Impact vs Crown power?

13brv3 · Oct 19, 2017

Greetings,

To maximize 100 yard accuracy, I've been considering moving up to .25 or .30 cal, but I worry that my Impact doesn't have the power to launch the larger pellets at the highest speed I might want to test. Is the Crown any more powerful than the Impact? Say you have a Crown, and Impact, both with .25 cal Crown barrels. If you set them both at max power, and chrono a heavy .25 cal pellet, will the Crown be faster, or do they have the same power?

I've read that the Impact can use the Crown barrel, but has anyone actually seen Crown barrels for sale? That's my biggest frustration with FX is the lack of availability of their products. It's great to be able to swap barrels, but not when they aren't available to purchase.

Thanks,
Rusty

FukoChan · Oct 19, 2017

I ask myself the same question. My impact only can propel the 44 grain 30 caliber at around 825 Fps's. I think the regulator just isn't designed to shoot them faster. The Fx boss though shoots them at around high 860s. So I'm wondering if the crown shares the same or better regulator than the crown.

MonsterMaxx · Oct 19, 2017

My Impact .30 is happy shooting the 50gr at 830-835fps. W/ the power wheel maxed out it'll do 840, but shot count suffers and I can hear it wasting air. I get 2 of the side shot mags on one fill w/ the power wheel on #4.

It's laser accurate too.
Did the Long Ranger thing at 160 & 175yds
Consistently rang the gong with it last weekend at any range up to 100 yds.

Quite pleased with it.

tutuan · Oct 19, 2017

FX Crown, Impact and Boss in .30 caliber are all advertised that can deliver 82 fpe. That means they can push 50.15 gr pellet at 860fps. The best i can get out of my stock Impact is 855 fps. I guess FX rounds the number up for marketing.

13brv3 · Oct 19, 2017

I guess maybe I should be looking for chrono reports from users. I know my Impact .22 didn't meet the spec when I got it, and I sent it back to AOA to take a look. It was better when it returned, and it does meet spec now, but I haven't tried anything over .22 cal. I do see that the Crown and Impact have essentially the same specs for power.

Thanks,
Rusty

Brian10956 · Oct 19, 2017

I’ve contacted Johan from FX about lack of accessories and parts for the Crown, I was told they are hopeful that they will be available in January. From past experience with FX they are usually overly optimistic. Keeping my fingers crossed AOA do you hear us.

13brv3 · Oct 19, 2017

FWIW, AOA does have .25 and .30 Impact barrel kits in stock now. They also confirmed that the power should be the same between the Impact and Crown.

Looking over the EBR results, I'd be hard pressed to choose .25 or .30. My original plan was to have .22 and .30 barrels for the Impact, but only because all my powder burners are in those calibers. If nothing else, .30 cal holes are easier to see at 100 yds

For now, I'm going to try to hold out for the Crown barrels, but we'll see how that goes...

Rusty

Brian10956 · Oct 19, 2017

I was referring to the Crown Barrel.

13brv3 · Oct 19, 2017

Yes, I knew that. I should have made it clearer. It seems like the Impact availability didn't get resolved until they released the Crown. Hopefully that's not how it will work with the Crown as well.

Rusty

AirSupply · Oct 19, 2017

Something else to consider. The smooth-x for the Impact will be available in 700mm. Ernest has one and Matt Dubber used it on the .30 cal he placed 2nd in EBR.
This will up the power with no other modifications so may be worth waiting for if your thinking of a barrel kit for the Impact.

13brv3 · Oct 19, 2017

If the barrels and magazines weren't so expensive, I'd pick up an Impact version to play with until the X barrels are released. It does sound like I'll be better off holding out for the X version though, so I guess I'll continue tinkering with the .22 barrel.

Thanks,
Rusty

aussiegav · Oct 20, 2017

"AirSupply"Something else to consider. The smooth-x for the Impact will be available in 700mm. Ernest has one and Matt Dubber used it on the .30 cal he placed 2nd in EBR.
This will up the power with no other modifications so may be worth waiting for if your thinking of a barrel kit for the Impact.

So looking forward to hearing more about the results of these barrels.

GQ · Oct 24, 2017

Shooting JSB 44.75 grains .30caliber I am having an average of 880 fps with my Impact.
Power wheel max and regulator at 150.

Saltlake58 · Oct 24, 2017

"13brv3"I guess maybe I should be looking for chrono reports from users. I know my Impact .22 didn't meet the spec when I got it, and I sent it back to AOA to take a look. It was better when it returned, and it does meet spec now, but I haven't tried anything over .22 cal. I do see that the Crown and Impact have essentially the same specs for power.

Thanks,
Rusty

Ted has a video on the vlog on how to tun the Impact for more power. Might want to look that up as it requires disassembly of the power wheel and resetting an item or two. Might be something to do with that.

13brv3 · Oct 24, 2017

Thanks, I'll check on his vlogs. I've seen a couple via links people posted, but never think to go look for the rest. I do know there's a bit extra you can get from the power wheel adjustment, but I'm not sure how much it matters. The diff between 5 and Max is already pretty small.

Rusty

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