A very nice gun, I should know, I just bought one from Big Dan. And BTW, he is a top bloke and very knowledgeable, only issue was trying to get him and my son to shut up long enough for me to actually pay him. Don't forget Dan, we have a shoot off in the summer, me and H. Good man.
Hi Hugh! Hahaha it's great to hear you're enjoying the rifle mate! That's if Henry has let you play with it yet anyways. A Summer time family competition sounds like great fun to me Hugh. Just don't let us airgunners down you can't let the Airsoft man win. All the best to you and Henry!
@@FatmanH This is definitely fighting talk now Henry be careful mate your dad might be a natural with it. It's the quiet ones that get you as they say, and that's true too... I talk all the time and can't shoot for toffee!
Thank you for a great Review, due to this and some other factors I bought one. I took my new .22 M25,Snowpeak to the range today, and was very impressed. 50 Pellets to lead it up and make sure it was all OK, zeroed the scope at 30 yards, then knocked out the middle of reactive targets pretty consistently. Pushed the range out to 50 yards and was still hitting the Knock down targets on the Field range. All with a 11 foot pound reading on the crono and the whole package was less than £500, from Trago in Falmouth.
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The accessory rail forward of the scope rail on M25 is absolutely perfect for the front sight of those after-market flip up iron sights with the peep sight to rear. The separation of the rails gives a spot on sight picture for these sights. The scope/mount combo I have installed allows me to leave these in place, and on removal of scope, utilise the irons. A rarity on this sort of gun
My friend you present with the best way m25 and others airguns. I believe you are the best. I just ordered mine . Love and respect from Greece. Take care 💖
Hi Navaxo! Thanks ever so much for the kind comment it really means a lot. You'll definitely enjoy your M25 they're a brilliant rifle and very quiet even out of the box! Thanks and all the best.
I just tested my m25 and its amazing us you said. Brilliant trigger very nice grouping straight from the box very nice bolt action system and also built quality. Its long but we can't have them all. Stay safe and give us great moments ☺️.
Great review Dan, so much so I went out and bought one of these and I have been delighted with it. Fantastic gun, I actually like safeties next to triggers - saves faffing about moving around too much. It’s at my finger where I want it. Also managed to find a really low profile red laser dot which sits perfectly on that mount on the barrel just underneath my 50mm objective lens.
As long a you Don't sing the Scales. Don't give up the Day job.. thanks for the Review. Enfield Sentry has a pic Rail by the scope.. just a foot note thankyou for using pellets that other Channels don't or won't touch 👍👍👍
Hey Yeti! Don't give me that you loved my smooth tones.. it was almost like Barry White was alive again. You know I love using some of the cheaper/more obscure gear on this channel. So many things get overlooked because they don't have a mainstream badge. I'd like to do a budget pellet test one day to give some of the better cheaper brands a piece of the limelight.
Hi Brian. These new lapel mics are excellent. I'm tempted to make a video showing just the kit we use to see if it might encourage others to maybe try their own reviews. Cheers mate
Hi GeeTee! They're VERY similar mate. If I had to guess I'd say that the XM1 was based on the PR900 platform whereas the M25 shares more in common with the M11/M22. There's even a little bit of M16 DNA in there too. Cheers GeeTee.
that picatinny rail on the Barrelband, could be also used for Scout Rifle setup, where you install a Scope with a long eye relief. Just a thought that poped in my head for that.
That is one nice looking and pretty accurate rifle , rather heavy and a bit long perhaps but certainly an attractive rifle , It almost looks like a sniper rifle but I wouldn't want to carry it around all day even if its got enough air capacity for a couple of weeks in the woods , and of course it's a PCP and I'm a luddite who prefers springers . To hear You compare it favourably against Your Weihrauch for finish is "really saying something", to steal a phrase from Bananarama . Nice one Dan , catch You next episode . Shoot Straight Stay Safe & Stay Well .
Hi Richard! It is long but it's oddly easy to handle as the weight is spread out throughout the stock making it feel deceptively light and manageable. It's definitely going to be divisive when it comes to looks. Those into traditional rifles won't be swayed but I really do think that the younger generation of shooters will fall in love with it. The stock quality really is top drawer and I know I'll get torched by the HW brigade for my comments but it's a solid lump and it's incredibly well finished. There's no moulding line going through the stock like with my HW97 and it's in general a better feeling stock. Thanks Richard and all the best! I'll see you next time.
@@bigdansairguns83 You certainly will mate , i'll be watching and commenting , cos I know that the YT algorithm give credits for comments helping to move this video up YT's ratings list , I know a few things that YT need to stick up their ratings list , but the less said the better . Stay Safe .
