Alan G
02-01-2007, 09:21 PM
Daystate Mk 3 S
After being told that my Mk3 was ready for dispatch ,and because I live less than 20 miles from the factory I decided that I would pick up the rife myself.
If you decide to do this make sure you have your mobile phone with you because satellite navigation will only get you to within a mile of the factory, the rest of the way you will need to be talked in by someone who works there, and when they say “turn left down the road which has grass growing down the middle of it” they are not joking !
The rife has a walnut stock which is different to the one shown on their web site, I believe it is going to be the new stock for 2007.
First impressions are: Its big and heavy, there is no inletting or checkering to the fore end which for me ,make it difficult to carry, but you do get used to it ,it really needs a sling fitting to it .
Once I got home I fitted a Nikko Stirling Sniper 6-24x42 on a set of BKL double strap silver mounts.
No problems when it came to charging the rife ,just forget what it says in the manual and plug it in ,
After a couple of hours on charge I filled it with air and gave it a few shots in the garage. The trigger takes some getting used to its very light and I could not get past the first stage pull without having a few unintentional discharges and a few verbal ones also.
I decided to leave the trigger alone until I had given it a chance in the field .
In the field it still felt cumbersome to handle, there is no where to get a good grip on the fore end when your carrying it one handed .
The magazine is fiddly to load , I needed to push each pellet home with my little finger, the only one which could reach in through the loading port in the face plate.
With the airstream carbon fibre silencer fitted ,it is almost inaudible ,much more quiet than a S200.
The rifle loads perfectly from the magazine, there is so little effort needed to reload the gun, it’s the best I have ever seen.
The trigger ,as set at the factory, is light, I found with the first stage pressure taken up, it was too easy for me to pull the second stage without intending to, leading to some missed shots and a lot of bad language. But when its done properly its remarkable how short the time is between thinking of firing and the pellet hitting the target, its an excellent trigger ,it just takes time to get used to using it properly.
Back at home I went to work on the trigger. I had no problems adjusting the trigger to my liking, the first stage pressure was removed completely and the travel was shortened to the second stage . After a couple of hundred pellets fired in the garage ,at about 5 metre range .I finally got the hang of it and could manage to keep all the pellets in one ragged hole without all the bad language .
With the adjustments to the trigger I find it an outstanding rifle to shoot, it is so easy to fire ten shots rapidly and accurately into a target from any position; it’s the most accurate rifle I have ever owned . At 8 metres I can hit a 22 rim fire case from a standing position with the first shot (I don’t think I could do that before).
I still don’t like the way it carry’s but once on the shoulder its fine.
On it’s last two outings it has been out in the rain for three hours each time it could not get much wetter but it has had not missed a beat.
On its first walk around the farm we came across a rabbit standing between some bushes at about twenty metres away, the rifle was up on the shoulder and the cross-heirs lined up with the target ,although it was a standing shot I can’t remember any shake at all , I can’t even remember pulling the trigger. The rabbit just fell, never to move again.
I usually shoot rabbits with a 22 rimfire but that 177 pellet killed it a fast as my rimfire would have done at that range.
In the few weeks that I have had the rifle I have enjoyed every minute of it.
It has improved my ability to shoot accurately and that after over 30 years of shooting must say something about the quality of this particular rifle.
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http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r120/mowcop/IMG_4002.jpg
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r120/mowcop/IMG_4000.jpg
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Ten Shots in heavy rain.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r120/mowcop/small2.jpg
Alan
After being told that my Mk3 was ready for dispatch ,and because I live less than 20 miles from the factory I decided that I would pick up the rife myself.
If you decide to do this make sure you have your mobile phone with you because satellite navigation will only get you to within a mile of the factory, the rest of the way you will need to be talked in by someone who works there, and when they say “turn left down the road which has grass growing down the middle of it” they are not joking !
The rife has a walnut stock which is different to the one shown on their web site, I believe it is going to be the new stock for 2007.
First impressions are: Its big and heavy, there is no inletting or checkering to the fore end which for me ,make it difficult to carry, but you do get used to it ,it really needs a sling fitting to it .
Once I got home I fitted a Nikko Stirling Sniper 6-24x42 on a set of BKL double strap silver mounts.
No problems when it came to charging the rife ,just forget what it says in the manual and plug it in ,
After a couple of hours on charge I filled it with air and gave it a few shots in the garage. The trigger takes some getting used to its very light and I could not get past the first stage pull without having a few unintentional discharges and a few verbal ones also.
I decided to leave the trigger alone until I had given it a chance in the field .
In the field it still felt cumbersome to handle, there is no where to get a good grip on the fore end when your carrying it one handed .
The magazine is fiddly to load , I needed to push each pellet home with my little finger, the only one which could reach in through the loading port in the face plate.
With the airstream carbon fibre silencer fitted ,it is almost inaudible ,much more quiet than a S200.
The rifle loads perfectly from the magazine, there is so little effort needed to reload the gun, it’s the best I have ever seen.
The trigger ,as set at the factory, is light, I found with the first stage pressure taken up, it was too easy for me to pull the second stage without intending to, leading to some missed shots and a lot of bad language. But when its done properly its remarkable how short the time is between thinking of firing and the pellet hitting the target, its an excellent trigger ,it just takes time to get used to using it properly.
Back at home I went to work on the trigger. I had no problems adjusting the trigger to my liking, the first stage pressure was removed completely and the travel was shortened to the second stage . After a couple of hundred pellets fired in the garage ,at about 5 metre range .I finally got the hang of it and could manage to keep all the pellets in one ragged hole without all the bad language .
With the adjustments to the trigger I find it an outstanding rifle to shoot, it is so easy to fire ten shots rapidly and accurately into a target from any position; it’s the most accurate rifle I have ever owned . At 8 metres I can hit a 22 rim fire case from a standing position with the first shot (I don’t think I could do that before).
I still don’t like the way it carry’s but once on the shoulder its fine.
On it’s last two outings it has been out in the rain for three hours each time it could not get much wetter but it has had not missed a beat.
On its first walk around the farm we came across a rabbit standing between some bushes at about twenty metres away, the rifle was up on the shoulder and the cross-heirs lined up with the target ,although it was a standing shot I can’t remember any shake at all , I can’t even remember pulling the trigger. The rabbit just fell, never to move again.
I usually shoot rabbits with a 22 rimfire but that 177 pellet killed it a fast as my rimfire would have done at that range.
In the few weeks that I have had the rifle I have enjoyed every minute of it.
It has improved my ability to shoot accurately and that after over 30 years of shooting must say something about the quality of this particular rifle.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r120/mowcop/IMG_4003.jpg
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r120/mowcop/IMG_4002.jpg
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r120/mowcop/IMG_4000.jpg
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r120/mowcop/IMG_3998.jpg
Ten Shots in heavy rain.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r120/mowcop/small2.jpg
Alan