Daystate MK4 tube color.

[Keith2324]

Maybe someone can help me out with this. I thought I read somewhere that there was a difference in the rifles which came with the black air tube as compared to the silver. It may be as simple as one's for Europe or USA destinations or 12 ft lb or 30 ft lb. This is not critical by any means. Just curious. 

Keith.

 

[Ted]

Daystate does that with all of the models. In most cases, the rifles are identical to the stock models in every way except color (ie. no special barrels or better performance). But, there are a few models with more bells and whistles to go along with the color (such as the Grand Prix with the built in chronograph).
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MK4 Platinum


Air Wolf - Gray Shadow


Grand Prix

 

[Keith2324]

This is what I was referring to. Not the color of the entire tube. My apologies for not being definitive.

Keith.

 

[Ted]

Well that's a new one for me.... I have never seen that. Maybe one of the boys from the Daystate Owners Club will read this and chime in....

 

[Keith2324]

Here are a couple of replies I received from the Daystate forum:



Re: Daystate MK4 Air cylinder colour!by airwolf1 » April 6th, 2015, 4:32 amHi,

Do you mean the silver rear tube? This came on the later models, as I recall there was no real difference, it was done to comply with some rule change or future change regarding the cylinder, something like they needed to be removable. As I remember they then needed to use a stronger material for the rear tube, this material couldn't be blacked in the same way as the cylinder so it was plated instead.

Re: Daystate MK4 Air cylinder colour!by MK4R10 » April 6th, 2015, 4:43 amHi as Airwolf says if you mean the rear tube ie the solaniod tube is silver on the latest MK4s i was told when i bought mine it was made from a different aluminium with improved properties that improve solanoid perfomance, some thing do with farady cage effects

.Not sure why they arnt black,but if its silver you know you have one of the latest most upto date editions.Only what my RFD told me.

 

[mark404]

Silver tubes = latest version of Mk4, I was told that they made the change because the air tube had to be made replaceable because of a new law in England and they had to change to a stronger material for the threads holding the air tube on.