N/A Sure glad it wasn’t an FX!

[cavedweller]

So recently my wife said she heard air hissing during the night. Then when I checked I discovered my AAA evol had dumped all its air. Upon disassembly I discovered it had blown one o-ring out completely and another was starting to extrude, and was about to blow. After ordering the needed parts and reassembling I discovered it was also leaking through the fill port. This gun is less than two years old.

also I am the new owner of a daystate huntsman revere. Not long after I received it I discovered it was “sneezing” air around the transfer port at each shot. Oh well

Now each of these guns I consider top notch quality and I wouldn’t part with them, so I didnt come here to complain. Just to make a point. It happens to the best of them.

I’ve noticed a lot of complaints about Fx guns being low quality and unreliable. Before you think I’m defending them, I agree they need to improve their QC and Im not a fan of their flimsy barrels. (However it happens to other guns too) But Fx guns do offer innovations and the ability to tune, and attain a level of power that makes me an Fx customer despite their weaknesses. Perhaps it’s hard to offer that much innovation and QC together.

Ive started to compete in nrl22 with an Fx dynamic. I don’t believe there is another airgun that is as capable for that purpose as the dynamic/ panthera. Despite that I’ve had issues with it leaking but I still wouldn’t trade it for anything else.

So each brand/gun has its strengths and weaknesses. No need to get emotional and hate on, or idolize a brand. The fact is (I believe) that we live in the golden age of airgunning. Today’s airguns have a tremendous amount of innovation crammed under one hefty price sticker. Happy airgunning

Well said

 

[cavedweller]

******* The same size o-ring made by BASF in Germany is way higher quality than the same size made in China. Go to Grainger and checkout the o-rings, they have o-rings that cost $125 a piece made for the aerospace industry, you think they get those from Ali-Express? There are most definately different grades of quality o-rings. Why do you think that some sites list that their o-ring are ISO certified, because everyone does it? No, they don't. And you can get o-rings in a lot more than just plain old rubber. I have had o-rings that didn't last installation because they were crap, and some lasted for years.