Fac air is it worth it ?

[villaman]

Post #200, is anyone any wiser?

Yes , FAC air will **** all over .22lr in ever department

 

[Bo Diddley]

I've just listened to "Deliverance...Dueling Banjos" on YouTube...it really did remind me of @villaman & @Bowland blades for some reason

 

[villaman]

Apart from villaman doesn’t squeal like a pig

 

[cooper89]

My FAC s510 adjustable is on here for sale for anyone who’s learned off this thread how good they are

 

[Brittany boy]

HW 97k one of the best full power and can convert to FAC if required but once you’ve tried one in 12flbs or a TX200 out to 30 yards + you may change your mind , don’t know what you can crank them up too but a good gunsmith will sort it if you don’t want to go PCP.

 

[Muffin man]

Lots about fx rifles on this thread but no love for the new breed of Eastern European pcp’s like kalibrgun, airmak, agt, and edgun so here’s my agt vulcan 3 in .22 with 700mm cz barrel

 

[LarryLightFoot]

Lots about fx rifles on this thread but no love for the new breed of Eastern European pcp’s like kalibrgun, airmak, agt, and edgun so here’s my agt vulcan 3 in .22 with 700mm cz barrel

Read on AGF that these are an absolute beast of a FAC PCP

 

[Muffin man]

Yeah it’s a .22lr beater with the massive advantage that you don’t get slugs passing through

 

[Muffin man]

Read on AGF that these are an absolute beast of a FAC PCP

40 grain .22 Zan slugs doing 1010fps for 90fpe and 0.3moa at 100yards

 

[LarryLightFoot]

Just got the ZAN 20gr for my Crown MK2 have set my reg to 130Bar by their reckoning I should be on for apprx 950fps which is the sweet spot for my set up fingers crossed when the wind dies down I can get some grouping done then onto some rabbit clearance .

 

[Muffin man]

Just got the ZAN 20gr for my Crown MK2 have set my reg to 130Bar by their reckoning I should be on for apprx 950fps which is the sweet spot for my set up fingers crossed when the wind dies down I can get some grouping done then onto some rabbit clearance .

Sometimes it takes a bit of tweaking but the effort is worth it slugs are a revelation in airguns

 

[enfieldspares]

Oh God it's rewoken the nightmare of long ago! Whatever the OP does don't get a Webley Patriot FAC. I had one maybe twenty p;us years ago (before the Tory pistol ban) and it was like being punched in the face by Mike Tyson. This was the .22 calibre one. Accuracy? It couldn't even manage three inches from rested at twenty-five metres yet my cheap decades old relined barrel BSA Martini Model 12 .22 Rimfire would put all shots in a three eighths inch circle at that range. Why does a Webley Patriot have a trigger guard? Most likely to thread the rope through when you use it as a boat anchor as that's all it's good for. Awful, awful, awful! Just nasty to shoot and more felt on the face recoil than a Holland's .470 NE double rifle I once shot. True!

 

[villaman]

Just got the ZAN 20gr for my Crown MK2 have set my reg to 130Bar by their reckoning I should be on for apprx 950fps which is the sweet spot for my set up fingers crossed when the wind dies down I can get some grouping done then onto some rabbit clearance .

Absolutely perfect for 20 gr slugs at 950 fps
That’s what I am shooting out of my mk1 crown

 

[maxmax75]

Wouldn't it be more satisfying to own a 22 pump action and use 22 shorts? I've seen a video with that Hickock45 YouTube star demonstrating how quiet they are with standard velocity (800 fps or so) using a remington fieldmaster.

 

[Rake Aboot]

All head shot within 30 mtrs with a 20ft/lb .177
Not one pass through and every single one stopped instantly in its tracks.
Shaping up to be one of the best I’ve used.

Sovereign target master hunting 10 grain.(ish)

 

[maxmax75]

I understand the potential issue with 177 FAC is they will more easily go supersonic and muck up the accuracy. Presumably this one stays just under. I do wish it was possible to buy subsonic 17hmr rounds for something like this.

 

[Rake Aboot]

I’ve never heard that as being an issue
As I said, that’s a BSA R10 running 20ft/lb and it shoots like a laser.

Interesting about the supersonic thing though.

 

[Squirrelbasher]

I understand the potential issue with 177 FAC is they will more easily go supersonic and muck up the accuracy. Presumably this one stays just under. I do wish it was possible to buy subsonic 17hmr rounds for something like this.

Agreed, .17hmr subsonic hollow points would be an interesting round. I’ve thought that for years and somebody’s missing a trick there I reckon? Not sure if it would be easy to get a consistent subsonic load in the magnum case though…but it would be good if it could be done.

 

[maxmax75]

At some point I will purchase that 17hmr reloading kit available in the USA. Am sure a subsonic is doable with Tin Star reloading powder. No need for an air rifle or 22lr ever again.

 

[CNN]

I have just got my ticket for a .22 FAC air rifle for pest control. I have used my Walther RM8 .177 sub 12 with Precision Ballistics slugs for squirrels at short 10-15m distance and it is phenomenally accurate for head shots and always goes through, even body shots through the chest cavity.
However, I won't yet go near problem birds with it in case they get winged and end up off my property. I opted for FAC to ensure I had first time knock-down power with 20-ish grain slugs so there is no risk that they may move off.
It depends on where you are shooting and whether if you only injure something, you can safely take follow-up shots.