FX Dreamline [review]
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- čas přidán 14. 05. 2019
- Today is a special day !!! I have one of the first FX Dreamline Lite's in the country for a FULL INDEPENDENT review and not a sponsored one that you have seen all the time
So what is this Dreamline all about of a year of hype ? Is it worth it ? Is it any good ? Will I rip it apart ?
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Apparently the new Crowns and Dreamlines will ship with the new magazine system where the top comes off the magazine for easier loading. I searched high and low for this information and it was not available or found by me at the time of filming.. Sorry for any confusion on this.
The dreamline classic I purchased yesterday has the new mag still a pain and not that good I'm using it in single shot very nice gun to shoot though
I love everything about the Dreamline, first of the accuracy is amazing up to 50 meters with standard 10Joule in .177. Stacking pellet in pellet at 30 meters.
Its not an Impact for almost 2000 EUR, its not a Crown for 1500. Its a Dreamline Lite and it cost 950ish, really felt I purchased a premium rifle when I got mine and I recommend it to anyone!
Thanks for the review, cant agree on everything in this world :)
Great review! I am just researching which PCP I want and a nice walnut classic Dreamline came up on sale so I stopped and watched it. Very thorough. The DXreamline platform looks like a great unit for those who want to play with their toys as well as use them accurately as well. Thank you for this insightful detailed review and keep up the good work!
Thank you for taking the time to provide your views about this rifle. I’m new to Airguns, and very very excited about it...(more excited than I am financially ready unfortunately LOL!) BUT THANK YOU! GOT MY EYES ON THIS RIFLE!
Glad to help
A very good review, Thank you Sir.
Thanks Steve, comprehensive review mate. I really take your point about buying extras as I've done that. Very accurate gun though. Cheers buddy.
Thanks buddy, it is a money trap for sure
Great review, personally I love and am probably gonna get one 👍
Went out to see what could buy with my refunded holiday money, and returned with a fx dreamline classic 5.5 mm. so light to shoulder, fantastic trigger. I love the mag, holds eighteen shots and all you do is turn the lid quarter turn load replace lid and lock.
I found it hard to miss with this rifle, which is strange because I have plenty of experience in missing lol
Excellent, nice to hear a happy customer of this rifle. It is a cracking rifle as long as you don't get caught up in the accessory hype.
Thanks for great and honest video. Yes FX could change the magazine shape to fit the scope lower to the barrel.
Thanks for the wise advice about the box full of costly LEGO pieces. I have thought of this as well and will be watching and waiting a long while. The new power plenum is a prime example of what I mean. I will wait till Freddy is done playing around and settles on just a couple that stand out and the majority rave the most about. Thanks again.
thanks for watching
I just yesterday ordered the Dreamline Lite in .22 because of the reasons you talked about
Nice glad I could help
Great honest review. I can see what you are saying about buying extras. I would stick to the version that was easiest to shoot and hold. If i got the different stock I would most likely only use 1.
Thanks for watching. Yes it could get very expensive for no real reason other than because you can :)
Thanks Steve for a really good and informative video, extra usefull for me since i been thinking maybe to buy the Dreamlite for benching and FT, thanks again Mate . greetings from FX Country
Glad it helped, please share
@@airgunology Thanks Mate, Keep up good work :D , Greetings from FX Country
@@airgunology shared it on my FB and also on my channel, You are now one of the prefered channels on my CZcams main channel site: czcams.com/channels/h_qCcGaw_BqErpZNBmURqg.html?view_as=subscriber
Good points Steve about buying all the attachments / options and then settling on one configuration and the rest of the parts being left on a shelf. Lovely bit of kit though.
If only it were easier to change things around and have it already zero'd in the new configuration.
Auto config' / auto zero / that's what will come eventually.
Just joined a local club and a couple of the members knew you when I mentioned your channel.
Looking forward to getting along there regularly, I've been busy with my wife's medical stuff and daughters wedding.
Great idea with the website and 3d printing etc. All good stuff mate, keep it up.
Thanks buddy and blush, people are starting to know me :) You can get around this if you plan ahead and mark your scope (depending on scope) with the correct POI's for .177 and .22. It is a bit hit and miss and you will still need to POI / Zero when swapping, but you can make it quicker.
