I have the dreamline classic in 25 and I love it. I can only compare it to a 25 mood so I'm not the best spokes person but mine is the best I have shot yet. Enjoy what ever you get.
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Thinking I may try FX
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As stated earlier. You will love the Royal. Superb fit and finish. Tons of shots before bbl need cleaning. This is my .177 that love jsb 10.3 @ 900 fps. Snipe starlings out to 85 yds with ease. 
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This thread has me putting some $ aside for a Royale. When my wife gets mad I’m ratting you all out!!!
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From your choices I would pick a Wildcat III sniper and have the frame hydro dipped, but that's just me. The Wildcat MK3 and especially the Bottle version is a versatile platform.
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As stated earlier. You will love the Royal. Superb fit and finish. Tons of shots before bbl need cleaning. This is my .177 that love jsb 10.3 @ 900 fps. Snipe starlings out to 85 yds with ease.
dont even think they make them anymore do they sure should is a perfect platform
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Avoid Kalibrgun Cricket guns, their magazine loading system is "finicky","quirky", and "complicated"
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Goldwing
I posted about my FX Crown earlier in the thread about the 1 I hunt with. I didn’t say anything about my 25 I compete with or the wife’s 25 she competes with or the 177 the wife has for field target. Damn that’s a lot of crowns
‘Tony P
I posted about my FX Crown earlier in the thread about the 1 I hunt with. I didn’t say anything about my 25 I compete with or the wife’s 25 she competes with or the 177 the wife has for field target. Damn that’s a lot of crowns
‘Tony P
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I am not sure that it is even an issue, but the potential is there. It was one of the factors that nudged me away from FX.
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Just remember that not all the orings are under pressure. With a combined 4 years of impact ownership I've replaced 3 orings, I know terrifying. Regs have never been touched and 1-2 of the orings were my fault on assembly after upgrading some parts.
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I’m with @Glem.chally on this, all the Orings I’ve replaced on any of my FX guns were caused by me damaging them one way or another. Fortunately I bought a pack of orings for cheap and probably used 3-4 of them in 2 years. Out of those 2 were for breach I manage to blow out/chew up and 2 for the liners which I threw all of them away now and use carbon liner sleeves instead, I hate those orings. Across al my FX I probably shot north of 15,000 rounds (6-7k high power slugs) in last 2 years so definitely not built like a tank reliable.
plus FX guns are super high maintenance because I cleaned my barrels (over a dozen) total of 3-4 times(not each) during this 2 years. When I did clean the barrels it was for troubleshooting but ended up really not needing any cleaning but had to “season” the barrel each time. The shroud however need periodic cleaning to get rid of all the lead dust buildup, my shrouds all have a ton of lead to be cleaned out every time.
Regardless I’ll reiterate my warning to stay away from FX if you don’t want your wallet to take major hit. I was just trying to talk my friend out of selling his AA and get another FX, I have a feeling he will do that anyways.
plus FX guns are super high maintenance because I cleaned my barrels (over a dozen) total of 3-4 times(not each) during this 2 years. When I did clean the barrels it was for troubleshooting but ended up really not needing any cleaning but had to “season” the barrel each time. The shroud however need periodic cleaning to get rid of all the lead dust buildup, my shrouds all have a ton of lead to be cleaned out every time.
Regardless I’ll reiterate my warning to stay away from FX if you don’t want your wallet to take major hit. I was just trying to talk my friend out of selling his AA and get another FX, I have a feeling he will do that anyways.
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Same here. I’ve had three Impacts and never had an O ring problem. To be honest, I’ve never had them in my Crowns, Wildcats or Dreamline either (and yes, I have, and have had, multiple Crowns and Wildcats). Now, I don’t often disassemble my rifles, mostly I just change calibers and adjust hammer spring tension, etc. But all this nonsense about “Oh my god, it has so many o rings is just what I said. Nonsense.
Every air gun has the potential to have a leak problem, but most air guns do not have a leak problem.
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OK... fast forwarding to today. After 5 years of good service, I decided to let go of the Red Wolf .22 HP (nice, but too big, too heavy, too long) and the Brocock Bantam Sniper HR (old style bolt-action style cocking said "time to move on".) I bought both in 2018.
Today, I have a BRK Ghost Plus .22, which really "ticks the boxes" beautifully! Good move, Daystate/Brocock! Sweet rifle. Accurate, adjustable, compact, rugged, and simple.
But I still have an itch to add an FX. I'd prefer to avoid the complexity of the Impact, and the design/form factor of the Maverick appeals to me. I won't be (don't want to be) tinkering much with it, but I will want to tune down the power for low-noise, close range, backyard shooting. Good choice???
Today, I have a BRK Ghost Plus .22, which really "ticks the boxes" beautifully! Good move, Daystate/Brocock! Sweet rifle. Accurate, adjustable, compact, rugged, and simple.
But I still have an itch to add an FX. I'd prefer to avoid the complexity of the Impact, and the design/form factor of the Maverick appeals to me. I won't be (don't want to be) tinkering much with it, but I will want to tune down the power for low-noise, close range, backyard shooting. Good choice???
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I have a Dreamline Classic in .22 and it's a fantastic shooter using 15.89's or 18.13's.
Next level would be a Crown.
Next level would be a Crown.
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Bodacious... can you easily change the regulator pressure and the hammer spring weight without having to do any disassembly?
And, what are your settings for reg and hammer spring - for resulting FPS or FPE?
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A Crown Continuum in .25 was my first PCP four months ago. It is the finest rifle I have owned. I still have the 380mm barrel on it and it is perfect for backyard duty. Quiet. Accurate. Light weight. Smooth action. I bought a heavy slug barrel for it in 700mm, but simply have not gotten around to switching out the shorter 380 barrel yet. I like walnut and the adjustable cheek riser takes out any eye box issue, regardless of the scope and mounts you use. Cannot recommend this rifle more highly for a beginning PCP'r. Every adjustment you might want to make is right on the rifle with a simple turn of a dial. Nothing complicated. True it's not black rifle tactical, but you already have one of those in the Ghost. So, unless you want a bullpup, the traditional Crown will scratch any itch you have. Took out a dozen starlings, grackles and sparrows this morning in my back yard.
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Very nice, beautiful rifle, for sure! I am looking more for another bull pup style, though... just more nimble and handy.
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