Which FT rifle would you buy and why?

[thercman]

So there are a couple new versions of FT rifles being released soon such as AA's FTP900 and the FWB 800X FT. There are also some great rifles like the MAC1 line, the AA EV series, FX Royale FT, Styr and RAW. I am sure there are others that I do not know about or haven't listed. So if you were going to buy a rifle this week for FT which brand/model would you buy and why?

[Addictedtoair]

How about some more parameters like cost for one?

Brett

[thercman]

The question is open ended on purpose. It is what YOU would buy...

[BenjiHunter]

A Mac1 US FT rifle.
Why? Because it's one of the best ones around.

[kj]

hammerli ar20ft.

[Chaffyn]

I'm dumb, I guess.  What is an FT rifle? ? ?

[HYspd]

well considering I have no money and can't shoot...would you settle for drooling over that MAC1?
my my what a marrrrrvelous machine!...just seeing that made my morning.

[michaelthomas]

I was in a similar situation not long ago.....wondering what I should buy, and doing a ton of research on every rifle that I could find.

I ended up building my own.  I would never consider buying a mass produced rifle, now.  Everything about my rifle is exactly what I wanted.....which is somewhat of a combination of many of the current rifles out there, now.

All of the information needed to build an accurate and efficient FT rifle is right here on this site.....if you are willing to dig deep enough.  I'm now getting 1.45 FPE/CI at 19.6 FPE, and shooting sub MOA with a LW barrel and a walmart 100.00 bushnell scope.  I have a LOT of time into my project, but very little money (about 250.00).

I am intimately familiar with every piece .....and there will never be a need for me to ship it to someone to fix anything.

I think my rifle is easy on the eyes, too......which is something that is important to me.

I realize that most do not own their own machining equipment......but even if I did not, I would contract it out to a good machine shop.

As a second alternative, I would probably pursue the route that John B suggested.

Mike

[thercman]

John,

I was looking at the RAW TM1000 too. What steered me away from it a bit was the lack of adjustability (handgrips). However if they do much more than their web page shows (custom work) I will research them further. I am realizing very quickly as I work on my M-rod stock that adjustability is a must to improve accuracy. Customer service is also a nice plus....

Mike,

I love DIY projects and am very intrigued. Like you said though it takes machining equipment which I would love to own but it's not in the budget right now. There is a machine shop down the road however. :-) It's great to hear that yours shoots very well and fits you like a glove... Do you have any pics of it? 

[michaelthomas]

Greg......http://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=50414.0

This is the build thread I was doing.  I just updated it a bit.  I'm not the best at documenting progress.

I implemented an electronic trigger and capacitive discharge solenoid hammer.  I really liked the swinging transfer port, where the pellet is loaded directly into the rear of the barrel like the USFT, but I wanted to eliminate the second operation.....which is cocking the hammer on the USFT.  The trigger pull is, now, just at 2oz......and is really nice.

Mike