FX Wildcat - your impressions?

I can describe what I've done with my 2 .177's but don't want to rehash it all on the forum. PM if the below doesn't help...

My 19fpe .177 Wildcat is borderline quiet. Its not as loud as my .25 but still too loud for me (shooting from an enclosed space) adding a mini belta changes that to 'puff'.

I have a twin to it that I've been trying to take down to 11-12PE. Oddly it's at least as loud. At the end of the day, and it's not new info, the smooth twist barrel just wont do .177 at 'low' power. But, with the belita on it, its even quieter, even while shooting 3 inch groups at 25y!

I have no experience with it, but the MKII with the 'X" barrel is said to shoot much better at lower speeds. You don't need 20fpe for 30y but my MKI at that power is awesome. If you want lower power.... I'd skip the MKI and try the MKII (for the barrel).

No issues to report that haven't been all over the forum... the FX reg is/was crap in these and an awful lot of folks have replaced with HUMA. The FX reg in my 19fpe gun is pretty good but is drifting, there will be a HUMA in it by the end of the weekend.

I have a .22 Wildcat with 3 sections of FX moderator on it. It's backyard friendly, totally trouble free so far and it's crazy accurate. I could add better moderation but I honestly don't like my guns to be "mouse fart" quiet.

I have two Mk1's .25 and ..22, tickled to death with both of 'em, I like target shooting the .22 better shorter lighter just a joy to shoot, no problems I have three FX regs no problems yet, I'de get the .22, put a good mod on it budget a HUMA just in case, and you'll be a Wildcat fan too! I keep two or three baffles on mine, Their quiet enough for me, never tried a mod. I would highly recommend the FX Wildcat.

Is that the Vortex Crossfire you are running on your .22? Also, why doesn’t FX just admit they can’t make a regulator like the Huma. From reading here, it pretty much sounds like the Wildcat with the x barrel and a Huma reg is the perfect gun.

I have a Wildcat.25 Patriot with a Sumo on it and it’s a smooth, accurate and quiet shooting airgun, have nothing negative to say about it, ok I lied, I go through way to many pellets when I take it out, not hard to shoot a tin every time I go out.

I love my Wildcat MKII in 22cal. It's not backyard friendly without a moderator. I use either my Sumo or Tanto and it's very quiet. The FX stackables I have read are not that good at keeping the noise down. With the Tanto you can order it with the FX end cap and it fits in the stock hard case very well. Unless you put a big 50mm scope on it. I've put around 2000 pellets through it and not one problem other than forgetting I shot 8 pelltes. LOL

i have a 25 cal WILDCAT first version and it a pleasure to use ,,there will be no disappointments with this choice,,,i recommend a TAIPAN also maybe cause i want one ,from what i hear ultra compact insane accusasy and the best trigger going never mind being quiet,,most of the noise with the WILDCAT is the smack of the pellet on wood 

I've traveled a long and winding road to finally arrive at what, at this time, I consider the best platform for small game for me. And that's the synthetic stock FX Wildcat .25 Mk1 (mounted with a USMC mil-dot reticle scope) with a DonnyFL EMPEROR. I shoot H&N Sport Baracuda Hunter Extreme 28.24 gr (28.12 gr avg, measured) pellets off a Primos Trigger Stick tripod. I use a chronograph to run full-bottle shot strings to determine average muzzle fps to enter into Chairgun. In the field, I use a tilt-technology rangefinder and a Chairgun range card out to 100 yards. I love my kitty-cat!

.25 is nice

I got a full sized WC MKII in .25 last week. Without a moderator it was loud. With the factory 2 piece (not even baffled, just a couple hollow sections) it was quieter than my Hatsan Nova in .22, which I shot in my back yard without my neighbor noticing (her house looks down on mine and the roof lines are about 30 yards apart). 

I got a Donny FL Shogun (BTW, Donny is a class act!), but I needed a long shroud extension to fit it out far enough to get beyond the fill port. I was shocked at how quiet the gun was. My old Daisy BB gun was louder.

The WC is so much lighter and easier to point than the Hatsan. 

It depends on the moderator width and the WC version. I have the Shogun, which is 1.66" I believe on a full size Mk II in .25. If you get a .22, then the shroud is already longer than the end of the fill port. I think this is true of the compact WC in .25, as it has the same air cylinder size. If you look closely at photos of the full size .25, you'll see that the shroud is short of the air cylinder and there are some barely perceptable breaks (which are 2 factory moderator sections). Donny has some moderators that are about the same width as the shroud (I think they are 1.22"), which would fit without the extension (the Koi and the Tanto - they vary in length). All the other ones are too wide.

Even with the DonnyFL Emperor moderator on my Wildcat .25 Mk1, she is still very easy to handle. Donny's designs are so light, it's amazing. I can barely discern a weight difference in the field between the Sumo and Emperor. DonnyFL has revolutionized my airgun experience!

My 22 WC W/ Hugget is whisper quiet and accurate is an understatement. However, i had reg problem within 4 months and now (out of warranty) I've got another pressure qlitch. Really doesnt affect 50 yd and in. My next venture will probably be Brocock. Still considering!

I love my WC Compact it would be one of the last PCPs I would ever part with. 

No complaints with my 22 cal.

I like the look of the wildcat a lot but I never shot one ....if it was my money I would get the wildcat 2 just to have the very latest offering from fx...good luck

Just got my Warcat 2 days ago. First impressions: Very accurate, about as good a gun as you can get given its light weight and compactness. Things I wish they did different: made the magazine so you could not cock when empty and waste air-I hate counting shots, put a male foster on it for re-filling (not a fan of probes), move the air tube gauge to the side, add an air gauge on the side for the regulator pressure, put a Huma regulator in it standard, and make the hammer spring tension screw externally and easily adjustable without modification. Then, it would be perfect. Makes you wonder what the paid testers tell FX when designing these things. Obviously a case of give users some but not all of what they really want to keep the market going. I paid $2,200 for my Verrninator MKII Extreme years ago, and would gladly have paid that for the above enhancements.