Variation finally gone in !

[vizlauk 1,568]

What's people's thoughts on this ? A tikka t3 lite .223 ?

I know the cause of it , is it walk away or shorten & re crown 

[walshie 2,804]

57 minutes ago, vizlauk said:

What's people's thoughts on this ? A tikka t3 lite .223 ?

I know the cause of it , is it walk away or shorten & re crown 

It can be chopped and recrowned, but if the crown's like that I'd wonder what the barrel was like. I assume it's through leaving the mod on. I have a T3 lite and it's done a lot of work but the crown is still perfect. 

[vizlauk 1,568]

9 minutes ago, walshie said:

It can be chopped and recrowned, but if the crown's like that I'd wonder what the barrel was like. I assume it's through leaving the mod on. I have a T3 lite and it's done a lot of work but the crown is still perfect. 

That was my thoughts aswell,  it also looks like the threads are corroded , seller said barrel is perfect & it shoots perfectly accurate ' but God knows , what sort of price would a replacement barrel be ?

[walshie 2,804]

5 minutes ago, vizlauk said:

That was my thoughts aswell,  it also looks like the threads are corroded , seller said barrel is perfect & it shoots perfectly accurate ' but God knows , what sort of price would a replacement barrel be ?

Do you know anyone who could borescope it? It's easy to say the barrel is fine but I wouldn't take it as gospel from anyone who would let a gun get like that in the first place.

[vizlauk 1,568]

4 minutes ago, walshie said:

Do you know anyone who could borescope it? It's easy to say the barrel is fine but I wouldn't take it as gospel from anyone who would let a gun get like that in the first place.

I could get a loan of a bore scope or meet the seller at a rfd to have it bore scoped if they agreed, I just don't want to waste my time as the gun is not local

[Sausagedog 7,381]

I would be surprised if the barrel is damaged.

223 creates enough heat in one shot to prevent condensation from the combustion alone.

This is however typical of moderators. The rapid expansion into a cool moderator let's water vapour fall out of the gasses and get trapped. Then the water condensation runs down to the barrel when rifle is stored muzzle up!

A piece of paper in the receiver and a light shining on it will illuminate the whole bore for you.

[philpot 5,005]

Love the stock Sean.

Phil

[vizlauk 1,568]

3 minutes ago, philpot said:

Love the stock Sean.

Phil

Ideal stock for me being a lefty 

[Alsone 789]

15 hours ago, ianm said:

 

FAC airguns have a place in the cabinet for when using a rimfire is too dangerous. One example is controlling rabbits in a caravan park, far too dangerous for a rimfire. I do agree however that the price of air rifles is extortionate and i believe that is because of the hassle people have to go through to get a FAC. Most cannot be bothered with it and so choose the 12ftlb route, manufacturers and importers know this and consequently bump the prices up. My FAC air rifle was seven hundred pounds new, it is a BSA R10 and does everything i need it to do.   

Caravan park - I'm sure that's probably one of the niche uses although I'm not sure fac air is really much safer with people around. Rabbit clearing would appear to be more of an out of season activity I would have thought from a safety pov. For a rimmy there are also low power options although some ammo can be hard to come by eg  CB caps @ 26ft lbs.

Edited January 25, 2020 by Alsone

[ianm 2,594]

11 hours ago, vizlauk said:

What's people's thoughts on this ? A tikka t3 lite .223 ?

I know the cause of it , is it walk away or shorten & re crown 

 

That damage is caused by leaving a mod on. I know a gamekeeper that did that and eventually the mod seized on and it sprayed bullets everywhere. Walk away there are plenty of T3s and you needn't buy trouble.

[philpot 5,005]

5 hours ago, Alsone said:

Caravan park - I'm sure that's probably one of the niche uses although I'm not sure fac air is really much safer with people around. Rabbit clearing would appear to be more of an out of season activity I would have thought from a safety pov. For a rimmy there are also low power options although some ammo can be hard to come by eg  CB caps @ 26ft lbs.

