⚠️ Buying a used fx impact ⚠️
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- Опубликовано: 30 дек 2023
- This video showcases my experience buying a fx impact mk2 secondhand from untraced in the uk and it’s benefits and drawbacks
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Yes, that is right, it is most likely to be the most tinkered and messed with Airgun on the market due to its popularity and being glorified by the overseas market for tuning. And yes if you none FX familiar, it can seem very overwhelming. Glad you detected where the issue was located and replacing the regulator is the one sure fire way to correcting the problem., but once you get more familiar with the gun, it’s normally just a simple case of replacing o rings or the regulator piston/repairing it.
Another thing I’d like to point out is, these guns are primarily developed for the FAC high power market then throttled back for us UK Sub12 shooters! 9 out of 10 FX impacts I’ve had cross my way have been overpowered straight out the box, even to 13.7ft lb, my compact M3 arrived like this. I’m an FAC owner however this rifle serial wasn’t registered as a firearm. I do all my own repairs and upgrades and know most airguns inside out, mainly the FX brand. This for me wasn’t a big problem to sorted out and the bullpup is now sitting nicely around 11.7ft lb 2nd stage reg at 50bar.
The one caveat to take away from your first experience buying a used FX, is… people looking to do this same should look for these simple red flags.
1. If meeting face to face with your seller/gun, make sure the pcp is topped up with air. Problems tend to show themselves when the gun is under pressure.
2. By all means dry fire the gun (making sure you check the gun is safe to do so first and that there is no pellet in the breach) a few times to check the gun is cocking smoothly and not misalignment or grinding present.
3. Check the allen headed screws for silvering or wear/abuse marks of heavy handedness.
4. Look down the gun for alignment issues, unfortunately the machine tolerances for FX aren’t to the micron and if the gun was taken apart for any reason, this can become noticeable if reassembled incorrectly (bottle alignment with shroud, scope rail, you can feel with your fingers if out of alignment and both main and rear blocks)
5. If buying sub12, the regulator if untouched should have a small black delrin puk installed in the top adjustment screw to prevent anyone from tampering! If removed, ask why?
6, Check the safety works
7, if you have time, a spare scope and a place to shoot the gun, I highly recommend doing so, don’t just take five shots and say deal, shoot five, watch the reg gauge for recovery time, this should be pretty much instant to return to the set pressure, leave the gun a few minutes and shoot another five.
8. Listen to the gun, it will speak to you! What I mean by this is, airguns when they have issues tend to sound wrong! Twang rather than a light puff of air (when using a silencer) sometime this can just be a tuning issue and to the untrained ear, most won’t notice or know what to look for.
9, ask as many questions as possible before you part with your cash.
Why are you selling it
How old is the gun and are you the original purchaser?
Has the gun been repair or taken apart?
What pellets did you find it shot best with? (although JSB all the way with FX rifles, that’s what they are tuned and setup with from factory)
Has the barrel been cleaned?
Had the power wheel ever been turned whilst the guns cocked (big no no and can cause damage)
If you own a chronograph, or the seller does, use that to check consistency. FX typically are tuned between as low as 5fps to 21fps spread between shots. Fire around 8 to get an average.
Although this advice is not fool proof, every little helps. Everything is fixable but yes most cost is involved when you purchase a lemon. Pay with PayPal if you have the option then you may have a degree of protection.
Mathias (RUclipsr from Airbuks channel) has a very useful tips video regarding leaks and many repairs to fx rifles. So will Jeff from Sub12airgunners. These videos are very detailed easy to follow. Hope this helps.
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Cheers buddy , I want to thank you for taking-time out to type this message up it’s absolutely key info for someone like me who doesn’t have any experience with the fx , and I’m sure it will help anyone watching this video and looking for advice , it’s very much appreciated and hope you have a happy new year , thanks, Kevin
maybe he could keep the old regulator and try to fix the orings and stuff for next time?
shooting an FX rifle at 12FPE is just a mind boggling concept to me
Chris, thanks for the complete and concise guide. It's copied and saved.
I bought a FX Wildcat mk3 when they first came out, and after a few years and thousands of shots it's regulator started creeping, and just like you I was really worried about messing something up but it was pretty easy to swap out the regulator for a new Huma. Makes you feel good by doing it yourself too! Take care! ✌️
Yeah big relief after I done it , just that last ring was a bastard and worried about getting Belleville washers right , I were proud of my self after 😰
Sorry to hear you had this problem buying a second hand one.I also have an fx mk2 177 sub 12 from new.After warrentee ran out mine developed aproblem with the regulator.
I contacted sportsman gun center who have 2 fx gun smiths.i sent it to them who fixed and returned it free of charge. Talk about great service,i was well pleased and now it is running at 11,7 flbs with pellet on pellet at 35 yards.Good advice to potential buyers.
