Daystate Regal HuMa Regulator Mod - XTX-AIR

[ToroTVR]

Hi all,

Whilst doing a bit of searching, I came across info about a company called XTX-Air that can fit a regulator to a Daystate Regal! The regulator is designed and made by a company in the Netherlands called HuMa. The results if true are quite startling. Once the regulator is fitted the rifle can be charged to 230 bar instead of the usual 190 - 200 bar and the power curve is virtually flat with very little variation from first shot to final shot. A useful byproduct of this mod is that the shot count on a 0.177 Regal goes up from 80 - 90 to around 130!!
XTX-Air charge £200 to service and fit the regulator and I am seriously tempted to have mine modded. Has anybody had experience of these and if so, is it really as good as it sounds?

The link is below, on another page they also show a before and after power curve and shot variation statistics:

http://xtxair.com/huma-regs.php

Cheers

Andy

[Steve K]

Hi all,

Whilst doing a bit of searching, I came across info about a company called XTX-Air that can fit a regulator to a Daystate Regal! The regulator is designed and made by a company in the Netherlands called HuMa. The results if true are quite startling. Once the regulator is fitted the rifle can be charged to 230 bar instead of the usual 190 - 200 bar and the power curve is virtually flat with very little variation from first shot to final shot. A useful byproduct of this mod is that the shot count on a 0.177 Regal goes up from 80 - 90 to around 130!!
XTX-Air charge £200 to service and fit the regulator and I am seriously tempted to have mine modded. Has anybody had experience of these and if so, is it really as good as it sounds?

The link is below, on another page they also show a before and after power curve and shot variation statistics:

http://xtxair.com/huma-regs.php

Cheers

Andy

HuMa make respectable regulators, fitting a regulator to any unregulated rifle will usually show a vast improvement of consistency and shot count.

XTX-Air are also very respectable.

Hope this answers your questions

[greenman]

Yup,brilliant....Darren at xtx is a superb engineer and enthusiast .Can highly recommend his work and the huma regs.

[Artfull-Bodger]

I'm surprised there are so many unregulated rifles still in production, with the prices asked by some manufacturers for premium models I cannot see how unregulated can be justified!

Take the HFT500 for instance, at that price it should be regulated, HW100's have been on the market for years and BSA have been regulating rifles for ages, it's hardly new technology?

The power curve of an unregulated rifle could be a thing of the past if manufacturers used the likes of Brian Lane regs as standard!

[villaman]

Go for it mate , Darrins work is fantastic, it's just a shame you buy a gun at £820 and have to spend money on it . I had a regal and thought about going down that route ,but also having a blued barrel fitted, the regal was that crap ,in the end had my money back and got another HW100k

[Biffo]

Another thumbs up for Darrin/XTX Air, he serviced and tuned my R10 and fitted a HuMa reg

[Jesim1]

Go for it mate , Darrins work is fantastic, it's just a shame you buy a gun at £820 and have to spend money on it . I had a regal and thought about going down that route ,but also having a blued barrel fitted, the regal was that crap ,in the end had my money back and got another HW100k

Sorry to hear this Villaman, I bought two - unfortunately both had to visit the factory for a stiff bolt, but after that they were great. I sold one as my son just didn't use it, but it was very accurate, and the other my wife still has - beautiful finish, absolutely flawless in operation, and very accurate and light. I've fitted a Huggett and shroud which makes it super quiet, and as she is happy with the performance and shot count - about 100, I'm leaving it at that - do I think it's worth regging? - If it were my gun I'd do it just for the hell of it. It would be another improvement on an already really nice gun - in my book you will end up with a one off cracking rifle - do it.

James

[ToroTVR]

Many thanks for all your replies regarding the HuMa reg and XTX Air, I am going to go for it, why not? No pockets in shrouds as they say! Regarding the Regal, prior to purchasing it, I read the forums and I must admit, I nearly bottled out and bought an HW100. However, I took the plunge and bought one and so far (fingers crossed) it has been faultless and fantastically accurate. I am over the moon with it to be honest and even my wife who doesn't like guns of any kind admits it is stunning (a bit like an Aston Martin of the airgun world!). I am a very very happy Regal owner.

Cheers

Andy

[Blacknsilver]

Any news on this Andy? Did you have it done?

[Imp22]

£200 is a lot, especially since the power curve on the huntsman/regal is not that pronouced given it has the harper valve. personally id pass. I have owned 3 huntsman in the past and never had a problem with a power curve

[Kyoto]

The £200 includes a full service as well as the fitting of the Huma regulator, so good value compared to the factory service.

XTX also do DIY Huma kits for around £100 (though I don't think that the Regal can be done without access to machine tools)

As has been said Darrin is an excellent gunsmith

ATB

Ken

[cyclonesniper]

Has any one any of the service tools made by xtxair

[premierpistol]

Has any one any of the service tools made by xtxair

Which tooling do you refer to? most airguns are serviced with simple mechanical tools such as hex keys, wrenches, pliers and screwwdrivers etc.

the really specialist tools and machinery are usually the reserve of a machine shop or the manufacturers, however, some do get moved on when establishments close down. regulator testing parts and adaptors are available from Huma and the likes but are not needed for servicing in most cases.