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ShadowChaser
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Chuck,
No, I have never had the opportunity to try the electronic trigger in a Daystate. The only fellow in this area with a Daystate that I know about, has a CR-X that I believe predates the electronic trigger. Its a great looking gun and interested me very much when I chose my first PCP airgun however I chose to go with the Air Arms S400MPR-FT for my first and its a decision I have not regretted at all. Since acquiring that S400MPR-FT which is .177 caliber, I discovered the S400SL-XTRA in .22 caliber and very quickly became enamored of the side lever action.
As to triggers, Air Arms S400 triggers are tops for mechanical triggers, they can be tweaked to single stage with very sensitive pressure settings as they come from the box, no modifications needed. And Yes, the Air Arms S400 series guns with the air tube reservoir is a much better action/reservoir/barrel assembly to make a stock for than a front bottle gun based on my experience so far.
Yes, the AA guns are very competitive, I almost took one of the outdoor AGBR matches this past spring with the AA S400SL .22 in the laminate BR stock however due to my own mistake, I double shot one bullseye and missed the one next to it on the first of three targets which cost me the target by 21 points however I did win the second and third targets and came in either 3rd or 4th in aggregate score for the match and was only 8 points down from the match winner. Boy, did that first target hurt!!!
As to comparing a S400 and an S410 for accuracy, as I've not shot a S410 however at least one other shooter in our matches shoots a S410 and comparing the two guns, there is no reason why a S410 should not be as accurate as far as I can tell. The only difference between the S400 and the S410 is the braket mounted to the side of the action for the magazine. The S410 mechanism is identical to the S400 and if you removed the bracket and screws holding it, as far as I can tell, they would be the same. As to shooting from a magazine, a couple of our local shooters who are often match winners do shoot PCP guns with a magazine and find no difference in accuracy between using the magazine and single loading pellets.
As to power level classifications, all my PCP guns, as I now have 4 in my collection, 3 AA S400 and the FX Royale, all are high power unregulated guns and typically shoot in the 850- 950 fps range depending on what weight pellet I choose.
I am not familiar with BR50, all the matches in this area are AGBR, either springer, Match, or Unlimited class and I choose to shoot in the AGBR Unlimited class as its what comes closest to RBA/IR5050 which is my other choice for a benchrest shooting activity. This means I get to use the same range equipment such as rests, wind flags etc.
I'm an inveterate tinkerer and still learning about airguns and I do a lot of experimenting with gun tuning. I use the matches as a way to evaluate my work on the guns and stocks by the opportunity to compare them to how other shooter's guns perform. At this stage of the game, my guns are mostly an experiment and learning process for me however none of them are a disappointment at this stage of the game and my match shooting is more for gun testing rather than being competitive at this stage of the game as I see it.
Happy Shooting,
Mitch & Shadow...
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