Hi buddy , thanks for watching it’s appreciated, I love it so just hope it’s stays shooting nice , at least for a while anyway 👍, definitely good customer service that !
I never understood how people could sell defective kit every rifle iv ever sold iv had serviced and provided the receipt glad it worked out in the end . Happy birthday and happy new year 👍
Cheers pal 👍same to you too
Respect for tackling that job!glad it worked out for you
Cheers pal
Great vid and great advice. Glad you managed to sort it all out. Happy new year and happy birthday
Here’s buddy you too 👍
Happy birthday Kev👍🏻👍🏻I can’t fault you for fitting the new reg.I wouldn’t attempt it and would have shit myself even trying.Fair play to you and I’m glad you’ve got it sorted.
Happy New Year 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😉
Cheers buddy appreciate you watching , ps I were shitting myself even trying lol , happy new year 👍
Happy New Year and Birthday pal. Great video as always. I’m lucky enough to live ten minutes walk from the guys at HW100 Tuning and when I took my Weihrauch into them they mentioned how many o-rings impacts have. They seldom see a “stock” item and have always been tinkered with. When I was looking for gun number 3 he pointed me towards AGT Vulcan 3’s and I have to say I’m loving mine so far after 9 months. Stay safe and keep the videos coming buddy. 👍
I’ve owned a Vulcan 3 in .22 before there such a nice gun , thanks for watching buddy it’s appreciated and happy new year 👍
Happy birthday and happy new year to you Kev glad you got the gun sorted out 👍🏻
Cheers pal same to you 👍
Nice work on taking care of business on your FX - DIY. I've had enough feedback from AN forum members that I will not touch any FX right now, new or used. There certainly are better skilled DIY folks out there than myself, so huge shout out to those who dive right in and make their FX's awesome. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching it’s much appreciated, check out Sub12 airgunners they do lots of tutorials on fx 👍
To be fair, a section-5 qualified gunsmith I know says that when it comes to any make of airguns, he spends most of his time and problem solving on regulators. He advised me that if I was thinking of upgrading from my Air Arms S200 to make sure I got a non-regulated rifle. I think this possibly cuts down choice to another Air Arms, all other £1,000 + guns seem to only be available with a regulator. Please correct me if I'm wrong - it's been known.btw it won't be to attain more accuracy, the S200 can equal any Weihrauch/FX/Daystate/AGT etc, etc, etc ever made. Enjoyed your humble and honest presentation.
Child's gun though size wise and low shot count really and is quite dated also the multi shot adapter is terrible so whilst yes it may be accurate but if you are looking to upgrade try a hw100 pr s410 both are as accurate as eachother imo suppose there is also a level of if its not broke don't fix it so if your happy what's the point but there is deffinetly more to offer from some newer models mate
Don't think the 7 rats I shot Tuesday night in 10-15 seconds using the Rowan Engineering magazine on the S200 cared I hadn't used a Weihrauch HW100 or a Daystate Red Wolf. I'd rather use a "child's gun" than something that looks like a sanitary engineer's sewage clearance tool or something nicked from the 'Ghostbuster's movie.. I would like an Air Arms S510 with a walnut, thumb-hole stock though - very pretty gun, maybe a contender for the best looking as well as accurate PCP ever made. Regarding the 7 rats - one pellet up the spout plus 6 in the mag was the limiting factor but I can live with that unlike the 7 pesty critters. So far I've never needed more than 50 shots a night's session so shot count's not a problem. All the best for the future , m@@silverback710
@@mikelangelno would hardly say the new hw100 looks like sanitary engineers sewage sewage there's a reason it's one of the most popular rifles on the market buddy brilliant rifle I'd wager my 100 against your s200 forever in a day from 20metres to 60metres pellet on pellet with a range of pellets all 14 shots in the same 1 hole grouping with a flawless magazine system likely the best in the air rifle world, suppose its a matter of opinion...but there's deffinetly a reason the s200 isn't made anymore more I do agree they are accurate guns you talk about an s510 a gun that's basically an s410 with a barrel shroud and a side leaver... I would say however if your happy with your rifle then that's all that matters buy air arms aren't the only air rifle technically unregulated weihrauchs are also technically unregulated so wouldn't sleep on an air arms I would shoulder a few options first but I wouldn't dismiss a regulated rifle yes it's one more thing that can fail but allot tend to be fine and way more consistent because of the regulator as this chap in the video has advised this gun was clearly fettled with and that's a recipe for disaster with allot of rifles these days
@@silverback710....come on lads,put your hanbags away....every one has their own choices....its about getting out there and having fun....and enjoying what you've got....personally I was thinking of buying one of these snd hand...but I used to have a AA s510 in walnut.....but because I had nowhere to shoot ....let me sister have it for a generous price for her boyfriend....I'm determined to find some permission....and get the tactical version regulated....we all have our preference....happy hunting,both of you😊
Enjoy mate, I've got a MK2 red limited edition in 177 and love it, just put my Zulus on today and been and set it all up. Had mine about 18 months and bought it second hand, just done a reg service on it and new barrel seals to keep it on top form, fiddly but easy enough to work on. I've thought of selling a few times but take it out for the "last shoot" then change my mind about selling it lol.
