To Xbowsniper.... over the years of being in competition, I've seen all manner of rifles fail to operate "properly" when in competition.... in every one. I'm very curious what failed to operate "properly". From the factory, all electronic components and connections are fully water proofed. Some of the waterproofing on the connections COULD be removed in the course of service, but I'm not so sure it would affect any function unless dunked like the video above. AND I've seen a LOT of people withdraw so they don't get their baby wet. EXTREME cold affects all kinds of things in air rifles but it would seem to me that mechanical rifles would begin to degrade first. The hammer system on these do not touch anything but the return spring.... there is no lubricant or any friction at all.
All that said, the charge port on the DW needs to have care in sealing if you expect moisture. I've taken both in the field but don't really regard the RW as a hunter because of the stock configuration. it is ok, though. The timeout has been made user programmable on the latest versions, at least. I didn't care for that at all.... and no battery indicator is kind of lame, as well. At least it's good for thousands of shots. A Heliboard really does fix almost everything DS should have included, but I believe DS will be adding some features from the DW to the Red Wolf series over time. It's too nice of a rifle not to evolve a bit.
To the OP, you have some great equipment... These are wonderful rifles to shoot but I'm not sure what they bring to the table that you don't already have. I really love mine, though.
Bob
