As most of you know, the team at Airguns of Arizona are passionate about airguns. They’s also passionate about shooting them. And most of the AoA Team are also very good shots – or better!
Therefore it comes as no surprise that Lauren Parsons – one of the company’s more recent hires – is a world-class Field Target competitor.
So when we mention that the new Daystate Red Wolf Field Target LPR is the ultimate new model for Field Target enthusiasts, you’ll understand immediately that LPR stands for Lauren Parsons Rifle. It’s true!
Lauren explains. “I was looking for a new “traditional” looking Field Target rifle. At that point I had been shooting my Steyr LG 110. Whilst it is a fantastic gun and I have had great successes with it, I was wanting a change. I was looking for something more traditional, but nice. Accurate and WOW!”
“No gun on the market offered that to me straight out of the box”, she continued. “Of course, there always have been custom stocks available for guns and I just wanted something like the Daystate Grand Prix”.
“In fact, I wanted a Grand Prix, and I couldn’t find one anywhere! So Daystate and I got together and designed the gun with every little detail”.
The Daystate Red Wolf Field Target LPR is based on the proven Red Wolf electronic system. It’s pre-programmed with three highly-specific tuned settings and combines the best ART barrel from Lothar Walther with a fixed 300 cc air cylinder.
This makes the Red Wolf LPR geared exclusively for competition target shooting at the highest level.
Just take a look at that custom hand-made stock! It’s a masterpiece by British stockmaker, Warren Edwards.
Lauren helped design the stock and gave input as to what features she wanted it to have. “I wanted the palm rest and the scalloped cheek piece”, she explained. “An accessory rail and a good butt hook is a must on an FT gun”.
The Red Wolf LPR’s combination of scalloped cheek piece and full adjustability creates the ideal head position for almost any shooter.
The grip has been specially designed to accommodate a thumb around, thumb up, or side hand positions. It also uses an adjustable palm rest to cup the shooter’s hand perfectly.
The gray laminate stock is sculpted to create the trigger guard and there’s a cutout for the LCD screen area. The Red Wolf LPR has been fitted with a T-rail, located along the bottom of the stock, to accommodate all necessary accessories for a custom Field Target configuration.
The stock is completed by a Warren Edwards fully adjustable butt hook and adjustable hamster.
Here’s Lauren again: “I absolutely love this gun! It handles so nicely and the electronics are superb. The match trigger is crisp and and the stock fits me like a glove”.
In fact, she’s had pretty good results competing with her Red Wolf LPR thus far!
“My first competition I took it out on was the Arizona State Championships 2019”, Lauren told us. “I won the WFTF class with it. From there, I cleared my first course EVER with this gun in December. I performed really well at the Sonoran Desert Grand Prix”.
“At the Oregon State Championships I again won my class and also shot the overall match high score. I repeated that same performance at the Arizona State Championship with another overall high score”.
So it’s safe to say, this gun can shoot!
Lauren uses 10.34 Grain JSB Exact Heavy pellets in her Red Wolf LPR. That’s what she has found shoot the best out of this barrel.
The basis for the Daystate Red Wolf Field Target LPR is a .177 Red Wolf in standard power configuration. However, it’s fitted with a 300cc tube instead of the 480cc bottle. There’s also some very special custom programming of the electronics.
Lauren gets over 300 shots per fill on this gun so she never needs a tank for a weekend shoot.
In fact Lauren’s have Red Wolf LPR is custom-tuned with three power settings that I need the most. These settings give 11.4 Ft/Lbs, 11.8 Ft/Lbs and 12.4 Ft/Lbs respectively.
So when Lauren travels to a FT shoot and finds that her gun has lost some power due to elevation, she goes to the high power setting. If environmental factors mean she is over the 12 Ft/Lbs limit at a match, she selects the lower power tune.
It’s very simple to do. Because the power setting is displayed on the side of the gun, anyone can see what power setting the gun is using.
“This is the most comfortable gun that I have ever shot and competed with”, says Lauren. “I absolutely love the way it feels and shoots. And – by the way – that’s my favorite Kahles scope on top of it. Watch this space because I will be keeping this one for a while!”
Each Red Wolf LPR includes a single shot tray, magazine and fitted hard case. It’s ready to go straight out of the box, says Lauren.
And guess what? The Daystate Red Wolf Field Target LPR is in stock at Airguns of Arizona right now…
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