Pulsar vs renegade

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I have owned the pulsar in .22 and am very familiar with other daystates. I should be able to answer. The renegade still uses the harper slingshot.....same slingshot that is in my wolverine b hilite .22. The difference is the sear is released by the electronic trigger. The electronic triggers are awesome too by the way.
The full electronic pulsar is more efficient with its air useage. This translates into more shots per fill and a quieter airgun. To date....the electronic pulsar I owned with a huggett was by far the quietest airgun I have ever heard. It does not have a regulator.....and that is a bonus. It behaves just like a regulated gun without the potential headaches of a regulated gun. It does not have a regulator.....but make no mistake it is regulated. The electronics adjust the hammer strike force based off of the pressure in the tank.....my pulsar got like 70 shots within about 12 ft per second extreme spread if memory serves. Furthermore, with the full electronic you can adjust the power to low, medium, or high at the push of a button per say.
The renegade should behave like other harper equipped daystates It is still efficient with its air useage. I would expect it to be very quiet with a huggett. Almost as quiet as the full electronic. Again no regulator......but behaves like it is regulated. This to me is a bonus. I get 60 really tight shots from my wolverine with 500cc carbon bottle from 230bar down to 185 bar. The electronic pulsar managed 70+ with like 300cc or 350cc.....cant remember the volume right now. It could be shot down to like 150 bar from 230bar and keep all the shots tightly regulated. I would expect the renegade to get maybe 35 to 40 really tight shots based on its volume and harper valve. Cant go wrong either way. Alot of people are turned off by the electronics but they were faultless for me.
 
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There is a string for a Renegade on one of the YouTube clips for the FAC version. It isn't a user review but that data should be reliable at least. It appeared to get 70 consistent shots per fill.

The "reviewer" got nice looking groups too. Based on the info above, it looks like performance is comparable. The string is around 7 mins 40 seconds in:



It makes it a tougher decision for someone deciding between the two. On the one hand, you could argue that if you are going to put up with the disadvantages of an electronic system, you might as well get all of the benefits. On the other hand, less money and less weight is not an insignificant consideration when performance is so similar. 

Something that would play on my mind is that the Renegade is probably easier to get fixed by a 3rd party. Aside from the trigger, it is a regular air gun. That only matters if you plan on keeping it for a long time. Everything electronic fails eventually and no product has indefinite aftermarket support. With that said, I would probably go with the Pulsar if it was me and the money was not a big factor. I like to own the flagship product, not the one they had to hold back on to justify the lower price.
 
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Another note I forgot to mention......the pulsar side lever is effortless. Your not compressing a main spring. You literally cant go wrong with the renegade. Looking at the shot string......You would get just as I guessed about 35 really consistent shots for long range. Sure.....you can get more in a situation where a 40ft per second spread is acceptable. I could probably get 100 shots out of my wolverine with a 40fps spread. I try to pick my shooting curve/range with a max of 15fps. Whichever you get......get the full length huggett. Seriously......get the huggett now or plan to get in the near future.
 
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