Is the Titan Mohawk collectible or a mistake?

[Geezer]

Thought so, technical-wise.

I have one too, and have had for ages. But I fear I disagree with you. Unreliable, clunky, top heavy etc. Mine worked fine, then didn't hold a charge. Back to PH in the late 90s, who "fixed it" for free. Briefly worked fine, then seals gave out again. Handling reminds me of your non-favourite Sterling HR - top heavy with the addition of a whacking great lever dragging it down on one side.

I think Tom G in the Disunited States of America called it a "science experiment" rather than a practical air rifle. Think I agree with him. Either a bad idea, brilliantly executed, or a good idea, badly executed.

[Baxterbasics]

The fourth version of the Mohawk is the Daystate Sportsman MK2 --- the John Bowkett designed pumps for the Mohawk were produced for Titan in India.
When Titan stopped production of the Mohawk, Daystate bought the remaining pumps and fitted their own barrels, breeches, triggers and stocks and these guns were sold as the Daystate Sportsman MK2.

At present I have a two stroke Mohawk and a Sportsman MK2 and I'm waiting on delivery of another Mohawk action I've purchased.



All the best Mick[/QUOTE]

Mick-seriously mate, how rifles do you own??

Is the Sportsman Mk2 an improvement over the Mohawk? I have shot both and liked them equally....

[AC all day]

Interesting topic guys as i love SSPs....i have a Daystate mk2, and an Airlogic Genessis also had a Jb1 and a Mohawk, plus a Dragon and currently still have a very early Bowkett proto... was offered a Laser12 once oh how you kick yourself...

[T 20]

Mick-seriously mate, how many rifles do you own??

Well Graham,

If the wifes listening, I have two or three, but they were very cheap.

If she's out of earshot, I have 90 - 100 including my shotguns and my LARS rocket launcher.

Is the Sportsman Mk2 an improvement over the Mohawk? I have shot both and liked them equally....

Difficult question to answer.

I think the Mohawk pump and valve are the better made of the two, the Mohawk having an articulated pump head and Brass valve body compared to the Sportsman's fixed piston head and Aluminium valve body.

I prefer the Titan/Falcon trigger unit over the Daystates as the Falcon unit is easily removed after undoing just two screws, the Daystate unit has to be completely stripped in order to get to the two screws to remove it.
With the Titan trigger blade being adjustable I can set it just right for me --- I'd need fingers like ET to reach the Daystate's trigger comfortably.

But I do prefer the bolt cocking of the Sportsman and the Sportsman's breech is the beefier made of the two, but the Titan is easier to get a pellet into if using a low scope.

I prefer the Titan stock over the Sportsman's stock but a setback trigger on the Sportsman could swing that the other way.




All the best Mick

[airgunwerks]

Have enjoyed reading this thread - I still have a single stroke version of the Mohawkmin .22, sold my Parker Hale Dragon FT as it would not hit a barn even if you were inside with the door closed. As someone mentioned the Genesis, which I thought was harder to cock, but much better quality, we should also mention Mr Brown's Laisair I owned one of those in the 1980's the cocking arm swung around the front of the rifle so it started at a ninety degrees angle on the left hand side, was the easiest of them all to cock still around 10.6 ft lbs trigger was good, but again was not accurate, in hind sight I should have kept them all, but if I had I would need another room to store them!

[norris]

I wish I had bought that Genesis for a £1000 as I've seen one advertised for £1900 the other day.
The Dragon is a very well engineered lump and I'm happy to own one.
I wish the Paradigm would go into production.