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Daystate wolverine .303

Postby supersnapper » Tue Oct 02, 2012 4:44 pm

Has anyone seen the new Daystate Wolverine .303 cal FAC air rifle 100ft lbs.? I have a question, if I bought this rifle and went rabbit shooting with it would there be enough left of the rabbit for me to eat after I shot it or would I have to settle for minced rabbit.? LOL :grin:
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Re: Daystate wolverine .303

Postby Buffy Vampire Slayer » Tue Oct 02, 2012 6:03 pm

it`s only putting .22LR power out so headshots should be no problem for bunny meat :thup:
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Re: Daystate wolverine .303

Postby Cottontail killer » Tue Oct 02, 2012 6:29 pm

It's a lot of cash for only 12-15 shots per fill tho
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Re: Daystate wolverine .303

Postby 1066 » Tue Oct 02, 2012 7:04 pm

Buffy Vampire Slayer wrote:it`s only putting .22LR power out so headshots should be no problem for bunny meat :thup:


And a pretty loopy trajectory I guess - I don't know what weight the bullet is but I would guess more than the 40gns of a .22 bullet so the velocity must be in the 8-900fps range to give 100ftlbs so another guess is the drop at 100yds would be at least a couple of feet :(
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Re: Daystate wolverine .303

Postby Viperteks » Tue Oct 02, 2012 7:08 pm

A solution searching for a problem!

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Re: Daystate wolverine .303

Postby bumpy22 » Tue Oct 02, 2012 7:20 pm

would it not ricochet like our beloved .22{heavy piece of lead and low velocity}?
how much is it?
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Re: Daystate wolverine .303

Postby leadpig » Tue Oct 02, 2012 8:49 pm

1066 wrote:
Buffy Vampire Slayer wrote:it`s only putting .22LR power out so headshots should be no problem for bunny meat :thup:


And a pretty loopy trajectory I guess - I don't know what weight the bullet is but I would guess more than the 40gns of a .22 bullet so the velocity must be in the 8-900fps range to give 100ftlbs so another guess is the drop at 100yds would be at least a couple of feet :(

50g pellet so its going to be roughly the same as 22lr,and it will bounce like a barsteward :shock:
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Re: Daystate wolverine .303

Postby leadpig » Tue Oct 02, 2012 8:55 pm

bumpy22 wrote:would it not ricochet like our beloved .22{heavy piece of lead and low velocity}?
how much is it?

judging from the price scaling i have seen,around £1500 :thdn:
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Re: Daystate wolverine .303

Postby bumpy22 » Tue Oct 02, 2012 9:14 pm

leadpig wrote:
1066 wrote:
Buffy Vampire Slayer wrote:it`s only putting .22LR power out so headshots should be no problem for bunny meat :thup:


And a pretty loopy trajectory I guess - I don't know what weight the bullet is but I would guess more than the 40gns of a .22 bullet so the velocity must be in the 8-900fps range to give 100ftlbs so another guess is the drop at 100yds would be at least a couple of feet :(

50g pellet so its going to be roughly the same as 22lr,and it will bounce like a barsteward :shock:

what i expected :turd: with no shot count either :shock: surely a decent rapid in 22 at about 30 ftlb would be the better option just a thought :roll:if you are going down the air route and not powder
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Re: Daystate wolverine .303

Postby leadpig » Tue Oct 02, 2012 9:43 pm

i would far rather a .25 running at 45 fpe ;) :thup: :thup:
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Re: Daystate wolverine .303

Postby bumpy22 » Tue Oct 02, 2012 9:50 pm

leadpig wrote:i would far rather a .25 running at 45 fpe ;) :thup: :thup:

now I must agree with that forgot all about the .25 that would be nice rifle to use although could that knock down a boar like the daystate :shock: :mad: I saw a clip on youtube the other day.I am no big game hunter but surely that is not enough gun
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Re: Daystate wolverine .303

Postby leadpig » Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:00 pm

bumpy22 wrote:
leadpig wrote:i would far rather a .25 running at 45 fpe ;) :thup: :thup:

now I must agree with that forgot all about the .25 that would be nice rifle to use although could that knock down a boar like the daystate :shock: :mad: I saw a clip on youtube the other day.I am no big game hunter but surely that is not enough gun

yes it is,is it ethical is another question ;)
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Re: Daystate wolverine .303

Postby Beer Hunter » Wed Oct 03, 2012 6:22 am

Have you seen the YouTube video by team f'wit where they shoot a boar with one of these?
Unbelievable.

I would suggest that a 50 grain pellet at 1,000 fps (110 lb.ft) is not enough for a clean kill every time.

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Re: Daystate wolverine .303

Postby The_Dogge » Wed Oct 03, 2012 7:44 am

OMG! Shooting a boar with the equivalent (at best) of a .22LR!?

My dad had a slaughterman fail to kill a pig about that size with his pistol as he said their skull was too hard, i think he was very lucky that boar went down to that shot.

The gun seems a pointless curiosity, if i want something to lob a 40gr bullet at 100ftlb there is an obvious solution, it doesnt cost £1500 and doesnt need charging every 15 shots either!
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Re: Daystate wolverine .303

Postby Coldfinger » Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:27 am

Shocking. You could almost hope that one day all someone will find is a .22 air rifle with teeth marks in the stock and and a single boot with an old stripey sock in it :grin:
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