Daystate Red Wolf non HP .22 Cal arrived. My comments are the following:

Daystate sure does make some beautiful rifles but how come the cheekpiece is different? Isn't it cut out from the same stock to match the grain lines?
Clearly not.

They (unfortunately) use different pieces of wood. Imagine if tailors would use that criteria to make suits. Every one on the street would look like a clown.
 
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My RW is also walnut, and while I don't think adjustable comb piece is a cutout from the same piece of wood, it appears to be the same type and with the same stain. I believe that the wood in your comb is either a different species, or was subject to a different stain. I don't know why they don't rough finish the stock, then cut out the comb piece and fit the hardware, which is the traditional technique. The top of the comb is essentially the same height as the action housing, so the wood is there to do it; doesn't make sense to me.
 
For the laminates, they cut it out of the same piece of wood. I really don't know why they wouldn't do the same for the walnut versions. Unless I got a sucker's deal, I wouldn't buy that gun just based on the off grain/stain of the comb. That's just me personally.
Probably because the saw kerf would make the top not even when pushed all the way down
 
I have found the real world pellet for this rifle. This pellet deals really well with the wind. The rifle keeps the accuracy on windy conditions:

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Probably because the saw kerf would make the top not even when pushed all the way down
That doesn't seem to be a problem with other makers of adjustable comb stocks. Yes, the saw removes some wood, but it's barely noticeable with the continuity of the grain. And the optimum cheek position is almost never with the comb fully down, so it's a generally moot point.
 
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My RW is also walnut, and while I don't think adjustable comb piece is a cutout from the same piece of wood, it appears to be the same type and with the same stain. I believe that the wood in your comb is either a different species, or was subject to a different stain. I don't know why they don't rough finish the stock, then cut out the comb piece and fit the hardware, which is the traditional technique. The top of the comb is essentially the same height as the action housing, so the wood is there to do it; doesn't make sense to me.
My Walnut RW seems to also NOT have the correct Cheek comb wood ... Close but no match !!

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Thanks Ranchibi !!

I wanted the experience of a Daystate with electronics. I do not know how long it will last functioning, but let's hope a lot.

This rifle is so beautiful and so accurate without wind that the cherry on top would be to find a slug that fly accurately with this rifle, in order to have a better performance under real life conditions.

It is clear that the power (36 fpe) is not enough for a javalina nor a coyote, but every thing from jackrabbit and smaller can be easily taken with this beauty.
I have an 2011 mfg dated Air Wolf MCT and never a hiccup with the electronics. Daystate has it nailed.
 
Sounds promising but I’ll wait for your final conclusion in a week or so.
Today I walkup early.

There was no wind at all. Perfect conditions to see the performance of the rifle.

I made about 40 shots at different distances, from 25 yards to 88 yards.

I am shooting the Red Wolf with the H&N Baracudas.

Believe me, the accuracy of this thing is ABSOLUTELY PERFECT !!!

And is beautiful. A pleasure to shoot with. No difficult to control at all.
 
A couple of hours ago the new to me Red Wolf arrived.

Took me a little to be able to set the rifle to shoot at high. Now I is set there and shooting the JSB 18.14 grain at 944 fps.

The accuracy of this thing at 100 yards is absolutely out of this world !! I will share a picture of groups soon. But the accuracy of this rifle is a different league than any other of my PCPs.

The experience of shooting with this platform is butter smooth.

With this 700 cc bottle the rifle will give a bunch of shots per fill.

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That is a beautiful rifle! There is just something about a wood stock in a non-bullpup configuration that checks all the boxes for me. I'm fairly new to air rifles and considering my first high end PCP, and while I keep thinking I should buy a bullpup, as I see them dominate the lines at the benchrest competitions, which interest me the most, I keep coming back to form over function. I keep thinking Crown or Red Wolf over an Impact or other high end bullpup. I want the best of both worlds...lol
 
That is a beautiful rifle! There is just something about a wood stock in a non-bullpup configuration that checks all the boxes for me. I'm fairly new to air rifles and considering my first high end PCP, and while I keep thinking I should buy a bullpup, as I see them dominate the lines at the benchrest competitions, which interest me the most, I keep coming back to form over function. I keep thinking Crown or Red Wolf over an Impact or other high end bullpup. I want the best of both worlds...lol
At the end you will buy both, the clasic one and the bullpup.

So don't worry at all. For the moment you just have to decide which one is better to buy first.
 
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A couple of hours ago the new to me Red Wolf arrived.

Took me a little to be able to set the rifle to shoot at high. Now I is set there and shooting the JSB 18.14 grain at 944 fps.

The accuracy of this thing at 100 yards is absolutely out of this world !! I will share a picture of groups soon. But the accuracy of this rifle is a different league than any other of my PCPs.

The experience of shooting with this platform is butter smooth.

With this 700 cc bottle the rifle will give a bunch of shots per fill.

View attachment 377664
nice looking rifle . waiting for pic's. groups
 
A couple of hours ago the new to me Red Wolf arrived.

Took me a little to be able to set the rifle to shoot at high. Now I is set there and shooting the JSB 18.14 grain at 944 fps.

The accuracy of this thing at 100 yards is absolutely out of this world !! I will share a picture of groups soon. But the accuracy of this rifle is a different league than any other of my PCPs.

The experience of shooting with this platform is butter smooth.

With this 700 cc bottle the rifle will give a bunch of shots per fill.

View attachment 377664
you said "new to me " so the comb could be an addon by former owner , maybe custom to fit ? BTW i like it two tone .