Got my new birthday toy today

[zini 1,939]

Hi all,

 

Here are a few photos of my new toy that i got for my 37th birthday.

 

I picked it up at 1700 hrs today from the gun shop. Arrived from Deben this morning so i was informed.

 

Its a .177 calibre FX Verminator. I chronoed it at home with 10.6 grain Bisley Magnums and its sitting between 11.8 and 11.9, more the 11.9 though.

 

I think when its had some more pellets through it and its settled down it will be sweetly ticking over at 11.9.

 

I fitted my SAK silencer and boy is this rifle quiet and pointable.

 

Im going to zero it tomorrow when its light and hopefully introduce it to my permission and a few corvids

 

It comes with the 3 way power changer which gives me 11.9FP 9FP and 7FP, so its ideal for close range ratting

 

I also purchased a Nikko Stirling 4-16x44 AO mil dot scope with medium Hawk mounts.

 

Ill give you more of a update tomorrow of what it shoots like accuracy wise.

 

Zini.

[ferretville 69]

Not my kind of gun mate but hope you have plenty of fun with it

[zini 1,939]

Yes i can imagine that they are not everyones cup of tea Ferretville as they look a lot like something out of Star Wars etc.

 

Ive owned GunPower Stealths and Storms in the past and love the black synthetic looking guns.

 

I just hope that my new stable mate to my R10 is as good as they were.

 

Zini

[RaiderBoy 19]

hope you like it you lucky because i handled one of these at a local gun shop before and because most of the weight is at the back its really pointable and when i say heavy the one i picket up had a whopping great set of scopes on it a silencer and bipod and that thing could have give the hw 100 a run for its money, but that looks rather like a carbine with a barrel that short. anyway tell me how you get on with it.

 

Richard

 

P.S happy birthday and its going to take something special to beat that at your 40th.

[zini 1,939]

Cheers RaiderBoy,

 

I hope that the gun shoots tomorrow as good as the write ups say they do.

 

I got a guarantee card come with the gun from FX stating the following:

 

These virtually recoilless rifles can easily place their

shots inside a 20mm circle at 50 metres range. On several occasions, I have personally taken over 100

rabbits in a single night.

 

If it does that then im well happy and should hammer plenty of vermin with it this winter. 20mm is 5mm under a inch, and at 50 metres

 

Zini

Edited November 26, 2009 by zini

[bedrock 16]

I’ve always wanted a vermy. I am absolutely green with envy

Enjoy and keep us updated on how it performs. atb John

[andyz 30]

Nice gun Zini, looking forward to seeing your first pics.

 

Somehow I don't think you need that guarantee.....

 

Happy hunting, Andy

[reggaeman 1]

looks very nice mate.

lets hope you can shoot with it as well as your r10

regards

Chris

[zini 1,939]

Hi Chris.

 

Ive just been out and zeroed the Vermi.

 

WOW wait till you see the footage that i shot with it today in the zero range mate.

 

Ill put it up on the forum later today when i get home from work mate and have taken it off my camera.

 

The rifle is just amazing Chris.

 

The group that i have filmed today using it is the best group that i have ever shot with a .177 rifle.

 

Im not blowing my own trumpet mate but i dont think that a better group could have been shot. We are talking 30 metres 1 hole groups. Well 3 or 4 shots in .177 calibre at 30 metres making a .22 pellet size hole.

 

Si

Edited November 27, 2009 by zini

[farmboy99 1]

nice gun mate ive never even seen one before! like said i bet with the wieght at the back its really fast and easy at the front ideal for ratting! good luck with it