Help, Analysis Paralysis, Daystate vs FX

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Off hand shooting especially when it comes to weight I would suggest the dreamline in classic or traditional stock or even a Crown. The best shooting at 100 yards probably will come from a 600-700mm barrel in those and these guns are very well balanced. 

I saw solo mention slugs again I would have to say FX for slugs I've seen some post of people trying to put that superior liner on various guns. cant beat that liner. 
 
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I love my fx, but it seems they have begun to have serious issues with QC in the past year or two. My fx crown looks like it was handled and assembled with care. The finish applied to every part on the gun is nothing short of excellent. But I have ordered some parts from fx lately and have had them arrive looking rather rough. Some parts even being functionally broken. Idk what's going on over there, but they need to get it together. If I were to buy a new gun, it would be a daystate
 
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- For an airgun that you just want to pick up and shoot, go with the Huntsman.

- For modularity, tuning, go with the Dreamline.

- In regards to customer service and parts availability, I see better response with FX. I like the fact that an FX representative will respond here on AGN if someone has a problem with their guns. There's a limited amount of tuning with the Huntsman so there's not that many problems to report.

- For .22, they're both accurate. For .177, I believe Daystate has the edge. For some reason, FX airguns in .177 are not that accurate from my observations. 

- If you're deciding on a wood stock version, the Huntsman and Daystate in general come with nicer walnut stocks compared to FX. I've never seen a factory walnut stock on an FX that has wowed me compared to Daystate.

- For different stock options, the Dreamline has some awesome choices. Especially the GRS stock. That stock is beautiful! I wish they would make one for the Huntsman. There's also some nice chassis stocks for the Dreamline.

It's a tough decision you have to make if this is your one and only PCP to purchase. Good luck.
 
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Let me show you what you will miss if you apply for an FX:

These two are a beauty!!!



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Let me show you what you will miss if you apply for an FX:

These two are a beauty!!!



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Thanks Emu!! That almost derailed me again! :)

I agonized over this choice for a long time (this has been a couple of months in the making). I'm sure that I'll miss the beauty of the Huntsman but I did decide to go FX for this one. A lot of decisions went into the choice and for now, I think that it is the right one for me. One key point for me is that I really don't like other people working on my 'toys', whether it is cars / motorcycles, guns, flying, or any of my other hobbies (I have a lot of them) I tend to DIY so as not to have others messing with my stuff. I am more excited to get my hands dirty in an FX than I would be to do the same with a Daystate.

For anyone following along and for all of those that provided the valuable feedback here was my line of thinking.

I like innovation and supporting it. I think that the smooth twist is interesting, barrel swapping is of interest to me, the upcoming barrel tuning may be fun to be a part of, giving (and encouraging) customers the ability to tweak, and I'm sure that there are more reasons in this catagory that I'll come to.
From the reviews that I watched and read, the FX checked all of my boxes and then some.
I like some of their partnerships and third parties that make aftermarket parts / accessories for FX guns.
Flexibility was huge, both in adjustability in tuning and also with the ability to swap calibers and barrels.

I almost pushed the button to buy a Daystate several times today and did the same with the FX. I don't think that me being 50/50 on this choice was going to change no matter how much I looked at it, so I finally just went with my heart (which did disagree a little with my head). Now I just hope that it was a good choice, I'll be finding out soon!

Thank you again to everyone for your feedback, I wish that it made the decision easier, it didn't, but it did for certain did make it more thoughtful.
 
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Let me show you what you will miss if you apply for an FX:

These two are a beauty!!!



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Thanks Emu!! That almost derailed me again! :)

I agonized over this choice for a long time (this has been a couple of months in the making). I'm sure that I'll miss the beauty of the Huntsman but I did decide to go FX for this one. A lot of decisions went into the choice and for now, I think that it is the right one for me. One key point for me is that I really don't like other people working on my 'toys', whether it is cars / motorcycles, guns, flying, or any of my other hobbies (I have a lot of them) I tend to DIY so as not to have others messing with my stuff. I am more excited to get my hands dirty in an FX than I would be to do the same with a Daystate.

For anyone following along and for all of those that provided the valuable feedback here was my line of thinking.

I like innovation and supporting it. I think that the smooth twist is interesting, barrel swapping is of interest to me, the upcoming barrel tuning may be fun to be a part of, giving (and encouraging) customers the ability to tweak, and I'm sure that there are more reasons in this catagory that I'll come to.
From the reviews that I watched and read, the FX checked all of my boxes and then some.
I like some of their partnerships and third parties that make aftermarket parts / accessories for FX guns.
Flexibility was huge, both in adjustability in tuning and also with the ability to swap calibers and barrels.

I almost pushed the button to buy a Daystate several times today and did the same with the FX. I don't think that me being 50/50 on this choice was going to change no matter how much I looked at it, so I finally just went with my heart (which did disagree a little with my head). Now I just hope that it was a good choice, I'll be finding out soon!

Thank you again to everyone for your feedback, I wish that it made the decision easier, it didn't, but it did for certain did make it more thoughtful.
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You can not go wrong with either of them.

