First time posting here and I enjoy the forum. I’m looking for recommendations on a new PCP, in .22 or .25 cal. I currently have a Daystate Huntsman MKII in .177 - the only PCP I’ve ever owned. I gradually made it to an Air Arms TX 200 in the 1990s, but once I shot a PCP, I was hooked. I bought my Daystate used in about 1999 and sold my TX200. It’s still a tack driver after all these years and I’ve never had to do anything to it. I suppose I’ve just had particularly good luck in the past 20 years with a trouble free PCP, and it makes me wonder if other Daystates are that well made and trouble free. I’m definitely not looking to sell it.
I mainly shoot for pest control in the backyard - quitely dispatching squirrels and chipmunks. My Daystate is kept in the pantry, and it sometimes sits for 3-6 months at a time. When the squirrels get a little plentiful, I drill a few, and it never seems to drift off of POI at 25 yards. I’ll take it into the woods in the fall and winter a few times, but that’s about all I shoot. I have retirement coming in the next couple of years, so I should have more time to shoot and I thought I’d treat myself to a new PCP.
It’s an understatement to say that things have changed in the past 2 decades in the PCP world since I bought my Huntsman MKII. Electronic triggers, rotary multi-shot mag feeders, regulated, dual regulated, bull pups, higher pressures, AR15 platform, slug liners, etc… a lot of choices, and a lot of things that can go wrong (probably debatable). Also, looking at the new toys on the market with all the videos and reviews is its own enjoyment.
I’m not at all in any hurry to buy anything, but I’ve been looking at 2 Daystates - a Huntsman Revere and a Wolverine HP, both of which are regulated. I’m partial to Daystates, but only because I’ve had such good luck, and because of the 5 year warranty.
Any input on these or other alternatives would be appreciated. Thanks!
I mainly shoot for pest control in the backyard - quitely dispatching squirrels and chipmunks. My Daystate is kept in the pantry, and it sometimes sits for 3-6 months at a time. When the squirrels get a little plentiful, I drill a few, and it never seems to drift off of POI at 25 yards. I’ll take it into the woods in the fall and winter a few times, but that’s about all I shoot. I have retirement coming in the next couple of years, so I should have more time to shoot and I thought I’d treat myself to a new PCP.
It’s an understatement to say that things have changed in the past 2 decades in the PCP world since I bought my Huntsman MKII. Electronic triggers, rotary multi-shot mag feeders, regulated, dual regulated, bull pups, higher pressures, AR15 platform, slug liners, etc… a lot of choices, and a lot of things that can go wrong (probably debatable). Also, looking at the new toys on the market with all the videos and reviews is its own enjoyment.
I’m not at all in any hurry to buy anything, but I’ve been looking at 2 Daystates - a Huntsman Revere and a Wolverine HP, both of which are regulated. I’m partial to Daystates, but only because I’ve had such good luck, and because of the 5 year warranty.
Any input on these or other alternatives would be appreciated. Thanks!