Just got the Panthera 500 .22 today. only had enough time to put magazine through it before it got dark. I own one a FX Royal 400 in .22 and have many others. I thought for a while regarding getting a impact m3 or a Maverick as I mainly shoot paper. but viewing every video on the Panthera on youtube made me very curious. First impressions: 1) nice case. 2) magazine seems sturdy. 3) Came with 200 bar in the bottle and regulator set to 80 bar, Card in the box states that was chrono graphed at 910 fps with JSB 18.1 gr. 4) Good balance with scope on but no M-Lok weights were in the box. 4) Had to go find for a M-lock Picatinny rail to put on it (for some odd reason I thought it would have one on it) 5) Shot one magazine (18), got scope zeroed on the 6th shot at 25 yards, (longest distance I had in my back yard), very accurate 6) center to center was really just a mm or so (margin likely not the panthera but me). 7) gripping the cold metal made it feel more like my PB then my airgun. 8) its not silent and shooting it in the backyard may need additional moderation.
So far pretty impressed, I know that this airgun is designed for bench shooting and long distance competition with slugs, But I hope that I chose it correctly over the impact or the maverick as I shoot with pellets, I rarely do hunting and mostly shoot targets at home or out in a field. Thats why I got the 500 version. I will report more when I get a chance to take it out for longer distance shooting.
So far pretty impressed, I know that this airgun is designed for bench shooting and long distance competition with slugs, But I hope that I chose it correctly over the impact or the maverick as I shoot with pellets, I rarely do hunting and mostly shoot targets at home or out in a field. Thats why I got the 500 version. I will report more when I get a chance to take it out for longer distance shooting.
