Skout Skout Epoch questions and settings?

[Tricky-Dicky]

Can any Epoch owners here tell me if the gun normally comes with three barrel liners as std? As apparently the Epoch now only comes with one barrel in the UK! And this is a long shot because we are limited to just 12 ft lbs, but tips on settings would be most welcome, I am presuming the gun will be kind of roughly setup for these settings anyway but fine-tuning I suppose will be a case of trial and error depending on pellet weight etc?
Any tips would be helpful anyway as I am expecting delivery next week.

 

[DevilsLuck]

Interesting question. One i had wondered about myself. As I understood it, back when the EPOCH was being released it was coming with the multiple barrels. At least that was what I saw being explained at the trade show interview. What I can tell you, as someone who recently bought an EVO here in the States; is that it too came with only one barrel. So... It'll be interesting to hear if that multiple barrel thing is regional, caliber specific, model specific, or has been done away with altogether.

 

[manabeknives]

The 1st year, might be less, Skout did offer the 3 barrels, but discontinued it. Standard now is a single barrel.
Unfortunately, i do not have any data on the sub 12 ft/lbs
I thought that Terry Doe did a review of the rifle in the UK ..do not know if it was for sub 12
Hope you get some better advice for the settings
Mike

 

[Tricky-Dicky]

So it seems that the one barrel supplied is the norm now, did ask Skout but had no reply regarding this, I have watched the Terry Doe video, but it's just praising the gun and not giving any real tips etc.

 

[Smok3y]

So it seems that the one barrel supplied is the norm now, did ask Skout but had no reply regarding this, I have watched the Terry Doe video, but it's just praising the gun and not giving any real tips etc.

One barrel is the norm. They cut that out fairly early and also cut the price at the same time. There are several announcements out there, including here when they did it. They were very open about it. My take is that It seemed most people didn’t care for the extra liners, so it was a waste to keep including them.

 

[kahu]

Are the other (-/+) barrels available separately i wonder??

 

[manabeknives]

Are the other (-/+) barrels available separately i wonder??

no ..no longer available

 

[Trucker3573]

They only come with one barrel. In my opinion it was a complete gimmick anyway. The original barrels they supplied were (correct me if I’m wrong) pellet barrels. The sizes would probably have proven more useful with slug twists but in my opinion not necessary with pellets. Unnecessary cost increase and probably why it stopped kind of quickly.
As far as settings go I would imagine in sub 12 it will be a leave it factory and shoot it. Can’t imagine there being much room for movement as it will already be completely castrated given the power they are capable of.

 

[Tricky-Dicky]

There still seem to be Epochs for sale in the UK with the three liners, OK for more money, but maybe they haven't shifted the old stock, which begs the questions have there been any revisions in the Epoch since its release?

After the initial contact from Skout I still haven't had any further communication as regards to my further questions! I do hope they are not going to force me to communicate with the Wolfiek group as it's going to make any warranty fixes a real pain by all accounts, I hope they don't prove to be like Daystate,
One of my reasons for wanting Skout was all the really positive feedback people have had from them, but so far not overly impressed! Perhaps I should think again on this choice.

 

[Smok3y]

In the states, retailers sold the 3 barrel old stock for the same price as the one barrel after the price change.
I don’t know all the changes they made, but a few were the barrel nut addition, bottle on/off switch, and maybe some internal stuff that isn’t as obvious.

As for your customer service, doesn’t match mine overall. Excellent quick feedback, quick shipping, etc. I have one general question go unanswered the last 2 weeks but it was a small thing and not high priority. I also understand that the person I asked isn’t sitting behind a desk answering questions all day. I sent the same question to a retailer I’m familiar with and they answered it fast.