FX Panthera "WOW" Factor

[bdzjlz]

Friday, I had three guests that are avid powder burners over for a day of airgun experiences. Everything was set-up for them to each rotate through twelve different precision tuned rifles, starting with a Weihrauch 97 and 98, a Beeman R9 in .20, progressing to a Scott Schneider tuned .22 AA S410 (which they each shot an autographed souvenir target with), a Charlie Frear power tuned .22 Kalibrgun Cricket long, a .22 Daystate Wolverine, a .22 Brocock Commander XR, a .22 RAW HM1000X Chassis, a .25 Daystate Wolverine Forester, a .25 RAW HM1000X-LRT (pre Air Force), and a .25 SKOUT. Then they get to the Panthera 700 MM shooting the ZEN 33 grain slugs - and the response is "WOW." While huge and heavy proportionally, it is quite simply in a different performance class.

I love them all, but if I am bench shooting and the wind comes up, there is simply no other logical choice......

BTW- I think I made a at least one, if not two converts, over to the good side!

 

[L.Leon]

Your friends are so lucky to have provide such a set up… So cool, because all of them are already shooters they can quickly appreciate all those fine guns you presented. May I be your friend?

 

[bdzjlz]

Lol

 

[SteveV]

What Leon said

 

[Nomadic Pirate 66]

Looks like FX sure did a banging job with the Panthera.

 

[merpo]

For me, it was Wow, you’re going back to the retailer

 

[Bravo1956]

Caliber of Pantera?

 

[bdzjlz]

.22

 

[_CTAIRGUNNER_]

The panthera is definitely the best out of the box slug shooter on the market, hands down, I cannot deny this. It also feels like it is the milk mans child when it comes to FX, it does feel better built (I think it has to do with the different charging lever) ...

The other rifles you presented, are all just as good performers though, but in different tasks. A good handful of pantheras have been having their issues, 3 friends of mine have all had bent valves , Ive come to find that time is the true test with these airguns based on others as I do not typically own rifles for a long period of time despite putting thousands of rounds through them in the time I do own them.