went to 700mm .22. Well last night I got bored and wanted to play with the .25 barrel since its been a month since I messed with that barrel... 

Probably would be easier with a m3 and some recorded settings. Yes I go through a fair amount of air, yes i go through some pellets, yes I still have just a bottle and a couple of hand pumps. 



Oh, then I feel guilty for not playing with the Uragan .22 compact....



lol



Allen


 
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Never. It’s hard enough to get whatever caliber the gun is to be a every day all the time consistent shooter. So once I get my FX’s to be as consistent as the platform will allow, I am not going to go through it again by changing calibers. I may get attacked for saying this but remember I’m a FX owner also. I believe the versatility, aftermarket hot rod parts and interchangeably of quite a few of the FX models masks the guns inability to be a long term consistent gun. If guys can’t leave them alone, how will they ever know about the guns inability to maintain a tune or POI. I wish they just made caliber specific guns because they could be built stout with specific specs for that caliber. Interchangeably creates weaknesses. Most guys are either in denial or don’t know enough to understand how much this makes their pride and joy a problem child. 
 
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I changed my Crown .22 from a 600mm barrel to a 380mm barrel of the same caliber. I like it so much that I’m never going to change it again. It would be nice if FX offered rifles in short barrels. I’d rather buy a Crown with just a 380 barrel instead of being forced to buy a Continuum. Or, FX should sell barrel kits for a more fair price.
 
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Well, I change calibers on my FX rifles all the time. Eventually I get bored with one setting, or one caliber, and I change either the barrel length (e.g. between a 700mm barrel and a 380 or 500mm barrel) or i change the caliber (between .22, .25 and .30). I have done this on my Crowns, my Impacts (recently changed my .30 cal 700mm MK2 to a .25 cal compact ) and even my Wildcats (changed my .25 compact to a .22 ).

It’s easy and I have never had a problem with adjusting the tune. In fact, many times there is no need to re-tune. Just adjust the Power Wheel. In every single case the gun has been just as accurate after the change as it was before. You will need to re-zero the scope, but that’s it.

Chris

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I'll second this. Once the gun is tuned properly, (reg pressure and valve in harmony) you can basically just dial the gun in with the transfer port and hammer wheels (for fx crown, I got rid of my impact)

If you're familiar with the gun and how it works, it's super simple, quick, and accurate. I have 5 barrels I switch between. 
 
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Not so much changing calibers, but upgrading barrels. My .25 started as an original Smooth Twist. The Smooth Twist X came out, so I upgraded, and now upgraded to the Superior liner. Being a Gen 1, it's harder to retune for a caliber, so I leave the caliber alone, but the ability to upgrade in the same caliber is really nice.

Also, I'm considering switching my MKII in .22 barrel with the MK1 barrel in .25. Easy enough to do. The MKII has lots more power for the heavier .25 pellets where the MK1 has plenty of power for the .22 pellets but struggles a bit on the higher weight .25's. Just something I'm thinking about, but it is flexibiltiy.
 
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Have .22, .25, .30 and .35 but I also own thr Dream-Tac, Maverick, MK2 and M3. I use the calibers based on the situation. If in the yard .22 or .25 and at the range or hunting the .35 as I just got the .30 but that will be a hunting caliber as well.

I like tinkering and once the rifle is dialed in on one the others are easy to get especially with the Maverick and Dream-Tac. As far as leaving it a single caliber is up to the owner and their comfort level of tuning. Everyone is different and not in denial...
 
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Well as a Dane with no hunting license it pretty much dont matter as all that is legal then is .177.

BUT ! Even if i was able to change calibers i dont really think i would do that very often or at all ( with the same gun )

Just like right now i have a lot of different ammo, but this time next year i think i will just have two, 1 slug and 1 pellet to shoot.

And then only misfortune in ammo supply would make me change my settings on the gun for a new ammo.



PS: I will try and get a permit to .22 next year and then forget the .177 barrel, but due to the ginormous "KF" that is Danish law, on just about any matter, i am actually not sure getting a .22 is a option.
 
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