These look quite interesting but a big departure from anything else I have owned before. Has anyone owned or own one of these long term or even briefly? What are your opinions on them?
These look quite interesting but a big departure from anything else I have owned before. Has anyone owned or own one of these long term or even briefly? What are your opinions on them?
ive just picked one up in 22 out of the box i was hitting ten p groups at 50 yards really amazing a little bit quirky 12 shot mag easy to load city air weapons are the importer birmingham ,solware alsa bring them in
air arms s400 with old school tasco 3/9/56 and bruno bear springer x lurcher no silencer yet AND MY SON ASH
ive only read the reviews on them but the reviews have been good
Had a FAC Prophet .25 for 6 months. I think it will be kept for the long term.
Shooting 34gr JSB Mk2 Heavy at 815 fps nicely. Same kind of accuracy as a .25 Cricket, but a lot lighter and more friendly for left handed shooters.
Fairly quiet with a Mini Magna on it.
Good guns and a decent company to communicate with. Lot of support from "Mr Rob". Easy to strip down as well.
Adjustable regulator, hammer spring and carbon fibre bottle are recommended.
Just depends if you like well engineered minimalist design ... probably the total opposite of the electronic daystate rifles etc etc.
Last edited by JRLA; 11-01-2021 at 05:56 PM. Reason: More info
I bought an FAC .22 Prophet just prior to Christmas and it is amazing.
Power is totally at your discretion but I am running 16grn AA’s at 1040fps (approx. 38ft.lbs) with pinpoint accuracy. I have shot them at 1080 (accidentally having set it up for 18 grners) and the still no issue but they cracked like a 1.77hmr.
Off a bipod 12mm spinners at a measured 60 yards no problem. I do expect this long range barrel to be just as good at 100.
Shot count is stellar and most surprising is its virtual silence fitted with a standard length Huggett. In fact it is so quiet without a pellet it sounds like a 6ftlb gun.
I am trying to find something shorter though which is just as effective - any suggestions?
Not so good points - its heavier than I expected. Weight was one of the reasons I bought it and it’s heft surprised me but its built like a tank and balance is good, so happy to live with that.
Magazines - the design has, I believe been changed three times. The first was criticised on the MK1 Priest, the Mk2 seemed to overcome the issues then mine came with a completely open backed version which was great for filling but inherently weak and broke when it cycled past a few empty chambers and snapped off the very flimsy pellet stop. I think they are aware as I have a new one on the way FOC - lets hope it is a mk4 version. I have a Carm mag on the way as well. Single loading is actually very simple due to the large opening.
Overall I would highly recommend it and its something different, did I mention it only has 7 ‘O’ rings!
i was wondering what they would be like in fac sound great