Needing a little help I'm fixing to order a fx impact m4 trying to decide on 22 or 25 won'ting to shoot 50 yards out to 150 or 200. Help me decide. I already have a airforce condor ss in. 25 and a airforce texan big bore. But been won'ting a fx really bad lol.
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I think the obvious answer is .25 because the heavier slugs will offer more stability and should carry more speed over distance, in theory. But slugs have come a long way and a heavy .22 may rival .25 as far as distance and accuracy. I’d go at least 700mm on barrel either way.
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Since you already have a Condor in .25....an .22 M4 700mm with slugs would be ideal with less costly ammo/slugs.
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What do you think about the .30 cal i know the pellets and slugs are alot higher. What about the compact m4 ?
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I love the Impact in 25 cal.. I sold a M2 that I added the PP & Block to. Great shooter. I am going to buy a M3 if I can find one with 600 barrel for slugs.
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Well, that's a whole new BEAST! I had a .25 AF sold it but I would bypass .25 and get a .30 if I were to get a larger caliber
but that's just me. I would still get a 700mm for the easier power (easier on the internals) and uses less air.Upvote 0
The minute you mentioned 150-200 yard optimism and then the second you mentioned .25 and now .30, no compacts. Don’t cripple yourself out the gate with a little gun with big gun dreams.
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So you want to hunt coons, coyote and squirrels out to 200? Skip the compact and go at least 600mm. Everything the 500mm will shoot accurately the 600mm will do it just as accurate but faster in most cases. And much more easily in all cases.
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22 cal is a versatile cal light weight pellets 14 gr to 40 gr slug with the right barrel and impacts are easy to swap barrels
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Sorry for the confusion. I'm not won'ting to hunt out to 200 just shoot and play around at that distance.
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Would you go with a 600mm or 700mm? I have found a refurbished m4 in 25 cal with 700mm on airgun depot but the refurbished one just has a 30 day warranty
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I’ve owned five Impacts over the last bunch of years. Three 600mm and two 500mm. Shot all of them in all calibers except .357 and .177. The compacts are my favorite in .25 and .22. Hated .30. But they are severely limited speed wise. Oh, they will send stuff as fast as you want, but they aren’t accurate. Where they are very accurate is at slower speeds than my 600mm guns. The greatest Compact is the .22. But my slug speed is slower than the same slug out of a 600mm in order to match the same accuracy.
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I would really think about what I was doing with an air gun before I bought a 30. I have one and love it in the right application. Around the house or close quarters it would not be my choice. They develop a lot of power. Far more than what I would want for around the house.
I like my 25 cal guns a lot. I have an M3 22 witha 600mm barrel that I shoot slugs out of. Due to the shorter barrel I keep the slugs on the light side, 27.5 gr.
My 25 pellet shooter is great for small game. I can shoot 25.39 out of my 22 pellet shooter but for some reason the critters hit with 25 seem harder hilt and more dead (just kidding). I do prefer the 25 for small game when using pellets.
My 25 slug gun shoots 33 gr pellets with far less effort than my 22 M3 can. Cannot put a logical finger on it but I prefer the 25 for almost everything.
I like my 25 cal guns a lot. I have an M3 22 witha 600mm barrel that I shoot slugs out of. Due to the shorter barrel I keep the slugs on the light side, 27.5 gr.
My 25 pellet shooter is great for small game. I can shoot 25.39 out of my 22 pellet shooter but for some reason the critters hit with 25 seem harder hilt and more dead (just kidding). I do prefer the 25 for small game when using pellets.
My 25 slug gun shoots 33 gr pellets with far less effort than my 22 M3 can. Cannot put a logical finger on it but I prefer the 25 for almost everything.
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