FX FX Airguns DRS Pro: How Significant is This Really?
- Thread starter UpNorthAirGunner
- Start date
It might not be very big around... but at least it's short.This thread is like myis bigger than your
People have been trying to one-up random faceless strangers on the Internet since Al Gore invented it. It probably won't change anytime soon.
Upvote 0
So, what is a forum for? Are we not allowed to discuss things? Or are we only allowed to praise everything.
Upvote 0
Why the blank spots?
Was that all stock standard rifles? No modifications? If not, what does that has to do with this discussion?
Upvote 0
I'm here to learn about airguns. I'm here to have civil conversations and discussions with people that share my interests. I'm here to keep up to date on the latest news in the airgun world.
I'm not here to argue with people simply because they disagree with me. Sometimes you can't say anything to persuade someone after they've decided they're right.
I'm not here to argue with people simply because they disagree with me. Sometimes you can't say anything to persuade someone after they've decided they're right.
Congratulations, to each and everyone that participated.
I find it interesting, (if I am reading this correctly), that the 1st place winner shot 2 bullseyes, while the 10th place finish scored 5 bullseyes.
Job well done!
Upvote 0
Ignoring , and pretending issues don't exist ( with ANY product) does not lead to improvements and solutions !!
I have in the past done many assessments and reviews for various equipment.......some manufactures are fantastic and take feedback VERY seriously and act upon it to make the product better......a win for all.
In a couple of cases....the manufacture said i could give any feedback ( online) i wanted .... AS LONG AS IT WAS OF A POSITIVE NATURE !!!
Upvote 0
That is why some reviewers prefer buying the items for review themselves and sell it afterwards. Most are just to happy to receive it for free and keep it for payment after the review. I saw a reviewer giving a negative review on a item he bought himself, just to receive another unit for free from the company saying that first one must have been faulty. The follow up review was all positive, even the things nothing to do with faulty or not that was a negative before was now positive. It is easy to buy a person's view on something.Ignoring , and pretending issues don't exist ( with ANY product) does not lead to improvements and solutions !!
I have in the past done many assessments and reviews for various equipment.......some manufactures are fantastic and take feedback VERY seriously and act upon it to make the product better......a win for all.
In a couple of cases....the manufacture said i could give any feedback ( online) i wanted .... AS LONG AS IT WAS OF A POSITIVE NATURE !!!
Upvote 0
Dang that’s crazy what exactly is happening to justify sending it in for repair?I hope the pro doesn’t have the same reliability problems as the standard version. My shooting partner has had a refund after his drs was sent back for repair twice within a month and another friend of his drs has also developed the exact same fault and is currently back for repair for the second time.
I am not 100% sure but I believe it to be either an o ring or firing valve issue.
Bb
Upvote 0
lol a plastic gamo yuck my cousin used to hunt with me and had one of those I was so embarrassed to even go out there in the desert with him but hey he loved it you wouldn’t catch me dead with one of those I’ll take my poi shift riddled m3 any day over that hideous pos lol
Upvote 0
poi shift is not just something that plagues FX’s airrifles it’s common in all rifles
same barrel dude he just changed the shroud which is essentially the air reservoir from carbon to the standard aluminum and in regards to the setting adjustments, they didn’t want any of that stuff in the way so in competition it’s not to get bumped it’s supposed to be set it and forget it what I don’t understand is if your not interested is fx’s modern guns why are you here on a drs forum talking about your plastic gamo is all you need makes no sense we would love fx to start putting solid barrels in there rifles but they don’t so we check zero just in case not a big deal.
Upvote 0
You say plastic is junk? Cheap recycled plastic yes, but not the synthetic / plastic used on either Gamo, FX and many other rifles including centre fire rifles. You are talking crap just for the sake of it without thinking. Even my very well used and abused 32 year old 9mm pistol has a "plastic" frame on it and no signs of any problems with it.
Again, you are talking crap just for the sake of it. If you are serious it just show that you are a snob without rational reason. There is nothing wrong with Gamo.
I will take a reliable, always accurate rifle with no POI shift over a rifle with POI shift anytime. Do you think Gamo is my only rifle? I used it as an example saying a very cheap rifle does not have POI shift while your expensive FX does. Must I draw you some pictures so you can understand that?
Another guy that cannot read this thread with comprehension. Do you want me to repeat again what I said before?
Well, people here on AGN said the their classic DRS has the drinking straw "liner" in, so the pro then obviously has a different barrel in it, if that wat not changed before that video. Few people buy the pro so the others then sit with a lesser quality drinking straw. Even then, after looking again, that barrel in that video look like a thin drinking straw. I would like to see him hit a golf ball with it and show if it is still zeroed. I very much doubt it. If you did not realised it before, he IS a FX representative and off course he would tell on his videos how "good" it is. Do you think he do it for free? The same as the FX boss saying there is no POI shift while everyone know there is.
Because I am getting fed-up with people like you saying crap is gold.
When hunting with it, the first shot is what count, there is no time to first check zero. So it IS a big deal. And here you also admit that you would like solid barrels but instead checking zero all the time. Again, IT IS A BIG DEAL.
Upvote 0
For no reason after a few dozen shots the gun goes bang and dumps all the air out of the barrel. Initially it was thought the reg pressure was too low so that was increased but it did exactly the same thing.
Upvote 0
Did he read the book? It specifically says to not shoot below reg pressure or damage may occur.
Upvote 0
I'll agree with Caliber 22 on the synthetic stocks. Some of them are quite nice. And you've got to appreciate the weather resistance on a hard use hunting rifle. A cheaper synthetic doesn't belong on any rifle, but none of us are shooting fifty dollar guns from Walmart that come with a flimsy plastic stock.
Upvote 0
Not having a reg pressure gauge on a drs, how would anybody know what the reg pressure is to not go below it. Besides, there are hundreds if not thousands of different pcp rifle models that is going below the reg pressure without any issues, so what's up with this rifle. Maybe there are other rifles with the same issue I don't know of but this is the first time I heard about such a thing. Does other FX rifles have the same issue and warning in their manual?
Upvote 0
I don't know. The DRS is my first FX air gun. I am not trying to argue. I can't speak on other guns.
I do agree not being able to shoot below an UNKNOWN reg pressure is a huge problem. When I read the book, (twice) I thought...."Well! I guess I will fill after every mag until I figure out what is going on with the reg". It isn't an ideal situation but there is a learning curve with every new product. I have trolled this site long enough to know that FX is a lot better at innovation than communication. I knew this going into FX ownership. Information will trickle out. I am still very optimistic I am going to love this little rifle.
Upvote 0