I received my new Daystate Huntsman Revere .22 yesterday, and spent most of the evening setting it up and shooting it. Most of my time was spent moving my scope from my Hatsan Flash to the new rifle, sighting it in, and shooting various pellets (and a couple of slugs) through it. The scope is a Discovery VT-2 4-16x50. I'll spend some more time this week shooting over a chrony and counting shots per fill. I snapped a few pictures, but will take some better ones later this week.
The Revere only has the smaller 11mm scope rail, so I also had to swap the high rings over from my Flash. I have other scope rings with the larger base (Weaver?) which I wanted to use, but they won't work. Luckily they'll work on the Flash so I can switch. There's plenty of clearance for the magazine, with the high scope rings.
The 5 test shots from AoA ranged from 843 fps to 847 fps, using JSB 18gr pellets. Does that seem about right? I was hoping it would be a bit higher, but maybe that's a good spot for accuracy. I'll do my own tests soon of course. I shot several differrent kinds of pellets in my 15-yard basement range, and as usual, the JSB 18 gr pellets were most accurate. I also shot JSB 25 gr pellets (dropped a couple of inches low), as well as Crosman HP's, some various H&N pellets, and even a couple of slugs. The FX hybrids were okay but not great, probably a one-inch group. I also shot some NSA 19 gr .217 slugs, and they were surprisingly accurate, pretty much hole-in-hole. I don't have many of them left, so I might have to order some more. Here's a 5-shot group in one hole with the JSB 18 gr pellets. I had to check the magazine after 3 shots because I thought maybe it was empty or something!
The side lever is a joy to use, as others are reporting. So much easier and smoother to cock than my Hatsan Flash. I will admit, the last final pull is a little stiffer than I expected, and I have to steady the gun with my other hand if I'm using my cheap Walmart gun stand.
As posted in my other thread, I was pleasantly surprised to see that the end of the barrel has threads for a moderator. My Ronin screwed right into it, so no need for an adapter. It changed my POI a little, so I'll have to adjust my zero, but that's not a big deal. Looking forward to more shooting, this gun is fun to shoot!
The Revere only has the smaller 11mm scope rail, so I also had to swap the high rings over from my Flash. I have other scope rings with the larger base (Weaver?) which I wanted to use, but they won't work. Luckily they'll work on the Flash so I can switch. There's plenty of clearance for the magazine, with the high scope rings.
The 5 test shots from AoA ranged from 843 fps to 847 fps, using JSB 18gr pellets. Does that seem about right? I was hoping it would be a bit higher, but maybe that's a good spot for accuracy. I'll do my own tests soon of course. I shot several differrent kinds of pellets in my 15-yard basement range, and as usual, the JSB 18 gr pellets were most accurate. I also shot JSB 25 gr pellets (dropped a couple of inches low), as well as Crosman HP's, some various H&N pellets, and even a couple of slugs. The FX hybrids were okay but not great, probably a one-inch group. I also shot some NSA 19 gr .217 slugs, and they were surprisingly accurate, pretty much hole-in-hole. I don't have many of them left, so I might have to order some more. Here's a 5-shot group in one hole with the JSB 18 gr pellets. I had to check the magazine after 3 shots because I thought maybe it was empty or something!
The side lever is a joy to use, as others are reporting. So much easier and smoother to cock than my Hatsan Flash. I will admit, the last final pull is a little stiffer than I expected, and I have to steady the gun with my other hand if I'm using my cheap Walmart gun stand.
As posted in my other thread, I was pleasantly surprised to see that the end of the barrel has threads for a moderator. My Ronin screwed right into it, so no need for an adapter. It changed my POI a little, so I'll have to adjust my zero, but that's not a big deal. Looking forward to more shooting, this gun is fun to shoot!
