Leaderboard submission:
Date: 9/23/25
Target: 30-Masters
Score: 198 13X
Rifle: Reximex Daystar .177 (unregulated - 2.68" hammer spring - same action as Akela/Cayden/Kratos)
Pellet: AEA 8.72g (885-900fps - starting fill pressure = 1950 psi)
Scope: Athlon Argos Gen 2 10-40 at 40X
Conditions: mild wind conditions - very dim light
I had not shot the Daystar since March. It's tuned to shoot 10.3g at 835-850fps. It has an extreme spread of about 16fps across 60+ shots.
I tried the AEA 8.72g in it yesterday. It shot a couple of 192 Masters cards - lots of Xs but a few fliers. It was shooting the AEAs at about 900fps. I expected it to do better because the Daystar is really accurate and these AEA 8.72g are really good pellets in most everything.
On a hunch I cleaned the barrel. It was filthy. I went out and quickly shot this card - in about 5 minutes as the light was fading fast. No more flyers!! (8s). It easily could have been a 200 Masters. I pulled one of the 9s. The other 9 I forgot to hold off to the right - I was in such a rush that I aimed at the wrong place, lol.
Lesson learned: I'm not someone who constantly cleans barrels (I use a Patchworm pull through) - but if a rifle is throwing flyers, try cleaning the barrel. FX barrels have pressed in rifling that is very smooth - they don't seem to need cleaning often. Cut rifling barrels like LW or this Reximex barrel seem to need occasional cleaning to perform at their best.
She's a pretty rifle.
-Ed
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