Info on FAC Hornet?

[KDX200]

Full length rifle in .22 or 177 ( have not made up my mind yet).

Actual FPE?

# of shots on a fill?

Pellet recommendation?

[Gary C]

No point in .177 FAC go for .22
At 24 ft/lbs I get 40 usable shots (30 full power)
Daystate / AA pellets

[corkscrew]

Hornet Rifle

Working pressure 3365 psi 232 bar-


.177 12 ft lbs 110 shots
22 12 ft lbs 170 shots
177 FAC 23 ft lbs 30 shots
22 FAC 28 ftlbs 40 shots

Hornet Carbine

Working pressure 3365 psi 232 bar


.177 12 ft lbs 70 shots
.22 12 ft lbs 100 shots
.177 FAC 18 ft Ibs 20 shots
.22 FAC 22 ft lbs 30 shots

from bsa website

[civvy]

I actually own an FAC Hornet, rifle length, in .22" and can quote accurate figures for mine. My Hornet gives 38 shots per fill at 870fps using 5.52 AA or Webley Lazadome pellets, which are my preferred ammo. It uses little air per fill because the reservoir is tiny, I was told about 125cc. The rifle shoots extremely accurately with a variety of pellets - Bisley Magnum, Crosman Premier, 20.5g Exterminator being just a few. It will produce single hole groups at 50 yards little bigger than a .22" pellet with 28.5g Dae Sung but MV is a slow 670fps. That figure is only reduced by 97fps over a distance of 41yards as measured on my double chrono. range. Residual energy being 20.93ft/lbs at that distance. I have asked JB to modify the rifle so that velocity is lifted but have asked for the number of shots to be a minimum of 25 per fill. He has agreed, when time permits.

[KDX200]

Thanks!!!!