I've got too many gun really but can't bring myself to sell it, I've got RED WOLF/ALPHA WOLF/URAGAN2and the IMPACT in PCP's and HW97 SFS Chieftain and TX200 mk1 venom in a Warren Edwards stock all in .177 so finding time to shoot them all is challenging lol, HAPPY NEW YEAR to you and family happy shooting M8
Cheers buddy , that’s a lot of nice guns you got there , bit jealous lol , happy new year to you too
Glad to see it all worked out for you in the end. hope you and your family have a happy new year. 😁😁😁😁😁😁 Happy Birthday.😁😁
Cheers buddy 👍
Many thanks for an interesting and informative video,l recently bought a second hand FX dreamline (most accurate gun I’ve ever used) but after a few nights at the club pellets were jamming in the barrel,so l took it back to the shop l bought it from and the one guy serving thought he knew the problem and took it to the back room where they can test fire into a box fitted with a chronograph. First shot failed to exit so he started to scrub the barrel,a while later he called me back to check the read out (780 fps) and said it was ok and to make sure to scrub the barrel after every box of pellets. I took it home and tried it,same result! So back to the shop and now it’s been sent away (meanwhile l suggested as it happened suddenly that it may be a valve,but hey) . It’s been away for over 4 weeks now and after watching your video Kev and reading the comments l don’t think l can feel confident with it . Thankfully the onus lies with the shop but what about the future! I paid £1000 for this one too,now I’m seriously thinking of taking a different gun instead. Sorry it’s a long one but l needed to say something.🤞🤞🤞🙏
Thanks for taking the time to type this message , I’m sorry to hear you’re having issues but like you said it’s down to the shop so that’s a relief were you money is concerned, I hope you get it sorted , I’m so glad I have my hw100 to fall back on it’s absolutely faultless , and I appreciate you telling us you’re issues with the gun it helps me and everyone else who seeing this video , happy new year buddy and all the best 👍
@@airhunteruk thanks Kev,happy new year to you too mate,l have.25cal. BSA ultra SE (sub 12 ft lbs) as a spare luckily,I’ll let you know the outcome with the Dreamline 👍
Yeah please do buddy 👍
Many happy returns 😀
Cheers pal
Great video again I have got a fx Maverick for two years now and touch wood no problems Happy new year and happy birthday tomorrow 🎉
Cheers buddy :) , happy new year
We feel your pain fella. We’ve all had a similar experience with buying a 2nd hand air rifle. Some blokes are jammy on said gun sale site claiming the age of the rifle etc. Air Arms, for example, will happily reply to an email to them with a provided serial number which reveals the true age of the gun. This should be a standard across the board and is one of the reasons AA rifles hold their value so well. Anyway happy birthday and HNY 🍻👍🏼
Cheers buddy , and thanks for watching , happy new year
Kev Happy Birthday 🎈🎂🎁 and have a great New Year 👍🏻
You too buddy cheers 🍻
Hi kev ! Good video with good info. I hope she serves you well for now on. I've been using an fx impact mk1 that I bought used 6 years ago and it's done a lot of work over the those years without any issues thank god. My carbon fiber bottle expires next year so I might have to part with some of my own yorkshire pocket money some day soon 😂
Yorkshire money is different to everybody else’s is more precious lol , thanks for watching mate appreciated 👍
Happy Birthday for tomorrow Kev 👍
I bought a new Impact Mk2 not long after the Mk3 came out & only ended up paying slightly more than you've done without all the faffery & worry of being over 12 FtLbs
Your skill & efforts have helped you dodge a bullet here - Well done Kev 👍
Cheers buddy that’s really nice of you to say it’s much appreciated, it were a bit daunting changing the reg out for the first time ever 😰 but persevered and came out a bit lucky lol , happy new year bud and all the best , ps , if I buy another I’m going new lol
I’m on my second impact, I started with a new mk1 then went to a mk2 when they came out. I don’t think I’d go the second hand route even though I’ve had no problem with either of them. I’m glad you’ve got it sorted I’ll know where to come if I need my regulator changing lol.
