Daystate Airwolf MCT

UPDATE- got a Daystate Airstream4 moderator from a seller on the yellow today, installed it and had a chance to try Predators that i got last week. first of all, the factory shrouded barrel was quiet without the Daystate Airstream, but with it – well read on. first of all, the Preds essentially grouped the same as JSB 18.1, although about 1/2 inch lower at 50 yards( and dead on at 25 yards with smaller groups). about 1/2-3/4 inch groups at 50 yards. no magazine feed problems. couldn’t chrony the Preds because it was so overcast with intermittent showers but the JSB’s chrony about 1025 or more, so the Pred must be near supersonic. after about 100 shots just screwing around, i looked down the hill and saw 2 pigeons sitting on the ridge line of the barn roof. walked down the hill and stopped next to a fence pole about 35-40 yards from the barn. sat the gun on the fence post- first pigeon dead. so little noise that his friend just looked over the side as he tumbled to the ground. crank the bolt and 5 seconds later he joined his friend. the predators didn’t just kill them, they destroyed them. and all the while the lack of noise still surprises me! i am really glad that the Predators and Jsb’s hit the same POI so i can hunt with one and plink with the other.next project will be to see where Crossman domes and hollow points hit and group- i have a lot of them it would be nice if they are as accurate, since they are obviously cheaper to play with….. more to come.

got the sling studs installed and although it was traumatic drilling 2 holes in the walnut, it turned out OK and the gun is a lot easier to lug around. have a tin of predators on order and if they shoot as good as the JSB 18.1 gr- look out pigeons and squirrels!. so far-6 pigeons, 1 dove, 3 squirrels- 11 shots and everything was DRT with complete pass through. the more i shoot this thing the better i like the hair trigger. talked to the original owner tonite and i thought he had adjusted the trigger downward. turns out the trigger is exactly as it came from the factory. he has an Air Ranger with a stiffer trigger and his only beef with this one was the trigger was too light and that was the main reason he sold it- didn’t want to mess with adjusting it upward. of course this guy has a lot of high end air rifles and he never keeps any of them more than 3-4 months-go figure. i am in line when his next liquidation occurs. in the mean time, i think i have arrived at air gun nirvana.

i know what you mean about drilling 2 holes in that beautiful piece of walnut but most of my shooting is done while walking around the ranch chasing birds/critters and i don’t relish the idea of hand carrying a 10 plus lb. rifle. so a sling is necessary. i have a bunch of Crossman domes and HP’s, so i might try them, although they are a little light for this gun. i plan on getting some predators to try in all my guns just to see if they group. from what i have read, their performance on game is unreal. like you said too, since all my shooting is outdoors, i don’t think a silencer is necessary.

those are the same pellets i used and i thought about trying others but i honestly don’t think i am capable of better than 1/2 inch 50 yard groups( even though the rifle is). i am curious how much difference the reflex silencer made noise wise. and i definitely intend to install some sling studs.

turns out i didn’t have to wait. caught a few hours of sunshine between storms this afternoon and had a blast. short version- sighted in 1/2 inch high at 25 yds after only 6 shots. dead on at 50 yds. 1/2 to 3/4 inch groups at 50. gun is definitely more accurate than me. when i did my part, groups at 50 were 1 ragged hole. i am still getting used to the hair trigger. one interesting thing was velocity. i am using JSB jumbo exacts( 18.2 gr. ?) started at 220 bar and first 45-50 shots ran 950-970 fps and very consistent. by shot 50, i was down to about 175 bar. at that point velocity quickly climbed and between shot 60 and 80 was running 1075-1100 and pressure down to 157 bar. at that point i quit and went down to the barn to see if the resident flock of pigeons were around. flock was gone but a lone pigeon was on the power line about 35-40 yds away. pop-plop. first blood. it was weird how consistent the velocity was at higher tank pressure and how quickly it increased after about 50 shots. obviously after 80 shots the gun was still good to go. i am guessing i can get 90-100 shots per fill before performance drops. according to the charts i am getting 44 plus ft-lbs at the high end and 36-38 at the lower velocities. i think the pigeons and ground squirrels around here are in deep shit. also the gun is so quiet with the factory shrouded barrel that i see no reason to buy the Daystate add on shroud. it is also weird reloading simply by cranking the bolt( too used to single shots). i can see were my Talon SS is not going to get much exercise now. I LOVE THIS GUN!!!!!!!!