Wolverine

[Jesim1]

I'm struggling to suggest anything else other than a pull through of the barrel several times and trying to make sure there IS a gap between the shroud and bottle. If this fails and it's still not grouping to a reasonable standard then I'd return it to the RTD - but make sure it's a genuine fault and not just the set up or your shooting as that could be a bit embarrassing, but these guns should be very good, certainly easily within a 5p pieces at 30m+

James

[Rabid]

I'm struggling to suggest anything else other than a pull through of the barrel several times and trying to make sure there IS a gap between the shroud and bottle. If this fails and it's still not grouping to a reasonable standard then I'd return it to the RTD - but make sure it's a genuine fault and not just the set up or your shooting as that could be a bit embarrassing, but these guns should be very good, certainly easily within a 5p pieces at 30m+

James

100% the shroud and bottle are touching in one place, I will loose the pressure and see if the bottle will turn very slightly to give a clearance.

It is the carbon fibre (hi-lite) bottle, its bloody awful when you run your hand over it, lumps and bumps everywhere, so a slight turn may sort it.

It was bought privately, not from a rfd, sold as immaculate and 100% faultless, he was right about immaculate, but certainly not 100% faultless.

I have also had another guy shoot it who I know is a good shot, he regularly hits 5mm targets at 70 mtrs, he gets the same results, I just wanted to confirm it wasn't me doing something or my shooting gone to pot.

[RichardH]

Not overly reliable and an acquired taste, worth tuppence as a trade in right now.

I turned one down last week with a decent scope for £600

Be smart, buy used.

[Rabid]

Not overly reliable and an acquired taste, worth tuppence as a trade in right now.

I turned one down last week with a decent scope for £600

Be smart, buy used.

A wolverine 2 with decent scope for £600 ?

It was used.

[nimrod177]

have you tried it on the single shot tray yet. Mine is stupid accurate at 50mtrs with aa heavies and jsb's 5.53's. The carbon fiber bottles are rough i must admit. I changed mine from the standard to the carbon fiber. I have a cracking picture of a fly (well whats left of it) shot at 55mtrs that dared stray on my target. Would post it but no dead animals!

[Jackspratt]

I keep looking at these rifles, it's like an itch I can't scratch, any of you guys have one, what do you reckon to them, most of all, are they accurate and reliable, I have some very accurate rifles, I generally shoot for one hole groups at a minimum of 35 yards, so any new rifle has a lot to live upto, is it worth parting with the thick end of a grand, are they worth it ?

No.

Get a MkIVis or an Airwolf.

I've dismissed these before and the Saxon too for the reasons James outlines below:

"The new ones (mk2) are slightly improved over the old ones, but it's mostly minor tweaks. They appear to be well put together and I seldom see anyone with any issues on any of the forums including the Daystate Owners Club. I'd also go as far as to say they are a good looking rifle, but without the electronics of the other Daystates, or a descent regulator, I think they are over priced for what they are.

As for accuracy, all PCPs of a certain quality will give you excellent accuracy with the right pellet, but they all vary model to model. I've had at least half a dozen MK4is's over the years and they have all been great, and would all give one hole groups at 30/35m - but some were better than others"

ATB

John

[Rabid]

I have my mates airwolf sat here and it's up for sale, not impressed with the elictrickery, the looks, the weight, in fact not much about it I do like !

No I have not tried single shot loading yet, I don't have a tray so will try loading by hand tomorrow.

Just cleaned the barrel, it was horrid, came out black for the first 5 minutes, and oily, I have also noticed a lot of oil on the bolt when I cycle it back and forth a good few times, factory standard or an over zealous cleaning at some point.....unsure.

I 'think' it may be blowing back at the breech, tried dry firing it twice and was convinced I could feel air coming back from the probe, will look into this further tomorrow when I can shoot it properly, I really hate dry firing anything, it feels so wrong.

[Vermin Al]

It could be a leaky breech seal or maybe a slack grub screw holding down the magazine activator pin retaining plate.

