FX FX Airguns DRS Pro: How Significant is This Really?
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The only guns I have ever had poi shift was an airarms s400 that had a barrel clamp, if knocked hard it could move but other than that, it would stay zeroed. The other was an fx impact, now that was plagued by poi shift EVERY time I took it out of the case, if I touched the shroud and even if I adjusted the butt pad height, just to many parts badly held together.
All my current guns have a one piece block that to which the scope directly mounts and a proper barrel that is securely fixed to the block, so unless I am unfortunate enough to bend something (and that would take a great deal of force) then poi shift isn’t going to happen.
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The lcs sk-19 is the same way. I'm not sure why though. I feal if I'm paying 2,500$ or more for a air rifle it should be able to shoot below the regulator setting without completely breaking, ESPECIALLY when there's no regulator gauge !!!!
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Except for these three.
I can pick up my Maverick in that heavy tripod shooting configuration by the shroud and hammer nails with it and the POI doesn't shift lol. It's an actual tensioned barrel system though that I integrated with the supports so it aligns concentrically and locks my barrels in place with 100-120in-lbs of torque, but there's over $200 in the thicker walled HM carbon fiber and titanium components in the shroud system.
The LSS moderated shroud effectively adds tensioning. Didn't have to do poop to it but feed it the right ammo. The bottle attachment point would bend before the barrel would. The Leshiy might bow under a 10 ton hydraulic press, but I'm not too worried about that.
I realized my 700mm Panthera's POI shifted with the rail interference a couple of weeks after I got it. No idea why FX went with the flimsy wall tubing for the plenum/shroud, but I think a CF sleeve would have been enough to mitigate the issue. I talked K&L into making the PR5 rail that had plenty of clearance, but I'm curious if MDT designed theirs with enough clearance. That chassis rail they made looks pretty long, so I know it will definitely bow if you lean on it.
And FWIW, I cringe at seeing people running FX rifles with shroudless barrels with a fat can on the end. It's more than enough weight to make the bore bow downward. I get that people get all gitty about it shooting better like that, but that bowing will cause uneven wear to the bore (exacerbated with swaged ammo).
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It is hard to disagree with your comment. My SHP plenum does have this port on the bottom of it. I believe you can put a gauge there.
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Sorry but that plug is not for a gauge, I tried.
The best way to put a gauge on the SHP plenum is to install an angled manometer bracket.
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You are right.. that is why I canceled my RTI mora preorder, for that same reason it just don't make sense for me to start the Slug dance buying n buying to see what fits and then be a slave of buying that brand of slugs . I'm not buying any gun that o can't use cast bullets for. That means been able to shoot 50gr .22 bullets at 1000fps + without pushing the gun to the limits.. when something like that hit the market o buy a new gun.
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Are you just d*mb or uneducated? Or just enjoy having negative encounters with strangers on the Internet? Most hunters check zero before a hunt I don’t understand why you think it shouldn’t have to be done. Even the most expensive centerfire rifle gets a zero check before a hunt every ethical serious Hunter competitor checks zero. Also OMG you busted me! Oh no! I’m admitting that I want a more conventional barrel for my fx! SO WHAT! so fu*king what! I think it could help with accuracy not so much the possibility of less poi shifting we don’t know if that would help or not I’m not concerned with that. I really do think your here just trying to make fx owners miserable because you’re miserable because you want one but you’ll never buy one you want one bad tho you feel left out even if it had a traditional barrel because you’ll find something else wrong with it because its way out of your price range this is what you tell yourself and others to justify why you won’t buy one you’ll be fighting with someone else about a new release from fx in 3 years about some trivial bs trying to bring everyone down about there purchase even tho you know you wish you had one everyone’s shooting them you’re just a jealous hater go shoot your crossman Premiers out your gamo dude that would be flippin awesome with the centerpoint scope that would be EPIC fun bro hell yeah!!
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I am neither but you are getting insulting now. Is that your normal way of conversation?
That is exactly what you are doing by downplaying rifles that others enjoy. Do you remember this post of yours? :
And this:
And I never even shoot with crossman pellets, ever, did not even hold a crossman pellet in my hand, so what are you talking about?
Yes, is is done, but most of those rifles does not suffer POI shift by a light bump of the barrel on a branch when walking in the field trough bushes.
It firstly show your inconsistency in thoughts and also your attitude towards other people.
A whole paragraph with no punctuation marks but only an exclamation mark at the end. It makes it unpleasant to read, that is why there are things like punctuation marks.
Like I said elsewhere, if I want I can buy any FX cash, now, but I am not interested in paying that much for a rifle with so much problems like the Impact. If you read you will see I am NOT the only one with negative remarks about FX. Not all my remarks on this forum and elsewhere about FX are negative. I did service a few FX rifles for other people and some, especially the older ones, are very nice and pleasant to shoot with.
And apparently you cannot read properly. I did say Gamo is NOT my only air rifle, I do have a few others as well. But yes, I do enjoy the Gamo.
No, I am not jealous about something with that much negatives and I most definitely don't wish I had one.
When the DRS was first announced I was really interested and have the cash to buy 2 or more if I want, but after seeing the things I don't like about it, I decided against it.
The only thing you are doing now is to attack the person instead of discussing the topic at hand.
(I was trying to edit this post to get all the quotes the right way but it does not work.)
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I've killed thousands of birds in my life with my pellet guns. I don't check zeros on my guns. Apparently I'm unethical cause I have guns I can trust to hold zero and don't check? Interesting.
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Quality firearms HOLD ZERO .. unnecessary to check zero unless some component or... ammo/load change.
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