FX Impact .25 with JSB MkII 33.95gr -- what FPS are you getting?

I get 820 fps, everything maxed out and reg on ~145bar. Power wheel is on max (with screw under it adjusted for absolutely no play), valve setting maxed as well. Ambient temp is 4-5 degrees C or 40F.
I read here and there that some guys are getting 860 or even 880, that seems impossible with the 33.95gr pellet in my Impact. 
That or my chrony is poop.
 
You need to have the reg as close to 150bars as possible. Though I would not want to use their gauge to determine that.

Do you just want more speed or is it not accurate? From what Ted (holdover ted) has shown that slower speeds seem to be more consistent with the heavies. His Impact seemed to be more stable/accurate at 830 fps (+/- 10 fps for all other impacts).
 
Well, no, I'm not in it for more fps, .. I have a blowback (valve stem) on every shot and I see guys with higher FPS.
So the mind wanders,... and you start thinking; 'Hey, am I wasting air here, is this thing off, could it be better, ... is my impact two turns of an alan key off or do i need to replace an o-ring to get where the others are at?'
So I reach out for some data, to sooth the mind.

And accuracy is spot on, but I don't want to hear that, .. just interested why others get high fps and I'm struggling to up it.
 
I just lowered my regulator to about 147 BAR( according to gauge) from just over 150 BAR. At my old setting I was getting avg 886 fps on MAX with 33.95 grains. I was getting to many fliers with the old setting. I got 4 full mags on 1 fill(250 to 150) and I'm hoping to squeeze 1 more mag out with new settings. 
My new averages for 33.95 are:
MAX 861
5 857
4 841
3 806

So far my best results are with setting 4
 
I seem to chrony mine ever other day and MK1's and MK2 valve spring on 4 PW on 5 I was getting consistently 825-835 all last week, don't know if my regulator is finally settling down because it shot 850-865 yesterday on PW5 no adjustments made, nothing loosen or tighten up. groups where best at 825 so i may bump it down to four and shoot some more groups, but today I shot a clip at 50 yards and got 12 pellets in a 1/4 of inch, 3 within 1/2 and 2 within an inch: So all pellets where within an inch but if i got ride of 5 it would of been fantastic. Whens are like 35-40 right in my face today.
 
Drbytes, I agree with TXBoy....first thing to check is the breech o-ring located in the barrel. Always start with the easiest thing. My Marauder used to blow them out now and again. Take a flashlight and it should be immediately evident if its there or not. Clean out the o-ring grove, use a wood dowel from muzzle end, place the lubed, replacement o-ring on your thumb then against the dowel and mash the whole thing into the barrel. It should guide right in with a little maneuvering. Hoping it's that. Quick easy fix.
 
Hey, I had the same issue with not getting anywhere near the 830 fps with the 33,95 gr. JSB MK IIs recommended by "Ted Holdover" with all settings maxed out and a regulator pressure set at 140 bar (read of the gage). I contacted FX in Sweeden and they suggested to set the power wheel at the max position to 15,0 mm (+/- 0,5 mm) as for a .30 cal (my .25 cal was at the factory setting of 18.0 mm). I increased my mozzle velocity conciderably and even with my regulator pressure now set to 125 bar (gage reading) I achieve 924 fps with everything maxed out. The grouping at 50 m is way too bad (5-8 cm but sometimes much less) but I think that it is a barrel issue which. I will soon get a new barrel from FX and I will see if it is ok!
 
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