FX Impact: Seeking Male Foster Extender or Small Female to Male Connector

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Mick-VA

Mick-VA

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Problem Statement - FX Impact Male Foster connection is in a location such that connecting a hose via female foster is inconvenient and difficult to use at best. Easy enough to make a connection but it sucks up the collar so deep that it's difficult to disconnect. I can't disconnect using my fingers as I cannot grasp the collar and have to resort to a jeweler's screwdriver to coax it back out. The "special" female foster FX ships with Impact works marginally better and can be hand removed but can only be installed on one hose. Limits choices and ability to fill from various sources.

Any solutions from other Impact owners that enhances flexibility? Links or photos appreciated.
 
How about going a different route? I had the same problem, having to remove the trigger guard per the pic below. I just ordered this, and will post an update when it arrives in two days. Should make things much easier. I was talking to the guy who makes and sells these earlier today. I told him that perhaps the Swedish engineers all have small, thin fingers with manicured finger nails. I am the opposite so I am replacing the whole trigger guard with something better. The hose you see attached to the rifle is the compressor hose, I had to unscrew it from the compressor, then take off the trigger guard. Great video of the product as well as an installation demo. They have one with an extended pictiney rail as well.

FX Impact Easy Access Trigger Guard Black (Short)





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AOA shipped a female foster that was specially made for the impact. It is a bit longer than a normal female foster. When that is used on a stock impact, taking it off is a snap, even for someone with big hands and no fingernails like me. I almost did not install my Kraford and Lypt trigger guard once I tried the special longer female foster AOA sent with my Impact. If I had two of the longer female fosters, then I might revert back to the stock trigger guard. But if I ever fill my rifle from my compressor, the standard female foster at the end of my compressor hose is impossible for me to remove from the standard impact trigger guard. Without removing the trigger guard that is. 
 
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"Mick-VA"@shortslide - that was why I connected a female threaded male foster to the "special" female foster fitting shipped with the impact.

It ends up working just like a "probe" that I can connect to the impact and fill from multiple source without buying a bunch of the"special" ones to permanently install on various fill stations.

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Great idea! 
 
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