Hi, I am in kind of the same position. The FX crown marked two fields better in my hands as compared to the FX Impact, but because I am interested in energy penetration at long distances, I am leaning towards the impact because of 25 caliber it has 90 FPE as compared to 60 FPE on the FX crown. Someone told me To purchase the crown 30 caliber which might be a good option, but I’m not sure how many shots you’ll get as compared to the impact. What’s your opinion?
What's your opinion on polishing the FX barrels? My question is if you have to polish the barrels for better performance why doesn't the factory at FX do it for you or any other air gun manufacturer?
G’day mate it’s been a while. Are you still living west of Gympie or have you moved out of that flood zone. We moved after the flood to Tin Can Bay gone from shooting to fishing. Hope you are well.
Yep same same. Sold the property so I have nowhere to shoot/film now. Shifted over to fishing too, got a little boat. Up the great sandy Strait this weekend in search of good times!
What bugs me is that a lot of the gun laws that existed prior to 1996 seems like a distant memory to a lot of people from that time there was state legislation surrounding guns prior to 1996 that has literally just disappeared from public view, even people I know from that time who were heavily into hunting/guns can only recall bits and pieces of what it was like. The collective mind wipe is so real that The gun section at Kmart is what most old heads can come up with when talking about it.
Hi Meathead, Ive just purchased a new FX Crown MK2 and recently returned from a weekend shooting trip where we spent some time getting acquainted with each other. I was pretty impressed to say the the least. However, once I returned home from my trip I was giving it a clean and luckily noticed that the power wheel was very loose. So loose that another turn or two of the retaining screw and it would have fallen off!! Just wondering if this was a common problem with these guns? I am concerned that it will work its way loose again. Is there a way to overcome this problem? Should I take it back to my Gun shop? Cheers
Two gamers leave the shooting with the adults with 🎉😂. I have 5 Sako rifles and 3 Tikka and several other firearms you're just 2 messes get shooting a bad name,shame on you guys.🎉😮
Two gamers leave the shooting with the adults with 🎉😂. I have 5 Sako rifles and 3 Tikka and several other firearms you're just 2 messes get shooting a bad name,shame on you guys.🎉😮
very nice clip..i am glad that i see these goups .why? because i have m25 snowpeak .25cal with a huma reg in it set to 140 bar (gun + reg) 450 euro's. and i did the same like you with the fx gun.Man i wanted to smash my gun and save money ..Because i thought bad gun ..waist of money and tune time.Sure, allot is me 😀 but man when i see this clip i luv my m25 ..very nice honest clip..👍
Hey mate I've found your vids to be awsome im a pro shooter in tasmania do you think the fx crown mk2 could shoot these ok with slug power kit and the heavy liner im looking at replacing. 22 long rifle subsonic and not keen on the impact style like the crown synthetic as its more of a normal rifle.
What's your opinion? I decided to go with the 25 caliber air rifle 1100 FPS I think around 80 FPE. I'm going to most likely change the barrel to a barrel that is set up for Slugs. In terms accuracy and energy/penetrating power is there a not a happy medium in terms of caliber and slug choice? This is an accuracy lethality question. Have you concluded what your favorite caliber is overall in terms of accuracy and long distance penetrating/energy FPE at 100 yd to 200 yd plus? If for example you are shooting long distances say 200 yards plus at 3/4 inches of pine wood which is considered the standard, perhaps a 25 caliber slug will be more accurate and consistent at these distances as compared to a 30 and 35 caliber slug because of the higher weight of the larger slugs causung a higher drop off angle and more of a loss of enegy as compared to a 25 caliber slug?
@tnsharpshooter8517 0 seconds ago I have some of those slugs. My avenger X 22 cal don’t seem to like. My Avenge X loves Zan 20 grainers. Not shot at 100 yards or 100 meters. Have shot at 50 and 60 yards. 60 yards light wind. Under dime sized groups. No joke. Scary actually. May try at longer distance just to see what they do. I don’t even know how fast I have them running. They are faster than 900 fps. I don’t just know how much faster. I haven’t give up on the nsa though. Might get me another 22 cal barrel. They may shoot in it. I do like the cost of nsa over the Zans though.