I have got this gun and boy its no game, super dangrus, and super heavy too. It's one of the strongest PCP Bolt action rifles (in terms of pallet velocity). I have come across so far. Another big plus for the M25 is that its so easy to strip down and clean/ fix and mod it, unlike most of the stronger PCP guns in the market, were strength usaly translate to higher complexity, yup, this rifle ticks all the boxes for me.
Hello Dan, I bought the M25, the 6.35mm, on Friday April 12. Nice pic love it, I also agree with you about the safety pin. that's the only thing I don't like about it, bit of a strange place. But other than that, it shoots well and its sound is Greetings from the Netherlands
Hey mate! I thought the same thing but it's too far back for any real accuracy I'd imagine. That being said I'm determined to give it a whirl. I wish more PCP's came with open sights.
Thanks Paul! The P-35's are excellent little rifles. I highly advise a Darko magazine for it to really unleash its potential they're tremendous bits of kit.
Hi Phil! Thanks mate, it's certainly going to be an acquired taste with many I think. It's definitely a bit of a monster but when it comes to the actual spec it's a genuinely competent bit of kit. Accurate, quiet as a mouse's fart and that shot count is fantastic. I think it'll mainly find its niche as a hunter thanks to the stock and that silencer. Cheers mate.
The front pic rail is probably for a red dot/holo sight - those work a lot better when they're not up close to your eye. I 3d printed a band to put on in my M11A and got a lot better accuracy than when i used the default pic rail
Maybe the front rail is so that you can use a set of two part iron/open sights (like on the Hatsan Vectis)? Anyway, thanks for the review, always nice to find a quiet gun!
Hey mate! I though the exact same thing, the only thing is that you'd ideally want that rail further down for the best consistency. That being said I now want to try this. What a rifle that'd make!
I had the same thought at first as well, but then - who in this day of digital NV technology as Pard and such available will still stick a forward mounted NV kit on a pcp rifle?
I was shooting at the local range and the guy next to me had this rifle with the night vision thingy on the forward rail , great guess Luke. It was extremely quiet.
You could easily attach a 45 degree mount to the Picatinny mount in front of the scope and that would keep it out of the view of the scope but still make it usable
Hey Derrick. This is true but the top mounted rail still doesn't offer the flexibility of the side mounted rails. A side mounted rail can do all of the jobs of a top mounted unit (barring sights of course) but it allows the shooter to attach torches etc without having to buy angled mounts. It is interesting though. Cheers Derrick!
50 inches ? LETS demand a carbine version of this one ! On the manometer location: it is bound to have less leakage than T-crossing pieces in between with twice the number of seals. Reliablility and cost issue I think. Room enough for the middle finger behind the trigger guard, I hope !
Hey Hendrick! It's actually a really great looking rifle with the silencer removed and the thread protector attached. The pressure gauge issue is definitely a cost/ease of manufacture solution. It'll probably never be a deal breaker as such but there's no denying that it's probably the single worse place to put a gauge. There's definitely enough room for the full hand on the grip but my little finger was definitely close to the bottom of the grip. Cheers Hendrick!
Would love to know your experience with it too! I’m in the Netherlands too, I can’t justify this gun as a 4.5mm / .177 but would love to see / hear from this in 9mm. Let me know!
@@petervdveenmuis Couldn’t find any, only Spanish/Portuguese speaking reviews. Was asking for a buddy, but in the meanwhile he already bought it, fingers crossed
Hahaha hey Kevin! I thought you was going to say it was because I was too big, too wide and most of the time I've got a red backside. I'm seriously looking forward to these to cleanse my pallet and the Cometa's are a beautifully made bit of kit. Thanks Kevin!
nite sight adaptor position so u can keep using the zeroed scope,, but my BSA RENTH 0.177 cal, bolt smooth as silk little finger cocking easy, super carbine ,shrouded< with Silencer, superb.
Hi Voltaire! Thanks for the kind comment mate. We no longer deal with the UK importer for these any more I'm afraid so I can't comment regarding spares. That said if you're looking into one it's worth joining the UK Chinese Airgun Forum (UKCAF). Lots of very talented guys on there. Thanks Voltaire and I hope this helps.
Great review Dan. I was looking at one of those but not sure, seemed to good to be true. Looks like it is all it seems. That wood pile never seems to go down, is it just for show?
Hi mate! Haha it's most certainly not for show as unfortunately my logs have been disappearing rapidly. In our older reviews we used to film in a different part of the farm because it had a lovely woodpile background.... can't do that now because some bugger has gone and sold them all haha. The M25 is a genuinely nice gun once you get over its size. The trigger unit is surprisingly good for such a cheap rifle too which is usually where they fall down. Cheers mate!
