Hey guys, I recently received my Skout Epoch .30 and after a few days testing it out and getting familiar with it, I did a quick write up on Instagram. Michael thought some of you might like to read it, so I copied and pasted it for AGN. If you want to see the original, it’s under kevinjstoughton There are a couple other Epoch posts, reels and lots of Daystate, FX and RAW posts too. Have a great week!
Stoti
I had a lot of messages and questions yesterday about the Skout Epoch .30 that I didn’t want to answer until I had a chance to shoot it a lot more. Today I did just that.
First off, the build quality, features, included accessories, fit, finish & ergonomics are incredible!
It shoots the JSB 44.75, 50.15, the FX 44.8 & 50.2 grain all great at 50, 75 & 100yds. It was very windy today & I still shot some great groups at all yardages. All of the shooting today was with the standard barrel. I haven’t touched the +.001” or -.001” barrels yet. Accuracy was superb & all I had to do to reach the desired velocity range for each pellet was adjust the HP reg. up or down a tiny bit… No need to degass & I never touched the LP reg. or dwell function.
As for power, I haven’t shot anything super heavy yet but when shooting the 50.15gr pellets at 865-875fps the HP regulator was only on 79bar. There’s a lot of room to turn it up & shoot heavy slugs fast!
The shot count, as you can imagine, was extremely high. I was using the 50.15gr pellets on 79bar with a 700cc bottle filled to 250bar. It is efficient, between 1.5-2.0 bar per shot(conservative), you can do the math… that’s a lot of shots per fill.
The Epoch is easy to adjust both manually & electronically, it’s very intuitive & has a bright, easy to read OLED display. I had it set up in no time & made changes very quickly. The trigger superb!!! I never had to adjust anything with it, it was perfect for my taste right out of the box. The shot cycle on 79bar was super smooth with almost no recoil. The proprietary moderator is well made & does a wonderful job of taming the report. All of the manual adjustment knobs for the cheek rest , lop, & butt pad are quick, easy & lock down solidly when in place.
I’ll have a lot more info to share in the future, after I test various pellet weights at different velocities & can shoot without a 20mph wind. I also want to play with all the electronic features but especially the LP reg. & electronic dwell feature to see the effects on precision. There is a lot more testing to do over the following weeks & months but I wanted to give my initial impressions for those that asked. Have a good one. Kevin
#skoutepoch #pcpairrifle #airgun #skoutairguns #airgunbenchrest
Stoti
I had a lot of messages and questions yesterday about the Skout Epoch .30 that I didn’t want to answer until I had a chance to shoot it a lot more. Today I did just that.
First off, the build quality, features, included accessories, fit, finish & ergonomics are incredible!
It shoots the JSB 44.75, 50.15, the FX 44.8 & 50.2 grain all great at 50, 75 & 100yds. It was very windy today & I still shot some great groups at all yardages. All of the shooting today was with the standard barrel. I haven’t touched the +.001” or -.001” barrels yet. Accuracy was superb & all I had to do to reach the desired velocity range for each pellet was adjust the HP reg. up or down a tiny bit… No need to degass & I never touched the LP reg. or dwell function.
As for power, I haven’t shot anything super heavy yet but when shooting the 50.15gr pellets at 865-875fps the HP regulator was only on 79bar. There’s a lot of room to turn it up & shoot heavy slugs fast!
The shot count, as you can imagine, was extremely high. I was using the 50.15gr pellets on 79bar with a 700cc bottle filled to 250bar. It is efficient, between 1.5-2.0 bar per shot(conservative), you can do the math… that’s a lot of shots per fill.
The Epoch is easy to adjust both manually & electronically, it’s very intuitive & has a bright, easy to read OLED display. I had it set up in no time & made changes very quickly. The trigger superb!!! I never had to adjust anything with it, it was perfect for my taste right out of the box. The shot cycle on 79bar was super smooth with almost no recoil. The proprietary moderator is well made & does a wonderful job of taming the report. All of the manual adjustment knobs for the cheek rest , lop, & butt pad are quick, easy & lock down solidly when in place.
I’ll have a lot more info to share in the future, after I test various pellet weights at different velocities & can shoot without a 20mph wind. I also want to play with all the electronic features but especially the LP reg. & electronic dwell feature to see the effects on precision. There is a lot more testing to do over the following weeks & months but I wanted to give my initial impressions for those that asked. Have a good one. Kevin
#skoutepoch #pcpairrifle #airgun #skoutairguns #airgunbenchrest
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