burchy1234 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 All, My FAC section 1 is through and my debate is this!!! Theoben Rapid mk2 vs Daystate airwolf or air ranger Any advice reviews etc have trawled the web for vids etc etc. Cheers Burchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhw100 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 (edited) All, My FAC section 1 is through and my debate is this!!! Theoben Rapid mk2 vs Daystate airwolf or air ranger Any advice reviews etc have trawled the web for vids etc etc. Cheers Burchy Ooooh that's what I'm torn between to!...and the daystate mk4 ! I would love to see some replies to. Rapid mk 2 can get 90 shots at 30ftlb air ranger gets 50 odd at 40lftlb my mate has the ranger it's Lovely but massive,with a massive buddy bottle for all that air. The mk4 gets 50 shots at 30ftlb but keeps the small bottle and is lighter and has the electronic regulator....Theoben has the reputation! Edited February 2, 2012 by tomhw100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chr15j Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Theobwn all the way!!! Or an old webley patriot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 I've got a Theoben Rapid Mk1 FAC in .22 running at 22ft/lbs.It is a superb piece of kit but if was going for a new FAC air-rifle today I would definately look at the Daystate Air Ranger.Daystate IMO are the front runners in Airgun Technology! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccles Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Ooooh that's what I'm torn between to!...and the daystate mk4 ! I would love to see some replies to. Rapid mk 2 can get 90 shots at 30ftlb air ranger gets 50 odd at 40lftlb my mate has the ranger it's Lovely but massive,with a massive buddy bottle for all that air. The mk4 gets 50 shots at 30ftlb but keeps the small bottle and is lighter and has the electronic regulator....Theoben has the reputation! Hi Tom agree with you again mate.Got the Ranger 40lb is little heavy but off the pod or sticks on rabbits f-ing awesome And shooting squirrels leaning on tree or something 60y+ no prob.But heavy free hand.Free hand one of the lighter good rifle Daystate s410 theoben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhw100 Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Hi Tom agree with you again mate.Got the Ranger 40lb is little heavy but off the pod or sticks on rabbits f-ing awesome And shooting squirrels leaning on tree or something 60y+ no prob.But heavy free hand.Free hand one of the lighter good rifle Daystate s410 theoben Yea mate they are an awesome gun...I shot a pigeon with it at 80yds the other day only had to aim roughly one dot on my mates mill dot scope and it killed it stone dead and still had an exit wound! ( before anyone starts it had a safe backdrop). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Gould Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 i would say air ranger @ 40ftlbs with the ranger you get a srouded barrel what you can add a extra moderator too which will make it evern more quieter, a ambi stock for left and right handers, and good customer service good luck with what you buy and happy shooting Matt Yea mate they are an awesome gun...I shot a pigeon with it at 80yds the other day only had to aim roughly one dot on my mates mill dot scope and it killed it stone dead and still had an exit wound! ( before anyone starts it had a safe backdrop). a 80 yard shot with a 40ft lbs ranger is no worries at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Daystate ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckytrigger Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 S/h 30ft lb rapid cost me £350 with custom weaver rail, two 400cc bottles and two magazines power is variable from 15-38ft lb's is mega accurate and easy to work on and service for very little cost. There's no way i would pay a grand for a pellet gun and especially not a Daystate which if goes wrong will have to go back to Daystate for an expensive repair. Just my own opinion... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 I had an FAC rapid and it was just one trouble after another ! If i come back to a FAC air rifle it will be daystate and have quality and there only 20 mile down the road so any problems and its half hour drive up the road to drop off if there were any problems, so no posting through rfd and having folk work on it who clain to be experts etc ! Do it once and do it propperly ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burchy1234 Posted February 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Are theoben's that unreliable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Are theoben's that unreliable? No, they're well made and solid if a little dated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 I would argue that its a good job you can work on them easily and would say its because you need to be able to ! People always say buy the best you can afford and i would have to agree ! I know of a few rapid disasters but haven't herd to much about daystates having to many problems and there well established and unlikely to go bump either ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie g Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 he reason rapids go wrong is because so many people who think they know how to work on them dont ! they then sell on these guns to others who have nothing but peoblems with them. if you have fac and need the rifle tuned then get it done by someone in the know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durbsguy Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 I've got a FAC Airwolf in .177 and can't fault it. What is great about the eletronic Daystates you can up date the mother board and keep it cutting edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard1951 Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Got to be Daystate and you can get it set to 80ft lb and with the electronics you can adjust it to other settings if you want less power at the click of the electronic triger so you have 80 when needed and set to 40 for other jobs , now that has to be good , i dont think you can do that with any of the others in the field Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard1951 Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 there is a briliant write up in air gunner this month with one in .25 hunting in africa someware . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 .25 fac is the way to go. can daystate supply a .25 fac? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhw100 Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 not sure...theyve just released a 303 though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard1951 Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 daystate do .25 @ up to 80 ft lb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p barrett Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 the mct will only ajust from 40ft pound down ,the 80ft pound is the air ranger ,and that is set at 80 and does not ajust ,i had the 80ft in 22 and that was not very accurate ,tried every pellet there was , cleaned and polished the barrel which did improve accuracy ,but not a patch on the two 40 plus ft pound rapids i have ,if you get a problem with the daystate it has to go back to the factory at about £150 a pop ,with the rapids you can strip and rebuild it in minutes ,rapid all the way , atb jazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard1951 Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 (edited) Yes pb your right it is only the ranger that is 80lb and that is not electronic though daystate say .22 should be max of 60 ft and .25 80 ft/lb but that is going to make some bang when it goes off . lol Must be heavy though i tried to sholder a panther other week and that was to heavy for me nice gun though . Edited February 9, 2012 by richard1951 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 I would say get the Rapid in 12ft/lb then take it to Ben Taylor at Milbro for the FAC conversion. If he does half the job on yours he did on mine the result will be awesome. I'm running a teeny weeny 280cc bottle and I'm getting just over 40-50 shots out of it with Ben's regulator; more than enough for a night on the rabbits. I haven't heard a bad word about Ben's work (he also sorted the **** factory trigger; no really, it was **** and the sealing of the pellet probe to prevent and loss of air and subsequent loss of power). Good stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Would you want one at 80 ft lbs? Probably needs a recharge every other pellet. I like my S410 Xtra side lever at 32 ft lbs but given the choice I would opt for an Airwolf as the Rapid just looks too odd for my taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 But Mick what was the cost of the rapid in the first place plus all the work youve had done since ? i bet its approaching the sam cost a second hand FAC Daystate that just works straight out the box and does it better ! also the rapid stocks aren that nice except the MFR. Just look for a good example of a second hand Daystate ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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