andykllhr 91 Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 Morning all, I have just bought an FAC Rapid MK2 in .22, should arrive Saturday, very excited. This will be my first FAC airgun, I bought it so I can shoot tree rats and pigeons in trees, since getting my .22 LR and .17 HMR that's where they all seem to be hiding, sods law lol. It's running about 28ftlbs, which I'm pretty happy with, has anyone got any experience running a .22 rapid at that level? Is it worth upping it to 30? What are people's experiences with this rifle? Keen to hear your thoughts, pic below Quote Link to post
villaman 9,983 Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 Nice , but you don't need FAC to shoot Squirrels and pigeons, sub12 does it very nicely in either .177 , . 22 and 25 oh I forgot the transvestite cal of .20 I have FAC airguns ,but for squirrels I manly use my HW100k .177 using AA Express 7.9gr pellet 1 Quote Link to post
philpot 4,966 Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 I had the same gun before moving on to an fac .25 FX Impact and the Rapid is a real hunting tool and no mistake. Mine ran at 28fpe and if my memory serves me well it had a 16'' barrel which a number of guys said I should swap out for a 19'' barrel. It had less shots per fill than the 19'' but to be honest I got around 55 shots per fill so more than enough. These rifles are super accurate and after testing loads of different types of pellets, I found Air Arms Field Heavy 18gr way better than anything else and funnily enough on the Rapid7 forum, I was told the same thing by a few people so I never tried any more pellets as they did the job a hit with a wallop. Not always easy to get hold of so have a look around before you get the gun and let me know if you have any problems as I will look back to see who I bought them from and send you a few to test if you get stuck. Just remembered I got mine from Uttings https://www.uttings.co.uk/p109224-air-arms-diabolo-field-plus-heavy-22-5-52-pellets-x-250-aifp5-52/#.XBuOi_n7QdU Phil 1 1 Quote Link to post
andykllhr 91 Posted December 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 55 minutes ago, villaman said: Nice , but you don't need FAC to shoot Squirrels and pigeons, sub12 does it very nicely in either .177 , . 22 and 25 oh I forgot the transvestite cal of .20 I have FAC airguns ,but for squirrels I manly use my HW100k .177 using AA Express 7.9gr pellet Yeah, got a sub 12 .22 HW80 & .177 AirTech Regal too, wanted to try FAC air, wanted the option of 70+ yard bunnies and tree quarry, .22 LR is great for ground game, but far too dangerous for anything above ground level, plus the .22 air has much less ricochet danger 2 Quote Link to post
Deker 3,478 Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 25-30ft lb can be very useful if you need that bit more than 12. I don't see its worth the issue going from 28-30 but see how you get on with it. Bisley Mags always worked well from what I recall from way back, but as always you will need to try a few pellets to see what works best for you/gun and the quarry! Great guns! ATB! 1 Quote Link to post
villaman 9,983 Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 28ft/lbs will hit them nice and hard that's for sure 1 Quote Link to post
Rimfireboy! 1,463 Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 7 hours ago, philpot said: I had the same gun before moving on to an fac .25 FX Impact and the Rapid is a real hunting tool and no mistake. Mine ran at 28fpe and if my memory serves me well it had a 16'' barrel which a number of guys said I should swap out for a 19'' barrel. It had less shots per fill than the 19'' but to be honest I got around 55 shots per fill so more than enough. These rifles are super accurate and after testing loads of different types of pellets, I found Air Arms Field Heavy 18gr way better than anything else and funnily enough on the Rapid7 forum, I was told the same thing by a few people so I never tried any more pellets as they did the job a hit with a wallop. Not always easy to get hold of so have a look around before you get the gun and let me know if you have any problems as I will look back to see who I bought them from and send you a few to test if you get stuck. Just remembered I got mine from Uttings https://www.uttings.co.uk/p109224-air-arms-diabolo-field-plus-heavy-22-5-52-pellets-x-250-aifp5-52/#.XBuOi_n7QdU Phil I’d 100% agree with that. Also, 28ft lbs is the sweet spot for .22 rapid regarding shots/charge. 1 Quote Link to post
Rez 4,957 Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 Andy the laydehhhh killer Good to see your face back. Rapids are always better with proper poke. Looks nice man. Good to see a SAK up front too. 1 1 Quote Link to post
Rimfireboy! 1,463 Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 10 hours ago, andykllhr said: Yeah, got a sub 12 .22 HW80 & .177 AirTech Regal too, wanted to try FAC air, wanted the option of 70+ yard bunnies and tree quarry, .22 LR is great for ground game, but far too dangerous for anything above ground level, plus the .22 air has much less ricochet danger The fac rapid will ricochet, no doubt about that, they really will ricochet. As you say though, not as dangerously as a rimfire bullet. 2 Quote Link to post
andykllhr 91 Posted December 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 7 hours ago, Rimfireboy! said: The fac rapid will ricochet, no doubt about that, they really will ricochet. As you say though, not as dangerously as a rimfire bullet. I didn't think it would, my bad, that's why I love this forum, get sound advice before making a costly mistake, thanks mate 1 Quote Link to post
andykllhr 91 Posted December 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 8 hours ago, Rez said: Andy the laydehhhh killer Good to see your face back. Rapids are always better with proper poke. Looks nice man. Good to see a SAK up front too. Thanks mate, nice to be back , I'll probably swap out the SAK for a decimeater I've got lying around, should be more effective with air Quote Link to post
philpot 4,966 Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 If you ever need one, I have a custom built reflex mod for Rapid fac. Phil 1 Quote Link to post
andykllhr 91 Posted December 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 7 minutes ago, philpot said: If you ever need one, I have a custom built reflex mod for Rapid fac. Phil Can you PM me some pics please mate? Quote Link to post
philpot 4,966 Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 Yes no problem but it is at my RFD's shop at the moment as he wanted to borrow it for some testing but I will pick it up before Xmas and take some photos. It was made by guys at British Aero Space and the build is superb with really well made baffles inside. Phil 1 Quote Link to post
j j m 6,533 Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 enjoy it bud lovely rifle 1 Quote Link to post
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