I’ve also had the new Zulus mounted on my .177 and I’ve mastered setting up the ballistic calculator. What a game changer! Enjoy your birthday and happy new year! Cheers Steve 👍🏻
Happy birthday and a very happy New Year. Pleased you managed to sort out your Fx 👍
Thanks Steve and thanks for watching, happy new year 🥳
Id say you have done a cracking job with it mate, and the foot pound is bang on, great job, and Happy birthday for tomorrow hope you a good one, and all the best for 2024 Cheers 😁😁😁👌👌👌👌👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Cheers Casper you too buddy 👍
New Sub! Glad I found you. I do not own one but happy that I do not now! I have a AGT Vixen long and love it. So glad you fixed it as you know the plod do not like us and any excuse is a bonus for them!
Keep up the good work and look forward to 2024 videos from yourself oh and Happy birthday 🎂🎂
Cheers buddy thanks for watching really appreciate it , my friend just bought you’re exact gun 2 days ago he absolutely loves it , he’s going to let me do a review on it can’t wait , and yes the police need no excuses to cart you off if they can !
Learned my lesson years ago mate buying a second hand gun , buy new now or dont buy , Happy New Year Pal
Cheers pal
yeah i maybe plastic picks im gonna look at. should come in handy. how many o rings did you have to change ?
what pellets have you found best ?
Well I swapped out the reg so comes with o rings fitted , then just the main one down the chamber were the reg goes, I've only used jsb so far but going to do a more in depth test
Quick question. Why is the crosshair 2/3rds of the way up the screen ? Is that because of the 35 MOA mount on the 20 MOA rail ?
Yeah , but they have sent me a 0moa mount, also they have a new firmware coming soon that will return crosshairs to middle 👍
well done mate, glad you got it sorted 👍happy birthday mine tomorow 😁
Cheers buddy , happy new year and happy birthday to you too 🥳👍
Cracking video Kev, & Hicky Burpy for tomorrow 👍
Cheers pal much appreciated
You were lucky you got the problem solved costly mistake on purchase. Now while you have it up to par put it up for sale let the seller know what you did. Great review thank you
Already done lol 👍
And a happy birthday and new year 👍🤠
You too 👍
Thankfully you sorted it....and thanks mate,been looking at one of these.....I'm pretty handy at air rifles....misspent youth lol....but thanks for the vid....maybe looking at a vixen or aa s510 tr....happy belated birthday👍🏻
Cheers buddy
I think you mean Bar for the reg settings, bud, not lbs. 👍
And you’re spot on.
Good advice.
This is the reason I’ve stayed well away from them.
My buddy has had three and every one had creep plus other issues.
My HW100 has had ~40,000 pellets through it and all I’ve changed is a breech seal because a damaged pellet snagged it. 😂
And Happy Birthday 🥳
The same as my dear ‘ole mum, God Rest Her Soul. ❤️
Cheers pal thanks for watching, yeah I meant bar lol , yeah I love m yhw100 it’s never let me down 👍
So can you explain whats going on, if the regulator was putting out MORE pressure (creeping to 70 was mentioned) why the FPS & FPe were down.....I would have thought the opposite would have been true?
I believe it's because it's a sub 12 regulator and also the transfer port it's drilled out precisely to support this .
HI SIR IM HAPPY FOR YOU GOT YOURSELF A GREAT RIFLE. HAPPY NEW YEAR AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🇬🇧✌🏼🤩
You too pal 👍
happy birthday!! I have seen and read some many negative things about FX rifles that i'm put off with the complexity and meddling that seems to be associated with them. Look like lovey rifles but its going to take me some convincing to have one.
I’ve been undecided for about a year then thought sod just get one and see how it goes if nothing else hopefully my experience with this one and documenting it may help other have and informed decision 👍
@@airhunteruk I had a dynamic compact take down on my list before I read about the negatives of FX and decided to go with an Uragan2 compact.
Can’t go wrong with the uragan 2 buddy
Job done well good on ya pal and all the best for 2024
Cheers pal , happy new year 🥳
Was tempted by these but got a HW77k know it will work for 20 years hopefully problem free
You are a lucky guy with a HW77. 👌 You saved yourself a lot of problems and all the expensive tralala that comes with a PCP. Just a tin with pellets and your HW for whole day fun mate!
I own a HW77k, HW97k and a Daystate Huntsman HR being the last gun I purchased, and when I got this gun I also purchased every O ring and seal as well because I just know that one day it will leak. But when it comes to my Weihrauch’s they are bomb proof and just utterly dependable which is why a lot of people won’t ever sell theirs.
What weight are the pellets you shot to get those readings as if they are under 13 grains then that’s much too high. 11.9ftlbs in this cooler weather is much to close to the limit. When the weather turns warmer and drier that will easily be over 12ftlbs as power and speed always drop when it’s winter. You ideally are looking for about 11.4ftlbs with an 8.44gn so that anything g over that has wiggle room to be a bit higher. In this weather you would ideally be under or just hitting 11ftlbs so that when it’s warmer it will jump up a bit. Great video and glad ur MK2 is all good now (but maybe a little on the high side) 👍🏻👍🏻
Yeah got it down to 11.4 now bud , and thanks for watching much appreciated 👍
I don't even buy a new one 🤔 Stay with my HW springers and my S410. They look at least as a rifle and not like a black painted Super Shocker😂Good video 👍Cheers mate, and a happy new year.
