Impact Mk2 for a newbie?

[Trvlngnrs]

Hi everyone, as a newbie to the sport, but not to firearms, I wanted to get your thoughts on me purchasing a used Impact M2. I was reading a thread here about them selling for $1200 - $1400.

My concern is that it'll be too "complicated" for a newbie. Should I get something "simpler"?

Aslo, what's involved in changing calibers? Magazine, barrel, anything else?

 

[Airgunmann]

People say there complicated but they really aren't that bad yes there is a lot of o-rings but once you open one up and work on it they really are quite easy to work on just a lot of screws and o-rings

 

[Mg616]

They are as complicated as you want to make them. You can easily find a tune that works for most common pellets and leave it alone, or go off the deep end chasing the perfect tune for slugs. Nice to have the option.

 

[jps2486]

Just resist the urge to fiddle with the settings until you know enough about this rifle and how each setting affects the other. There are a lot of videos published by FX on Youtube plus some good tips by the members of this forum.

 

[rc4fun]

Have you asked yourself why you want an airgun? Look at this: https://www.airgunnation.com/thread...-to-consider-when-you-ask-for-advice.1270114/
Nothing wrong with an impact especially if you want to tinker. If you're looking for caliber changing there are other options in addition to FX.
Look up impact barrel kit and you can see the parts and plenty of video on how to.

 

[douger]

get it you will be fine its more than easy gun once you set it up shoot it unles yu want to fiddle around write down your info best thing or take pictures of your settings

 

[Vetmx]

It really depends on what type of person you are and what you want out of a gun. If you don’t like getting frustrated and just want to shoot and do minor tuning, I would say there are better guns.

 

[Saltlake58]

I have two Impacts, a Marauder and an Avenger. If I were buying my first gun, knowing what I know, I'd probably get the Avenger. It gets you in the game with enough $$ left over to buy a compressor and air tank. Once you learn a bit more about the guns, then get an Impact MK3.

The Avenger has a good trigger, shoots straight and has an adjustable regulator and hammer spring. It's a gun you can learn on.

My first was the Marauder and I learned and learned on it. Impacts were #2 and #3, with the Avenger being my 4th gun. Avenger is a shoot and go gun, where the Impacts can be a bit fiddly.

All depends on what you want. The Ferrari (Impact) or Subaru in my case that just goes and goes and goes and goes. . . . .

 

[Chukar60]

I am an FX fan. I have owned a couple other guns and they were not bad guns. Just not what I was interested in.
I am also a reloader for powder burners. My background and enjoyment of reloading to squeeze the most or at least significantly better performance is what drew me to FX. Their upper tier guns provide an experience very similar to working up loads for a rifle.
The Impact is almost infinitely variable in what you can make it do. I also have a Maverick and would not steer anyone away from that model.
I went with the Maverick first because I thought it would be less complicated than the Impact. Once I was comfortable enough with tuning I bought an M3. In reality I could have learned all the Maverick taught me with the M3 and spared myself the extra step. Just a side note, I still have a Maverick and for what I retained it to do, it is perfect. Two different guns but both very good.

 

[Mg616]

my impact, once bought
sent Hades down tube for tune
2 tins slung for naught

 

[Trvlngnrs]

Good advice! Thanks guys. I figure if I do get an Impact I'll search the forum for the setting with different pellets and go from there. Depending on the seller, it may already be tuned for a certain pellet which I can continue using.

I typically adhere to the "buy once, cry once" philosophy.