I've watched over 100 airgun reviews, every one talks about how the stock of the rifle is not cheap and it always has a nice feeling compared to other rifles, I'm still waiting to see where the bad stock rifles are.
Thanks for the great and thorough review! I was recently sold an M11 in 25 cal and was reluctant but the salesman was very good and had cash burning in my pocket. Firstly I'd like to get a better magazine for that M11 and am now curious if the magazines for the M25 would fit and work with the M11? Also I think it would be necessary to install a regulator and perhaps see if there are mods available for sale to adjust the hammer spring? I think the M22 has an adjustable hammer spring from pictures I've seen. Getting after sales service is a nightmare in my country and those whom can potentially help seem to be total rip-off artsists, anyways. I'll be emailing the guys over at Robert Lane Regulators, their prices seem more affordable than HUMA Air. Will get to check out your other content and possibly see your reviews on the M11 and M22 at a later date. Keep up the great work!
Hi Peter. The M11 is an excellent rifle and a pretty brute too. The M25 mags off memory won't fit with the M11 unfortunately. The M11/M22/M16 mags are all interchangeable however the only rifle that the M25 is compatible with mag wise is the M30. In regards to the regulators if you wanted to save some cash the standard regs are genuinely very good albeit they're tweaked a bit too high for the UK market at 150bar. That said it's easy enough to strip down and adjust and by opening the transfer port and then lowering the reg pressure and fine tuning the hammer spring you'll end up with a better tuned rifle than just throwing in a HUMA or Lane reg. That said if you wanted to put a new regulator in I highly recommend the Lane regulator. We have them in our Cometa's and they're superb. All Artemis rifles also have adjustable hammer springs at the rear of the action. Make sure you have a chronograph handy when adjusting however. Thanks Peter and I hope this helps.
@@bigdansairguns83 Thanks so much for your reply. This helps tremendously! I'm going to see a local importer and distributor early in the New Year locally known as "Blades and Triggers" and see if they can help get the standard Reg first. Much appreciated! Best wishes over the Festive Season!
Great review as always 👍 I've got this Gun as well, and have thougt about fiddling with the regulator to see whether I'll be able to get a bit more power output. Various shops sell it in different calibers (mine is a .177) and according to some shops specs it'll shoot bigger calibers at 900+ fps, so it should be possible to achieve near 1000 with the .177 Anyone tried to up the power?
Hey bud! I think if the butt section was longer but with a smaller thumbhole itself it'd be a bit tidier looking. That being said the smaller length of pull does make the rifle more accessible to more shooters which is understandable. Thanks mate!
Nice review 🖖👍 Can the Air Rifle be Powered Down, for inside Target Shooting and more Shot Counts, like 6ft/lbs ? 🤔 I'm thinking to get my wife this Air Rifle and it would be nice if I could Air the Gun for a complete 500 pellet box without Recharging it again.
I would guess rail on barrel band is if you are using a red dot rather than scope, as they take up less of your field of vision the further away they are.
Hi inevern. I can't comment on that I'm afraid as I've not shot a .30 M25, that being said in .177 & .22 they're a very accurate rifle. Thanks and I'm sorry I can't be anymore help.
Wicked review, seems a lot of gun for the money. Is the barrel quite solid, being as long as it is? On my FX Dreamline, the barrel was flimsy to the point I wouldn't fit a silencer, so I sold it lol
Hi Nick! Haha this one is more than a bit chunky and with that huge barrel band you won't be losing zero any time soon. I have heard of FX's losing zero etc due to barrel droop when laying the rifle back in its case. That being said my M16 has a bit of a crap barrel band too so I can't judge much!
Hi Orsen. That's a shame, that being said the M25 uses the exact same mag as the M30 so it might be worth looking for some of those if it helps. Thanks Orsen and all the best!
@@bigdansairguns83 got one of these in .22 could not find a spare mag so I ordered a 3D printed M30 mag off antonyr1973 on ebay UK £16.50 and with a little work with a small file (it was a bit tight) got it to work fine, although they are 9 shot by design I can live with that, keep up the good work Dan
Yet again , a superb review , as for the rifle , well , its one of those Marmite rifles in my opinion , its got a lot going for it , and a few ( pointed out ) drawbacks , would I buy one ? No , I dont think I would , I WOULD however if there was a Carbine version , say 120 shots , and they improved the design where the pellet may fall into the trigger action .. that would really piss on my bonfire I can tell you .. yes , address a few issues , make it shorter .. then it would out sell the longer one .. Btw Dan , did you have any imput in designing the windicator for the rifle AirArms are replacing the FTP900 with? That tin tape was a master stroke ..