Same here buddy, I’ve had Weihrauch’s hw100’s for years like you along with my hw springers and my pro sport. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it that way you can’t go wrong in my book.
@@PiperX1X 😉🎯
All the best kev.
You too mate happy new year pal
I’ve had a mk2 a loved it bought the m3 and it had its problems initially due to clipping. When it came back from the gun shop every single bolt on the gun was loose the reg anti tamper was never refitted either. Unbelievable for a big gun supplier in the uk. My m3 this year sprung a leak and I ordered the upgraded amp regulator with brass piston and seal kits and replaced everything in my m3. Absolutely nerve-wracking stripping the gun down. My front regulator is just above 100 and my rear regulator is set at approximately 50-55. It’s spot on now and used as of then as I can get out. Enjoy the mk2 mate. Should have kept mine. Happy birthday
Cheers buddy , glad you got it sorted , for the money these guns should be faultless , but like cars more money more problems! , happy new year buddy and thanks for watching much appreciated 👍
@@airhunteruk absolutely bud. They should be spot on but I think that even the warranty service in the U.K. needs a serious service itself. I was almost sending the gun back till I noticed the top rail was loose. Then checked everything over myself. Re-zerod and away I went. I’ve spent a fortune on saber tactical parts but it’s mine and it works. Happy new year to you too
My two full power Streamline. 22s have sent ~25,000 pellets at distances from 25 meters to 160 meters, in the last year without mission a beat. They shoot identically so i use the same sight picture for both. 6 or 7 hours of shooting, swapping guns on the compressor.
Very happy and my new Dynamic 500 .22 should arrive in a few days. I hope that it's as reliable as the Streamlines.
Hi Kev My local gunshop doesn't like the impact because of leaks Also what's happened to Liam Cant find his channel anymore Thanks
I've got a mk2 .30 had ir about 3 to 4 years, never messed with it, and it's never let me down..
I did the same thing , bought a FX impact , tho from a shop .. Had nothing but issues, reg creep , grouping all over the place , massive swing in fps , ... also the barrel was bent , in the end I had to return the rifle ... as much as I like tho thought of the gun it was so bad :(
pleased you got yours running correct ..
Cheers buddy and thanks for watching 👍
Thats awesome 👌 thanks for your truth. Im stoked there's a happy ending 🎉
I have seen a guy turn up at the range with five various FXs he was "fixing", after they had been tinkered with by the owners. 2 of them would not hold air, and 1 was leaking internally. All had been supposedly cranked up to over 40ft/lb.
Wow , Jesus !
Thank goodness you persevered with such a expensive but very nice rifle,, full credit to you 👏👍🤠
Thanks David much appreciated 👍
I’ve got two m3’s they both got Huma regs and a MK 2 also with Huma regs the fx regs seemed to work for awhile than they would creep, I still love my FX’s though.
Cheers pal
Have a good one pal. Really enjoyed your videos. Thanks for taking the time and effort. How do you rate the Zulus. Am thinking of getting one as the cost seems great.
I honestly and truly think you can beat this scope on price , use ability, and imagery so far it’s been top draw for me not to mention how light and compact it is , please feel free to use my link in the description of the video , it well help me grow my channel , happy new year and thanks for watching 👍
@@airhunteruk thanks for the reply mate. I’ll take a look. All the best 👍
Have to say my MK2 V2 25cal (110ftlb)/ 30cal (145ftlb) has been 100%, nearly 4yrs old, not a single leak, the AMP reg has never been touched, doesn't creep & pretty consistent. Currently running 30cal Hybrids 44.5gr 1004fps, over 130 shots 14fps ES/ 4SD. Deadly accurate. Would never part with it. Did change my mates AMP reg in his Crown MK1, simple job, that O-ring is a bit awkward.
