I am wondering why so many FX Impacts come up for sale. Is the idea of interchangeable barrels not as practical as it is intriguing to buyers? Are the Impacts problem guns? Do airgunners not like to tie up so much money in one airgun? I am just curious. I have to buy about 5 years behind the curve and try to keep up with why guns get sold or why they are kept so that 5 years from now when you can pick up used guns much cheaper prices I will know what the deal is with these intriguing guns.
Thanks,
David Enoch
I wouldn't read too much into other than that there were more buyers than there were guns for a while, then of course there were some qc issues. Lots of leaks, issues with certain 'screws' (sorry, don't have details in current memory) that certainly soured some owners even if they didn't sell right away ... I get the impression that supply AND those issues are becoming a thing of the past. I still want one so I've been kinda paying attention too. I really don't think most owners swap barrels/calibers more than a couple times, but is sure is nice to be able too. Especially instead of having to buy a diff gun to change cal. But..a new barrel combo is 400+ maybe picking up a used gun (and maybe selling the old) makes sense...
I;ve just recently become comfortable with maybe buying a new one with the X barrel. Time will tell.
edit.. oh, and I'm sure many of those folks (new and used) thought 'oh, I can just do this/that' to adjust for this/that' ... I think you know that it isn't always that straight forward, at least until the gun is set up to do those 1/2/3 things... those who want to do that, and found it harder than 'hey, just do this' either gave in at one level or sold the rifle. 🙂
Grass is always greener on the other side??? They have been out long enough that owners may want to try something else. Perhaps the introduction of all newer low priced options that shoot well may free up some funds? I have an Impact and my son as well. He has stuck with the .25 and just bought the 700mm Xbarrel for it. I've got the .22, .25 and .30 barrels. His cousin had an Impact and hated the money he was in it. Sold it to buy a Crown. (Not a solution for freeing up funds ?) Didn't like the length for his style of shooting. Just got another Impact last week. Airgun owners can be a fickle bunch. I've bought over 30 in the last three years. The question often comes up, "If you could only keep one?"
I'd have to go with the Impact for the simple reason it can cover so many bases and calibers. My heart would go with my Leshiy for the simple joy of shooting such a basic pester.
My Impact was one of the first available and I waited quite awhile for it. It broke a probe grub screw and later had a slow leak. I sent it to Ernest Rowe for a tune as well as my sons. It would not be over gun problems that I would sell it.
I think alot of people think if I get one then I will make all these adjustments and get the gun to shoot like no other only to realize once you have it in your hands how much research you need to do to make intelligent changes. Some people really screwed them up trying things they aren't totally sure about. Them they figure the guns not for them....to " finicky " and sell it off to next guy. When I got mine I didn't shoot it for the first 2 days because I kept reading the owners manual and watching videos on line....didn't want to mess something up. Now I've been shooting it for weeks and I haven't made a single change to a,setting yet. Just different pellets. And if the gun keeps shooting like it is now, I probably won't change anything for awhile. More than I thought I would ever spend on a gun but worth every cent.
IMHO....Doug’s on point.
Its been my observation it’s not the gun, it’s the shooter. On another forum where the Impact and similar guns are more prevalent there seems to be a steady stream of “help” request. One would think if you purchase an air rifle two, three and even four times the cost of others in that class it would not require further adjustments particularly for someone just getting into the sport.
Some people cannot leave well enough alone.
I recently sold my marauder I shot in FT to a new shooter wanting to get into the sport. The gun shot lights out and I even demonstrated that to him and asked him “not to touch it”.
Then I get a call two days later him claiming the gun “doesn’t shoot straight” and in the course of the conversation I find out he “wanted more power” and had “adjusted” the gun and wanted me to tune it over the phone.....
Grass is always greener on the other side??? They have been out long enough that owners may want to try something else. Perhaps the introduction of all newer low priced options that shoot well may free up some funds? I have an Impact and my son as well. He has stuck with the .25 and just bought the 700mm Xbarrel for it. I've got the .22, .25 and .30 barrels. His cousin had an Impact and hated the money he was in it. Sold it to buy a Crown. (Not a solution for freeing up funds ?) Didn't like the length for his style of shooting. Just got another Impact last week. Airgun owners can be a fickle bunch. I've bought over 30 in the last three years. The question often comes up, "If you could only keep one?"
I'd have to go with the Impact for the simple reason it can cover so many bases and calibers. My heart would go with my Leshiy for the simple joy of shooting such a basic pester.
My Impact was one of the first available and I waited quite awhile for it. It broke a probe grub screw and later had a slow leak. I sent it to Ernest Rowe for a tune as well as my sons. It would not be over gun problems that I would sell it.
On my soon to be filled wish-list- People need to leave a precision tool to people that realize what they have- noone has ever hit the tune-ability of this piece-all external & with a bottle you can remove under pressure, the ability to change calibers, although @ a price($400) but just the new smooth twist liner- how much do you want- Actions speak-Extreme Benchrest- look @ results & gun used-With a damn perfect gun, it comes down to the shooter.
I dunno...
I am one who usually selects a basically sound, proven, platform and add to it as I see the "need".
I still have a Beeman RX and a RWS Diana 52 I purchased in the 1990's. both are still highly effective and highly efficient at what I choose to do with them. I have an AF Talon that I've upgraded over the last nine years I've had it...it's a reliable, very accurate, powerhouse.
I tend to keep things that work for me. I do, however, tend to spend more than I probably should, on finding the right thing.
but...that's why there's chocolate, strawberry and vanilla, isn't it?
