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I have a Daystate Huntsman Classic .22 30ftlb running on 16gn JSB's.

Love it to bits, the 30 shots is plenty for me and it really hits bugs hard.

I shoot to 65 yards but I am putting the time and effort in practising with it on paper to 75 & 80 yards.

 

I have found it so versatile that I sold my .22lr and .17HMR, the FAC Air does 95% of my shooting now with the rest split between sub 12ftlb air and shotgun !

Would be list without it now.

 

ATB

 

Matt

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The Rapid has stood the test of time - I have a friend who managed 1458fps from a .22 with Crossman premiers out of his "experimental" rapid, it needed a 23" barrel to achieve that mind. He has four Rapids, this is one he uses to try out ideas - accuracy at that speed was non existent, and the noise was deafening - he just wanted to see how fast he could drive a .22 pellet from his valve and hammer set up. Running at around 975 fps gives best compromise of noise, air efficiency and powwr - it means a .22 is around the 40lb mark, but with 24gn pellets you can achieve 60ft-lbs and great accuracy, but it uses a lot of air.

 

Most .22 FAC Rapids run around 36-40lbs, for practical reasons. 30ft-lbs from .20 is also a very efficient and potent round.

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