One thing to remember, heavier projectile does NOT mean more energy, a lighter projectile can produce more, if the rifle prefers them. Great video fella
Thanks very much pal 👍
Yeah that really sucks but I tell you something even buying one brand new you will have problems....if you don't know what you are doing I bought a new fx impact m3 22 cal sniper it was awesome for the first 8 months then it turns into a lemon it was shooting all over the place I had leaks from the first reg then the second reg but I got it sorted out after buying two huma regs first and second those went to shit then bought two new fx regs first and second now the gun is a laser again just like I bought it fingers crossed if it ain't broken do not touch anything leave it alone I learned that from Ted bier thanks for sharing be safe buddy 💯 glad I found this channel
I’ve heard that a lot buddy 👍
Yep got done myself some years ago bought a he eliminator fac private sale from a gun shop , shot a target 20yds away yes its mine , noticed when I got it home bent barrel won't hold zero over 20yards shop said I'd damaged it sent it to theoben for repair cost money it come back no different only putting out 11lb ended up , selling for £50 as spares to a gun shop cost over £500 I learned my lesson the hard way mate 👍
Wow sorry to hear that pal 👍
nice one glad you got it sorted 😀 hope it was one of our vids you watched to repair it 🤣 they really are not to bad to work on when you get in to it and it will help you in the the long run if you can😀😀
It was yours I used as I were repairing it 👍
@@airhunteruk 😂😂 thank you 👍
Not a bag fan of the fx but loads of lads are and theres loads of them about . Hope you get it all set up how you like it !!
Cheers pal
I’m no expert on fx rifles but i would check the ft/lb with some heavier pellets just to be on the safe side might need to tune it down a wee bit 👍
Cheers pal , yeah I’ve brought it down to 11.3 buddy for this very reason , thanks for the tip tho much appreciated 👍
Just a o ring service kit and reset the hammer spring and jobs a good un.. the gun is designed for adjustment of different calibres and pellet weights.. the ware on the barrel blueing is due to swapping calibres, its designed for that.. its a used gun after all things like that are to be expected.. I'm glad you got it sorted.. I've had loads of fancy airguns over the years and can honestly say my FX impact is my favourite.. if you go pesting its hard to beat.. my M3 aint missed a beat in 18 months regular use... enjoy it.. they're brilliant.. 👍
Cheers buddy thanks for watching 👍
I brought an FX impact some time ago and really couldn’t get in with it (it was too complicated for me) however I sold it to Livins gun shop for £1000, so I would think it’s pretty much the same as yours? What I have are some spare o rings and a few other bits like valves I think, if you’re interested in them I am willing to send them to you (for free) if so please reply and pm your details and I will gladly send them to you.
Hi buddy , yes what would be really appreciated, my email is airhunter0101@gmail.com 👍
Good job you're a gent. thx.
Hi kev sorry to see your issues with the fx I was looking at these but I decided to go with the alpha wolf and so glad I did I've looked at your chrono results and 21 fps spread isn't great for a suppose to be quality pcp I have the same chrono and with jsb 8.44 straight out the tin I get a average of 5 fps spread maybe try and find a specialist on fx and have them go through it and try set it up for you just my thoughts bud. Regards
Cheers buddy and thanks for watching 👍
Good success story. This is the risk you need to accept in buying used. Know what you are getting in to and you may need to do a lot of little fixing.
Very true indeed 👍
I got an FX impact MK2 over 4 years old I set mine up to 11.8 ft i use AA diabolo 8.4 (4.52) plus bisley magner gold I never cleaned the barrel and it never let me down i shot hundreds of squirrels at close range and out to 50 M it's never let me down.I bought New guns from brocock, and daystate that have cost me far more money than you spent on your parts to put right, it's a shame the chap who sold it was misleading unfortunately in a lot of occasions it is the luck of the draw,i hope you have good luck with it now you done the work , some gun shop aren't very helpful once you spent your money which has really disappointed me ie they try and phobe you off it must be your fault sorry about my moan
Cheers pal. Yeah had a right cocky attitude about it , think he just didn’t like I didn’t buy one from him !
You don’t have to change that o ring in the body of the gun you can just unscrew the reg and put the new one in even with the huma reg (I know it’s a bit late)
Yeah you’re probably right buddy just wanted to cover all basis , and didn’t fancy taking it back out again if it started to leak or creep 👍
Pop out reg, polish faces for 10 min and all good. Maybe even replace o rings on it. Cheap to do. Lots of u tube videos on everything
That's cheaper then here in the U.S it's 2000 with out tax here. I know what your saying though when they say perfect working condition you expect everything to work perfect. But in my opinion you got a good deal because now you have a Huma regulator in your FX GUN and there way better then the stock regulators. I put Huma regulators in all my guns if they don't have one even if the gun shoots good with the stock regulator for instance my EDGUN R3M in 25 caliber shot perfect with the Edgun regulator when I bought the gun used but I put a Huma in it right away. Good luck my friend happy new year.
Cheers pal thanks for watching , and happy new year to you too 👍
Nearly bought a Fx Impact but the shop owner said don’t bother they are so unreliable 😳 even though he had 5 on the rack. Told me he would not be stocking any more as they were so much trouble for him and his customers.😳
Always hardly used FXs on guntrader 🤔
Apparently so ! lol
PCP air rifles are like cars sooner or later they will want some work done 👍
Just some are less reliable than others
I had a bad experience with BSA R10se rifles 😔two of them 🙄which were marketed as the new improved model 🙄
So when BSA launched the R12 I thought they would have sorted out the previous issues with the new model, err…no !🙄 BSA management seems to churn out products with the same old problems.
think Fx do the same to be honest .
