I’m in the market for a new rifle and I can’t decide which rifle I want. Raptor 30 or impact 30 with the power plenum. I will be mostly hunting. Shooting jsb and wanting to get into slugs.
JSAR Raptor or Impact MK2
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LOL.
Buy them both is my advice. Now maybe someone might actually help the guy.
Problem is not many Raptors in the hands of forum members and not likely anyone has both .
It’s one of the reasons the air gun game is so expensive. You almost have to buy to feel and touch
I have an impact and I like it but it’s an expensive gun out the door and it seems most of us spend more tuning them
if I was starting from today I’d probably buy the raptor just because it’s cheaper (?)
Maybe this is the time to not buy anything. New stuff coming out no doubt
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Yeah .30 raptor 1300$ vs impact 2049$ both being in .30 and having the long barrel.
The price difference is fairly substantial, that being about 750$ worth.
Soo,is the impact worth the 750$ difference to you?if so impact then but if not raptor?
All about what you want to spend your hard earned money on because either one you go with will be a great choice. Best of luck
The price difference is fairly substantial, that being about 750$ worth.
Soo,is the impact worth the 750$ difference to you?if so impact then but if not raptor?
All about what you want to spend your hard earned money on because either one you go with will be a great choice. Best of luck
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Well I always wanted an impact and when the new power plenum came out I figure I wouldn’t have to do anything. And when I watched the live streaming on Facebook from Utah Airguns sounds like they will tune the gun to where all you have to do is adjust the HS. Which is what I’m looking for
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Hey!,I have a WAR Flex .25 and love it and besides I have enough o-rings to do like 50 plus full rebuilds if ever needed.I also have a raptor and a talon p .I do hate that War went out as I liked buying extras from Jim.I have also talked to jsar a few times about parts for my raptor and get no fly by nite feelings.
Best of luck.
Best of luck.
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If you will primarily be hunting, I would buy a Raptor. With the extra $700 savings over the impact you could buy a very nice scope for the raptor.
Raptors plenum is larger than the new power plenum on impact.
All my experiences with JSAR have been very good. Talked to Travis numerous times during my raptor wait and he is always so helpful.
Raptors plenum is larger than the new power plenum on impact.
All my experiences with JSAR have been very good. Talked to Travis numerous times during my raptor wait and he is always so helpful.
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this one is fairly easy for me. JSAR is about 2/3 to 3/4 price of impact. also has awesome performance.
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The JSAR RAPTOR has some very cutting edge tech inside that sets it apart from anyone else's guns be it FX or otherwise. Sadly you go on a waiting list for a while longer to get it built being production is just starting to ramp up after 2+ years of R&D and prototyping / pre production fine tuning.
Fx you can have nearly now ... weeks or less most likely.
Personally own neither ..... but worked with both extensively.
Fx you can have nearly now ... weeks or less most likely.
Personally own neither ..... but worked with both extensively.
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If people would give more support to these great (American) start-up manufacturers like JSAR and AAA (and the other one-off build-to-order manufacturers that have fallen to the wayside over the years) with their quality and cutting edge technology then they will be around for awhile as well. While there is no doubt that FX is a cutting edge manufacturer, they also pump out the product and in doing so flood the market and create popularity. It goes hand in hand. Help these small businesses succeed by supporting them and they too can grow and prosper like FX.
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I love everything about the Raptor except the looks. That bottle arrangement is a deal breaker for me.
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It's hard to go wrong with a choice between two excellent guns. I already have an Impact bought it before the Rapter's were out or I would have gone that way to help support the USA.
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Same here, it looks too industrial to me, that bottle with two gauges sticking out like that aesthetically kills it for me. It, the Raptor would be wickedly sweet with an air cyclinder in place of the bottle. Maybe a future variation? But like Forrest Gump said “handsome is, as handsome does”.
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I am saving my pennies for the Raptor mini as my next PCP. I have been following the progression for quite awhile and am very impressed. I really like my FX WC so it's not that I'm against FX...great company. I like the idea of supporting a US company if it's putting out a quality product which I believe, from what I have researched, that JSAR is doing. I have dealt with JSAR a couple of times in the past with very impressive results. I'm sure you will be very happy with either rifle. Good Luck!
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