PCP Epic 2. What’s your experience?

[Madeintheuk]

Intrigued by them. Who has one? What are you thoughts? Likes, dislikes, problems, ect.

Thanks in advance.

 

[pfddi]

@Madeintheuk I have an Epic 1 which is a bit off your question but I think it probably shares a lot of the same things the 2 has. Build quality is exceptional. The barrel kits are easier to change in the 2 but not bad in the 1. You have a lot of barrel options. I have the 1 configured now with a 700mm CZ unchoked barrel shooting 60g AVS boat tails at 101 fpe and MOA at 100 yards. The trigger is as good as my Taipans and that's saying something! Tuning is straight forward and the balanced valve does very well once you get it the hammer spring tuned - which is done externally with your fingers. They are heavier than most of my bullpups and I don't haul mine around for a walking hunt, but will use it for a tripod hunt. Support directly from Epic has been outstanding. I had a problem with my fill probe and David - the CEO - answered my email immediately with some suggestions and offered a new fill probe if they didn't work.

 

[Madeintheuk]

The only downside I’ve heard so far is their weight. Are they still ok to woods walk with? Or are they that heavy that it’s a bench or stationary only platform?

 

[pfddi]

You can walk in the woods with them. The shorter barrels are a lot easy to hunt with in brush and thickets, but that's true with any gun. Very easy to attach a sling. I'm just an old fart so I try and take lighter guns when all I'm doing is walking around. Mine shoulders very well but it's the bullpup not the 2. It's very quiet with the Epic moderator, so I only had to put one on the 700mm barrel as it does not have an OEM supressor on it. I do have the muzzle break and would use it in bench shooting but it's a bit loud for hunting IMHO.