The Daystate Wolverine R HP is the latest version of the Wolverine family from the famous British manufacturer. “HP”, of course, stands for High Power – the full-power, US specification model.
Of course, there’s been much excitement in recent times around Daystate’s electronically-controlled air rifles: such as the Red Wolf and forthcoming Delta Wolf.
The value of the Wolverine R is that it is the company’s top-end fully mechanical air rifle. There’s plenty of customers out there who still want good, old-fashioned mechanical control over their airgun. This is the Daystate model for them!
As you would expect, the trigger is sublime and the sidelever action exquisite. The trigger is multi-adjustable, of course, to accommodate your exact requirements. Although – I have to say – every Daystate I’ve ever shot has had the trigger perfectly adjusted by the factory.
The manual safety is conveniently positioned at the rear of the action, immediately below your eye line for the scope.
The gun we’re looking-at here is the High Power model in .25 caliber. AoA tells us that it’s good for around 55 Ft/Lbs of Muzzle Energy and around 40 shots per fill.
In fact, it’s currently fitted with a larger-capacity (580 cc instead of 380 cc) HPA tank. This is an optional upgrade from Airguns of Arizona and allows for a higher shot count, although it does make the gun a little front-heavy.
There’s no question that the Daystate Wolverine R HP is a beautiful air rifle!
This one in in the stylish gray laminate stock, but there’s also a choice of solid walnut and green “Forester” laminate. In every case, the stock is of the same, comfortable, thumbhole style.
Also visible are the twin air gauges which are an external indicator of the Huma regulator that’s fitted to this gun. Incorporating a regulator was a big step in the Wolverine 2 version. That’s now been combined with sidelever cocking and the new stock design to create the current “R” version.
As you can see, I’ve mounted an Aztec Optics 5.5-25 x 50 scope with Sportsmatch rings . The single shot tray for some “gentle” shooting…
Of course, the stock is just beautiful! Again, as you would expect from Daystate!
The all-up weight of this Daystate Wolverine R HP – with scope and big tank is a fairly hefty 10 Lb 10 Oz. However, it really doesn’t feel that heavy when shooting, due to the balance of the design.
If you’re interested in acquiring your own beautiful Daystate Wolverine R, I recommend ordering yours from AoA by phone. That way, you can talk to one of their experts and explain the type of shooting you want to do – and with what ammo.
That way, AoA can set-up your Wolverine specifically for you, so that it arrives tuned to perfection. There’s no additional charge!!!
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