Hello Dark Side!

[ShotOut6]

Hey All, just registered after spending much time here looking around. Got my first PCP recently, just shot it today. A slightly, lightly used Daystate Huntsman Regal XL in .22 caliber. Pulled a 6X SWFA off a 6.5 Creedmoor, put her on the Daystate and think I'll leave it at that for awhile.

Wow! It's almost like cheating! I filled it up to 210 BAR (with a Hill pump) and shot 35 rounds zeroing and grouping some different pellets. It would have taken me a couple months to shoot this many really good groups with my Beeman R9. All the buyer's remorse I've had for the last week waiting for a chance to shoot is now officially gone.

So, I got a bunch of felt cleaning pellets. Do these things really work? Do I need to put something on them, like a light oil? (Get ready, I'll have many more questions, I'm sure)

Regards,

 

[Ranchibi]

Congratulations! Excellent PCP, one of the best ever made in my opinion. I use as many do Ballistol on the felt buttons or patches then run a couple of dry patches at the end.

 

[ShotOut6]

Oh sweet, I've got two big cans of Ballistol. Love it and use it on just about everything. The smell is a little rich though, lol.

I kinda look at the Daystate as my retirement gift to myself, 15 years early. Might as well enjoy it while you can kinda thing.

 

[Peskådot671]

Try not to use petroleum-based lubricants on an airgun. I recommend getting the Patchworm Pocket Field Cleaning kit from 20/20 Concepts. You have a good gun there.

 

[Bobbybeef]

thick weed eater string heat up one end and make a ball the other end sharpen use patches and ballistol works like a charm i use 090 weed eater string

 

[davelarson]

Welcome aboard! What a great choice for a first PCP gun. I started out with a hand pump as well. I soon realized how much I liked shooting and decided to get a compressor. This hobby is too much fun! An afternoon shooting flys at 30 yards is so satisfying lol.

 

[wyshadow]

I also have the Huntsman and it's my favorite PCP out of all my PCP's. I use a combination of a weed Wacker line and a fishing line. What I did I heated a needle and drilled a small hole at one end of the weed Wacker line. Loop the fishing line, thread the ends through the hole you made, and tie the ends so the fishing line stays put. Make both the weed Wacker line and the looped fishing line 4 inches or more longer then your barrel.

 

[Gerry52]

Those felt pellets are crap IMHO. Get or make a "pull-through" type cleaner. Welcome aboard. Glad your initial pcp experience is a good one so far. Keep your wallet handy!