new FX Impact X .22

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Thanks, didn't want to start a new thread. Didn't mean to hijack this one either. Lol
No, I don't know what all that is. I've ordered a 100 cu ft carbon tank from AOA. It's on its way. I'm used to shooting big bore powder burners. I have high end glass and pellets are cheap compared to 338 Lapua magnum!! I was originally going with a RAW. When I inquired they told me 20 weeks. Then I emailed AOA about a Wolverine R in 25, no go. So I'm really just researching at the moment. 
 
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Do you handload for your pb? If you do, there will be parallels between adjusting things on the Impact & working up a load for your pb.
Power wheel, valve, and regulator settings sort of = to powder type, powder charge, bullet weight/seating depth etc.
In both cases, there are published parameters; Speer/Hornady/Lyman manuals = adjustment procedures per FX.
In both cases, not heeding the parameters can cause bad things to happen, though the stakes are likely not as high with airguns:
- too low chamber pressure, squib load
- too high chamber pressure, anything from sticky extraction to blowing up the gun
- adjust regulator or power wheel the wrong way, damage gun & void warranty

Nothing about adjusting the Impact is rocket surgery, but you can screw up the rifle well & good if not done as FX prescribes. No law saying you have to use all the adjustments available though... they're set up to shoot just fine with the JSB pellets out of the box (factory settings + JSB 15.9/18/1 grain pellets = factory pb loads; safe & good enough performance for most situations). I'm taking the slow & easy approach myself; the only variation from factory so far is turning the power wheel down one notch from MAX to 5. That changed velocity average from 899 to 889, & not much else! Made detailed notes of factory setup to establish a baseline, & will work from that. I envision having three go-to setups eventually- plinking, long range, and hunting (the last two may be one & the same).
 
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One more question for you bbstacker! If you get the chance I would love to know what the minimum energy achievable is just by turning the power wheel to min. Hoping its low enough to shoot inside sheds/barns and not penetrate walls/roof. My Royale is awesome for this on low power but I don't think the power wheel will go down that low on the impact.
I think I may have to turn down the valve travel each time as well but just a bit worried about repeatability of returning back to high power. If you work up the courage to tinker any more I would love any info you get. Like you said, lots of 25 cal stuff but no 22 info. Thanks
James.
 
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"stinkajames"One more question for you bbstacker! If you get the chance I would love to know what the minimum energy achievable is just by turning the power wheel to min. Hoping its low enough to shoot inside sheds/barns and not penetrate walls/roof. My Royale is awesome for this on low power but I don't think the power wheel will go down that low on the impact.
I think I may have to turn down the valve travel each time as well but just a bit worried about repeatability of returning back to high power. If you work up the courage to tinker any more I would love any info you get. Like you said, lots of 25 cal stuff but no 22 info. Thanks
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You basically can tune it down all the way until the pellet won't even leave the barrel. (I'm not saying how I know this. LOL)

If you're asking what is the FPS Spread of the hammer wheel? Then I would estimate about 200 fps. That is on a moving scale.

So that would be if Max is 900 FPS, Min would be 700 fps.

So this gun can cover all your needs. Just got to tune it prior to its intended use.
Use the valve setting to set the Max and Min. But anytime you want a higher or lower power than what is in the spread then it will affect the max and min.



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I have an Impact, and so far, love it. It's my second PCP rifle. Would I recommend it for a beginner??

Unless that beginner is a hard core shooter and has $3000 to burn, no, absolutely not, I wouldn't recommend an Impact for a beginner. Between $2000 for the gun, $350 for the small tank, $100 for a chrony (gotta have a chrony for a high end adjustable gun to make it work right) and at least $350 for a scope plus shipping and taxes, you could easily be in an Impact $3000 right off the bat, and the adjustability could be incredibly confusing and really cause shooting problems along the way. Even with 4 years behind me with PCP's, the Impact is a challenge. It's an incredible gun.

High end for a beginner, if you are talking Wildcat, sure, that'd be a fantastic beginner gun that just shoots fantastically out of the box. Still need $2000 to set it up, at $1300 for the gun, and another $700 for scope and air tank. But, no adjustments necessary to shoot like a pro and hunt right out of the box.

The Impact is for a smaller group that want to adjust without taking the stock off. The cost of the Impact and Crown, or Red Wolf just seem too much for someone that isn't really into shooting PCP's.

So many good learning platforms under $500 (Plus scope and tanks), no need to dedicate that kind of cash, plus time tinkering for the beginner before you can shoot well.
 
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Was thinking I'd do a big write up with lots of photos on the heavy pellet testing, but none of the results were good enough to justify the bandwidth. H&N Barracudas were ok once I got the velocity to ~885 via valve adjustment... around 1.25" first group, 1.5" second group. Going faster didn't help, and it was worse at lower speeds. The JSB Monsters were a disaster, around 3" with the valve almost wide open & worse (much worse) when slower. Tinkering with the regulator setting might get me somewhere, but I'm inclined to wait until faster twist liners are available before going there. 

On a better note, the first 10 shot group of the day (with JSB 18.13, valve adjustment at factory, power wheel at 5) was just under 1/2" a 50 meters:

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"TypeR632"Do you guys think an Impact is a good rifle for a beginner?
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No, I really don't think it's a good beginners gun. It would be sort of like putting a 16 year old with a brand new drivers license in a Ferrari. It may sound like fun but inexperience will destroy the car and maybe hurt the driver.

The adjustments can be really confusing to a person who's just learning the sport. In my mind, if you want an FX in bullpup, the Wildcat is a much better starter. Now days, so many good, accurate starter guns in the sub-$500 category a shooter can learn the basics of shooting an air rifle exist and they are probably better choices for the beginner.

Besides, if one never starts with lower end rifles, one never knows the advantages of a higher end gun. They never understand how a heavy trigger can effect your shooting or how regulators help. They never understand the limitations of other guns so never have an appreciation for what they have. Besides, lower end guns are where you learn, less expensively than on high end guns. The maintenance is much better learned and practiced on a Maximus than an FX. Mistakes are much less expensive that way.

Just my thoughts.
 
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"Menttaliist"Barrel lenght? Still being 500mm?
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Because of some firearm law the .22 Impact that comes to Australia must have a 600mm barrel. My Impact with the original st barrel is 600mm and I confirmed with the importer the new smooth x in .22 will also be 600mm 
So fx are producing a 600mm barrel. Hopefully you there is the states may be able to request it as an option. 
Michael
 
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