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Airguns by Make and Model => Artemis/SPA Airguns => Topic started by: Relentless Holiday on October 01, 2022, 03:02:38 PM
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I had my first two hours with the DF2 last PM. :D I did a very extensive review on the V1.0 in .177. It was powerful but had issues. ALL of which have been resolved in this MKII. The mismatched grain and stain of the fore stock, gone, now the same piece of wood and stain match. The pellet clipping the barrel port , Gone! The Pump effort issue, GONE! I am only about 12 weeks post rotator cuff surgery so me pumping this for 2 hours should say something to anyone who's had that work on their arm.
After sighting in I tested 6 of the .22 pellets that most of my other guns will shoot 1-2 two well. And this gun grouped ALL of them acceptably for 25yd squirrel head shots. CPUM, JSB exact Jumbo, Beeman Crow Magnums, Beeman Kodiak X-Hvy and the stars, HN field target trophy 5.53 and 5.55 ruled though just plain stacking them. I only have 3 other .22 guns that will not act like spoiled children pellet snobs. Two have choked L/W barrels (Airforce and FX) and one has a Green Mtn (P-Rod) choked. Those Barrels can cost what this gun does. One 10 M paper .177 rifle a 853 with L/W will also shoot anything well. I am very impressed and pleased with the DF2 on this.
This gun is a keeper just for the price point and ability to shoot several pellets well. The ease of pumping is just a very nice bonus to me. And at $200 it's fine to keep as a truck gun with no guilt. Mine ran this way anyhow, hope the best for you guys as well. I have trimmed back from around 30 guns to 7 or so. This makes 8 that are keepers.
The cons:
The fit and finish was off on the front to rear stock meeting. Mine did not stick out as I have seen some people say theirs did. it just was not an even space on both sides of the gun. Pretty small potatoes at the price point.
Like most new less costly Chinese guns I've bought it spit out a ton of fluids in the first 20 rounds. That amount of liquid volume in the air chamber seems to always make them shoot harder at first due to reduced volume=higher pressure. So I won't chrono them till after 100 or so rounds. (just my experience with them, others say they climb. I just have experienced the opposite)
The trigger...well I don't know about the guns others have reviewed. but crisp two stage is not what I would call it. On the good side it is relatively light, I don't have a pull scale. But it is the redeeming feature of it, so there it's got that going. It's also a bit long, creepy and has very little second stage wall. Also the over ravel is substantial. ...there I said it. It's a trigger on a $200 great multi pump. Nothing more. and it could be much Much MUCH worse.... but it could be way better, just not for $200. On the good side using triggers like these always make me a better shot with my better guns. I think experienced shooters will be able to squeeze the accuracy the gun has out of it, but those with less trigger time may not meet the guns potential as they would with a nice trigger.
Another thing that could really make the gun even better is if the dovetail that the rear sight is mounted on was milled to be deliberately the same height as the one on the receiver. The composite rear sight is easy to slide off and it would open up the option for tons more optics to work with the gun. The receivers dovetail is very restrictive. I ended up using a low cantilevered one to bring the scope back far enough and keep the adjustment bulge from interfering with the magazine. I got lucky with parts on hand but it was a lot of luck to not have to seek out a cash solution.
Also the gun is a new design, as with anything unproven only time will tell on how well the rings will wear VS the mated surfaces coming off the line. (Same for pressed steel parts of the butterfly linkage.) But a complete ring and valve was included.. hopefully it won't be needed right away. There are a lot of old Chinese guns still going strong. I hope no corners were cut finishing the surfaces and the rings will have nice long lives.
All together I feel my money was very well spent. a thumb up on value and another one for shooting fun, olde school style. 8)
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Well that's another enabling Thread, looks like i have to get one for myself in .22 cal. Still have $65 worth of Bullseye bucks on Pyramyd Air. So that should get it going. :D
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Well that's another enabling Thread, looks like i have to get one for myself in .22 cal. Still have $65 worth of Bullseye bucks on Pyramyd Air. So that should get it going. :D
LOL I was doing really good myself, had culled the herd. But the lure of wood n metal got me. One and done I said this time. So I get a call from an acquaintance and he says today. "want on old airgun?" I drove out at lucnh and he gives me a discovery with a 4-9 Ilum ret. CenterPoint. and the 2k pump it came with. Prob $500 new. Very kind of hime to think of me! ;D ............ We don't have a prayer dude. The deck is stacked and the call of the air just draws us in.
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...Just sumthin about them that clicks with me. I almost did this mod to the 392, but it never grouped so many pellets well, so I held back. If I could find one that did I'd do it in a heartbeat pumping trying this. Only thing better in a truck gun than wood and steel is wood and brass.