Daystate or Daystate or, ....

Hello everyone,
Just getting back into airgun shooting after years of shooting inactivity.
Been spending quite a few week ends searching for litterature over the internet in an attempt to get equipped again....and narrowed down my choice (rightly or wrongly) to 2 Daystate models: the Regal XL and the WolverineC. Looking at doing essentially precision target shooting at 20-50 yeards and maybe a bit of pest control, ...all in the sub 12ftlb class range.
Also looking for a good Scope without completely breaking the bank. Seems like the MTC Genesis 5-20x50 might be a good pick?
Any experience and-or comparison in between those two models would be greatly welcome. Any other alternatives?
Finally, any strong recommendations as to "commendable retailers" here in the US?
Thanks for the time and patience.
 
Macae, 
I just bought an FX Royale 400 FT. It is fully adjustable, wickedly accurate and has a power adjustment wheel with settings that are detented for repeat ability. I looked at many guns that would fit an all around gun for competition and varmint use. I ,in my own opinion, couldn't have made a better choice. As for scopes, the Aeon 10-40x are getting rave reviews and are just over 300.00. Daystates are good guns, no doubt. I just fell in love with the stable aluminum stock that is totally adjustable to fit me. Oh, my FX is in 22 cal and can be dialed down to what I think would be around 12 ft lb. on low setting. I'm getting 17 ft lb on medium power with 18 gr. pellets. 
 
Macae

If it were up to me, I'd probably go with the Regal. It's $700 less than the Wolverine C and you could use leftover money for a new scope, mounts, and pellets. The Regal should be plenty accurate for the distances you plan on shooting. The Regal is also lighter and more maneuverable and it's overall length is almost 5" shorter than the Wolverine C. As for dealers, all of them get their guns from Airguns of Arizona, the US distributor for DayState. You biggest challenge may be finding a 12 ft/lb DayState in the US since most are 30+ ft lb rifles. Here are some good dealers with links provided:
As Jamie mentioned in the prior post, the FX would be a good option since as he says, can be dialed down to 12 ft lbs via a 3 way power wheel.

Another rifle you might want to consider is the Brocock Concept XL which is a superb rifle and shoots between 12-14 ft lbs without modification. Plus its a steal for just $579. However, if you want a built in pressure gauge and larger air cylinder, the price jumps to $995 and the power is also up at 26-27 ft lbs.

Finally, take a look at the Air Arms S500 for around $1000 which has a power wheel to adjust the power to your liking.

Good luck!
Scott


 
I have a Daystate Airwolf in 25 with which I enjoy shooting benchrest but it is a bit too heavy for all around use. The one airgun I would not do without is my FX400 with it,s very reproducible three step power adjuster for 12, 18 and 30 FT lb.
I like the BSA 4-14x44 FFP scope which Midway sells for ca. $250. If you want higher power then I have also used the Hawke and Aeon scopes in 6 to 24 or 8 to 32X.
 
Lots of good advice here; I won't elaborate much more on the gun; there are quite a few posts here on the Regal if you search. I have the XL and love it. One huge difference between Regal and Wolverine C is that the former is a really beautiful (I'm biased) traditional sporter stock, while the Wolverine is a bottle gun. That difference may be important to you, or it may not.

About the scope: my 1st MTC was a Mamba Lite (its still on the Regal); for a more recent gun I got the MTC Genesis. The latter has really nice glass; I thought the Mamba was good (it is) but the reticle on the Genesis is much finer. Also, its got really nice illumination: Only the center cross hair is lit, its 1/2 mil dot top to bottom, side to side, and there are 12 levels of illumination, from barely visible (your eyes would need to be dark adapted) to bright enough for a target with bright sunlight. I highly recommend this scope, with either sports match or FX no limit rings.