FX Impact Smooth Twist X [review]

[@chrisbajema8002]

Your hilarious Steve..... when your done loading it it’s already dark again.....love it!

[@safakaswedishairgunforum-n1490]

Another splendid review, thanks Steve. Keep up good work and greetings from FX Country :D

[@airgunology]

Thanxs buddy

[@kevinbarnes2128]

Good vid, had my fx mk2 in .30 , a couple of weeks now and I'll tell you something it's a beast, like he said in the video get your FAC licence

[@airgunology]

Nice choice buddy, the FX is such a nice rifle.

[@aubreylukebird7403]

Steve it's been fun watching this ...how do I pick one for meself ...anylinks ...pls do update

[@mb-gg3es]

Great review mate caught me by surprise didn't expect it.

[@airgunology]

Lol, forgot I even did the video and because I bought my own FX Impact, sort of forgot even more :)

[@joerobinson7311]

the twist goes the full length/your describing the old S T barrels

[@jamesfoote8916]

I have the old FX impact. It is my hunting rifle and I can never imagine getting anything else for my hunting. The rails are amazing I have a red torch and the nite site range finder plus the copy atlas pod Using the MTC scope set up properly 50 yard rabbits are not a problem with my longest shot being 67 followed with a 64 (perfect conditions so these shots may not happen again). I have the wildcat, Hw100 and HW97 but the Imact just blows me away love the thing. I use Baracuda Hunter pellets. I know I can buy the new barrel but why if you can hit your target. Nice video again. As for the 12ft/lb well we are in the uk so unless we go FAC no other options no point in complaining James

[@airgunology]

Nice one James, I love my Impact and in the process of configuring 4K profiles for .177 and .22 with new larger sideshot magazines.

[@jamesfoote8916]

I have the old FX impact. It is my hunting rifle and I can never imagine getting anything else for my hunting. The rails are amazing I have a red torch and the nite site range finder plus the copy atlas pod Using the MTC scope set up properly 50 yard rabbits are not a problem with my longest shot being 67 followed with a 64 (perfect conditions so these shots may not happen again). I have the wildcat, Hw100 and HW97 but the Imact just blows me away love the thing. I use Baracuda Hunter pellets. I know I can buy the new barrel but why if you can hit your target. Nice video again. James

[@airgunology]

James, love mine and in the process of upgrading it with a Huma reg, .22 smooth twist x barrel to go along side the .177 smooth twist barrel and ATN 4k.

[@paulandrews3785]

Nice video stive again as always my friend Just got FFP HD discovery 5-25-50 on my classic dreamline its awesome! Not in to the silver inpact black on black for me. my friend has one lovely gun s but yes it's a faffing gun

[@airgunology]

Nice scope and you will like it. The silver was very cheap for me and couldn't turn it down

[@jamesdenny4734]

Why do .22 get more shots per fill than the .177 ?

[@airgunology]

It kinda goes against logic, but in laymans terms, the .22 has a larger surface area for air to accelerate the pellet and therefore requires less air to get it up to a certain energy, therefore more shots per same bottle fill.

[@davewellings6281]

Put very simply, energy is the end goal, not velocity. In sub 12 ft Ib we have a fixed energy level (no higher and as close to the 12 as can be legally run). Energy compromises two parts in this case, Mass (weight) & velocity (speed). Now consider this, we are holding two stones in our hand, one weighs a mere two grammes, the other weighs a wopping 2 kilo grammes, both are held at 3 feet above your foot, drop one each foot at the same time, Which one will hurt more? That's quite correct, it will be the 2 kilo gramme stone! If you noticed, you would have discovered both stones had roughly the same velocity, but one had considerably more mass, hence more energy and more pain. For both stones to impart the same energy to your foot we would have to accelerate the lighter stone a lot more than the heavier one (use a catapult). And this is what happens with rifle shooting, to have both the .177 & .22 achieve the same muzzle energy (12 ft Ib) the lighter of the two pellets will have to be accelerated more than the heavier pellet and thus having a higher muzzle velocity and using more propellent (air) in achieving this.

[@Worcestershire321]

Just collected my Impact Mk2 in .177 today (2nd October). They’ve changed the shroud from the extendable one to a two stage one (similar to the airfective one). Looks good, but still put an airfective carbon one on though. What a beast of an Airgun :-)

[@airgunology]

The Mk2 Impact is a nice beast and the new shroud they use is better than the older one.

[@welshweeks01]

Great video Steve

[@airgunology]

Thanks buddy

[@Hipporider]

How does the magazine affect a left handed person? Looks to me one's cheek would be pressed against it, affecting it's indexed rotation

[@airgunology]

It could be a problem, any lefties out there that can comment ?

[@moathmalkawi3635]

You are a professional

[@airgunology]

lol, i think not, but thank you :)

[@happyhalfwit8862]

Great review I can see you are rapidly becoming an fx fan boy . To be fair to FX most of the problems with the early rifles were actually due to the mods by ASI to keep them 12ftlb and not the fault of FX but yep alas it tarnished the reputation of the gun at the start.I have to agree that it like the crown is a bit of a waste in sub 12 as its true abilities really start to shine once you fully unleash the beast (up to 60ftlb in 22 with slugs )

[@airgunology]

hehehehe, a few months ago I was called a DayState fanboy :) I wanted the 2 best rifles, IMHO, so I got a RedWolf and an Impact :) Thanks for the kind comments :)

[@mytube3687]

Is the fx impact X is the same as fx impact mk2?

[@airgunology]

No slight differences, see their website

[@mytube3687]

Thank you for your answer.