I will never buy BSA ever again. Shot HW 100 kt for about 5 yrs seemed to get a slow leak every 18mth or so but was just so accurate I could live with it 👍 just sent it off for a service when needed. Shot nearly 5,000 head with it mostly crows. Switched to a Daystate Huntsman Hr as it had a higher shot count for my hunting and could recommend them as I had no problems and haven’t had it serviced. Just got a BRK Ghost seems okay , 🤔see how it does in the field 🤔
Good hunting 👍👍
Cheers pal happy new year
In 2019 i was trying to buy a MK2 and couldn't find one anywhere. Drove round loads of gun shops that had none. Then i went to the gun shop not far from me and there was a bloke in there with one and he was trying to sell his. I bit his arm off. It was 3 months old, had only had a mag through it and i saved 300 quid.
Turns out this fella had ordered it and waited months for it but when he got it he decided to order something else and wanted rid of it. So far i've had a couple of o-rings go. Local gun shop sent it off and it was back and repaired within a week and cost me about 40 quid.
I was luckier than you could ever be to get a 2nd hand MK2 that had hardly been used. The gun shop even transferred the warranty to me that still had 9 months left on it.
Nice one buddy , glad to hear a success story for a change and thanks for watching it’s really appreciated
A scary thought for a Yorkshireman, losing a grand. 😉 So glad you got it sorted. Reminds me of all the nightmare bodges with the Rapids years ago. Some were lethal.
😂, Cheers buddy thanks for watching 👍
Ive just put the same reel clamp on my zulus, worth its wieght in gold 😊
Deffo buddy
Fx impacts are nice when they work fine but a nightmare to work on, finding leaks etc, if RFDs won't touch them it says it all.
Always best to buy anything new when possible than buy secondhand.
Being at 11.3ftlb is a safe setting to be on.
i'm not from uk but do the bobbies over there actually carry around their own chronographs for this sort of thing in a traffic stop? 11.2 seems really close to 12, especially if the cops are all issued junk chronos that will round it up to 12. but i guess 12 exactly is legal? idk. your measuring systems aren't my thing. cool video though. i'd think with all the machine shops over there you could get just about any small scratches polished up
I have it down at 11.3 / 11.4 , sub 12 is the legal requirement, I’ve actually have had police stop me on a permission before , they asked am i permitted to be here I proved to them I am and they just asked are they sub 12 I said yes and that was the end of the matter they were very nice in this instance!
@@airhunteruk sounds like you got lucky or you played it cool and normal cause you knew you were good to go. i kind of want a air rifle for this kind of thing (pests, target practice) so i don't bug the neighbors but those crows ARE clever like you say. they're like smart black chickens
Been looking at these meself but was warned off them think im going to go for a brk ghost instead from what I here the m3 has 68 seals the ghost has 14 seals in the entire gun says allot really
first, the Impact is not for every one, You have to have a pretty good knowledge about how airguns work and be comfortable ripping a high end PCP apart to pieces…if You ’re not that person dont buy one.Of course the barrel been out a lot, its one of the ideas with this design- multiple barrels, a weapon system take apart and put together suiting the application for the day. ANYWAY, well done with the reg change, You should be proud of Your self, You fixed it and will be rewarded with a even better shooting riffle when the reg break in. the speeds You got there is very consistent and promising.
You just got Yourself the Ferrari of the airguns (when it comes to performance and also complexity)
Good Luck Mate 👌👍 and welcome to the scary but lovely world of the FX Family 😁🔫🇸🇪 By the way, i did exactly what this video is all about, just got me a very early fx impact mk 1 , with a leak included, i know, its scary for me too, but i hope to get it sorted just like You did, and be rewarded with a well shooting legendary riffle that changed the industry forever.
Cheers buddy and thanks for watching as it’s stands I’m loving the rifle 😊, yes it was rewarding being able to do the regulator myself and can’t wait to get out and hunt with , happy new year 🥳
Have you had any more trouble with it?
No buddy been absolutely bang so far , fingers crossed 👍
Owned 4 fx rifles 3 mk2 verminators and mk1 impact , bought new ,the .22 were ok the .177 cal8bres were crap,they spent more time with the distributer getting fixed over and over again.
Never buy a new to market fx ( a new design of rifle from them, fx send them.out as if they are going to a tester to find the flaws )
Wait until they bring the mk2 version , the qc from fx is crap.
Happy birthday mate lucky escape kid
Cheers pal 👍
You did well, that would have totally pissed me off
Cheers buddy 👍
I have had all brands with faults . That includes new guns as well.
