Impact, help me resist...

There is no .357 caliber for the Impact. There is a .30 cal.

There aren't many factory regulated bullpups that are cheaper than the Wildcat. 

There are a few that are a little cheaper though. The obvious one for cheaper Impact-like gun is the The Priest. They are new so I honestly don't know if they are worth buy yet but if you can tolerate the new gun risk then it's worth a look.

There is also the Taipan Mutant. I have one and they are excellent and light. 

For an even cheaper option there is the JKhan bullpups and WildWest offer a regulator upgrade option. 

The other decent options go up in price from the Wildcat. 

I have a Priest in .25 and I am really enjoying the rifle. There ins't any real easy adjustments but the gun is set up well from the factory. I would say that the Priest is a gun that requires a bit of break in. Cocking is very stiff at first. It gets much better after about a tin of pellets. I have a couple tins of kings through mine at this point and a straight shooters assortment I have played with. So long as you stay within JSB, HN, and Beeman Kodiaks I think you'll find acceptable accuracy. I can go on for a long time about what I like about the gun, what I want to experiment with, and much more. I will say that for the price, it is a fantasitic gun for someone who wants to hunt. Probabaly not the best paper puncher but it is a great one. At 100yards I have not had a group worse than 3.5 inches. If you find the 0033 review you'll see pictures and that was my first and worst 100 yard outing with the gun. I have played with the gun quite a bit since and I can say with confidence that I would buy it again. It has proven itself effective for my needs. I like to hunt. It works for that role, I killed several quarrry at this point. Also I think there is quite a bit of potential waiting to be tapped.

I have been eyeballing the Cricket, Impact, and ultimately I bought the Priest and something tells me in the hands of an average shooter all of these will group very similarly in .25. Sure some will do better and there are a lot of factors in play. If you want help resisting the Impact, consider any of the other guns I have mentioned, including the wildcat. Depending on what you really want you may find a better option and who knows, you may pay up to $770 less.

Only thing you must keep in mind is if you buy a Priest they offer a high power bottle(150bar) and a low power bottle(125bar). If you got a .30 barrel as well you would need a tank with the HP reg as the .22 will ship with a LP tank. That tank and reg should be around $150 per Matt at RL. They setup the washers in the reg to get the output.

I am starting to feel like I am rambling so if you have any specific questions about the Priest I can likely answer them. Regardless of what you pick I hope you enjoy it.

Resistance is futile!

Just my $.02 but I don't think an impact is a good buy unless you have a very high level of understanding about airgun tuning and you have multiple roles to fill with one gun. It comes at the cost of a gun that has higher maintenance needs.

I wanted the priest because I wanted a hunter. I didn't want to concern myself with trying to keep it pretty cosmetically. Based on what you want I personally would fear the Impact as a buy once cry one. I think it is very much akin to buying a high end car. It performs great when it is running but when it needs repairs a great deal of more crying is likely to happen. No gun has been completely without its faults but the wildcat, cricket, mutant standard doesn't seem to have many people crying over them. If you want a solid platform above all else I'd look at them. They fit the bill you want in high shot count, accurate, and low noise.

More expensive doesn't directly translate into better. When you do buy something fill us in on how you're liking it.

I have found that the mutant standard and the shorty are very nice for a couple of hundred dollar savings under the wildcat.

I must say that prior to my purchases i was eyeballing the wild cat and vulcan. (Impact too but that is stillvery much on my short list to buy in the next year)

Only problem with the Mutant... all the shops are sold out and nobody wants to sell their own.

Don't resist - get the Impact!

I love my Impact. I have a .30 cal and .25 cal barrel although I haven't used the .30 in quite some time. I'm new to PCP and I have found all the information on this site and YouTube I needed to tune up my Impact myself. Just bite the bullet and do it! 

Impacts are ugly. Does that help you resist?

Others to consider:

• FX Bobcat (has adjustable power, on the fly)
• Air Arms Galahad
• Edgun Matador (best-looking bullpup, IMO)
• Taipan Mutant (best value bullpup)
• Calibrgun Cricket (quietest)
• Daystate Renegade 

As for the caliber, go with a .25 and split the difference.

Then, get a .177 HW30s for plinking and target shooting. (and saving money on lead)

Another idea: Brocock Compatto. I have one in .177 and I just love it. It's marketed as a "semi-bullpup," and it has a great balance, compared to traditional rifles. It has taken many squirrels already. I reviewed it not too long ago:


Price is good too. Only kicker is magazine pricing, but you can get around that by buying from overseas.

Chicks seem to dig the looks of the Impact. 

Maybe that's incentive.

On a more serious note, my Impact had an o-ring problem which was my fault....set reg. too high and once I got the cheap-o o-ring fix under the barrel hold down knob, this rifle has really become a very nice, accurate shooter.

I also have a Cricket in .25 which I'd say would also be a fine choice. Accurate as all get out. I have not tried the Vulcan, Priest, Mutant or Wildcat so......you should check those out. Good luck and have fun with your hunt.

If it is for 22 cal quiet backyard use and mainly paper punching, I would push the Mutant to the top of the list of compact options. 


I have a lot of PCP guns but my Mutant is the one I reach for if I want a relaxing backyard shooting experience that won't annoy my wife or the neighbors. Mine came very accurate out of the box. Most other people here seem to have had the same experience.

I am not someone who laughs out loud for no reason but I giggled like a schoolgirl the first time I heard how quiet it was and that was without buying any additional shroud extensions. If you get it from WildWest, they sell an additional (and inexpensive) shroud extension for the Mutant which makes it the quietest 22 cal airgun on the planet imo. Not that it needs it.

If I could only own one airgun and I had to give up all my others, I would keep my Mutant. 

My Mutant is the Shorty which is the most compact bullpup I know of at under 23" long and a little over 6lb. I consider it to be the ultimate backyard plinker and light hunter / woodswalker gun. 

Smart decision! When I settle I almost always buy what I originally wanted later. If you like tinkering, Impact is the one. Consider the .25 though it's a very versatile caliber and plenty quiet. It's also more satisfying to me shooting the steel spinners with .25 vs .22. I currently get about 5 magazines before the regulator needle moves.