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What did you replace your Daystate Huntsman Regal for?

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Goldwing

Goldwing

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The more I study this airgun thing the more I go back to roots with a Remington 22 and loved the simplicity of the Daystate Huntsman Regal XL and it's simalarity of whight and form to the Remington of the past.

I note there is a high affection for them and wanted to know what surpassed your expectation in another Air Rifle that is as beautiful and simple as the Daystate Huntsman Regal XL?

Thanks

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If I could justify the money on one of those it would NEVER leave my collection. That is one of the best looking air rifles I have ever seen that would provide levels of pride of ownership few others could approach. I would be afraid to scratch it. But I do enjoy my cheaper guns and they provide fun affordable shooting and entertainment in these days of stupid expensive rifle ammo. I have a econo project going on now that is scratching my air gun itch. Working on powering up a Crosman Challenger 2009 to high power, another thread here. So far research indicates 12 pounds will be all I can get without major changes. Plan is to source a used 177 Discovery and use the tube, hammer, valve and received assembly to get it to shoot heavies or slugs at low to mid 900s. Would buy new parts from Crosman but they are very proud of them.
 
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I have two Huntsmans, a nonregulated .177 and a regulated .20. I was so impressed with these Daystates I bought a Wolverine R .177 to go with them. The only thing the Wolverine is better at is shot count...will not out shoot my Huntsmans. The Daystate Huntsman and the Taipan Veteran are my absolutely favorote air rifles period. M
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ay sell the Wolverine but intend to get a .22 Huntsman someday cause I like 'em so much! Whenever someone asks what starter airrifle to get I always recommend the Huntsman.
 
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If I could justify the money on one of those it would NEVER leave my collection. That is one of the best looking air rifles I have ever seen that would provide levels of pride of ownership few others could approach. I would be afraid to scratch it. But I do enjoy my cheaper guns and they provide fun affordable shooting and entertainment in these days of stupid expensive rifle ammo. I have a econo project going on now that is scratching my air gun itch. Working on powering up a Crosman Challenger 2009 to high power, another thread here. So far research indicates 12 pounds will be all I can get without major changes. Plan is to source a used 177 Discovery and use the tube, hammer, valve and received assembly to get it to shoot heavies or slugs at low to mid 900s. Would buy new parts from Crosman but they are very proud of them.
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The affection of the Regal is itching my wallet and a new one coming out too shortly HR?
 
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Several years ago I sold a left hand stocked, left hand bolt Daystate Huntsman for several reasons. It was mechanically loud to me. The Harper slingshot hammer made a burpy sound and the hammer spring took a lot of adjusting to get an acceptable bell curve. Adjusting the hammer spring tension is not a user friendly process. It has a one piece tube instead of the easier to service two piece action that the Regal incorporated into its design. In short, it was more of a looker than a great shooter. The Airstream factory LDC was the least effective, hardest to remove factory moderator I've ever owned. I had to destroy the shroud end cap to replace it because it was epoxied in place and overlapped the shroud. It looked nice, but it ddn't effectively reduce the sound level of a FAC powered Huntsman.

Early this year a forum member advertised a near new Daystate Revere true lefty sidelever PCP with O db moderator, extra magazine, and a 4-16X MTC scope at a price I couldn't resist. I had recently sold a Daystate Wolverine 2 HP which had disappointing accuracy for it's high price. Every shortcoming I posted above about the old pre Regal Hunstman was totally improved upon in the Revere. It is laser accurate, not pellet fussy, has excellent power and low extreme spread due to the factory regulator, is easy to cycle, has a much improved magazine, and is a keeper for sure. It is powerful and consistent with no velocity adjustment necessary. It is mechanically quiet at the shooters ear, and the O db moderator makes it whisper quiet downrange. It is one of my favorite PCPs ever. The ugly duckling is now the swan.
 
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Several years ago I sold a left hand stocked, left hand bolt Daystate Huntsman for several reasons. It was mechanically, noisy to me. It made a burpy sound and the shot string took a lot of adjusting to get an acceptable bell curve. Adjusting the hammer spring tensionnot a user friendly process. It had a one piece tube instead of the easier to service two piece action that the Regal comes with. In short, it was more of a looker than a great shooter. The Airstream factory LDC was the least effective, hardest to remove factory moderator I've ever owned. I had to destroy the shroud end cap to remove it because it was epoxied in place and overlaps the shroud. It looked nice, but it doesn't noticeably reduce the sound level of a FAC powered Huntsman.

Early this year a forum member advertised a near new Daystate Revere true lefty sidelever PCP with O db moderator, extra magazine, and a 4-16X MTC scope at a price I couldn't pass up. I had recently sold a Daystate Wolverine 2 HP which had disappointing accuracy for it's cost. Every shortcoming I posted above about the older Hunstman (pre Regal) was totally improved with the new Revere. It is laser accurate, not pellet fussy, has excellent power and low extreme spread due to the factory regulator, is easy to cycle, has a much improved magazine, and is a keeper for sure. It is powerful and consistent with no adjustment necessary. It is quiet at the shooters ear, and the O db moderator makes it whisper quiet downrange. It is one of my favorite PCPs ever. The ugly duckling is now the swan.
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From Regal duck to Revere swan, thank you for your honest review, it's good to know the extra cost of the Revere is worth it
 
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I have the one of the first Huntsman versions that first came out with the Huma reg. It's very accurate and a really nice looking gun. The only thing I wish it had was a walnut or other fancy wood forend tip. At the time I bought it, I was considering the Air Arms S510 in walnut (with the tip) but the Huma reg clinched the deal for me & I've never looked back.
 
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I have the one of the first Huntsman versions that first came out with the Huma reg. It's very accurate and a really nice looking gun. The only thing I wish it had was a walnut or other fancy wood forend tip. At the time I bought it, I was considering the Air Arms S510 in walnut (with the tip) but the Huma reg clinched the deal for me & I've never looked back.
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Some say the Huma effect is not significant enough to justify the switch, do you agree or do you see improved consistency?

Thanks for chiming in!
 
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