FAC conversion dilemma

[philpot 5,014]

I quite understand your feeling towards a .177 at 50m but a great many of the guys on here will take rabbits at that range but as you said, it is a matter of personal preference. I am a huge fan of fac air rifles and use them 95% of the time I am out hunting. With some off the FX rifles, there is a power level control so you can wind down the power should you deem it necessary, for example, my FX Impact will wind down from 47 fpe to 26fpe at the turn of a knob but I think way more than you want to pay from your earlier comment.

You are only in South Yorks so if you want to pop over to Scunthorpe at my rfd, he has a 25 mt range and you can have a crack with mine and possibly any s/h fac air rifles he has available.

 

Phil

[bigmac 97kt 13,806]

13 hours ago, Eradic8r said:

As a professional pest controller I've never been convinced of the knock down power of .177. I know I know I've opened the can of worms again but that's just me. No-one would snipe with a 50 cal if a 338 Lap Mag was better. Hey it's a free country lol

Nothing wrong with 177

this was taken out with a hw100 at 72yrds

head shot and good night lights out

sub 12 i may add

[bigmac 97kt 13,806]

It all comes down to your kit and if your confidante in it 

O and if your a good bloody shot may help lol

atvbjimmy

[Jonjon79 13,358]

This was a 10.34gn .177 at less than 12ftlb - I forget the distance but, you can see the mess left behind.

 

The pellets and rifles are very capable in the smaller calibre, it just needs practice

[Phill-W68 547]

13 hours ago, Furrosious ferreter said:

What zero are you at with that?

what magnifacation do you use?

and how many mildots hold over are you?

FF

FF... I use the mtc viper pro, and dial in the range so all shots are with central crosshairs no holdover/hold under, magnification anywhere between 7x-15x....

[Furrosious ferreter 499]

Nice one... thanks phil.

Using jsb heavies 10.34gn my 60 yard hold over is 9 mildots. 20x màg

FF

Edited July 24, 2019 by Furrosious ferreter

[mark williams 7,558]

I`ve never been one to push my boundaries with a sub 12 ft/lb rifle, always keeping as close as possible to any quarry as I can and still do.

                 However, after some conversations with forum members I was persuaded to push out to 50 yards plus, if required and now I will do so in the right weather conditions.

                 I work with the lightweight JSB Exact Express 7.87, 4.52

                 This was a 53 yard head shot, just the other evening, with a TX 200, instant lights out.

As said, once your rifle is calibrated correctly and you know your mill dots, - with plenty of practice, 50 yard shots with sub 12 ft/lb rifles is well within reach but plenty of practice is a must do.

 

                        Good luck and welcome to the forum Mr E.  

                                                 Mark.

 

[Eradic8r 2]

Looks like a trip to Scunthorpe RFD I think. Thanks for the offer to try out Phil. Maybe I'll rethink my judgement of .177 they just seem so small !!!

Cheers

[philpot 5,014]

I will be popping in there tomorrow to pay for a new gun and will check what fac rifles they have in stock.

Phil

[mark williams 7,558]

Which gun are you treating yourself to Phil if I may ask ? 

[philpot 5,014]

4 minutes ago, mark williams said:

Which gun are you treating yourself to Phil if I may ask ? 

Just bought a Beretta 692 custom skeet gun for Trish (my wife), lets just rephrase that, I did the deal but as the pension doesnt run that far, she is paying 

 

 

Phil

[mark williams 7,558]

Beautiful Phil, only my opinion but Beretta tick every box for me, outstanding shotguns. 

 

               atb. Mark.

[philpot 5,014]

Yes I have had a few Berettas over the years which are as good as any other gun out there, better than most and have won me quite a bit of money over the years so this one joins my DT10 in the cabinet.

 

Sorry, I seem to have hijacked the thread somewhat.

 

Phil

[villaman 9,983]

This the Airgun section and not the bang , bang boys section , so let’s talk about air guns and not those shirt , noisy bang bag guns

[si brown 8,486]

44 minutes ago, villaman said:

This the Airgun section and not the bang , bang boys section , so let’s talk about air guns and not those shirt , noisy bang bag guns

It’s only a matter of time till you get one