Your choice for a 177 rifle.

Daystate Huntsman or Taipan

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I bought two more P35s about a month ago, a 22 and a 177. I polished the crown on both, adjusted their triggers, adjusted the hammer spring on the 177 (it was way too high, didn't affect accuracy but was harder to cock) and figured out both like H&N Baracuda Match pellets. The 22 is more accurate but the 177 is still a pretty good shooter. Both of them were under $1000. I bought a 25 caliber last October. The 177 gets about 100 shots per 250 bar fill at about 19 fpe.
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I like having a bullpup and a rifle in every caliber. In .177 I have an Edgun Leishey Classic, an Edgun Leyla 2, and a long barreled FX Impact 2 . The Leyla is my favorite (I’m a hunter) but the Leishey Classic gets the most shots as it is a behind the front door gun and a between the front seat truck gun.
 
I have a FX Royal in .177 with the old smooth twist barrel. It’s been one of my favorite rifles over the years.
I had heard that the .177 had issues with accuracy and the barrel leading up.
But it has been nothing but excellent using the JSB 10.34 heavy.
Accuracy is excellent if you keep the barrel clean, and it slips slowly away if you don’t!
 
I have a FX Royal in .177 with the old smooth twist barrel. It’s been one of my favorite rifles over the years.
I had heard that the .177 had issues with accuracy and the barrel leading up.
But it has been nothing but excellent using the JSB 10.34 heavy.
Accuracy is excellent if you keep the barrel clean, and it slips slowly away if you don’t!
Interesting. I have a Royale in .22, and the barrel virtually never needs cleaning. And you mention that this is a common issue with the .177 Royale. I wonder why this is the case? My .22 Royale is tuned to shoot the 18 g at around 880-890 fps. I don't suppose there could be enough difference in velocity to have such an effect, but what is your MV? They are both ST barrels, but maybe the bore or choke is relatively tighter in the .177.
 
Interesting. I have a Royale in .22, and the barrel virtually never needs cleaning. And you mention that this is a common issue with the .177 Royale. I wonder why this is the case? My .22 Royale is tuned to shoot the 18 g at around 880-890 fps. I don't suppose there could be enough difference in velocity to have such an effect, but what is your MV? They are both ST barrels, but maybe the bore or choke is relatively tighter in the .177.
I don’t have a working chrony so I’m not sure about the MV, but I think I remember it being around 860 or so.
After all I heard about the .177 barrels being questionable I was leery about the purchase, but this one is really good.
And when the barrel is dirty the accuracy is still pretty good, all under a dime at 30 yards.
Clean barrel and it’s clover leaf groups and occasionally one ragged hole, if I do my part lol!
 
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