My first $1k+ PCP was a first gen Wildcat. It was an amazing bullpup. Very accurate out of the box and it fit me well. The reason I moved on was it seemed unbalanced (top heavy). In retrospect it probably wasn’t the Wildcat but my choice of scope! Like many of us I started on a quest for the “perfect PCP”. After owning various PCPs I found I gravitate to my Leshiy Classic for a just pick it up, go out the back door and shoot for fun because it was light and compact. So, for the last 6 months I have been looking for a small light .22 bullpup that was magazine feed. My first choice was a Edgun Lelya but they seem to always be out of stock and with the world situation probably will not be in stock anytime soon. I was up on the Utah Airgun web site last week and noticed FX had come out with a new version of the Wildcat mk3 compact and I just ordered it. Received it today and am very happy with my decision. It isn’t the “perfect PCP” (I really don’t think one exists) but it looks like it is going to meet my requirements for a small light multi-shot bullpup.
I Mounted Optisan CP 3-12x32p scope but haven’t zeroed it yet. Also mounted Donny FL Sumo. The Wildcat is as it came out of box with ~ 220 bar in tank, reg set at ~120 bar, and hammer at 7. Just cleaned barrel, replaced barrel o-rings with carbon fiber barrel sleeve and shot a string for record.
Altitude – 7023 ft
Temperature – 55 degrees F
Barometric pressure – 29.65 InHg
First 18 shots out of box with 25.39gr JSB Jumbo Monster pellets.
Average – 797
Spread – 84
STD Dev – 20.3
I’ll be testing various weight and brands of pellets to get a baseline. Once I get a better understanding of this bullpup I’ll tune for the pellets it likes best. Looks like a fun month or two ahead as I experiment.
I Mounted Optisan CP 3-12x32p scope but haven’t zeroed it yet. Also mounted Donny FL Sumo. The Wildcat is as it came out of box with ~ 220 bar in tank, reg set at ~120 bar, and hammer at 7. Just cleaned barrel, replaced barrel o-rings with carbon fiber barrel sleeve and shot a string for record.
Altitude – 7023 ft
Temperature – 55 degrees F
Barometric pressure – 29.65 InHg
First 18 shots out of box with 25.39gr JSB Jumbo Monster pellets.
Average – 797
Spread – 84
STD Dev – 20.3
I’ll be testing various weight and brands of pellets to get a baseline. Once I get a better understanding of this bullpup I’ll tune for the pellets it likes best. Looks like a fun month or two ahead as I experiment.
