Fac air rifle opinions
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Don't replace! they all have a place . Every FAC should have a 22 LR no matter what else is in the cabinet , PCP generally will suffer maintenance quirks and ammo . A 22LR will work with very little trouble and really you don't need to spend much at all and there is no charging " issues " etc. £150-£300 is all you really need to spend
Personally i say 12ftlb airgun , 22LR , 223 rem , 243win and you can do everything anywhere with the exception you might need to go a bit larger that 243 if you want to go for Boar . If you didn't need a deer rifle at all ? drop the 243 because the 223 can do everything below it .
FAC air is more popular than it should be , simply because most folks start with the sub 12ftlb airgun . Paying out for a real good PCP and charging kit for killing ferals and rats and a few bunnies ?
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Like I’ve pointed out many a time, FAC air will do a lot more than .22lr and I have both . Some of these FAC air can achieve 200 + ftlbs . I know someone who is running.25 44gr slug at 99 ftlbs with pin point accuracy past 100 yards
What rifle is he doing that with?
Rti mora .25 these guns are getting great reviews from real shooters not just you tubers
I have an FAC RTI Prophet using jsb 22 exact monster redesign diablo 25.39grns, running around 45ftlbs. Had my RTI for 3 years never missed a beat and deadly accurate to 70yds.
also a bullpup design so helps in hides and makes for a compact rifle. Its very useful in sensitive areas where noise can be an issue where I can't use my 17hmr or 22lr.
also a bullpup design so helps in hides and makes for a compact rifle. Its very useful in sensitive areas where noise can be an issue where I can't use my 17hmr or 22lr.
.25 ?Just shot my longest rook on some drilling, yep maybe a little lucky but dialled it in and head shot him at 145 yds, he was dead on the spot,
35g zan slugs running at 960 fps out of my Maverick , I just love it
I have had more than a few of both. What your saying is a 44 grain from an airgun is in some way better than a 22LR firing pretty much the same projectile - How the heck does that work then . There is a massive amount of 22lr ammo abound the entire globe and ammo of lots of different power levels , price ranges etc . There is a big difference in what you feed them and the performance you require . Lapua for instance even make some specifically made for up to 600 yard long range use ! BTW its sub 1000 FPS !!! How ? Don't know , high quality with a high cost i Guess!
you can also get very low velocity Ammo suited to short range pest control inside buildings / barns .
A reasonable 22 could certainly be found under £200 or cost. I have a couple of CZ Varmint bolt action rifles personally . I once put 9 through a single 22 size hole at 100 yards ( oh so close to ten ) Witnessed by dozens of other shooters. However the assumption was something had gone totally wrong after the first shot ( i was testing a scope ) so i got a guy to spot for me into the sand when that strike laned in the sand spot on We realised . That was with the old Lapua subs that had the Rat on the box . I know one Landy who could likely do that to order with her comp gun without a magnifying scope
Folks like PCP , some like the tech side of things of using air , some gravitate from 12 ft lb airguns . But the fact remains that as good as FAC has got to today , its all already be done by those who walked this path before ( and more ) using 22 RF and if you choose a 17 HMR
Nothing wrong with air but please ... Dont mix up facts in your enthusiasm for your love of the PCP airgun , Check out what folks globally are doing with the RF . Go spectate when the Hard core are shooting their peep sighted comp 22RF , the Lady i talk of here travels to Germany just to sort and select her ammo batch and has a real massive allowance to hold .
I like all rifles but no longer bother with PCP . Personally i can do without the quirks that occur with them and the fact that I do not think they are nearly as tough in the shooting of quarry in harsh weather
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