If you had to choose, which would you buy, an Impact or Crown Continuum

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Saltlake58

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Simple question, but I expect complex answers

I have an Impact in .25, but am looking for a .22 I could convert to a slug gun eventually. I shoot mostly bench rest, paper punching.

So, if you were making a choice between an Impact or a Continuum setup, which would you pick. What caliber and such. Mostly, WHY?????? Always interested in the why's and hope they'll help me make a decision.
 
Well I have an impact 600 mm .25 and I have a slug barrel in it and I truly love it. However if you’re looking for a conventional looking gun I really don’t have the answer for you. Because more power and adjustability is always better. I think I’m going to buy a 22 caliber in 700mm just so I have more flat trajectory and more options for my slugs. So I would probably go with the impact MK2 with the long barrel. Well at least that’s what I want and I am considering myself as a slug lover now 

The wolverine by daystate loves slugs. I own one of those. But I’m limited on my power and adjustability it’s more slug picky and the magazines are not nearly as smooth as FX
 
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For benchrest I would always go with the Crown, the IMPACT is obviously as capable but anyone who says that the IMPACT is a more comfortable gun to shoot from the bench than a traditional sporter stocked gun is either a liar or physically odd in some way sorry!
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Oh boy! shooting the Impact from the bench. Yes, it's capable, but gotta agree, I've never found a comfortable position. Still working on that one. The Impact is capable, as I've hit bullseye's at 100 yards without too much problem. but not really comfortable for bench at least to me.

Redrider - you mentioned that the Impact seems to have more power. Does the Impact really have more power? if so, how much? (I'll look at a RAW too)

As far as adjustments go, the Impact has the Regulator, Power Adjuster (Spring), and Valve adjuster. The Crown has the Regulator, Power Adjuster and transfer port if I remember correctly. Which works better (opinions welcome)? One controls the amount of air released from the valve where the other controls the speed at which the air enters the barrel. Any thoughts on that difference?
 
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Nope, Impacts are not comfortable to shoot. Yet, they win most competitions. You'll find that a goodly number of crown shooters go back to the impact.

If you want a rifle , Crown is an option. (HINT) DON'T get caught up in the FX BS. There are a lot of very good airguns at a lot less money!
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Yes, agree. Very good guns for less. As for winning competitions, yes, Impacts win. Sometimes I think it's because, like at RMAC, FX sponsored a large team of highly skilled shooters and gave them absolutely top end equipment. Combinations like that should get some wins, no matter what. I must admit, supporting that kind of sponsorship does appeal to me.

You said, a number of Crown shooters go back to Impacts. Why? From what I've seen, the Crown should be just as accurate (now that the 700mm barrel is available) at longer ranges, so why would someone go from a more comfortable gun, that's just as adjustable in different ways, and just as accurate to an uncomfortable thing like the Impact? Got me boggled on that one. That answer might be the key to whether I jump on a Continuum or keep the powder dry for a second Impact.

Of course if I bought a second Impact in .22, I could swap the upgraded X barrel and probe on my .25 cal MK1 with the new .22 barrel and probe on the new gun. Then I'd have the better chassis under the .25 and the MK1 would have plenty of power for the .22. Choices bring their own problems.

I love this sport and thank you everyone that responded so far. This is GREAT! (Tony the Tiger reference there)


 
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I have a Crown in .25 and love it. It has a 600 mm barrel and an 8" long moderator. Now that's pretty long. I cannot imagine putting on a 700 mm barrel or go traipsing around in the woods. I will get an Impact for the 700 mm barrel in .25 because the longer barrel does make a difference. I read all this BS about slugs and I think it's stupid. If you want to shoot at ranges longer than 100 yds use a PB, not an air rifle. If you you want quiet and accurate up to 100 yds, use an air rifle. As far as power, I expect identical power between the Impact and Crown. The 700 mm barrel will simply do it with less air.
 
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The Continuum was a no brainer for me. You can get more power from an impact, sure, but I've tuned my crown to do 65+ fpe in 22 caliber. That's more than enough. 

Less moving parts, less seals to worry about leaking. Better ergonomics, and less weight (in synthetic). Plus the two barrel lengths.... No brainer.

Also, anyone thinking the impact shoots slugs better, I don't get.... They use the same liners. 

And the 380mm liner in 22 I can tell you is DEADLY accurate at 100 yards with jsb 18.13s 
 
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Nope, Impacts are not comfortable to shoot. Yet, they win most competitions. You'll find that a goodly number of crown shooters go back to the impact.

If you want a rifle , Crown is an option. (HINT) DON'T get caught up in the FX BS. There are a lot of very good airguns at a lot less money!
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Yes, agree. Very good guns for less. As for winning competitions, yes, Impacts win. Sometimes I think it's because, like at RMAC, FX sponsored a large team of highly skilled shooters and gave them absolutely top end equipment. Combinations like that should get some wins, no matter what. I must admit, supporting that kind of sponsorship does appeal to me.

You said, a number of Crown shooters go back to Impacts. Why? From what I've seen, the Crown should be just as accurate (now that the 700mm barrel is available) at longer ranges, so why would someone go from a more comfortable gun, that's just as adjustable in different ways, and just as accurate to an uncomfortable thing like the Impact? Got me boggled on that one. That answer might be the key to whether I jump on a Continuum or keep the powder dry for a second Impact.

Of course if I bought a second Impact in .22, I could swap the upgraded X barrel and probe on my .25 cal MK1 with the new .22 barrel and probe on the new gun. Then I'd have the better chassis under the .25 and the MK1 would have plenty of power for the .22. Choices bring their own problems.

I love this sport and thank you everyone that responded so far. This is GREAT! (Tony the Tiger reference there)

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Tony the tiger as in Frosties?

Impacts have the advantage of capacity and speed of operating the action, nothing more, as mentioned the barrel/liner is the same.
 
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Continuum for me. I’m really enjoying my new .25 Crown. The 380mm barrel is proving to be very accurate with 25.4 at 41ft/lbs.

I just got some JSB heavy’s to do some testing with the 700mm pellet liner but a slug liner is on the way. 915 FPS for 63 ft/lbs.

I really like .25 cal. I got hooked on this cal with a springer. Huge cost savings over .30 ammo. .22 cal was tempting and guy are making crazy shots with slugs. I’m hoping the .25 slugs are just as good.

If I’m sacrificing a bit of power that’s fine with me. I have a friend with a wonderful .30 Impact, but the feel of those guns is just not for me. I punch a fare bit of paper and a good feeling gun on the bench was an important consideration and with the 380mm barrel it’s nice and compact for the woods. This gun Checks off a lot of boxes for me.

Mat
 
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Crown Continuum for sure. All the reports on them are showing great accuracy. Plus you get the choice of short and long barrels. I think the continuum is a winner. Plus let's be real the benefits of shooting a very heavy slug isn't that much better than a lighter one compared to pellets to slug benefits. I'd rather shoot a 21-25gr slug rather than a 30gr+ slug.
 
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