There's no doubt about it, a pack of wolves has hit the USA and they're roaming the country in UPS trucks!!
Before I begin, I need to clarify that I'm still feeling very ill. So, I'm not progressing through the DW as quickly as I'd like.
The rifle came double boxed and bla, bla, bla... Most of you guys already know what to expect when you get a rifle from AoA.
I'll show you around it a bit starting with the 10 shot, .25 cal magazines. They are the new style with the hinged faceplate.
However, these are unique to the Delta Wolf. There are many differences between the standard mags and the DW mags.
The rifle's fill port comes with a magnetic dust cover which sits flush against the bottom when installed. There's a "Best Fitting's" female Foster fitting included as well. These have been my favorite type for a couple years now.
The DW's trigger is fully adjustable. 1st & 2nd stage as well as trigger reach, height, and angle. The cocking handle is quite a bit larger than the thin post that we've seen before. Also notice the right side safety switch. The right side is a little smaller than the left side.
The AR style grip is a polymer design and pretty comfortable. This is one area that would be easy to personalize with an aftermarket one, if wanted.
I'm glad that Daystate decided to "time" the bottle pressure gauge on the DW's. I'm sure it added to the time and complexity of building these but, it looks a lot nicer right side up rather than if it were kinda, sorta, upside down or sideways-ish. lol
And, bless my eyes, is that a valve I see on the bottle?!? It sure is! Daystate bottles are usually valveless and open. Looks like DW owners will be able to remove their bottles without having to empty them first.
There's a little red button on the back of the rifle just behind the rear polymer picatinny rail. It's a simple slide lock design that holds the height adjustable butt pad in place.
Push the button towards the front of the rifle and slide the butt pad down and off. This allows access to the battery pack. It looks to be the same battery as the Gen 2 Red Wolf's. I'd bet this design will come in handy when the accessory butt stocks become available.
While the battery access is convenient and easy, one of the other things Daystate did was add an external plug and on-board charging capability. Big improvement over the RW design! This also means that the little blue external charger is no longer necessary, either. The rifle does come with a rubber dust cover for the USB-C port.
I have been waiting a long time for Daystate to combine the electronic rifle design with a mechanical regulator! Having the ability to adjust the reg quickly and easily from the outside of the rifle is just icing on the cake, for me! That's a HUMA reg in there, BTW, known for their reliability.
The manual states that this adjustment shouldn't be necessary unless changing calibers or significantly adjusting velocity.
The cheek piece is also adjustable (front to back) and possibly should be checked coming out of the box. Mine was "just" snug enough to stay in place, unless it was bumped. I found this out when I had to move it out of the way of the left side mag opening. Really easy to do by loosening up 2 Allen screws.
To keep things quiet, I went with a 0db, long, with flip compensator. I would highly recommend getting something to keep the DW's bark down. The on-board chronograph takes up room in the barrel, leaving very little void space that might otherwise soak up some of the sound.
The end of the barrel comes standard with M14 threads (if memory serves). The threads aren't silver, the light made them look like that.
Since my silencers are all 1/2x20 (or have 1/2x20 adaptors of their own) I decided to get an adaptor for the rifle to make things easy. I could have gotten a 0db with M14 threads instead.
I did manage to give the barrel a cleaning (standard procedure for me), toss a scope on it, and send about a 1/2 tin downrange. Shot count seemed pretty good. However, my supply bottle was too low to get a complete fill and, I wasn't really counting shots. Even though it was dark out, I still managed to send all my shots to 100 and 150 yards with the help of my firefighting hand light. I can tell you that I was hitting the 100 yard T-post 10 for 10, repeatedly. That's all for now!
Hopefully, I feel well enough tomorrow to get some better numbers posted up for y'all.
Happy Shooting!
Tom
Before I begin, I need to clarify that I'm still feeling very ill. So, I'm not progressing through the DW as quickly as I'd like.
The rifle came double boxed and bla, bla, bla... Most of you guys already know what to expect when you get a rifle from AoA.
I'll show you around it a bit starting with the 10 shot, .25 cal magazines. They are the new style with the hinged faceplate.
However, these are unique to the Delta Wolf. There are many differences between the standard mags and the DW mags.
The rifle's fill port comes with a magnetic dust cover which sits flush against the bottom when installed. There's a "Best Fitting's" female Foster fitting included as well. These have been my favorite type for a couple years now.
The DW's trigger is fully adjustable. 1st & 2nd stage as well as trigger reach, height, and angle. The cocking handle is quite a bit larger than the thin post that we've seen before. Also notice the right side safety switch. The right side is a little smaller than the left side.
The AR style grip is a polymer design and pretty comfortable. This is one area that would be easy to personalize with an aftermarket one, if wanted.
I'm glad that Daystate decided to "time" the bottle pressure gauge on the DW's. I'm sure it added to the time and complexity of building these but, it looks a lot nicer right side up rather than if it were kinda, sorta, upside down or sideways-ish. lol
And, bless my eyes, is that a valve I see on the bottle?!? It sure is! Daystate bottles are usually valveless and open. Looks like DW owners will be able to remove their bottles without having to empty them first.
There's a little red button on the back of the rifle just behind the rear polymer picatinny rail. It's a simple slide lock design that holds the height adjustable butt pad in place.
Push the button towards the front of the rifle and slide the butt pad down and off. This allows access to the battery pack. It looks to be the same battery as the Gen 2 Red Wolf's. I'd bet this design will come in handy when the accessory butt stocks become available.
While the battery access is convenient and easy, one of the other things Daystate did was add an external plug and on-board charging capability. Big improvement over the RW design! This also means that the little blue external charger is no longer necessary, either. The rifle does come with a rubber dust cover for the USB-C port.
I have been waiting a long time for Daystate to combine the electronic rifle design with a mechanical regulator! Having the ability to adjust the reg quickly and easily from the outside of the rifle is just icing on the cake, for me! That's a HUMA reg in there, BTW, known for their reliability.
The manual states that this adjustment shouldn't be necessary unless changing calibers or significantly adjusting velocity.
The cheek piece is also adjustable (front to back) and possibly should be checked coming out of the box. Mine was "just" snug enough to stay in place, unless it was bumped. I found this out when I had to move it out of the way of the left side mag opening. Really easy to do by loosening up 2 Allen screws.
To keep things quiet, I went with a 0db, long, with flip compensator. I would highly recommend getting something to keep the DW's bark down. The on-board chronograph takes up room in the barrel, leaving very little void space that might otherwise soak up some of the sound.
The end of the barrel comes standard with M14 threads (if memory serves). The threads aren't silver, the light made them look like that.
Since my silencers are all 1/2x20 (or have 1/2x20 adaptors of their own) I decided to get an adaptor for the rifle to make things easy. I could have gotten a 0db with M14 threads instead.
I did manage to give the barrel a cleaning (standard procedure for me), toss a scope on it, and send about a 1/2 tin downrange. Shot count seemed pretty good. However, my supply bottle was too low to get a complete fill and, I wasn't really counting shots. Even though it was dark out, I still managed to send all my shots to 100 and 150 yards with the help of my firefighting hand light. I can tell you that I was hitting the 100 yard T-post 10 for 10, repeatedly. That's all for now!
Hopefully, I feel well enough tomorrow to get some better numbers posted up for y'all.
Happy Shooting!
Tom
Looking real nice - Waiting for my Delta Wolf .177 HP to arrive real soon as well 
