Are the FX Royale guns that terrible??
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Sorry for extreme necro of this thread..
I recently got a used Royale 500 where the pellet probe has been wrecked, the front is all crooked.
Now I've ordered a new pellet probe, and while waiting for it to arrive I realize I don't really know how to chane it.
I've found some total disassembly videos of the Crown, but none of the Royal, especially just removing/installing pellet probe.
Could you please point me in the direction where I can find this info, or give me some explanation here?
It would be awesome if I could fix it in under just a few minutes like you describe.
Thanks!
Best Regards,
EDIT: Found your video on YouTube now haha
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I have two Royale's in .22, one newer one with the regulator and power adjuster, and a first gen unregulated and no power adjustment. Both are either the most accurate rifles I have ever owned or tied with it. POI never shifts with either and I can grab them head out and never have a thought about missing unless I screw up. Both have smooth twist barrels, and I'm sold on them. I have the reg'd one set to shoot 18gr pellets around 900fps and the unreg's one shoots a bit slower. I had a leak in the unreg'd one which took me a bit to find, and I ended up doing a full reseal, and no more problems. Both are walnut and have two different design stocks. The new one is ambi, the older one has the rightie with the thumb shelf and is oh sooo comfortable to shoot. They are built well, designed well, and robust but simple. I would not trade either for a Crown, or any other fine top tier air rifle.
So, to your question, "are they that terrible" I say, send them to me, I'll take them off your hands.
So, to your question, "are they that terrible" I say, send them to me, I'll take them off your hands.
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The Royale is a pretty simple build, even more so if you have an early model. Take photos along the way where parts go.Sorry for extreme necro of this thread..
I recently got a used Royale 500 where the pellet probe has been wrecked, the front is all crooked.
Now I've ordered a new pellet probe, and while waiting for it to arrive I realize I don't really know how to chane it.
I've found some total disassembly videos of the Crown, but none of the Royal, especially just removing/installing pellet probe.
Could you please point me in the direction where I can find this info, or give me some explanation here?
It would be awesome if I could fix it in under just a few minutes like you describe.
Thanks!
Best Regards,
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IMO, the Royale/Boss platform is the only FX worth owning. My Royale 400 has been trouble free from day one. I had a Crown, but it was a pain, and I was glad to see it go to another home.
Obviously, FX has built a following around their adjustamatics. And that's fine for those who want to tinker, but I wouldn't trade my Royale for any of them.
Obviously, FX has built a following around their adjustamatics. And that's fine for those who want to tinker, but I wouldn't trade my Royale for any of them.
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Absolutely not terrible. I have owned 3 and have thinned down due to downsizing of late. In fact, I recently had a conversation with a new airgunner today specifically recommending a Royale or Boss if they found one on the classifieds.
My specific experience with them...
Royale 400 in .177. Right when they first came out. Accuracy issues out of the ST barrel. Required cleaning every 50 shots or so. Annoying so I sold it. But no leaks or other issues.
Royale 500 in .25. I had it for years, even invested in a BR stock. Should have never sold it. Solid, accurate and never gave an ounce of trouble.
Boss in .30. Beautiful gun with the laminate stock... again, should have never sold it. Boringly accurate and reliable.
As of now, I've replaced much of my airguns with Impacts. Jury is still out. When they are good, they're VERY good. But they are frustrating when something goes awry. I still lust over a short Crown with a GRS stock though. Just a stunning gun.
My specific experience with them...
Royale 400 in .177. Right when they first came out. Accuracy issues out of the ST barrel. Required cleaning every 50 shots or so. Annoying so I sold it. But no leaks or other issues.
Royale 500 in .25. I had it for years, even invested in a BR stock. Should have never sold it. Solid, accurate and never gave an ounce of trouble.
Boss in .30. Beautiful gun with the laminate stock... again, should have never sold it. Boringly accurate and reliable.
As of now, I've replaced much of my airguns with Impacts. Jury is still out. When they are good, they're VERY good. But they are frustrating when something goes awry. I still lust over a short Crown with a GRS stock though. Just a stunning gun.
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I had a Bobcat that ended on the waste basket.... Leak after leak..... More expensive to have it than to sent it to hell.
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I have personally not heard many good things about the Royales but I am new to the airgun game. I have been told by a few people that I should stay away from FX unless I can find older models or go with a different brand. Part of my personally hesitation with FX is geographic location of a shop who can work on the guns as well.
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I've owned different brands of airguns over the years and all my FX guns have been very accurate and the most reliable. My shooting partner has an older Royale; which is super accurate and also trouble free. Utah Airguns sells and services FX; that's only 1 state to the north of AZ.
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That’s pretty much the polar opposite of what I’ve read here, people either love that platform or regret selling them.
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My Bobcat Mk2 .25 is older than this thread...mid 2018...Purchased new. Since than I've only replaced the breech oring once no other issues...at all, I pulled it out once cleaning the barrel. I recently printed these 3 five shot groups on high power at measured 45yards off my knee sitting in my rocking chair...I usually shoot at 30yards on low power but I have a.compressor now and air usage isn't an issue any more. I have PCP air guns up to my arm pits and none of 'em are more accurate or more reliable than my Bobcat...take a close look at these 3 groups shot as the picture examples...I backed it up a week later just to see if I could...it did...I can't sit by idle and have this platform maligned...one of the best that's ever been in my option. Been printing groups like this for 5 years...without a bench...BTW I don't even know what a "troll" is...born in "55 you know... 
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Had my Royale 500 (.25) for 6 years with zero problems. It's been an excellent shooter, accurate and consistent with very stable pellet flight.
Like the platform, in fact I'm in the market for a Royale 400 (.22), unfortunately people who have them aren't selling
Cheers!
Like the platform, in fact I'm in the market for a Royale 400 (.22), unfortunately people who have them aren't selling
Cheers!
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Second that, have two Bobcat MkIIs., .25 & .30, and a Boss, all over three years in my hands. I'm 2nd owner to the three so they've seen quite extensive use. These "things" seem to shoot better with use, and, apart form a barrel O-ring here and there and a regulator rebuild (only once), they are my "go to" airguns, trustworthy as can be. Like fine bourbon, they get better with age! A testament to that is the current FX catalog which still carries the Royale line after so many years and only recently dropped the Bobcat. And guess this last one was dropped as the Wildcat seems to be "almost" as good and is much lighter. Anyhow, keeping mine.........................
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