Is this a paid endorsement? LOL!
In order to adjust the reg, you have to disassemble the rifle, which voids the warranty.
The hammer spring adjustment is limited by the stock itself and you have to remove the stock to simply adjust the hammer spring. You can only adjust it so far before the stock limits further movement and/or keeps you from being able to reassembling the rifle.
The baffles are easily misaligned. Even when wrapped with tape to keep alignment, they can be off enough to cause clipping.
Adjusting the hammer spring for lower fps does NOT work well if you DON'T lower the reg pressure.
Hammer spring may need to be replaced/modified if you lower the reg pressure for ~12fpe.
Just a few of the things folks need to know before buying a DAR.
Oh, and as far as customer service from DAR goes. I gave up. Never got to talk to "Joe" after calling numerous times and being promised that he would "call me back" more than once.
So, buyer beware. If this happened to me, there is a good chance you will have the same experience. BTW, this is the same company that sells the Aim Sports Alpha 6 scopes that have decent glass, but nothing else.
Thanks.
But it still looks like the DAR is a take it as it comes airgun. Not much for really being adjustable, especially if you want lower power than it comes adjusted for *stock*.
It still voids the warranty if you NEED to adjust the regulator afaik.
And my opinion of their customer service is not so good. The one called "Joe" was never available when I called... when I actually got through to anyone. And when I did get through, they were much less than helpful. And "Joe" never called me back as was promised by the other "customer service" people.
And that is a shame as the DAR is a good looking airgun. I really like the wood stock, but that doesn't mean much when the gun doesn't do what you need it to do.
Would I recommend a DAR to anyone?
In a word... NO. Or HELL no.
Just for clarity, I own a DAR .177 Gen 2
Then you should know that the hammer spring is right there in the back and the reg is easily accessible after airing it down. 5 minutes max to make a change then a few adjustments to the hammer spring and your golden.
I get Joe every time I call, sorry for the bad luck but I do recommend the DAR, I have 5 of them right now and am VERY impressed with the G3 guns!
Is this a paid endorsement? LOL!
In order to adjust the reg, you have to disassemble the rifle, which voids the warranty.
The hammer spring adjustment is limited by the stock itself and you have to remove the stock to simply adjust the hammer spring. You can only adjust it so far before the stock limits further movement and/or keeps you from being able to reassembling the rifle.
The baffles are easily misaligned. Even when wrapped with tape to keep alignment, they can be off enough to cause clipping.
Adjusting the hammer spring for lower fps does NOT work well if you DON'T lower the reg pressure.
Hammer spring may need to be replaced/modified if you lower the reg pressure for ~12fpe.
Just a few of the things folks need to know before buying a DAR.
Oh, and as far as customer service from DAR goes. I gave up. Never got to talk to "Joe" after calling numerous times and being promised that he would "call me back" more than once.
So, buyer beware. If this happened to me, there is a good chance you will have the same experience. BTW, this is the same company that sells the Aim Sports Alpha 6 scopes that have decent glass, but nothing else.
Just to be fair, all hammer springs are limited in their travel, the DAR is no different in that respect. Also, if you lower the hammer spring tension within the the range allowed by the stock interference, there is no need to adjust the regulator, its just a few FPS but can help tune the harmonics.
Yes, if the baffles are put in backwards or the shroud is bent, clipping can occur. Also, if the barrel band is not aligned properly by the owner or the barrel is not attached properly, clipping can occur. The baffles are cup-set and link together so there is no chance of misalignment, there has to be another issue. I had clipping on my .177 that threw my pellets all over the place but I got some parts from a fellow airgunner and swapped out the shroud and end cap, the issue went away. The baffles are still the same.
Sorry you had a bad experience, I too returned a D2 in .22 and got a better one sent to me. The .177 I got two replacement barrels for it and finally got one to shoot straight. I just kept working the problem until I came up with a good shooting gun.
I have had no issues with customer service at all, Joe is fantastic to speak with and is always very helpful.
