FX Streamline Review

This is great info thanks for sharing.

Those results are impressive and makes me wonder if I should change my mind. The price on the one you bought is certainly better than the price on the what I have always considered to be my 'dream' airgun - the daystate wolverine. Its not regulated in the traditional sense of air regulation but the electronics in it yield the same result. And a massive 250 shots on the lower power setting make uninterrupted plinking a certainty :)

Your FX seems to hold it's own quite well and at less than half the cost of the daystate I am going to do some more research and see if the features and performance can steal the crown from the daystate. The price sure does.
 
Apparently people report getting near 300 shots at low power setting on the Streamline, but I can't confirm this. Only ever tested a few shots, as I generally only switch between full and mid power.

Hard to say when comparing, the Daystate rifles are beautiful. I've shot a couple, and they're very well built. They tend to weigh quite a bit more, though, if that has any effect on your consideration.
 
The 3 power settings on the streamline would certainly be sufficient for everything I like to do with airguns. I'm glad you shared your thoughts on them, this post could save me a good chunk of cash. The main thing that I don't like about the wolverine is the same thing that makes it shoot so flat and nice, and that is the circuit board. It requires usb charging. Not a big deal, but now you need a back up battery in the field with you just in case. And remember to keep it charged. It feels like it could be an inconvenience. And no battery lasts forever.

I am not trying to detract from your excellent review, so I hope you don't feel like I am steering the thread astray. Please post more results or findings as you come to them, I for one am very curious, particularly the real world shot counts on the various power settings from full to just out of regulated range.
 
Nope, I don't feel like you're trying to lead it astray. I like the idea of having comparisons to other products.

I could see the battery part of it being an issue, I would also be concerned about having more electronic parts that could potentially fail. I haven't read enough long term reviews of the electronic to form a strong opinion, but I would definitely recommend doing so.

When I'm able to fill right to 230 bar, I get 5 full magazines for 55 shots without a problem at high power. I shot 88 shots one time at mid-power, and didn't quite need a fill yet. I would expect 100 if I let it go right down to the regulated pressure, which I believe to be around 1300 PSI, but I haven't tested that out. As expected, it gets more shots when it's hot out than when it's cold.
 
When I think of electronics in a firearm, I cannot help but be reminded of the issues with the Walther Free Pistols... and how most electronics are somehow obsolete after a few years.

Something mechanical, in 10/20/30 year's time, I could probably have it fixed. A dead board, on something with a relative small production run/market... not sure.
 
Hahaha, well, they are certainly taking more of my money! Just received another 2,500 pellets yesterday. My pellet drawer weighs about 50 pounds now, but my inventory on 15.9gr was getting hazardously low! Back up to a healthy 3,000 of those, plus another 3,000 18.1gr. Also have nearly 2,500 of those AirArms 16gr made by JSB that I need to get a chance to test off of bags that I bought on sale for really cheap. That'll get me through the season.

I really don't think you can go wrong buying either Daystate or the Streamline. I really liked the feel of the Huntsman Regal XL, but the Streamline just fits my needs better. Being able to shift down to replicated power levels is very important to me so that I can stick with this one rifle for multiple purposes. The extreme light weight is very much appreciated when climbing slopes looking for blue grouse. I'm sure I will eventually take advantage of that lowest power level for letting my son do some plinking and not having to fill very often, when we don't need to be shooting at higher velocity.

Anyhow, thanks for reading to all.
 
As for reliability, I've owned the rifle for well over a year now. Probably fired about 3000 pellets through it. It has definitely improved. Holds air perfectly, and the occasional flyer has now completely disappeared once broken in. I used to get an occasional pellet that's hard to load, and it would have increased my group a bit, but that's no longer the case.

I shocked people at the rifle range a month ago, when they got me to give a 100 meter target a shot. Shot a 5 shot group at under 2", and 3 of the shots were touching. That was using a crappy front rest, no back rest, and overholding a ridiculous amount. Some guys were looking in disbelief as they pointed to their own targets that they shot with centerfire, with much wider groups. The thing is just silly. I'm sure an FX Crown would be a little more accurate, but I doubt I have the capability for that to make any difference.

I really don't think there's a better buy out there. You can get a bit better, but it's gonna cost ya. For my purposes, adjustable power to switch to FT range (< 20FPE), light weight, good accuracy, high shot count and reliability are a must. Those boxes have all been aggressively checked.
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom