Skout Epoch Compact or Custom Delta Wolf?

[Scotay42]

I had a Custom Delta Wolf Comoact that i loved and like a dummy, traded it off. I woild like to hear from owners of the Epoch Compact. Is it a smooth lever, will it shoot slugs and pellets? Is there a difference in lever resistance when it inserts a pellet or slug?
The Delta Wolf I had was equipped with a 19in LW polygonal barrel and was lights out with slugs and pellets, ut a tiny magazime and a hitch inserting pellets into the chamber whereas slugs were butter smooth every time.

 

[Trucker3573]

I never owned a compact just a full size epoch and currently have a DW so I think I can compare pretty well. Off the top of my head I would say you really can’t go wrong with either. Great guns. The comparisons. You mentioned slugs and that nod goes all day to the Skout. The daystate you will have to order a special barrel that is long and as far as I know a bit un proven. Or go completely custom like it sounds you did with the one you owned. Extra hassle. A factor in favor of the DW for me would be price vs features. Used DW are cheap. They go around the price of a new epoch and you get a lot more functionality with the on board computer/chrono vs just an electronic gun in the epoch. The other nod to the DW in my opinion would be the safety. To me this would be a pretty big deal if using for hunting. The DW has a very deliberate safety with a long throw. The epoch is just a button with no feel at all just a light. Just not conducive to hunting in my opinion. Everything else to me is pretty much a wash. Both great guns but If it were me I would get another DW for sure.

 

[Scotay42]

I never owned a compact just a full size epoch and currently have a DW so I think I can compare pretty well. Off the top of my head I would say you really can’t go wrong with either. Great guns. The comparisons. You mentioned slugs and that nod goes all day to the Skout. The daystate you will have to order a special barrel that is long and as far as I know a bit un proven. Or go completely custom like it sounds you did with the one you owned. Extra hassle. A factor in favor of the DW for me would be price vs features. Used DW are cheap. They go around the price of a new epoch and you get a lot more functionality with the on board computer/chrono vs just an electronic gun in the epoch. The other nod to the DW in my opinion would be the safety. To me this would be a pretty big deal if using for hunting. The DW has a very deliberate safety with a long throw. The epoch is just a button with no feel at all just a light. Just not conducive to hunting in my opinion. Everything else to me is pretty much a wash. Both great guns but If it were me I would get another DW for sure.

Love that answer and domt like it too. It is def more positive towards a delta, which is what i really want. On the other hand it is going to ne costly to get a barrel and shroud made, which is why I was going more toward the epoch beforehand,due to I dont want a barrel chrono. Too much weight out front, my compact was very nice to shoulder,the delta before and the delta after, both were fron heavy.

 

[Trucker3573]

Love that answer and domt like it too. It is def more positive towards a delta, which is what i really want. On the other hand it is going to ne costly to get a barrel and shroud made, which is why I was going more toward the epoch beforehand,due to I dont want a barrel chrono. Too much weight out front, my compact was very nice to shoulder,the delta before and the delta after, both were fron heavy.

If you are really not wanting the on board chrono I’d just get the Skout. More slug ready and not having the chrono feature on the delta wolf negates all the extra functionality over the epoch.

 

[Vetmx]

I have an Epoch Compact. I mainly shoot it with a .30 barrel but I also have a .22 barrel. It’s a shooter. But it’s a booter. Took a while for me to figure out how to control the .30 for long distance shooting. I have taken out so many critters at 100 and beyond that if I posted videos every time I did, Michael would PM me and tell me to stop. It shoots pellets and slugs in .30. The gun is so unique that I wanted to take it to my sisters for our pellet-fests so I got a .22 kit. The pellet hype with that barrel is a 22gr going warp speed. It will do it with ease but the cleaning regimen is like shooting slugs. Not cool. So I have an 18gr tune at a not so ridiculous speed and it’s fantastic. They sent me a box of slugs with the kit. That box went straight to the currently not in use slug container. Would it shoot them? If they sent me a complimentary box, I’d say so.

The negative? It’s small but chubby. Not not over weight chubby. The safety takes some getting used to and I still occasionally squeeze and forgot to make sure it was glowing red. The trigger? Forget it for hunting. I designed my own trigger system. If I wouldn’t have been able to fix that, the gun would never leave a bench rest setup or went up for sale. I won’t even use a 300cc bottle in .22. I use a 480cc almost all the time. It looks just fine because the gun needs a can. The can adds length and now a 480 looks ascetically pleasing.

In conclusion, it’s one of my favorite airguns ever. But like an FX Impact, I wouldn’t want it to be my only gun.

 

[Scotay42]

I have an Epoch Compact. I mainly shoot it with a .30 barrel but I also have a .22 barrel. It’s a shooter. But it’s a booter. Took a while for me to figure out how to control the .30 for long distance shooting. I have taken out so many critters at 100 and beyond that if I posted videos every time I did, Michael would PM me and tell me to stop. It shoots pellets and slugs in .30. The gun is so unique that I wanted to take it to my sisters for our pellet-fests so I got a .22 kit. The pellet hype with that barrel is a 22gr going warp speed. It will do it with ease but the cleaning regimen is like shooting slugs. Not cool. So I have an 18gr tune at a not so ridiculous speed and it’s fantastic. They sent me a box of slugs with the kit. That box went straight to the currently not in use slug container. Would it shoot them? If they sent me a complimentary box, I’d say so.

The negative? It’s small but chubby. Not not over weight chubby. The safety takes some getting used to and I still occasionally squeeze and forgot to make sure it was glowing red. The trigger? Forget it for hunting. I designed my own trigger system. If I wouldn’t have been able to fix that, the gun would never leave a bench rest setup or went up for sale. I won’t even use a 300cc bottle in .22. I use a 480cc almost all the time. It looks just fine because the gun needs a can. The can adds length and now a 480 looks ascetically pleasing.

In conclusion, it’s one of my favorite airguns ever. But like an FX Impact, I wouldn’t want it to be my only gun.

All sounds about what I was expecting. I have 3 i need to put on the chopping block amd i figure the first 2 to sell I will keep the 3rd.lol
M3 is one the along with an Uragan and an SK21

 

[Vetmx]

All sounds about what I was expecting. I have 3 i need to put on the chopping block amd i figure the first 2 to sell I will keep the 3rd.lol
M3 is one the along with an Uragan and an SK21

I‘m definitely not telling you to buy one. As you know, most airguns because of just how weird they are compared to a powder burner are a required taste. What I can tell you is you will either love it or hate it. My .30 has zero loading issues with slugs or pellets. The stock mag in .22 felt like I was damaging pellets. The mere thought of replacing a beautiful aluminum mag with a printed mag sent shivers down my spine. So I did some chamfering on the stocker and it’s fine now.

I haven’t paid much attention to what they’ve figured out in .25 caliber. But if I do discover they have that caliber matching what my .30 will do, I will get an EVO in .25. If it can match my death ray .25 M3 I built, the Impact might go to a new owner. It will be a tough decision.