Yes, if you don't buy it from them, they don't want to know.
Yeah the FX impact is a very tricky gun to buy especially used. That's why when you always buy something used you always trying to negotiate to buy for even less what they're asking for. You always have to account for any repair that you cannot tell on site. Maybe you would have noticed it and would have negotiated maybe $100 less and you will have broken even.
Yeah lesson learned I believe , not so much the money as inconvenience, especially if I’d had to get someone else to do it !
interesting that the reg went down in pressure and the power went up ... my rifles are regged at 100 and shoot at 11ft lbs
Yeah I don’t understand it at all it’s like a science of its own regulators , my hw100 reg is about that and shoots 11.2 ft pounds like clockwork!
@@airhunteruk I would say its to do with tuning , pressure and hammer spring are integrated
Quite normal, when the rifle is low in air, near reg pressure, the FPS can be higher for a few shots before dropping off ,😁
In my opinion, if u buy a used airgun, then u need to know how to fix one.
Glad u were able to fix ur's 👍🏻
FX's r way over rated for the $,$$$ and people in the states r also realizing it,👍🏻
Owning a impact is fun you have to learn how to fix them changing a reg on them is easy TBH luckily there is loads of vids out there to help and most air rifles have been messed with
Cheers buddy 👍
The barrel is to long for a compact but looks like it has the smaller bottle on it that the compact has
Well I thought he’d put a longer barrel on it I asked him but he said no on text , but the compacts I’ve see the barrel is always shorter, think it’s a bit of a mongrel lol but it’s shooting fantastic at the moment
@airhunteruk glad you have got it working okay have fun
@scottyscotty5862 cheers buddy
It depends who you get it from
i bet by the time you,ve hd it 6 months you will know the gun inside out....iv got a maverick on fac and always changing the tune on it and changing parts lol....enjoy it mate...
Cheers pal much appreciated 👍
I fancied one, I buy/fix/sell Customer Returns for pleasure & pay & my guy had one, real cheap money, & I was proper up for it, but he told me to stay away, he had it on his hands for a while, he sold it on sold as seen like all of them,& the guy that bought it had No End of Trouble, I'm told they are really really good, or really really bad, it seems to me that the vast majority are really really Bad, it's a shame because they look & feel awesome.
FYI there is no such thing as Ft-Lbs, its Lbs-Ft², Ft-Lbs was BullShit made up by car salesmen so they sounded like they knew what they were talking about, but it didn't fool any decent engineers.
Never new that 👍
I bought the first 1 brand new and it was a POS. i will never give FX another penny. AoA was absolutely terrible to work with trying so get it serviced.
Just had to send new fx impact mk3 back. What a mess.
Really wow !
You couldn't pay me enough to have an FX impact...had 2.... .25/30cal...leaked like sieves 🙄....
Really wow , well it might be a an expensive learning curve for me , but if it helps others make an informed decision!
@@airhunteruk you might be sorted now mate hopefully 😉.... I'm sticking with my AGT vulcan 2 and air arms ultimate sporter 😉.... happy shooting and happy new year bud 😉👍
Risks of buying a used rifle. I got laughed at for buying new, but only guarantee I had it hadn't been messed with
100 percent agree buddy , nothing wrong with new pal 👍
Even if you had to replace the regulator you still got a good deal bud what do you expect for a thousand dollars there over 2000 brand new.
£1700 new in gun shop buddy , he said it was all in good working order , it wasn’t lol , but I get what you’re saying 👍
Got the mk1 verminater new broke after 18 month's no one wanted to work on them now just a expensive paper wait
For what reasons i dont know but for the whole video i kept wondering why tf is Dana white talking about Fx 😂
Haha
Wish I had his money tho lol
The spread is not brilliant. My sub 12 500mm is giving a DV of 6 and SV of 2 with JSB Heavies, H&N are as good with almost every pellet they make. FX barrels do like the softer lead of H&N.
EASY FIX ??
For who ?
1000 pounds with the scope?🤠🇺🇸
That's the thing with FX, they're designed for tinkering....if you know what you're doing or enjoy watching youtube vids to learn how to. If you want a gun to just pick up and shoot buy something else. Hope this doesn't sound like i'm being a smart arse, I don't mean to.
You’re crazy for giving that much for a .177
Maybe ! Lol
Only ever owned one FX and I wouldn't touch one with a bargepole again, most overrated brand ever imho🤷
You’re perfectly entitled to you’re opinion buddy all welcome👍
But his opinion is wrong
Love my dreamline shop around for best prices if seals need replaceing as most dealers will charge you £80 just to send rifle away
And what’s your favorite brand ?
FX dreamline are lighter and if you don’t want to use the cassette for multiple shots l can place 1 pellet in with fingers 👍