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Glad your happy with it dr_b and I can vouch for all the positives you have with it. If later on you wanted to change the power, it's really easy. What did you fill it to? With mine shooting a little hotter (850-869) I'm filling to 3100 and shooting down to what looks like 160bar on that wonderful gauge. It's a great grab and go gun. Light, short ,easy to handle and I can actually get mine out of the gun cabinet and through a door way with out hitting everything, lol. Hard to say that with a couple of my other guns. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do mine.
Jimmy
Here's a couple of photos of mine.
Jimmy
Here's a couple of photos of mine.
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JKing, nice pics. I'm filling mine to 210 bar, or roughly 3100 psi, same as yours. I'm shooting the 18g JSB's. Is yours shooting the same or the 15.9g JSB's for that added velocity?
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That's what I'm shooting the 18's at. The 16's where the gun is set now are shooting 910-915.
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Jking, did you get a print out from Daystate or AOA showing the gun shooting hot from the factory, or did you make any adjustments to the gun yourself?
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I found the same. I would have kept mine if I wasn't more of a bullpup guy.
I really like how Daystate seem to get that their product is expensive and make an effort to give you a rifle that reflects that. They know how to choose a nice piece of wood and machine it properly. The fit and finish is as good as they come. One thing that particularly impressed me was how good the inletting was. Better than on any other wood stock air rifle I have seen. It was so precise. I like that.
Unfortunately for me, guns like this spoiled me and I seem to spend a lot of time thinking things like "if Daystate can provide all that for $1050 including shipping across the Atlantic, how can this manufacturer think this wood is acceptable for $1500+...". The Huntsman is one of a few benchmark products made by Daystate that I use to guage if other guns are good value or not.
I am intrigued to see some user pics of the Artemis. It's meant to be a limited edition version of the Huntsman with upgraded wood and fittings. It says they only made 50 and they have been available for a while now so I am guessing they aren't flying off the shelves. My assumption is that this is down to the high quality of the basic model. The Artemis must be something else though.
looking at these pics, it's still crazy to me that this is the basic model. The color and figuring on that wood is very nice for a factory stock.
I really like how Daystate seem to get that their product is expensive and make an effort to give you a rifle that reflects that. They know how to choose a nice piece of wood and machine it properly. The fit and finish is as good as they come. One thing that particularly impressed me was how good the inletting was. Better than on any other wood stock air rifle I have seen. It was so precise. I like that.
Unfortunately for me, guns like this spoiled me and I seem to spend a lot of time thinking things like "if Daystate can provide all that for $1050 including shipping across the Atlantic, how can this manufacturer think this wood is acceptable for $1500+...". The Huntsman is one of a few benchmark products made by Daystate that I use to guage if other guns are good value or not.
I am intrigued to see some user pics of the Artemis. It's meant to be a limited edition version of the Huntsman with upgraded wood and fittings. It says they only made 50 and they have been available for a while now so I am guessing they aren't flying off the shelves. My assumption is that this is down to the high quality of the basic model. The Artemis must be something else though.
looking at these pics, it's still crazy to me that this is the basic model. The color and figuring on that wood is very nice for a factory stock.
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I used to use the BSA R10 MK2 as the benchmark for the $1000 mark where a contender really had to prove why they are worth more money. I see the Daystate as on par with the R10, with just a few differences. Both rifles make justifying a more expensive gun very difficult considering how good these rifles are.
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I also have a Regal XL in .22, Fantastic airgun, handles like a carbine but with the power of a rifle. Mine shoots 18.1gr around 850fps.
I would like to get a 12 fpe model in .177cal without the anti-tamper device.
I would like to get a 12 fpe model in .177cal without the anti-tamper device.
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I have a friend who just received one with the Hugget installed and it is a fantastic rifle. I'm not sure if the extra $375 was worth it or not though. It's really quiet, I've never heard one in stock form so I don't how much difference they make.
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great gun has a 22 also yes seems little stiff to pull back but do it in one motion seems easy very good gun and quite traded up for the wolf will miss the regal but but very happy mine loved the jsb 14
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That's bolt-actions for you. People seem to prefer side-lever as the extra leverage makes the bolt feel smoother.
I think Daystate like to use bolt-action because it makes it feel more like a regular firearm.
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I think they should be using that grade of wood on their bullpups too. I'm sure Daystates core fan base is primarily made up of people that like traditional designs with nice wood. The Pulsar and Renegade don't look very Daystate in comparison.
If you put the Huntsman side by side with the Renegade for someone who didn't know better and asked which was more expensive, they would choose the huntsman. It's hard to make plastic look high end. If they aren't going to use premium composites then nice wood like that would be the way to go IMO.
If you put the Huntsman side by side with the Renegade for someone who didn't know better and asked which was more expensive, they would choose the huntsman. It's hard to make plastic look high end. If they aren't going to use premium composites then nice wood like that would be the way to go IMO.
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I agree Zebra. As much as I find bullpups intriguing, I can't justify the increased cost. Personally, this bullpup craze may just be a fad, but a good looking traditional sporter rifle like the Huntsman will stand the test of time and be appreciated by future generations. My friends here locally whom I have introduced to air rifles have gravitated and instantly appreciated the traditional looking rifles, spotting quality work right away.
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Your Huntsman Regal is indeed a beautiful and well made rifle that has good performance. It is is well suited to hunting in many respects as it is slim, light and fairly short. I however as a hunter particularly for squirrel would be very reluctant to take it hunting for fear of scratching and denting it all up in the woods. Where I hunt I am always contending with branches snagging, bumping and sticker brushes scratching my stocks. That is why as a hunter I go for form, function and performance over aesthetics. For me a short, side lever, synthetic stock bullpup rifle is best suited for my hunting. Bill
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Bill, you're spot on. This is the conundrum most of us find ourselves in. We need more than one rifle to meet our needs. I pick up my Compatto when walking through thick brush or dense woods due to its synthetic stock. But for anything else around the house or in open woods, this gun will come with me.
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