I have to say that my go to rifle is my FX Impact .25 fac and will use this for rabbits out to 100+mts with no issues at all, used for ratting and pigeons. At the turn of a knob, I can reduce the fpe from 47 ft/lbs down to 24 ft/lbs so the range of use is huge.  The main reason for me using my Tikka rimmy is on windy nights when fighting the battle between pellet weight Vs wind.   For those who know about the developments in slug design for air rifles will know how much of a major improvement this is with hunting at almost 170mts, little wind effect and higher energy down range will and does change the capability of fac rifles.

I do confess however the cost of my own gun is approx £1700 new and compared to a .22lr,  2 or nearly 3 times the price but I would sell the rimmy every time if it came to choosing one gun over the other. Having said all that, I am looking forward to getting a .22WMR then a .223 may or may not be on the list. 

Not pretty BUT one hell of a tool to do a job on vermin and £12 for 350 pellets so suits my pension pocket.

 

Phil

 

 

 

 

 

 

[David.evans 5,323]

Nice looking rifle Phil

[vizlauk 1,568]

5 hours ago, philpot said:

I have to say that my go to rifle is my FX Impact .25 fac and will use this for rabbits out to 100+mts with no issues at all, used for ratting and pigeons. At the turn of a knob, I can reduce the fpe from 47 ft/lbs down to 24 ft/lbs so the range of use is huge.  The main reason for me using my Tikka rimmy is on windy nights when fighting the battle between pellet weight Vs wind.   For those who know about the developments in slug design for air rifles will know how much of a major improvement this is with hunting at almost 170mts, little wind effect and higher energy down range will and does change the capability of fac rifles.

I do confess however the cost of my own gun is approx £1700 new and compared to a .22lr,  2 or nearly 3 times the price but I would sell the rimmy every time if it came to choosing one gun over the other. Having said all that, I am looking forward to getting a .22WMR then a .223 may or may not be on the list. 

Not pretty BUT one hell of a tool to do a job on vermin and £12 for 350 pellets so suits my pension pocket.

 

Phil

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phil as you know I've had the fac airguns, both the .25 fx impact & then the .25 Uragan,  both expensive bits of kit, I can honestly say since I bought the 22lr, I've never picked the fac airgun up, for my land & shooting style the 22lr wins hands down , it's silent, lightweight,  hard hitting , and a hell of a lot cheaper, that's it I'm converted! The last of my airgun stuff is due to go, including the coltri mch6 compressor so there's a good chunk of money to come back in to me, my stock of .25 pellets have gone today, I won't own another fac airgun ever, that I'm sure of now.

[philpot 5,005]

30 minutes ago, vizlauk said:

Phil as you know I've had the fac airguns, both the .25 fx impact & then the .25 Uragan,  both expensive bits of kit, I can honestly say since I bought the 22lr, I've never picked the fac airgun up, for my land & shooting style the 22lr wins hands down , it's silent, lightweight,  hard hitting , and a hell of a lot cheaper, that's it I'm converted! The last of my airgun stuff is due to go, including the coltri mch6 compressor so there's a good chunk of money to come back in to me, my stock of .25 pellets have gone today, I won't own another fac airgun ever, that I'm sure of now.

If that suits you Sean then I am pleased for you matey, we all like different things and you clearly never really got on with fac air as previous posts in other threads showed,  which is fine, my shooting partner and myself rate our Impacts very highly.  You have now found your new interests with both rifles and clay shooting and whilst it gives you great pleasure, what more can you ask for.

Phil

[villaman 9,983]

Sorry lads  I disagree to some point about FAC air .   FAC air rifles have changed over a few years now , with power which are now up to .22lr .level .  Airgun .22 slugs have become a game changer in FAC , come April JSB  and H&N 25 slugs will be out and if these behave like the .22 slugs , then it will definitely be on par if not better than .22lr . I still say my FAC crown .22 shooting slugs is on par with .22 lr , with one mildot hold over @100 yards and a group no bigger than 25 mm