My new Daystate Wolverine R arrived.

[bltefft]

Hi all. I've been wanting a Daystate for a while and settled on a Wolverine R, with a 0dB silencer. The scope I put on it is a Hawke Vantage 3-9x40.

It's not quite as powerful as my FX Royale 400 is, but the Wolveiine's accuracy is just as good - and that's saying a lot..

The Royale shoots pellets averaging 21.04 gn at a speed of 834.5 fps. That gives it an FPE of 32.54 ft-lbs.

The Wolverine shoots the same pellets at a a speed of 785.3 fps. That gives it an FPE of 28.82 ft-lbs.

The Royale is regulated and it's power wheel is set at its highest setting. The Wolverine is also regulated and I have not seen a way to set its power any higher than the factory setting.

 

[TMH]

The Wolverines are generally tuned really well from the factory by Daystate. They go for what they consider the optimal energy and shot count. You might be able to get a little more power by adjusting the regulator, but at the cost of a lower shot count.

Did the dealer you purchased it from include any test report on the muzzle velocity and pellet weight used to test? Your Wolv is rated by Daystate as a 30 FPE gun, and I have generally found the specs on Daystate's web site to be accurate, or slightly conservative. Your gun is close to the Daystate specification with the 21gr pellets you tested, but you might try 18gr pellets and see what your FPE measures with those.

Wolverines do not have any type of external power adjustment capabilities as the FX guns do. More of a 'find the pellet it likes best and just shoot' kind of experience.

 

[Ranchibi]

Like TMH said above, Daystates barrels are tuned to shoot JSB's usually the 18gr in .22.

 

[thumper]

I'm not a huge PCP guy admittedly, but the Wolverine R *non HP* really has me thinking on one. Have fun with yours, and keep us posted on how you like it! 

Or better yet, anything you don't like about it so far? 

 

[bltefft]

Like TMH said above, Daystates barrels are tuned to shoot JSB's usually the 18gr in .22.

I bought it from Baker Airguns. On the test report they provided, they shot 18.13 gr pellets at an average of 849 fps. They said that resulted in 29.014 ft/lbs of energy. They said the power factor was 15.392 - but I don't know what that means, nor how is it calculated?

 

[Skip-in-WV]

Ale has a video servicing and adjusting the Wolverine regulator on youtube.

 

[Greenarrow]

That’s awesome! I would love to own one of these rifles. Keep us updated on how it’s working out for you. Pictures???

 

[bltefft]

Ale has a video servicing and adjusting the Wolverine regulator on youtube.

I'll check it out. But if Daystate has it tuned for efficiency, I think I'll leave it alone.

 

[bltefft]

I'm not a huge PCP guy admittedly, but the Wolverine R *non HP* really has me thinking on one. Have fun with yours, and keep us posted on how you like it! 

Or better yet, anything you don't like about it so far?

That’s awesome! I would love to own one of these rifles. Keep us updated on how it’s working out for you. Pictures???

I take a few pictures of it tomorrow.

 

[bltefft]

I'm not a huge PCP guy admittedly, but the Wolverine R *non HP* really has me thinking on one. Have fun with yours, and keep us posted on how you like it! 

Or better yet, anything you don't like about it so far?

I've only had it a day, but right now there's nothing I don't like about it. If I didn't have an Omega 4500 compressor, I would not be a fan of PCPs, either. But I really like to smooth shooting provided by the Wolverine and Royale as opposed to the jar, noise and strength required to I shoot either my Diana 48, Diana 460 Mag, or TX200. 

 

[TMH]

I bought it from Baker Airguns. On the test report they provided, they shot 18.13 gr pellets at an average of 849 fps. They said that resulted in 29.014 ft/lbs of energy. They said the power factor was 15.392 - but I don't know what that means, nor how is it calculated?

Power Factor is a measure usually reserved for powder burner competitions. Rules normally mandate a certain power factor range for specific classifications so that, for example, someone doesn't shoot too light of a load during a competition and thereby benefit over the other competitors due to less muzzle flip. It is calculated by multiplying projectile weight times muzzle velocity, and dividing that result by 1,000.

Will be interesting how your muzzle velocity (and therefore muzzle energy) changes as your gun breaks in further. Other factors can include the temperature at which you are shooting. There may also be certain pressures where your gun performs optimally. For example if your gun is rated for a 250 bar fill, you might also try filling to only 230 bar and, surprisingly, you may find your initial 20 shots or so have a higher velocity.

*EDIT: And Power Factor was likely reported to you by Baker as an artifact. The largest market for chronographs is for use with Powder Burners, and their software has been developed for the needs of this market. So PF just happens to be on the chronograph's standard report.

 

[bltefft]

Thanks TMH. You were correct about how to calculate Power Factor - (gn x fps) / 1000. I multiplied 18.13 gn by 849 fps and got 15392.37. That divided by 1000 came out to be 15.392, which is what Baker told me.

 

[RM100GUY]

Congrats on your new Wolverine r your going to love it! Please post some pix and groups!

I've been shooting a Wolverine R .177 standard power since May without a single issue, they are big long full size guns that exude "class and quility". The reg on mine is set higher than it needs to be at 150b but accuracy and shot count are great so Gunna' leave it where it is. I have 3 Daystates and have been impressed with all of them.

 

[Springrrrr]

My 177 came through with a regulator set at 150 also. I am keeping it there cause it works at that setting very well. At 40 yards, it is on par with my Red Wolf. I had to do trigger work to get the trigger the same as the Red Wolf factory trigger, but once done, game on.

 

[bltefft]

Congrats on your new Wolverine r your going to love it! Please post some pix and groups!

I've been shooting a Wolverine R .177 standard power since May without a single issue, they are big long full size guns that exude "class and quility". The reg on mine is set higher than it needs to be at 150b but accuracy and shot count are great so Gunna' leave it where it is. I have 3 Daystates and have been impressed with all of them.

Man, what a beautiful stock! What kind of wood is that?

 

[TMH]

Man, what a beautiful stock! What kind of wood is that?

That's what they call the Forester Laminate. My recently acquired .25 HP-R wears one of those.

 

[ronmcc4]

Congrats on the Wolverine! Wonderful and classic Daystates! Enjoy!

 

[STR]

I thought I read that you can adjust the Wolverine R regulator (changing fpe) easier than in the earlier models. I own one that is set at 43 fpe and want to drop a bit, but am having a hard time finding a video on how. It’s not in the manual since it is the same manual as for the earlier models. Anyone have a link for a video.