30 cal FX Bullpup at AOA on Friday?
Beat the Russian boys to the punch maybe? There just might be a flood of quality multi-shot bullpups real soon (sorry leaving Evanix out of the quality choices) and several in .30 cal.
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Dear Oldgoat;
I am sure that you will use big air gun calibers like .30 and .257 for hunt, so, what kind of hunting do you usually like, small like (birds) or medium game hunting?
Guys, I have a 30 cal FX Boss that I have been trying to convert into a .257 cal and shoot my cast bullets out of it.
The Boss has been a nightmare! I am used to Edguns and the Boss is no where near as well built at the Matadors are. Not even close! My Boss came set up to shoot the 46 grain JSB pellets at 870 fps. It gave 37-40 regulated shots out of a 500 cc tank. The FX bull pups have a 388 cc tank.
I have tried turning the reg up, opening the transfer ports up, stronger hammer springs, a heavier hammer and I even bought a Altros reg, removed the stock reg, for the added plenum area and tried that. None of that raised the speeds. The only way that I could get JSB pellets or my cast 50 grain bullets over 890 fps was to remove the regulator and just shoot off of the tank.
I could get into the 910s after doing that but: I got a bell curve that started at 910, peaked at 930 and dropped back down to 910. I got 15 useable shots with that setup.
I am very impatiently awaiting my 30 cal Matador. I am positive that Ed will come up with a 30 cal that makes him happy before we see it. I hope that it will be a single shot; I don’t like mags and I will have to make a single shot tray for it if it comes with a mag.
This fall is going to be interesting with all of the 30 cal bull pups coming out!
I really think that the 25 cal Matador is the best bull pup that is currently offered for sale.
I fully expect the 30 cal Matador to be on top also.
Yes and it has a FX Smooth Twist barrel too for better or worse. I am concerned about the .30 Cricket being a little shy on power too with the standard valve/regulator. I am not as concerned about the Edgun.
I do remember someone referring it to a Beluga whales hence I said some people don’t like it hahhahahaha so it turns out the thread starter was the one who bashed it at first. That butt does look weird though. I read on the Yellow not to long ago, I think it was Steve Smith that said he’s working on a .30 Cricket. Don’t quote me on that one but that’s what I remember.
Wait I did find the thread: http://www.network54.com/Forum/79537/message/1372962046/Cricket+in+30+Caliber+w-FX+smooth+twist+barrel
The competition is firing up. Everyone is coming out with multi shot and .30 cal including Ed. FX has the advantage of offering it to consumers first.
I was quoted as saying the new FX bullpups look like Beluga whales. 🙂 If they got the power up on the .30 I may have to get my first FX. 😮
This is going to be a very long week! Looking forward to Friday hoping someone would post a video of the Bobcat in action and their thoughts. Some don’t like the looks of it, but I kinda like it. Seems as though the design team really paid attention to the bullpups before theirs and incorporated what people have been voicing.
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The limited power on the Boss is a concern as I suspect the Cricket power will be. My modded .25 Condor does 110 FPE with casts but it is unregulated and needed a new valve and the new valve is tough on the stock frame. Daystate took a better approach with a complete new build in the Wolverine but the gun is as large as the Titanic.
The Boss has been a nightmare! I am used to Edguns and the Boss is no where near as well built at the Matadors are. Not even close! My Boss came set up to shoot the 46 grain JSB pellets at 870 fps. It gave 37-40 regulated shots out of a 500 cc tank. The FX bull pups have a 388 cc tank.
I have tried turning the reg up, opening the transfer ports up, stronger hammer springs, a heavier hammer and I even bought a Altros reg, removed the stock reg, for the added plenum area and tried that. None of that raised the speeds. The only way that I could get JSB pellets or my cast 50 grain bullets over 890 fps was to remove the regulator and just shoot off of the tank.
I could get into the 910s after doing that but: I got a bell curve that started at 910, peaked at 930 and dropped back down to 910. I got 15 useable shots with that setup.
I am very impatiently awaiting my 30 cal Matador. I am positive that Ed will come up with a 30 cal that makes him happy before we see it. I hope that it will be a single shot; I don’t like mags and I will have to make a single shot tray for it if it comes with a mag.
This fall is going to be interesting with all of the 30 cal bull pups coming out!
I really think that the 25 cal Matador is the best bull pup that is currently offered for sale.
I fully expect the 30 cal Matador to be on top also.