Daystate Harrier Review

Watch this item
Daystate  Harrier
4.5 stars
Average rating for this product is: 4.5 out of 5

From 4 ratings and 16 reviews

Thumb up 88% of users recommend this product

Rate it Now:

Click on the stars above to rate this product:

Tweet This Item

cbirkley's Review of Daystate Harrier

Overall Rating

5 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
Good Points

Fantastic accuracy


Bad Points

Slightly fiddly pellet breech - gets better with practice


General Comments

Just bought a S/H Daystate Harrier Air Rifle- approx 5 years old complete with silencer and Simmons Deerfield 3-9x50 scope.

Traded in a Weirauch HW99S which I had bought new 6 months ago and which was giving me accuracy problems due to 'bounce' and despite the addition of scopes I was struggling for consistency.

Having been a regular shot for 30 plus years I had always favoured the break barrel spring system air gun and the Daystate was my first experience of a Pre Charged Gun. I was not disappointed.

Complete with Hills pump and an optimum charge of 2200 psi my first effort with the rifle was outstanding. A clean grouping within 2 inches at 40 metres and an absolutely still mechanism.

Excellent trigger (2 stage set fairly light but adjustable) and no appreciable barrel noise on discharge (to the point I wondered whether the rifle had the 'oomph' that I was looking for!)

I needn't have worried - my target backing of 6mm hardboard was easily pierced at that distance (and further) and removal of the silencer for a number of shots gave a more resounding sound to the weapon.

Mainly used as a garden plinker, I have taken ground sitting Magpies with head shots at similar distance and 'ratted' at upto 25 yards with great success.

Best accuracy has been with Superdome pellets and while a heavier 'hunting' variety has been less consistent I guess it is a case of 'horses for courses'.

All round fantastic gun and I have no hesitation in recommending it.

Tweet This Review

On average, people found this review very helpful

How helpful did you find this review?