Nice vid Steve ... many valid points. I got mine back in may and it came with the sideshot mag which threw me at 1st as i'd only seen vids of the Dreamline with the standard mag. I have a few FX's and I agree it's not the new big thing in airguns as you say but I also think it's not meant to be, it rather sits in-between everything as what it is ... a modular gun that can be anything you want it to be ... agreed it would cost a fortune to have every option but if you add enough for several different configurations it would be cheaper than buying several individual FX's ... I actually don't mind the mags but my gripe is the dovetail ... rather have picatinny any day. it is supremely accurate but mine is fac .22 and the shot count is somewhat low but the truck is never far away and my spare dive bottle lives there and even with a low ratio of 2/1 kill to shot ratio(heaven forbid) I would have my hands full with whatever the days quarry was. The forthcoming Dreamline Compact and Bottle versions are something that have grabbed my attention and e mails have already been sent to Sweden. Anyway enjoyed the vid and will be checking in again with you. A thumbs up!!
Thanks for the excellent review, 5 of 5 Stars
Thank you
@@airgunology you Made it to the point: go for the lite Version, and change at maximum the butstock like adjustable lenght and cheekpeace. Never more...or you can go for the Crown aniway. Btw very helpful review !! Rene
Thank you Zaun, glad you liked it
Perfect squirrel rifle ! I like it.
Totally agree about the cassette style magazines, how can the pellet acting as a spring stop every shot not damage them? The Daystate/Brocock/Evanix/JKhan style mags are really the way to go. New Steyr mag is even better, separating the spring system from the loading method!
There new mags are a slight improvement, but more of a cop out having the top come off.
great video lots to think about .
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks for a good review I've ordered a 22 fac dreamline bottle version, it makes sense to order this as to get the light then add the bottle adapter plus the carbon bottle the price goes up and up, buying it all separately, just got to bloddy wait now 😂😂
Good luck mate, it is a cracking rifle. There are a lot of people waiting for the Dreamline
Hi Steve , another very informative review . I noticed the variable leg position bipod your using on that gun , was thinking of buying one like that myself , what is your opinion on its function .Thanks in advance .
It is a Jinse bipod that you can find in my Amazon links in video description, For £36 it is perfect and I used multiple ones of them on my rifles.
Great review do you think for a left-hander this would be a suitable choice even though you cannot change the cocking lever to the other side, even though I’m a left-handed shooter I actually find the cocking lever on that side easier to use than if it was on the left side
Cheers Mate.
At last a sensible review of this rifle system! It has struck me that FX have hit upon a great way to minimise their production and stock management systems whilst producing the perfect product for middle aged men with an addiction to gadgets and too much disposable income. Personally I want to pick up a rifle and shoot it with the same POA as when I last put it away. I don't have the time to muck about with calibre changes and re-zeroing, let alone spending even more money on different stocks, bottles, rails etc. If you have money, time and patience to burn then fine, go ahead. I will just buy different rifles for different jobs or styles of shooting.
Lol, your 1st two sentences are perfectly put. This is a great marketing gimmick and reduction in production at same time for FX
Very nice.
Thanks, Steve - Great Vid. What scope is that you are using?
Optisan
Thanks
Wow I’m new into FX rifles and the Dreamline in Bullpup looks very similar to my wildcat 😄
I don’t like the mag on the dreamline but the 22 shot capacity definitely trumps (can I still say that) my 8 shots 👍👍👍
Please start making Theoben again. Include a quick fill and gauge ,fit a proper Anschutz or LW barrel best PCP ever made.
I dont know why you would swap Barrels? I owned a Rapid 7 years ago and it was accurate. It was great for the time but things have moved on. I remember the trigger was rubbish, I think they got it from Gamo. It was heavy too with the old style steel bottle in the days before Carbon or even Alloy bottles and talking about heavy, the cocking mechanism was industrial. If you can find an old one, a fill port / gauge / regulator add on is available. I keep looking on gun trader to see if any crop up but the majority are FAC and priced higher than a good new PCP air rifle. If one did crop up Im not sure I would actually seriously consider buying for any reason other than nostalgia.
Good video's brilliant
Sideshot. Magazine s out in June I hope
Look a lot better than the STD type have a dreamline classic in Gray laminate wos my mate s he perchesd it knowing I all ways wonted one and have just got to pay for it now lol
Cheers Steve happy shooting
Many thanks Paul. Yes just seen one yesterday with a subscriber who has a Impact MK2
Outstanding review, Steve! You covered ALL the questions I had - not just about the rifle itself, but whether the modularity is something I really want...or need. I'm considering three rifles right now: the AA S510XS Ultimate Sporter, the Daystate Wolveriine 2, and the Dreamline in the classic configuration. I think I'm still leaning towards the Dreamline - for what it IS, not for what it COULD be. In any case, your info is greatly valued by me. Cheers!
Thanks and I am glad the video helped you decide.
the compact version of the Dreamline lite (available 2020?) with an MTC SWAT PRISMATIC scope would be a great light weight combo for use in tight spaces or don't like carrying heavy equipment.
mmmm, that would be very interesting. I am soon getting a Brocock Concept light for the MTC Prismatic, that should be nice.