The Daystate can be at your home in three days.

The FX might be in your home in a year.

Meanwhile enjoy your othrer hobbies.
 
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I take issue with the notion that all FX's are unreliable and must be adjusted or tinkered with on a regular basis. That is not my experience. I've had my Dreamline Classic for a year. It has been flawless. The only thing I've had to adjust is the scope. (It is second focal plane and I dial the elevation for distances.) When I bought my Dreamline from SPAW / Ken Hicks I told him I wanted the power plenum and planned to shoot JSB Hades pellets. He installed the power plenum and tuned the gun for Hades pellets. I've never touched the regulator, transfer port or hammer spring adjustments. It's been absolutely reliable. It's almost boring in its consistency. It puts Hades pellets where ever I put the crosshairs.
 
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This is Ford vs Chevy. Buy a RAM LOL. Honestly the thing I’m hearing and that I believe is any of them ( either of them ) would do well. Me? I’d look on the forum and grab a good used what ever comes up for what you want to do. I restocked a FWB 300s for silhouette practice I just shot it in doors and put some small dots on paper and shot at the dots at 10 meters.
 
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This is Ford vs Chevy. Buy a RAM LOL. Honestly the thing I’m hearing and that I believe is any of them ( either of them ) would do well. Me? I’d look on the forum and grab a good used what ever comes up for what you want to do. I restocked a FWB 300s for silhouette practice I just shot it in doors and put some small dots on paper and shot at the dots at 10 meters.
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Lol, I have a RAM :). I agree though, some of it is brand preference, on the other hand though, there are some functional and philosophical differences as well. As I alluded to earlier, I'm pretty particular with my 'toys', so I wanted to get one that was new that I know the full history of and then only I can be blamed (or the manufacturer) for any issues. 

I ended up going with an FX Dreamline Classic in Synthetic (it was available and if I miss my wood stock, then I'll restock it at a later date) in .22. I'm topping it with a Meopta Optika5 4-20x44 in FX rings, at least that is the current plan. I'll evaluate the Meopta when I get my hands on it, I'm used to a slightly higher end scope and not quite sure of the Meopta yet. I honestly may change up the scope / mounts, that is a big unknown for me at this point. I will primarily be shooting JSB 18.13 and will experiment with other brands and weights over time and likely with slugs and a superior heavy liner at some point as well. 

I expect to tinker with it to get it just how I want it (and how it wants to be with the chosen pellets) and that is part of the appeal whereas the Huntsman was undoubtedly going to come to me in a high state of tune but mostly unable to be tweaked if I wanted to.

If I have trouble with any of it, then I have a few months where I can fall back on my powder burners and resolve any air issues without it affecting my ability to shoot. Both FX and Daystate have some black eyes lately on QC so that seems like a real possibility but I'm confident that I'll have a reliable and accurate gun in short order.

Again, thanks to all of those that contributed to this and my previous post in helping me make a decision. I appreciate you all.
 
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I think that the point in this thread is that there is no magic formula for getting an accurate reliable rifle. Most people assume that you get what you pay for, thus the more you spend the better it will be. Unfortunately, that isn't always the case. Just make certain that whatever you choose, you buy it from a reliable dealer who will stand behind what they sell.
 
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Good news you bought something. You know most of the time after the talking nothing happens ( or we never hear) I think you made a good choice. I personally don’t like synthetic stocks but that’s just me. Scopes? I tend to like high magnification for the silhouette game but it’s not necessary.
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Yeah, the jury is out on the 4-20 but my line of reasoning seems sound. In smallbore, I shoot with a Leupold FX3-25x fixed power from 40-100 and most of my practice with the air rifle will be from 10-40, so I think that I'll have a proportional view through the Meopta at some point between 4x and 20x. I think that I'll want the option to go as low as sub 5x (10y indoor) and 20x seems ample for these distances. In the end, it was an affordable scope and if I don't like it, then I have a couple of other guns that it would be a nice upgrade for.

Also agreed on the synthetic, I will probably restock it in the future. I was being impatient and who knows how long before restocks happen (and if I'd miss out on those too). All good though :).
 
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Cheers and good luck. Those fx synthetic stocks are very nice actually. Just be careful how you load or weight it. Mine came with a forward bipod rail and using it as such actually made my stock crack behind the trigger guard. I use a bottle mounted bipod now (FX Crown) as well as a wood stock. The factory liner should shoot most slugs very well. The heavy liners are really reserved for impacts or maybe a Maverick or something with a lot of plenum to really throw those heavy slugs 
 
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Those Optika5's are awesome little scopes. I have one in the same magnification range, but with the 50mm objective. I liked it so much that when I got my new/used Delta Wolf, I pulled it off the gun it was on since I thought it would just fit right on the DW.

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Yep, I know that they are supposed to be very good for the cost and punch well above their weight. I'm just not sure overall for this application. Worst case, my CZ452 in 17hmr 'needs' a better scope and this would be great on it :).
 
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