DAR Dynamic .177, .22, & .25 on Clearance at SG

[Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58)]

I may have to give this a try.  My .177 is leaking again, so I'll be tearing into it again to see what's going on!  I just fixed the air leak in my Mrod, and now this...  Does it ever end?

[Wayne52]

 I'll be taking my .22 apart because it's got poppet leak problems too but doesn't leak very fast, it would probably take a few days to completely leak out but then I have to deal with filling from empty again, that just won't get it.

[Wolverineshooter]

Jason, good to learn from your experiences, it should come handy when I adventure further.

I worked on the DAR25, much easier now. I did find that one of the screw holding thew barrel band is stripped and will not tightening. Fortunately the other screw works. Hope I can get a new screw to replace the stripped one somewhere (HomeDepot?)

[Wayne52]

My 25 was the same way except my grub screw wasn't stripped it was the aluminum barrel band that was stripped.  I put the replacement on it already and you gotta be easy on that barrel band cause they're soft.

[Wolverineshooter]

My 25 was the same way except my grub screw wasn't stripped it was the aluminum barrel band that was stripped.  I put the replacement on it already and you gotta be easy on that barrel band cause they're soft.

I assumed it was the screw but you could be right that it could be the barrel band. Did you get an replacement from the manufacturer?

[Wayne52]

Ryan sent me the barrel band and replacement for some badly corroded screws from the trigger mechanism.  I tried to salvage the originals but 2 of them got super deep corrosion, the trigger adjustment screw was so bad after I cleaned it up with a brass brush it ended up being way too loose and wobbled.  I had to get it out because it was seized right up out of the box. 

[Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58)]

I found another stripped screw on my .25 today. One of the trigger guard screw holes was stripped. This aluminum is just too soft.

On the theory that more threads in contact with one another would give better holding strength, I swapped the two M5*5 grub screws that’s hold the barrel to the breech for two M5*8 grub screws. They still sit below the top of the breech but that extra 3mm of thread length should help them hold better with less chance of stripping.

I tried the same with the grub screws on the should retainer collar, but two of the three holes were just too stripped.

I also replaced the grub screw that holds the valve in the breech with a M6*10, a M6*8 would have been perfect, but didn’t have one on hand. This is inside the stock, so even though it sticks out .5mm it won’t snag on anything and should provide better strength and less chance of getting stripped.

[Wolverineshooter]

If the screws get rusty then that is a serious concern. That means theses screws will get rusted down the road.

[Wolverineshooter]

DAR25 cartridge will not take H&N Barracuda, a tad too long. Have to settle for Benjamin and others that are lighter

[Wayne52]

I tried them too Greg and they're a no go.  That's going to be a pellet reserved for my Mrod.

[Wolverineshooter]

The Barracudas worked well in my AT44

[Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58)]

Well, they're gone!  The Dynamic DAR trio has been pulled from the SG website!  They were short-lived, but will probably return someday in an updated version.  They may also end up being the Tucker of the Air Gun world! 

[BigMike1]

Ryan had me send mine back and I talked to  Ed about how its coming .. And he has no record of my rifle 

[Wolverineshooter]

Ryan had me send mine back and I talked to  Ed about how its coming .. And he has no record of my rifle 

That is not a good sign. Hopefully just transition woes.

Please get us posted on the solutions

[Wolverineshooter]

I shot my DAR25 first time for one cartridge. Now I could not get the cartridge out. Struggled for one frustrating hour to no avail. My DAR177 do not have this problem. Any suggestions on what could be wrong?

[Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58)]

Greg,  the magazine in my DAR25 fits much tighter than the magazine in my DAR177, in fact, if I tilt my DAR177 to the left while cycling it, it will slide out of alignment and not load the next pellet. 

As for your stuck magazine, make sure the bolt is all the way to the rear and run a rod through the barrel to ensure you don’t have a pellet that’s half way into the barrel.  If all is clear, it may just take some muscle to get it out.  I would App,y pressure at the base of the magazine from the right side of the breech to ensure you are sliding it straight out. 

Good luck and keep us posted on your results.

[Lastdog]

Had same problem on my 22 and 25. The cause was double loaded. Took a round rod and tap,tap on the wild of the mag and slowly the mag would cut the pellet in half and the mag would come out. Then stuck a cleaning rod down the barrel and got the remaining piece out.

[Lastdog]

Wild should be side. Don’t know how that happened?

[Wolverineshooter]

Thanks Paul and James. Eventually I removed the barrel and found a pellet half in barrel and half in cartridge. Do not know how I made that happen. I guess it was the last pellet, my push did not go full but the cartridge rotated, and the bolt can no longer reach the pellet.

Good thing this gun is easy to disassemble. Credit to the designer.

I like it so far. Already dumped four cartridges after getting the cartridge to work. It is so easy and quick to shoot, need to watch out for my pellet supply.

Initially my barrel shoots to the right, slightly right when at 7 yards, about 2" right when at 17 yards. So I inserted two layers of aluminum can to the ring foot,. Now it shoots about 1" right both close and far. Still trying to figure out why is that. Seems make no sense