Hi, I purchased the kerven airboss k1 25 cal cal. There is a company in South Africa that makes a barrel for my gun that's compatible with pellets and slugs. From what I understand een if you find a slug that works with your standard barrel, you're still going to get better results with a barrel that is specifically made for slugs or a combination of slugs and pellets. Do you agree? I'm thinking about purchasing the barrel
The bits you need to worry about are the exact calibre of the barrel, that is for .22 they're usually .217 or .218, some slugs perform marginally in tighter (.217) or looser (.218) barrels depending on the slug itself and the twist rate of the barrel will be quite a bit faster then a pellet barrel. If I were you I'd just buy some slugs and try them in your current barrel first, then if your not happy get on the phone with the barrel maker and tell them what you wanna shoot and see what they say.
@@meatheadmarksman2013In terms of a 25 caliber what numbers should I be looking at in terms of slugs should be looking at purchasing? If I do figure out what kind of slugs work best for my standard Barrel isn't there an advantage to purchasing a barrel that shoots both pellets and slugs because it'll save you from making any adjustments when you alternate from slugs to pellets in terms of the spring rate? @meatheadmarksman2013
@surreallife777 id get the smallest quantities of each slug you wanna try that are available to you, often slug companies will sell a sample pack which is a nice easy way to get a few different weights. Generally speaking shorter and lighter slugs are more likely to work well in a pellet barrel as they are more likely to stabilise with a slower twist rate
I purchased the Kervan Airboss K1 25 cal. I would like to shoot both slugs and pellets. In order for me to do this do I need to change to a different liner? Or do I just have to experiment? The ideal barrel from what I understand would be the FX smooth twist, superior X barrel I have not polished the barrel yet.
What a great vid Meat 😉👍 I've got exactly same gun set up and have been wondering how to go about tooning it. I'm in UK though so gotta keep it under (sub) 12ft/lb. I shoot .22 HADES, 15.84 Grain weights because they're a superb consistent pellet and hardly get any flyers ever. 😉👍 NICE ONE 👍
Be terrible thing if one was to accidentally machine a series of ports into the end of the barrel about 15mm from the muzzle, and similar at the rear of the shroud.
I have a hk.22lr and its so quite without ear pro when shooting, had to shoot the ground a few times to make sure it was even shooting and it was just so quite could not tell.
i just use an older Manfrotto heavy duty camera tripod I had. Added a Hog clamp to the super smooth ball head that was on the Manfrotto. Used my .270 with it and stable as you would need.....
If noise is a major concern. I was able to get mine down to 810. I think you might be surprised at how slow you can Shoot them and still have excellent range and accuracy
Ive made two, cost nothing, time taken 2 hours tops, usefulness good within the limits of the alloy frame, convenience, folds up to 24 inches in back of car, weight 1.67kg or 3lbs 11 oz no worries, make one its easy
Big Hodge great vid I have just received my Helix today. Quick question once I removed the turret housings I noticed on the brass turret poles both windage and elevation that there was no o-ring in the recess . When I look at the picture in the manual there is a o-ring in the recess . Champion what's the go with this.? O-rings added extras these days or am I missing something? other than two o-rings.😁
Helex isn't great, titan is awesome, nexus is the best scope I own. My opinion, own them all,save your money on the helix, maybe I got a bad one..great company,get what you pay for I guess
I've been using 2nd focal plane scopes for years on centrefires shooting vermin/foxes/ out to 600yds....can't see your problem with them... nothing complicated at all ..can't see the point of a reticle that covers a small animal/bird at say 600yds when the power is wound up...when on lower power you can hardly see the reticle in 1st focal 😮personal choice I guess....too many on the net nowadays trying to force their opinion/choice of 1st focal plane on others ....jmho.. Atb
