Daystate Mirage XLR

[airwolf1]

I seem to remember a figure of 230 made, this is both mk1 and mkII's and I believe less mkII's were made than mk1's. I have certainly seen less mkII's for sale. I have a .22 12ftlb in a beech stock and a .25 FAC version in a walnut profile stock. You will have a far better chance of finding an LR90 stock than anything else.

you will need to undo the firing valve body face with a tool, I use a bar with a 3mm flat blade ground in the end (like a giant screw driver), one full turn anti clockwise should be enough as all it does is tighten the O ring around the body. then you can remove the pin and push the valve body from the back out through the front.

[IanSea]

I seem to remember a figure of 230 made, this is both mk1 and mkII's and I believe less mkII's were made than mk1's. I have certainly seen less mkII's for sale. I have a .22 12ftlb in a beech stock and a .25 FAC version in a walnut profile stock. You will have a far better chance of finding an LR90 stock than anything else.

you will need to undo the firing valve body face with a tool, I use a bar with a 3mm flat blade ground in the end (like a giant screw driver), one full turn anti clockwise should be enough as all it does is tighten the O ring around the body. then you can remove the pin and push the valve body from the back out through the front.

Thanks, this is just the kind of info I needed. When I did a google search someone was saying that only 20 or so MK2s were made which makes them a rare beast indeed. They also said that the design was then sold to Beeman, but not sure how true this is. I thought that the LR90 stock would be easier to find but that still doesn't make one easy to find especially in L/H. Still I'll worry about that when I have it resealed.

[airwolf1]

Thanks, this is just the kind of info I needed. When I did a google search someone was saying that only 20 or so MK2s were made which makes them a rare beast indeed. They also said that the design was then sold to Beeman, but not sure how true this is. I thought that the LR90 stock would be easier to find but that still doesn't make one easy to find especially in L/H. Still I'll worry about that when I have it resealed.

I am sure there were more mkII's than that, they made the mkII to appeal more to the US market with its improved shot count. Daystate also made some for Beeman but they were renamed the Beeman Mako, they were built in smaller numbers, from memory there were 20-30 on the data base. The Mirage has some unique points not shared with other models like the tapered breech and pellet shaped filler end cap.

I made a new stock for my 12ftlb version but its right handed I love the 1" tube Daystates and own pretty much each model they made with only the Firefly to find, this was primarily a US model with less than a handful remaining here. Having said that 2 years ago I missed out on one on the selling sites by a few hours and that was a lefty!!

[IanSea]

I am sure there were more mkII's than that, they made the mkII to appeal more to the US market with its improved shot count. Daystate also made some for Beeman but they were renamed the Beeman Mako, they were built in smaller numbers, from memory there were 20-30 on the data base. The Mirage has some unique points not shared with other models like the tapered breech and pellet shaped filler end cap.

I made a new stock for my 12ftlb version but its right handed I love the 1" tube Daystates and own pretty much each model they made with only the Firefly to find, this was primarily a US model with less than a handful remaining here. Having said that 2 years ago I missed out on one on the selling sites by a few hours and that was a lefty!!

When I googled Beeman Mako I came across an old thread on the Daystate Owners Forum concerning the XLR, which you had posted on. On this thread the total number of XLRs was given as 230 with 123 being MK2s. Apparently the 20 Makos were included in the 230, leaving 87 MK1s. The Mako name was also used for Beeman badged versions of the LR90 to add to the confusion.

Bad luck on missing the Firefly. I remember reading the review in AGW and thinking what a good looking rifle it was with the Gary Cane stock.

[airwolf1]

When I googled Beeman Mako I came across an old thread on the Daystate Owners Forum concerning the XLR, which you had posted on. On this thread the total number of XLRs was given as 230 with 123 being MK2s. Apparently the 20 Makos were included in the 230, leaving 87 MK1s. The Mako name was also used for Beeman badged versions of the LR90 to add to the confusion.

Bad luck on missing the Firefly. I remember reading the review in AGW and thinking what a good looking rifle it was with the Gary Cane stock.

I remember researching the numbers at the time but cannot remember how I got to the figures, is yours a mk1 or 2 and what serial number is it?

[IanSea]

Mine is a Mark 1 S No 2096.

[airwolf1]

Mine is a Mark 1 S No 2096.

I have found some notes from when I was trying to work out build numbers, nothing exact I am afraid but assumptions based from searching the web at the time. As you will likely know the numbers started at 2000, my guns are 2124 and 2135. Its frustrating that Daystates database does not distinguish between a mkI or MKII. I found a gun that was no 2155 for sale that did not state it was a mkII so I assume a mkI, I found a MKII that was number 2192. I think the total number of 230 came from the fact the highest serial is 2230, but when you take out the 20 Mako's and some missing or scrapped serial numbers you are left with 208. I was originally told that there were less mkI's but I am convinced its definitely the other way round. I would be very interested to find any members with MkII guns to see how low the serial numbers go. I can only be sure so far that the mkI's went up to 135 having not actually seen gun 155.