Which would you choose of these 2 PCP’s, and why?

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Interested in buy a PCP, my first sporting precharged airgun (have a 10m match gun). After a lot of reading, and online window shopping, I have two choices in mind for a .22 caliber air rifle.
My uses are few: tree rats, plinking and all around good clean fun.

Choice A: Daystate Wolverine R HP (laminate or walnut stock)
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Choice B: FX Crown Continuum mk2 in GRS Nordic Wolf stock
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Both appeal to my visual sense in pictures, Wolverine has 50% more power I believe (30fpe vs 45fpe), Crown has two barrels and the GRS stock has cheek adjustment.

Wolverine has the cocking lever which I can switch to left handed operation (I shoot long guns left handed) with an ambidextrous stock. Crown is available in LH stock but lever is fixed on the right side of the action.

Wolverine barrel/shroud look sturdy in the event of a bump. Crown barrel/shroud looks like its’ POI could change with a small bump. This observation may not matter since I do treat my airguns with kid gloves.

Crown has external hammer/transfer port adjustments, although full power is still 30fp. Wolverine is adjustable, not with knobs. I am more of a ‘set it and forget shooter’ after I find the pellet of choice.

I like the LH GRS Nordic Wolf stock more than the ambidextrous thumb hole (and less adjustable) stock on the Wolverine.

I am leaning towards the DayState WolverineR HP since I have a hunch it will be more trouble free, although this is just a guess. No personal experience with either brand.

Which would you folks choose of the two, and why? Your input is appreciated
 
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I have not owned either one of these rifles, so my opinions are based on things I've read and comparison to other versions from the brands listed.

For a rifle I shoot left handed as well. You will actually appreciate the cocking lever on the right hand side for follow-up shots as you don't have to break your grip with the trigger hand.

I don't think a Daystate rifle will let you down, but the Crown could have POI issues if bumped hard. Daystate has very nice triggers and so do the nicer FX models.

How much do you want to tune/tinker? Are you a set and forget type of person or will you be changing to fps frequently? Not sure if the Crown reg is external or not, but you can quickly change hammer spring settings with the knob on the side and use the number as a guide for your fpe. And the Crown has the transfer port restrictor knob for larger power shifts. The reg on the Daystate is internal and some take down is required to get to it. I would imagine the Daystate hammer spring can be adjusted from the rear, but not 100% on that, and you might need a chrono to get from one setting to another.

If this were my decision to make I would probably go with the Daystate, but you must base your decision on your personal needs.
 
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I don’t feel a need, nor desire, to do any adjustments once an accurate pellet or slug was found through experimentation.
Most likely the JSB redesign are the winner (in some YT vids) of the Wolverine R

Also found a couple videos of slugs being shot through the HP barrel.

To respond to @ctshooter, I don’t have an issue with the cocking lever on the right either. The very few side lever pcp guns I have had an opportunity to shoot, have been right handed and it felt quite natural to load RH and pull the trigger LH. Just thought a true lefty action may be nice (although my LH TX200 with a true LH action is inconvenient to load, since I am a right handed person LOL)

I truly appreciate the input from everyone who has taken the time to comment 👍🐿
 
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whyzee said:
Could you educate me on those two different barrels?
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Polygonal one reduces diameter at the exit because of the chocked and the twist inside is designed for pellets.

Normal LW barrel is not chocked so allow the slugs to leave the barrel without an important reduction of speed.

The one of the picture is a .25 Cal. Is super accurate at 200 yards with NSA 29 grain slugs.

Another alternative is any of the Airgun Technology Rifles (Vulcan or Uragan) those are super rifles too.

But f you want to play with the tunning every day until the rifle gets out of order, then the ticket is a FX.
 
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Where are you sourcing the fpe #’s?
18.39 gr pellet at 880 fps is 31.63 fpe. I can guarantee you that the crown will push an 18.39 much faster than 880 and will shoot 25.39’s @ 900 with no effort whatsoever. That speed magically produces 45.67 fpe. It will shoot the 25.39’s considerably faster without any modifications.
I am not trying to sway you one way or the other as they are both very good guns, but the fpe info you have is not reality
 
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I have a Wolverine in .177 I use for FT. Excellent gun. Set it and forget it. Never seen a Crown.

The lever on right or left is just sweet. My FT gun kept lever on the right. But for squirrel hunting, got a Revere in .22 with lever on the left. As a lefty, when hunting in the woods, the left lever is perfect and feels natural. Right hand is usually supporting rifle against a tree, so it’s easier for follow up shots with lever on the left.

Not sure about weight of each gun, but my Revere was perfect this year for hunting squirrels. Getting about 35 shots from its small cylinder. I’m sure the Wolverine will get you a lot more shots, but the guns shoot so good, after 5 head shots, I’ve got my limit anyway and don’t need to take a lot of shots.

Really like the stock on the Wolverine. But I am tall with long arms and hands. It feels good, and no issues with getting a good sight picture when bringing it up.

I’m sure either rifle will be a good choice.
 
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