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Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 2:23 pm |
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| Alstone |
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I’ve always been a fan of Phoenix airguns especially the under leaver carbine, but now they have bought out the latest takedown fast-fire supergun! and its gorgeous, 10 shots in 5 seconds.
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Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:13 pm |
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| Slavia |
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| Alstone - I went looking around for more information, and came across Phoenix Piledriver pellets. Are they any good? |
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 3:12 am |
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| broommaster2000 |
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| Looks a bit like the Sweet Sixteen, doesn't it? |
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 4:05 pm |
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| Alstone |
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| Slavia wrote: |
| Alstone - I went looking around for more information, and came across Phoenix Piledriver pellets. Are they any good? |
Hi Slvia. I haven’t had much to do with Phoenix Piledrivers, tried a few at the club a while back and found them to heavy (21g in .177) and running less than 12 lbs the UK legal limit, they seem to take an age to reach the target, unfortunately I didn’t crony them, they come in different sizes 4.46 to 4.52 and it does make a lot of difference if you use the wrong size, if you are going to try then I would get a sample pack first, Evidently they work better if you have an FAC airgun with plenty of power.
I hope that helps but there not really my first choice of pellet, but I suppose with plenty of power and used for hunting they would be the ideal pellet, although there is a question about the grouping at 25 yards plus.
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 4:25 pm |
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| broommaster2000 wrote: |
| Looks a bit like the Sweet Sixteen, doesn't it? |
Yea it’s similar to a Logun with out the bull barrel, but I think better looking, it uses the same reload mechanism as the Pheonix Carbine, still my favourite air rifle.
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 7:10 pm |
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This one is quite the looker. I'd be worried about dinging it up . . .
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:35 pm |
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| Pardon my ignorance, but FAC means what - some kind of permit or license for over 12 FPE? What's involved in getting a "FAC gun"? Just curious - Moneypenny has always taken care of those details for me when I visit. |
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Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 12:37 am |
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| Hold the phone, I just read the thread about the FAC. |
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Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 6:44 pm |
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| I'am new here and i know about the UK's FAC but i'am wondering why they don't list in the spec's the fps or ftps? Anyone know? And do most of the UK's air guns come both ways, as in UK 12ftps and FAC/or export? Thanks. |
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Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 7:29 pm |
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Hi Bill2 Welcome to Airgunhome
In the UK most airguns are sold complying with the 12 fps law, although it is no problem up rating to a FAC certificate and the parts are freely available, the problem is it is registered as a FAC rifle and is then a problem when you want to sell it as it is difficult to get it de-registered.
Nearly all airguns exported to the USA are usually sold with up rated power output, and I think the retailers usually give the fps on there sites, I know that Pyramyd air do.
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:04 am |
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I've heard that FAC parts aren't illegal to have, only if they make a gun.
If I order a FAC rifle here, then I would need a certain liscence, but if the guy from who I ordered it sends the stock and action in two different boxes, then I should be doing legal.
Remember that in the NL we don't have any airgun restrictions. |
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:28 am |
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Your right there Anton, you can have the parts legally as long as you don't put them in the gun, the problem with this 12 flb law is that you can set up your airgun to shoot 11.5 flb with a particuler pellet, and along comes the police put in a diffrent pellet in to test, and it shoots over 12 flb, so you have to make sure that no matter what pellet is available in the UK it cannot fire above the legal limit.
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 7:24 am |
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| Alstone wrote: |
Hi Bill2 Welcome to Airgunhome
In the UK most airguns are sold complying with the 12 fps law, although it is no problem up rating to a FAC certificate and the parts are freely available, the problem is it is registered as a FAC rifle and is then a problem when you want to sell it as it is difficult to get it de-registered.
Nearly all airguns exported to the USA are usually sold with up rated power output, and I think the retailers usually give the fps on there sites, I know that Pyramyd air do.
I hope this helps.
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Most will realise that you meant 12 FPe not 12FPS. |
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 8:05 am |
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Cool gun, but it's a lever loader, NOT an auto loader as stated
in the article. The action does not automatically load a pellet each
time the action cycles, but instead, requires the operator to manualy
cycle a lever in order to load a pellet.
It's too bad that the balance is at the trigger and not in front of
it. But that could be easly changed to be in front of it with a weight.
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:14 am |
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| Alstone wrote: |
Your right there Anton, you can have the parts legally as long as you don't put them in the gun, the problem with this 12 flb law is that you can set up your airgun to shoot 11.5 flb with a particuler pellet, and along comes the police put in a diffrent pellet in to test, and it shoots over 12 flb, so you have to make sure that no matter what pellet is available in the UK it cannot fire above the legal limit.
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I'm saving money for a BSA Super 10 or an Air Arms 410 (maybe K). I'm hoping to find a seller who is willing to do that little trick.
12 flb is good for a lot of work, but I'm probably going to put a FAC spring in it anyway, so why bother and not try to get a FAC one already?  |
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