DAR Any good DAR Gen3s out there?

[Coinwa]

I know there’s a lot of negative press on these cheap rifles…. but my .22 G3 just never seems to disappoint.

Had it a couple years, and shot it a lot. Gassed it up last week and remounted a Wraith Mini on top. Here’s 30 shots from a full 22MPa fill. Trigger spring tuned back a little to throttle the Crosman 14.3s back to 900 fps. Shoots the 14.66 H&N even better. Probably still have another 15-20 solid shots before I’m off the reg.

Anyone else have love for the DAR?

 

[Shaky2]

I love mine

 

[nervoustrig]

I like my .25 cal. It consistently puts a JSB heavy on an aspirin at 50 yards and lays the smack down on raccoons.

Proving out a rifle for nighttime pest control - DAR .25 cal

Hey guys, I've had this DAR in .25 cal for about a year and a half, and it has been a good shooter but I figured it would be sooner rather than later that one of the cheap OEM O-rings would give way and call for a rebuild. Well, turns out that was 2 weeks ago. It started leaking out the...

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[MDI]

All bs aside i have a 22 and 25 g2 and had 0 troubles with them Many dead starlings and rabbits

 

[Coinwa]

Mine hates Starlings too…. and Collared Doves… and House Sparrows….

 

[BryceHale]

My .22 G3 has been a solid performer too. I picked mine up a few years ago and it’s been my go-to for backyard plinking and small game hunting. Recently, I decided to see what it could really do, so I topped it with a Wraith Mini and did a bit of trigger work.

 

[Firewalker]

I switched over the the 4th Gen, the JTS Airacuda Max.

Better in every way, including the thumbhole stock.

 

[Coinwa]

I had a .22 ‘Cuda Max for about 24 hours. No way is the Max better than the DAR. I’ll take the standard Airacuda over the Max (my girl loves her Aoracuda). Using the thumb hole stock on the Max is akin to snuggling with a 2x4, and it’s a full 2# heavier. The stock on the ‘Cuda standard has great ergos, and I love how simple and svelte it is.

Buddy has a Max, and my DAR easily outshoots it across the board… light pellets, heavy pellets, slugs…. doesn’t matter, the DAR shoots them all well.

 

[Shaky2]

I had a .22 ‘Cuda Max for about 24 hours. No way is the Max better than the DAR. I’ll take the standard Airacuda over the Max (my girl loves her Aoracuda). Using the thumb hole stock on the Max is akin to snuggling with a 2x4, and it’s a full 2# heavier. The stock on the ‘Cuda standard has great ergos, and I love how simple and svelte it is.

Buddy has a Max, and my DAR easily outshoots it across the board… light pellets, heavy pellets, slugs…. doesn’t matter, the DAR shoots them all well.

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I have a Jts Max and a Dar 3 and I like the Dar better cause its smaller and lighter and is probably more accurate than the Max. My Dar is very accurate shooting Norma 17.6 gr

 

[Firewalker]

Um....

The MAX doesn’t have a bulky grip at all, nor does it have the bulky foregrip of the DAR.

My .22 & .25 are exceptional then because they do better than all 5 of the DAR's I owned.

Yes, the DAR and Airacuda's are heavy but I don't hunt with them so it's no big deal. I use them for teaching others to shoot and do benchrest shooting.

 

[Rizz01]

Just got my Airacuda Max .22 a couple of days ago from AoA. Mounted my Arken SHJ-4 scope on it and WOW! It is SOOOO accurate. Hole in hole at 65yds so far. Today, my target shooting session was short lived. Noisy ass cicadas became the challenge of the day. Picking those off in a tree @ 40-50 yds was pretty easy.

 

[Coinwa]

Bought a batch of different JTS pellets to see if any of my rifles liked them…. DAR shot the 16, 18, and 21.5 like a champ.Threw in a group of CHPs just because they were laying there.

It doesn’t like any of the Gamo pellets, but other than that, it’ll shoot about anything.