Hey Readuck! Sounds like a pellet may have fallen back into the action/trigger mechanism. Remove the stock and then remove the trigger guard by taking out the grub screws. After this you'll see two more grub screws that lock the trigger mechanism in place. Take those out and I'm willing to bet you'll see a mulched up pellet on the trigger sear. Once this has been removed simply screw is back together again. Thanks Readuck and I hope this helps.
@@bigdansairguns83 Thanks for the rapid response, I will try this. Also thanks for the video, the gun came with not the easiest to follow guide so your video was perfect for getting it setup, especially as a beginner.
@@kezza47327 You're welcome Readuck it's what I'm here for. Yeah the guides can be a bit... vague to say the least. If you ever get stuck with anything else matey never hesitate to give me a shout.
@@bigdansairguns83 Hey Dan, I tried that and there was no blockage in the bolt mechanism. I feel like the issue is with the magasine feeding system being jammed or somewhere in the barrel part of the gun. Is there any other part that you know of that I could dissemble? Do you have an email I send a picture of so that its more clear? Regards
Greeting. I have one in 5.5mm and I'm very satisfied with the accuracy. Call it the poor mans FX Impact but it works for me. My only gripe is that I cannot find out how to adjust the valve time / spring to increase the velocity. It is supposed to do approximately 900ft/s out of the box but it does 840ft/s with a 15gr pellet and 750ft/s with the 22gr pellet. It has a 20" barrel ans should be capable of better performance. Since I don't live in the UK or China I'm not restricted by the UK restrictions. I need to increase the muzzle velocity to approximately 900ft/s with a 22gr pellet to be able to take advantage of the ballistic coefficient and flattened trajectory of slugs. If anybody knows how to adjust the valve time / spring tension I would appreciate it.
Hi! It looks very similar to the M11. Does it have a flat head screw at the back end of the gun? You might have to remove the stock to see it. That screw will turn up the hammer spring tension. To increase the regulator pressure you just degass the gun (on the M11 there's a little silver degass screw on the left side of the gun) then you can unscrew the pressure tube to expose the regulator. The regulator has a flat head screw on the front end and you just turn it counter clockwise to increase the pressure. Don't turn more than half a turn or you'll risk damaging the regulator inside.
@@wesbashforthairgunarcheryf6166 Hi Wes. Thank you for that. It has a large flat head screw approx 16.5 mm across at the back of the gun which takes an alan key / hexagonal key. It looks like the drawing in the owners manual for the M10, M11 which says to turn it in to increase the velocity. I will have to wait for the weekend to take it out of the stock to try adjust it. I will let you know the results.
Hello Dan, im a subscriber and ive seen many of your videos, i would like your opinion please because i definitely respect it. I now have a benjamin discovery at .22 and thinking after i saw your review to move to snowpeak m25 or the crossman icon .22! could u give me your opinion on that? And one more thing. Should i move on to .25? i know i might lose some velocity and speed but i use it for hunting at most. thanks for your time!
Its a pity for this pcp rifle to use only 12 footpounds in your country. I m from Greece and we haven't limits on the power..thanks greetings from Greece 🇬🇷
Hi Nigel! Thanks for getting in touch, we no longer stock SMK products but we used to stock them for around £320 if memory serves me correctly. Thanks Nigel and I hope this helps. All the best.
Hi Jenna! It is matey, to my eyes the MX1 seems to be based on the PR900 platform whereas the M25 is based off of the M11/M22. The M25 is basically the MX1's bigger fatter cousin. Thanks Jenna!
ROFL this gun is 3 pellet's oke 2 pellet's off ...for hunting a no go ..BUT i have the .25 none fac..try the H&N slug's .in 36gr ..42gr..up to 46gr ...and you do whole in whole..at 30 meter's ..Why ? i think it is a slug shooter.I think this gun in .22 .25. 30 is a heavy slug shooter ..why ? i spent 100 + euros on ammo in .25cal..the only thing that shoot wel where heavy slug's .I did shoot the 32 gr pellet's and the group oppend allot ..I shot JSB ,,FX .. 32gr .25 and??they did oke ..but the slug's ow boy .at 30 to 50 meter's .In .25
It has an outdated ancient cocking bolt handle, which is outdated and means it's no good old outdated design. The Snowpeak RWS Diana Outlaw is a much much better air rifle along with superior accuracy! Which I do have. Throw that other thing in the trash bin and get the Snowpeak Diana,which has a 420 cc bottle and cocking lever!!! 😭🤣🤣🤣😆😆😆💥💪😱😱😱
You will do zero damage to a PCP by dry firing. Dry firing a spring gun causes damage as there's no pocket of air caused by the pellet to cushion the piston/piston seal as it reaches the end of its travel. With a PCP there is no pocket of air required as it's simply a hammer interacting with a valve. The pellet in the breech causes zero change to the firing cycle.