Great review, what is the bipod fitted to the Dreamline and your impact, I’m after one that sits swept forward but can’t find one
A cheapo Amazon Jinse.
They are all copies of the Atlas Bi-Pod. The original Atlas is around £250. You can get copies down to £20ish but the quality varies wildly. Some have really wonky legs and others don't tighten the Cant and swivel properly.
Well done Steve thank you, it will be interesting to see the legality behind it ,if you can turn everything up without anti tamper and it exceeds 12 flb is the onus on the suppliers or you ??
That is always the case. The onus is always on you and you are the one that ends up in trouble. The RFD is responsible for selling you a legal rifle and that is where it ends. The Dreamline is just like any other rifle in this case.
Steve Allan so they haven’t put anti tamper on the sub12 then ? Thanks for the very informative video , 👍🏼
I think in UK it can be compared to the Impact and Crown when you are talking about sub 12ft/lbs. But if you have a full power version my understanding is that the plenum is smaller and therefore the maximum power of the Dreamline is more limited.
It is and the Impact MK2 has a bigger one to get around this for higher powers.
Pre order listing are pricing at £940, and hopefully the dreamlines coming in june/July should have the side shot style magazine which has a removable lid for easy loading.
Yes, I just found that out. I was searching high and low for this information. Thank you
I would trade my pulsar in for one.. big BUT for the mags which i hate .. really good idea tho bench rest hunting an a bit of FT all in one rifle ... smooth twist or x twist on that rifle steve ..
It has it's plus and negative points, but I must admit I like the idea of swapping a stock from bullpup to field target. (Not new, but now standardized with FX range)
Steve ! Youve got me thinking about this dreamline thingy ... been waiting since the NEC show this year for its arrival .. NOW ..in not too sure if i 100% want one now ... gorra have a long hard think ...
Btw .. thats really accurate at 40mtrs .. specially in that wind .. probably would have grouped a weeny bit better I those conditions with the JSB 10.34's ..
Ps .. if possible id request the 10 shot magazine instead .. reason being , bought a ffp scope with medium mounts at the show ... and it appears that you need 2 high rise blocks too mount it over that tommy gun like magazine ..
Hi mate. The Streamline 11 shot mags fit the gun as well so you could use one of them instead, but the new ones will ship with smaller SideShot mags so the scope height shouldn’t be such an issue. I tried the JSB Heavies in it and they aren’t as good as Bisley Magnums I found. It seems to like 4.50 head size more than 4.52
@@NottsPestControl
Was mooching around on the internet for a Streamline , think everyone has stopped selling them .. either that , or you've gotta wait 12 weeks for a delivery ... A nice laminate one in .177 would have been nice ... And yes .. biz mags are a good pellet , it's the only one my R10 likes .. strange but true
Mark Homer My old R10 would also only shoot Bisley magnums in 4.52! Tried everything else. The Streamline has been discontinued due to the Dreamline Classic coming out
@@NottsPestControl
Same also 4.52's .. better then the 4.51 .. tried literally dozens of alternative makes / sizes & weights ..but the R10 thrives on biz mags ..
Mark Homer Actually I recall now that I tried the new Baracuda FT 9.5grn pellets just before I sold it and they were amazing. It may be worth giving them a go
www.hn-sport.de/en/air-gun-hunting-target-shooting/baracuda-FT-177
Good video man I'd have to say you shot pretty good with that 177 and all that wind I think maybe if you would have been using a 22 caliber or 25 caliber it would have bought the wind better but I think you guys like the 177 over there better good shooting though I'd have to agree it is an ugly gun but a lot of people like ugly guns like the impact I think that's an ugly gun as well with that goofy looking bottle that the gun looks like it should be on a spaceship I like the dreamline classic I like more of the classic look and I also like the Wildcat Mark II look because it doesn't have that big goofy looking bottle on it like the impact that I think is ugly I would rather have less shot count and have a smaller tube I think it looks better
I have an Impact it work's as a bull-pup and as a regular size rifle especially with the 700mm in .25 cal. I use my Donny FL to quit the crack noice on the 700mm in 25 cal. My .30 cal.is ok but I will get the .30 & .357 moderator from D.FL asap. even though I don't have the .357 I've already got the one for .22 & .25 cal. I still need to get the .22 cal barrel but I want to wait for the .22 barrel in 700mm to be available again.
My 700mm barrel in .25 cal is reasonably back yard friendly.
Nice! What scope is that?
Opitsan
Sangat istimewa sekali kawan
this might be easy to say .. if there was no impact and no crown .. this would be a very big seller indeed. like you pointed out , maybe if you have the money , you would purchase an impact , a crown and a light with bits
True, FX have a danger of competing with their own rifles. But choice is good for the customer
Good review Steve !.
