N/A First PCP - FX Impact M4 or Skout EVO?

[Kyrixa]

Hey @bowwild! I am going to primarily use this as a bench gun, so I'm not too concerned about the weight (at this point). That's great to hear about Skout getting back to that quickly and is on par with what others have experienced as well.

 

[Rizz01]

Hey @bowwild! I am going to primarily use this as a bench gun, so I'm not too concerned about the weight (at this point). That's great to hear about Skout getting back to that quickly and is on par with what others have experienced as well.

You have nothing to worry about, Sir. Enjoy your new gun. Regardless of what you may think, the chances of you buying another gun are pretty dam good!
Welcome to the rabbit hole!

 

[Kyrixa]

Thanks! Oh I already know I’ll be buying another gun…. and I haven’t even received this one yet at least I know I’m not alone done in the hole!

 

[DishinCA]

I am new to the airgun world and I am looking into benchrest and then possibly PMC/PRS. I am pulling my hair out trying to decide on a proper gun. I keep going back and forth between the FX Impact M4 and the Skout Evo. Adding in more complexity is caliber..... From what I have seen looking at NAC and RMAC, .30 cal is the popular choice, but I have also seen good results with .22. I seek the wisdom and advice of those with MUCH more experience that I have to your recommendations. I am not going to be using this for hunting, just target/competition.

there is a case to be make for the fx maverick vp ... larger plenum ... cheaper than the impact ... easier to tune ...

 

[Chasdog]

I have followed this thread and enjoyed it. I have an impact m3 in 30 cal. I am thrilled with it. I also have a RAW HM1000x in a chassis model in 22 cal. Different gun Heavier Not as compact but also very accurate and for the best part it’s made in USA. So I got the raw fairly recently since it was on sale at Utah air. Very happy with both guns. After all one pcp is never enough!

 

[Trucker3573]

One recent personal data point here. I bought a pre-owned DRS Classic (.22 cal/600mm) from UA towards the end of September. While I don't know its history or what the original owner did with it, it just didn't shoot well - General poor accuracy with 18.13's and pretty slow muzzle velocity. A little better accuracy with 15.89's, but ES over a 12 shot string was like 40 fps (and that was after burning the first 2-3 really low velocity shots).

Contacted UA for warranty service on 10/9. Same day response from them with a service ticket number. Next day they provided a paid return label. 6 days later (4 business days) I received notification that my gun had been received, and that current lead times for repairs were in the 3-4 week range.

23 days later I received an email that the no-charge warranty work had been completed, and a couple of days later I received the DRS back. They had replaced the reg and the valve components, and since I had mentioned it, had tuned the gun for 18.13 gr pellets.

For someone new to our sport, this may have really seemed to be a long time for warranty service. Especially if it was their only gun. I felt that the communication and turnaround from FX's US Service Center (now Utah Airguns) was great. And all communications were very friendly, upbeat and apologetic - even though I was not the first owner of this gun.

My single data point says that Utah Airguns is doing a very good job as the FX US Service Center.

Can’t beat that. Had the original owner went that route they probably would have avoided the raping they took. Lol.