FX Halo Ammunition - Say Goodbye To Pellets

Yeah, the world over people like to shoot the messenger.
Even in Sweden....



🔸 Maybe there is more to the story....
In my great desire to see the Halo to come out — it is the perfect projectile I have been searching for, it seems —
I easily forget how recently someone greedy and dishonest screwed over FX's operations in the US big time.


➠ And that kind of stuff can slow down promising projects.
And therefore, it is not just FX — but we airgunners have been screwed over by greed and dishonesty!! 😡


➠ I make it a point to live and work by a different set of principles (rather ancient, 2000y old) — whether it's airgunning, my job, or my personal relationships.

I hope many of you at AGN are on the same track.


Cheers from Peru, 👋🏻

Matthias
I liked the unedited version better. We can speak the truth about how we feel. We can be blunt. We just shouldn’t be vicious with our words. There was nothing wrong with your post before editing. It showed you were upset over this matter. Now you sound like a people pleaser. Kinda fake. But I saw how you really felt and it’s ok.
 
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I liked the unedited version better. We can speak the truth about how we feel. We can be blunt. We just shouldn’t be vicious with our words. There was nothing wrong with your post before editing. It showed you were upset over this matter. Now you sound like a people pleaser. Kinda fake. But I saw how you really felt and it’s ok.


Yeah, Frank, you read my feelings — they were right there in the unedited version.

However, a kind person reached out to me and showed me a blind spot in my emotional response. 🙈



➠ I still think, FX owes us an apology/ explanation.
Yupp.

Matthias
 
As an airgun community I believe we deserve a response from FX on this joke of a product "release". It makes them look really bad IMO. Earlier this year they had people posting about them like UA, had them at IWA saying they were done and will be to market shortly. So what happened with that? 7 months later and nothing. My guess is they're not so magical after all
 
Us PB guys are still waiting on the Cloud Defensive EPL pistol light, and it’s been nearly four years on that. It’s literally become a joke/meme to reference it in the pistol community, so I can see the same happening with these if they don’t drop soon. :ROFLMAO:

Heck, I joined about a month before these were announced, and we’ve moved twice since then lol.
 
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Yeah, Frank, you read my feelings — they were right there in the unedited version.

However, a kind person reached out to me and showed me a blind spot in my emotional response. 🙈



➠ I still think, FX owes us an apology/ explanation.
Yupp.

Matthias
As long as blind spot doesn’t mean possibly jeopardizing a future freebie relationship with the manufacturer. Don’t be the guy who’s afraid to speak his mind because his favorite toy company will cut him off.
 
I bet FX couldn't get the flight characteristics good enough to be as precise as compared to the better pellets and current slugs they are already associated with. Probably even more so they couldn't reduce production costs as low as projected.

Maybe whoever it was that caused all those legal problems in FX USA jumped the gun with the/a premature HALO announcement to begin with.

FX should definitely clear the air on this subject.
 
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I found a slug that is very “halo” like. It’s a JSB Knockout MK3 in .177.

Deep hollow cavity..super accurate in my RTI..they expand nicely and hold together well..and provide a satisfying POP when they hit something.


Yeah, I saw those. That's right down my alley.
But "my" calibers — they're still stuck in MkI and MkII mode.... 😆

And patience isn't my strong suit.
Come to think of it, I only own ONE suit....
My goodness.... 🤦🏻‍♂️

Matthias
 
OK folks. I've been reading up on the case between the folks that used to run FX-USA and the majority owner. From details within the case it appears that the facility and equipment that would have been used to manufacturer Halo slugs was caught in the middle. The short is that FX-USA went under receivership almost a year ago and I believe assets were liquidated to pay fees and debts. So what I'm saying is this, if these slugs ever hit the market they will likely come from Sweden or elsewhere in Europe. This is the best I can gather from reading court documents. of all that I have read, I am under the very strong impression that this is probably what happened. In conclusion, please note that the original post announcing these slugs was posted by the defunct entity that was FX-USA.
 
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OK folks. I've been reading up on the case between the folks that used to run FX-USA and the majority owner. From details within the case it appears that the facility and equipment that would have been used to manufacturer Halo slugs was caught in the middle. The short is that FX-USA went under receivership almost a year ago and I believe assets were liquidated to pay fees and debts. So what I'm saying is this, if these slugs ever hit the market they will likely come from Sweden or elsewhere in Europe. This is the best I can gather from reading court documents. of all that I have read, I am under the very strong impression that this is probably what happened. In conclusion, please note that the original post announcing these slugs was posted by the defunct entity that was FX-USA.
Makes sense when you think about it. But why not come out and say it? Would be much better for clarity for the community.
 
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Makes sense when you think about it. But why not come out and say it? Would be much better for clarity for the community.
The parent company is embroiled in some pretty messy and complex litigation. I’d say probably because they have bigger fish to fry and I suppose there’s more to it but as an outsider looking in, I don’t wish to speculate any further on the topic.