[@iankenny79]

Where can I get the atlas clone from? Thanks

[@airgunology]

www.amazon.co.uk/shop/steveallan?listId=3SHKLFYQK5P8M

[@iankenny79]

@@airgunology excellent thanks for that mate 👍

[@airgunology]

Happy to help

[@lesallan4042]

How many mags come with it ?

[@airgunology]

1 i believe unless you get a decent deal.

[@k.zamangaduhlian8706]

Price ????

[@dave_724]

would be worth getting on in fac there an amazing rifle also would you review some discovery scopes

[@airgunology]

I tend not to do scope reviews as they are very subjective and hard to show on crappy KZbin,.

[@fraz172]

Good review. Is it better than a cricket though?

[@airgunology]

Yes, much better :)

[@fredde90210]

In Sweden an impact costs about 1200 and we have the highest taxes in the world and the swedish krona is very weak

[@iankenny79]

I know this will sound silly but no one ever mentions what I’m going to ask. When you change from a 1.77 to a .22 and you change pellet probe etc etc, do you needs .22 mag? Just that no one ever says. Many thanks

[@airgunology]

Yes, you need a barrel, pellet probe and magazine to fit your calibre

[@iankenny79]

Steve Allan excellent, thanks for replying. I’m waiting for my impact to be delivered. Been told 4 to 6 weeks till it will be here :)

[@stevenlee9713]

If ya get one , wait for the mk 2

[@airgunology]

True if you want the latest. Cost of 2nd hand ones should drop now

[@carsmax]

Hi Steve. As I understand this gun isn´t the MK II ?!! A lovely gun , but , I (not a lot of money ) go for my Bobcat in .22 FAC . I did a shoot out last week and with a HUMA regulator in it, I did got 125 shots from 200 bar down to 110 bar . That is amazing ! Velocity dropped down 15 fps , it´s nothing! I did 60 shuts at low( 11 fpe) and 65 shuts at medium power (18 fpe) ! So ,what I think about the Impact..... yes , it is a great gun but if someone want to safe money... go for the new "Dream Line " series !!!!! P.S. A great video !!!!

[@carsmax]

Or a Bobcat MK II or a Wildcat MK I ( have the power wheel) Wildcat MK II do not have the power adjustment !!!!

[@airgunology]

So many to choose from. You are right, this was a gen 1 mk 3 Impact and now the Mk 2 is out. My personal gen 1 mk2 is currently having its regulator switched from the crappy FX one (leaks and is not consistent at all) to a Huma one :) See my DreamLine video, it is not all it is cut out to be, just as good as an Impact / Crown, just all fancy modular. No more accurate at all. Don't fall for the marketing.

[@pmx5ay]

Latest Impact is the Mk2.....

[@airgunology]

Yup as mentioned in the video overlays that I added.

[@andyb6120]

Great review Steve . PS the mags are sort of a mirror image of the crown ones so an impact mag won't fit a Crown. The green laminate Crown is the way to go! Far more Sexy!

[@airgunology]

Yup they are, didn't go that much into detail though.

[@gallopingg1]

25 YRDS A BIT SHORT DISTANCE! CAN YOU DO 35 YRDS AS WELL PLS?

[@airgunology]

Limited in my garden, but can push out to 35m so will try to do more of that in the future.

[@unballisticr.i.pdadloveand7055]

Get it in .22 zero scope 30 yards jab heavy and it will shoot out to 60 no issues zero any other sub 12 ft lbs Rifle you have to go 3 clicks up on scope to get to 60 yards unbeatable in its class that’s not the latest the new one is 28 shot and very easy to load and that’s in .22

[@airgunology]

Sweet, I too shoot heavies, JSB Heavies 10.34gr

[@perrannormanshire8783]

Everything you just wrote is bollocks mate.. The rifle has nothing to do with the trajectory of the pellet. Its about the power. You cant zero this at 30 yards and need no adjustment to hit targets at 60! That defies the laws of physics. Any rifle that is sub 12 ft lbs (or FAC for that matter) will need adjusting as the range increases. A spring rifle shooting at 11.8 ft lbs and a PCP shooting at 11.8 ft lbs will have the same amount of drop at all ranges.

[@heathhalfhill6867]

The high dollar gun with the highest down time lowest reliably. If I ever get one it will be years after the gun is sorted. The issues still exist brother. Guys at the range are having problems with the old and the new. Reliability issues seem to be the biggest issue and spent more time in the shop than on the range. These are all FAC rifles and the guys are pissed. 1 guy in 7 is using his gun the rest...in the shop.

[@airgunology]

There are many o ring s seals and the early ones were p[plagued with issues.

[@kernalmusterd]

no mk2

[@airgunology]

Nope this was recorded in the new year. I am hopefully getting a Mk2 Impact soon as I have 2 subscribers willing to lend me one.

[@gallopingg1]

HW100S STANDARD BARREL SHOOTS PELLET ON PELLET AT 25YRDS!!!!!! SORRY FX

[@airgunology]

Of course we all know NOTHING can beat a HW100. Why do the other rifle makers even bother. Drool........ Don't compare my shooting to yours. Oh yeah, of course all the world champs use HW100's don't they :)

[@unballisticr.i.pdadloveand7055]

michael jeffries 28 shots.22 in the same whole I’ve got both fx all day long

[@wewekokowe6887]

Get rid of it and get a AGT Uragan. I can’t believe you have been fooled too by Airgunnation 😝

[@airgunology]

hahahahaha

[@jaibharat3723]

Fx airguns without power but same price as power version has its total wastage of money. 😢😢😢