Bought some fx slugs to try in my .22 edgun, they fit very tight and actually blow the bolt open when fired. H&N .218 shoot perfectly. Anyone else with Edguns have this issue with FX HYbrids?
R5M Edgun and FX hybrid slugs
- Thread starter bckyrdsnpr52
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You have you make sure your pushing the bolt all the way closed until you feel the slugs seat fully or you will have the bolt open from the pressure in the chamber. Also, you should try Griffen slugs in your Eddy.
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Yea hybrids are harder to fit. Griffin slide in better. I'll probably switch to those after I shoot my 1,000 hybrids.
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Make sure the gun "clicks" then the bolt will not fly open. This is the only downer about hybrids.
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Ill have to try the FX and Griffins in my hot tuned Lelya. The Griffins shoot very well hot mf my EvoL hps. The FX slugs shot like hot garbage.
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Good to know...went to website and didn't see any available? Must have to email them i guess
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This is really important. The cycling feels so smooth at times it’s as if I am unsure that there was a pellet or slug in the chamber after pushing the cocking arm forward. The catch is at the end of the stroke you must listen for the “click” to be sure that whichever part rolls across the carriage catches and closes the bolt completely. That last little push is subtle, but an important step.
I’m just starting to shoot them in my R5M. I tried them in my Lelya 2.0 a couple years ago and they shot ok, but since it’s really about a 50 yards and under woods walker for my uses I didn’t see the point of wasting slugs in my Lelya when I’ve taken squirrels, rabbits, a young racoon, and crow with domed .25 pellets. Since I shoot the R5M out further, I intend to work with FX Hybrids and similar styled slugs now that I see that it seems to shoot them satisfactorily in .25 caliber.
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Top target - FX Hybrids .25, 26 grains 9 shots from 25 yard.
Bottom Target - swaged 26 grain slugs. 9 shots from 25 yards.
This R5M t seems like it may be able to shoot the Hybrids if I increase velocity. They averaged 797 fps. I’m not sure how it would play out at farther distances at this velocity. I only shot the one mag. The other 26 grain slugs shot an average of 849 fps. I’ll shoot some more Hybrids again if I the reg setting. I think it’s set around 120 bar right now.
Bottom Target - swaged 26 grain slugs. 9 shots from 25 yards.
This R5M t seems like it may be able to shoot the Hybrids if I increase velocity. They averaged 797 fps. I’m not sure how it would play out at farther distances at this velocity. I only shot the one mag. The other 26 grain slugs shot an average of 849 fps. I’ll shoot some more Hybrids again if I the reg setting. I think it’s set around 120 bar right now.
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