So last week after shooting my freshly built slug impact , hitting wiffle balls at 265 yards, sub moa at 105-130 yards, I still wasn't impressed.... well I take that back, I was very freaking happy with how the rifle shot but it just did not feel right. When I say this , I mean , to me, the impacts feel like a tube with accessories, they do not feel well built, they do not feel rugged, they really are not as smooth as everyone makes them out to be (mine shot smooth from the trigger pull on but the action and magazine etc, nope not so much) even with an eaglevisioncam mag). I can say that if you went from a "low end" rifle to an impact, yes they are smooth as can be and I can understand your AWE... but if you went from a Taipan to an impact, furthest thing from it.
With that said I sold both impacts I had, the .177 compact and the .22 75fpe energy beast. The .177 was actually traded for one of MTNghosts supervet compacts and I am very excited for that now giving me 2 veteran compacts in .22 , one making 25 fpe for small critters and the supervet is at 45-50 fpe capable of 70 plus with a 12 inch barrel! and capable of moa accuracy at 100. I am not replacing the slugger with anything because the realization that I don't need anything else once I took my taipan out after focusing on the two impact builds and wanting to give it some trigger time, smile the whole damn time!!!! I didn't get that with the feel of the impacts (or even my dreamline I built when I had it
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Its funny too because I was ratting with another member here and he was allowed to borrow @brawler1588 taipan so he could make sure he wanted one (because he too was having the conflicted what the hell am I chasing sensation going on), he didn't even have it 24 hours before he went out and bought all 3, a compact in .177, a standard in .22, and long in .25. Saying good bye to his fx rifles.
Needless to say , I am grad I scratched the long range airgun itch but its truly a novelty unless you are using something .30 or bigger shooting slugs, I don't see myself shooting rabbits at 265 yards lol
Had a great time ratting with my compact taipan .22 , my ratting partner was testing out the zan .177 slugs, OH MY ****ING GOD. DEVISTATION !!!! blowing rats heads clean off, legit. I wish we had pics of that rat missing half his head!!!!
We shot about 60 rats, heres a picture of just a few of the ones we recovered (there was more) , they are very big hardy bastards!!!!
Also another testament to taipan greatness, I let the farmer take a few shots with the rifle (it is his property and his permission granted to us after all) AND HE DROPPED IT FROM 5.5 FEET IN THE AIR!!!!!!!!
Total accident, I did not show I was upset as mistakes happen but my heart did drop, well guess what, I picked that rifle up and POI didn't change, checked velocity this morning and it did not change. I can promise my .177 impact would not have taken that fall like that nor would my slugger. Have a couple parts to replace due to cosmetic OCD but thats it.
Now I am not saying there are not other brands that can make YOU feel the same way MY taipans make ME feel but do not get sucked into the hype just because the airgun society says you should. Not all of us want to tinker, regardless of if we can. Not all of us even understand what we are hunting for when it comes to these airguns but in reality we all just want to have fun, I mean that is the reason we do this right? Dont fall for the you need this , you need that, it wont shoot if you don't do x y or z because the influencers say so. My mk2 can hang with 85% (if not more) of the M3s out there, 1045 fps , sub moa at 105 yards, with only 1 regulator?!!?!? you don't say.
Anyways just some thoughts in my head take them as you will and here are two pictures from last nights events.
Also unrelated, does anyone have any suggestions on a compact powerful IR (compact width wise, not this huge giant lens )?
With that said I sold both impacts I had, the .177 compact and the .22 75fpe energy beast. The .177 was actually traded for one of MTNghosts supervet compacts and I am very excited for that now giving me 2 veteran compacts in .22 , one making 25 fpe for small critters and the supervet is at 45-50 fpe capable of 70 plus with a 12 inch barrel! and capable of moa accuracy at 100. I am not replacing the slugger with anything because the realization that I don't need anything else once I took my taipan out after focusing on the two impact builds and wanting to give it some trigger time, smile the whole damn time!!!! I didn't get that with the feel of the impacts (or even my dreamline I built when I had it
..Its funny too because I was ratting with another member here and he was allowed to borrow @brawler1588 taipan so he could make sure he wanted one (because he too was having the conflicted what the hell am I chasing sensation going on), he didn't even have it 24 hours before he went out and bought all 3, a compact in .177, a standard in .22, and long in .25. Saying good bye to his fx rifles.
Needless to say , I am grad I scratched the long range airgun itch but its truly a novelty unless you are using something .30 or bigger shooting slugs, I don't see myself shooting rabbits at 265 yards lol
Had a great time ratting with my compact taipan .22 , my ratting partner was testing out the zan .177 slugs, OH MY ****ING GOD. DEVISTATION !!!! blowing rats heads clean off, legit. I wish we had pics of that rat missing half his head!!!!
We shot about 60 rats, heres a picture of just a few of the ones we recovered (there was more) , they are very big hardy bastards!!!!
Also another testament to taipan greatness, I let the farmer take a few shots with the rifle (it is his property and his permission granted to us after all) AND HE DROPPED IT FROM 5.5 FEET IN THE AIR!!!!!!!!
Total accident, I did not show I was upset as mistakes happen but my heart did drop, well guess what, I picked that rifle up and POI didn't change, checked velocity this morning and it did not change. I can promise my .177 impact would not have taken that fall like that nor would my slugger. Have a couple parts to replace due to cosmetic OCD but thats it.
Now I am not saying there are not other brands that can make YOU feel the same way MY taipans make ME feel but do not get sucked into the hype just because the airgun society says you should. Not all of us want to tinker, regardless of if we can. Not all of us even understand what we are hunting for when it comes to these airguns but in reality we all just want to have fun, I mean that is the reason we do this right? Dont fall for the you need this , you need that, it wont shoot if you don't do x y or z because the influencers say so. My mk2 can hang with 85% (if not more) of the M3s out there, 1045 fps , sub moa at 105 yards, with only 1 regulator?!!?!? you don't say.
Anyways just some thoughts in my head take them as you will and here are two pictures from last nights events.
Also unrelated, does anyone have any suggestions on a compact powerful IR (compact width wise, not this huge giant lens )?
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