Air Ranger or Wolverine B

[cornish kev]

Had a regulated Ranger and sold it to get the Wolverine B. I really wish I'd kept the ranger.

[barrel]

Had a regulated Ranger and sold it to get the Wolverine B. I really wish I'd kept the ranger.

Those early regulated Rangers were great, cannot understand why Daystate stopped fitting that excellent reg and went over to the Harper valve, well I can it was cost.

Kindest regards

Barrel

[Mekon88]

Either gun is a superb shooter but if looking at 2nd hand many rangers are now around bottle replacement age so factor that in when pricing them up, chap i know bought a mint looking gun then go told during a service his bottle will expire in 4 months....

[madcarlos]

Either gun is a superb shooter but if looking at 2nd hand many rangers are now around bottle replacement age so factor that in when pricing them up, chap i know bought a mint looking gun then go told during a service his bottle will expire in 4 months....

I will have to check the expiry date on mine, How long they last for.

[12/200]

I will have to check the expiry date on mine, How long they last for.

400cc BBs have an expiry date ???????

[madcarlos]

400cc BBs have an expiry date ???????

I was not aware of it untill the above chap mentioned about it.

[32:1]

Hi Bud
Now you know what you really want

I had the mk1 ranger which I feel was the best DS as it had a proper regulator, and the only DS bottle gun that did afik.. It was ok, a long rifle with silencer fitted and mine needed one, not one actual problem mate but never super accurate but now I know barrels etc can be worked on !!! I sold that to get an airwolf but sadly that was a Friday afternoon gun and I had problems and was not as good as the ARmk1, I then tried a rapid which I liked .

after speaking to you at the range, we both know what you really want, but is it a mk2 or MFR


Chris

[Rapidnick]

Either gun is a superb shooter but if looking at 2nd hand many rangers are now around bottle replacement age so factor that in when pricing them up, chap i know bought a mint looking gun then go told during a service his bottle will expire in 4 months....

Sorry this isn't right.Small buddy bottles are not subject to test.

[12/200]

Sorry this isn't right.Small buddy bottles are not subject to test.

BBs 400cc & under no test
The 500cc Carbon are a 10 yr life ( i think )

[Rapidnick]

BBs 400cc & under no test
The 500cc Carbon are a 10 yr life ( i think )

The carbon fibre bottles are different and do have a finite life as you say. In the real world however I'm not certain what this means as you don't actually take them in to a dive shop for filling so any rule could be ignored by the owner. The bigger carbon fibre tanks I understand have to be junked as most of us don't have our own compressors so we have to get them filled and tested.The real hazard is when you condsider how many rusty rifle tubes are out there on older rifles with no checks made on them whatsoever.

[MrGrumpy]

The carbon fibre bottles are different and do have a finite life as you say. In the real world however I'm not certain what this means as you don't actually take them in to a dive shop for filling so any rule could be ignored by the owner. The bigger carbon fibre tanks I understand have to be junked as most of us don't have our own compressors so we have to get them filled and tested.The real hazard is when you condsider how many rusty rifle tubes are out there on older rifles with no checks made on them whatsoever.

Carbon fibre buddy bottles are 15 years . I know this because iv just had a look at the one i fitted to my air ranger

[bigben11]

Shot about 25 times

[fife]

HI, I Have a daystate Wolverine B. in 177cal one of the most accurit air rifles i have shot and you cannot double cock them ,had a few air rangers and they have been supper accurit guns ,but to me the wolverine has the edge on them,i gas my wolverine up to 170 bar and with boxed crossman premiars you get the same size hole as 177 pellet at 30 yd, hope this helps bob.

[para]

The Ranger has served me well but I haven't shot the wolverine although I can't see there being to much difference, I would imagine though you would pick up a ranger cheaper than a wolverine which is a bonus

[sandyman1963]

Get them both