I fire a couple of VFG felts plus pellet to clean my Pulsar barrel.

[32:1]

Only DS I can say was great was the mk1 air ranger, awesome bit of kit being reliable and accurate. This I think was down to a proper regulator ( dont think DS uses one now) and no elecs or gimmicks, so rather like a rapid and 100%, my only gripe was with a silencer fitted it was too long..

I also bought a mk2 AR, mk3 sporter and an Airwolf and none could match the old mk1

Chris

[Jesim1]

No I have not tried single shot loading yet, I don't have a tray so will try loading by hand tomorrow.

Just cleaned the barrel, it was horrid, came out black for the first 5 minutes, and oily, I have also noticed a lot of oil on the bolt when I cycle it back and forth a good few times, factory standard or an over zealous cleaning at some point.....unsure.

I 'think' it may be blowing back at the breech, tried dry firing it twice and was convinced I could feel air coming back from the probe, will look into this further tomorrow when I can shoot it properly, I really hate dry firing anything, it feels so wrong.

Get rid of as much oil as possible off everything, it should only ever be a light film on any exposed parts, and certainly none in the barrel/breach.

Probe seals are pennies, change it as you may not be able to see the wear or damage, and the single pellet thing is a must to rule out mag issues.

You probably have a very good gun with some annoying little fault/issue which you just have not found yet.

James

[Rabid]

It could be a leaky breech seal or maybe a slack grub screw holding down the magazine activator pin retaining plate.

I fire a couple of VFG felts plus pellet to clean my Pulsar barrel.

I was looking at those felt pellets yesterday, I just use a rod or pull through normally.

The leaky breech seal MAY just be my imagination, the Chrono results certainly suggest everything is working well with pressure and seals.

[Rabid]

Only DS I can say was great was the mk1 air ranger, awesome bit of kit being reliable and accurate. This I think was down to a proper regulator ( dont think DS uses one now) and no elecs or gimmicks, so rather like a rapid and 100%, my only gripe was with a silencer fitted it was too long..

I also bought a mk2 AR, mk3 sporter and an Airwolf and none could match the old mk1

Chris

I used an airwolf mct last year for a few months and it was incredibly accurate, it was an awesome shooter, I just didn't particularly like the electrickery on it, found it a bit gimmicky for my liking.

[Rabid]

Get rid of as much oil as possible off everything, it should only ever be a light film on any exposed parts, and certainly none in the barrel/breach.

Probe seals are pennies, change it as you may not be able to see the wear or damage, and the single pellet thing is a must to rule out mag issues.

You probably have a very good gun with some annoying little fault/issue which you just have not found yet.

James

I have been rigorously cleaning it off every few shots when the bolt is exposed, I spent a good hour or so last night cleaning the barrel and now it doesn't come out smelling of oil like it first did, looks dry and totally Undamaged when I shine a light down it.

Probe seal ? Are you talking the oring inside the breech ? As it has no seal on the probe like most guns.

I tried single shot loading this morning, it was certainly an improvement, a little windy to take it for gospel today though.

I tried 3 mags this morning, it would seem not only is it pellet fussy, but it's mag fussy as well, two mags I tried were awful (one was the original with the gun) but one of my old regal mags it seems to love, coupled with AA fields, I am hitting some pretty reasonable groups now, but that's with silencer and shroud removed, really need a calm day to see how it's really grouping, but it's the best results so far.

I think your right that it has a couple of annoying little faults, and once I find them and rectify it, I should have a very nice and accurate rifle, so damn frustrating finding the problems.

[MrGrumpy]

the probe seal is a tiny O ring on the probe that pushes the pellet into the barrel
I change the one on my air ranger regularly as they are prone to wear

[Rabid]

the probe seal is a tiny O ring on the probe that pushes the pellet into the barrel
I change the one on my air ranger regularly as they are prone to wear

Thanks, I know that, but the wolverine are different, they do not have a seal on the probe, but rather one in the breech.

Reading up, they reckon 750-1000 pellets is the life span of them, sounds very low but hey ho, at least they only cost pennies.