. Seems to me that FX spend alot of time and money on a new gimmick every few months, but still dont do much about that god awful magazine system. £1k + should have something better than what much cheaper manufacturers are offering
I made a slight mistake due to information not being found at the time of recording. See the pinned post about the new magazine system they are releasing. Still stupidly expensive and a cop out if you ask me. Now you take the top off, slot in the pellets and put the top back on. All this does is avoid pellets not falling in correctly as they can't get their manufacturing tolerances correct this this style of mag.
Steve, what was the diameter of JSBs you used? 4,50; 4,51 or 4,52 mm? Thanks!
They are 4.50. I found they were the best, I gave Steve a tin to use as I knew how good they are in it
correct
thanks. it has a 1/2 unf thread not quarter.
I think i prefer the impact but they are bringing the smaller impact out later in the year, till then i’ll just hold fire till it comes out.
Nice to have a choice. I too have an Impact and this will not replace it.
Steve Allan, True. Do you think it will come with the folding stock here in the uk?
Not sure, think that is illegal in the UK, but I am no expert.
It’ll be ok as it’s still longer than 24” folded
Notts Pest Control i hope they do. Then maybe i’d consider buying one
Good honest review,looks so ugly,but accuracy spot on
Thanks
Which would you choose fx dreamline lite or airarms s510?
Dreamlight, much nicer, but I would not be buying all the accessories for it. Make the rifle how I wanted and stick with it.
What scope is on the impact in the back?
Dreamline or the AA s510 ultimate sporter??
Ware can i get a copy of the manual.. in pdf form
Please
Google my friend, that is where I would start
Think I’d still have an impact. At least then you can convert the magazine fittings over to the new type. That one has the magazine under the scope with metal underneath. So no chance of using anything else. At least the impact has the magazine at the butt end without anything under it.
The Dreamline will soon come with the new magazine from FX
Can .177 is good for small game
Hy man.. please help me for right and cheap scop for break berral air rifle which i select......?(1) Vector Optics Veyron FFP 3-12x44 (2)Vector Optics Marksman 6-24x50 FFP
Never played with Vector scopes. If you cheap, go for a Hawke.
@@airgunology which model i select ffp in hawke for heavy recoil?pls know
@@airgunology discovery vt3 3-12×44 ffp?how is it? please reply....... waiting your response..............
If this rifle made a love child with a Red Wolf Super Model - it would still be ugly!!
hahaha
should I buy it ?
Your choice based on the info I have given.
Sir g
I am Dr Iqbal from Swat Pakistan.
How this gun i will get in pakistan.
Have you any link to purchase it in pakistan. Plz reply. I will be wait.
Thanks
Google is your friend.
@@airgunology
Hi,
I searched alot for getting this gun by google.
But here in pakistan no any dealer to provide me this gun or understand me the way that i get this gun.
as long as people realise that if they buy the tactical version, it doesn't come with a butt stock! really it doesn't, you have to buy a buffer and the butt seperatley .. madness
Getting sick of all these ads!
Unfortunately something has to be accepted for free content to you the viewer.
In the price you wrote £ 1100 or you meant 1100$ 🤔
I am UK based and so UK pounds.
Don’t like fx guns. Cheap handle grip. The gauge stuck on the side like that. And how stupid does the mag look. I’ll stick with my gat gun thanks
FX Dreamline - Jack of all trades and master of none of them - why keep it simple when you can over complicate matters!!
True, I have that feeling too. Good for FX and production, but is it for the customer ????
David Routh Why is it over complicated giving people choice? If you don’t want the extra bits don’t buy them.
So............you pay more for less!!.........FX must have some special Marketing formula working there, this is just a very clever Marketing Ploy, i can see the biggest market will be the U.S. who will buy into this Con in droves!!............or am i just being a bit cynical.?
A little cynical, but there is some truth in it. It definitely works in FX favour and reduces cost and that is good for the customer. As long as they are wise about their purchases and are happy, it is good.
Instead of talking that much, you could have shown shooting accuracy, consistency, energy etc, yours is really boring videos
Thanks for the constructive criticism. You seem to be in a minority according to the comments.
It may shoot really well but it's ugly, it looks like a walking stick with a scope
If you confess so often that your not a good shooter , why do you have a rifle shooting site.
I’m a was a doctor ,Listen to me, you may die but ai talk a good game..
try camping equipment.. you could be a big hit. I shoot with a passion as much as I can and do it well..
why should we lest to you?….
Maybe people like hearing the opinion from a normal blokes perspective..
Like all FX's this rifle is seriously ugly!!
Some people like them. I like the Impact, but many don't :)
You blind?
silly rifle . Pointless