Fac Mods

[philpot 5,035]

Those of you who use FAC air rifles, what mod have you found to be the most effective. My Rapid came with a mod in place but it is not great so looking to replace it so any thoughts.

 

Phil

[tomburras 2,730]

I got a hw on mine at 27ftlbs it's very quiet, almost the same as when it was sub 12 (same gun and hw mod fitted)

[philpot 5,035]

I did pop on my HW mod and agree it works, certainly quieter than the mod supplied on the gun. My HW mod is from my .177 and I only dry fired for a test, not sure if they are cal dependent or dual use.

 

Phil

Edited November 11, 2016 by philpot

[tomburras 2,730]

Iv no idea on that sorry! I only use .22. I tried a couple of other mods on but the hw was still miles better than them. Will be interesting to hear what others use and work well too.

[philpot 5,035]

Yes I think it will be interesting Tom.

[moxy 617]

HW is about as quiet as any

[tomburras 2,730]

That's what I thaught moxy. I dont think I could ask for anything more when it's not much louder fitted to the fac than sub 12.

[moxy 617]

That's what I thaught moxy. I dont think I could ask for anything more when it's not much louder fitted to the fac than sub 12.

I've a Ripley on mine and the HW matches it.

[mikewh79000 16]

Hi all

 

Very subjective and variable point. Moderators, shooters hearing, calibre, power , distance from gun and angle if recording. Bearing in mind too variables on recorder ie apps etc. Think the mechanism contributes a lot to the noise as does bolt action and position. If the object is to confuse the quarry or other targets, depending on range then impact sound on target is greater than firing noise. Again closed space open field etc is another variable. That head shot rabbit at 50 yards has on a .25 still plus 30 ft lbs of energy to dissipate. If the missus is on left side at night that ear may be less sharp. Ahem.

 

Safe shooting

[vizlauk 1,568]

The hw mods are universal fitting calibre wise; maybe try an a&m marksman as on some outfits they work really well.

[pianoman 3,587]

A&M MARKSMAN is as silent as it gets for me. Brilliantly efficient Mod in my book.

[tomburras 2,730]

Hi pianoman it's fac renewel time again in April next year and iv been thinking about asking for an fac hw80 (if I'm allowed 2 fac airguns that is!) And been thinking about this quite a bit - does a moderator quieten down an fac springer down well?

[pianoman 3,587]

They reduce a little of the muzzle-crack, but, not really that much Tom, a third at best or hardly at all. Not so you'd notice an immediate and dramatic difference. You can't deaden the crack of the piston and spring in the cylinder. Nor the thwack of the pellet off a rabbit's skull anyway so. honestly, I don't rate them as an essential item on an FAC HW80.

I have a Webley Venom Slimtech long silencer on mine which has sealed itself to the barrel very tightly and I can't get it off. It looks lovely mind, but does more to increase the rifle's overall length than hush the muzzle-blast produced.

 

Still, my HW80 .22 is one of the finest rifles I've ever known and I couldn't be happier with how it performs on a rabbit shoot.

[tomburras 2,730]

Cheers pianoman, so worth fitting on one then. I have used an rws 52 fac and wow that made hell of a noise!

[pianoman 3,587]

Well Tom, you could say any noise reduction is better than none at all