DAR Gen II is now available

[Firewalker]

USPS tracking can be slow update.

I've had parts in hand this year that still showed to be yet to be picked up. I'd call Joe and make sure.

[singleshotcajun]

In my experience USPS tracking sometimes never updates. I shipped my Grandson some Birthday presents a few weeks ago and according to USPS it never left Houston but it did get to it's destination.

[jerdebson]

The wooden stock and alulminum mags are the reason I place it in first place over the Sentry. I will follow this for a while to see if the rest gets resolved. A new model/generation sounds interesting.Thanks guys.

It's resolved, the guns arrive aired up and working. The issues are old news now. Order one after talking with Joe and send it back on his dime if it doesn't live up to this "fan-boys" hype. 😁

David, Dan and Wayne, thanks for your input. I called and talked to Joe and have two ordered so should be here next week, thanks again. Oh, they are out of extra mags, hope to get some soon.

Jerry

[Firewalker]

The wooden stock and alulminum mags are the reason I place it in first place over the Sentry. I will follow this for a while to see if the rest gets resolved. A new model/generation sounds interesting.Thanks guys.

It's resolved, the guns arrive aired up and working. The issues are old news now. Order one after talking with Joe and send it back on his dime if it doesn't live up to this "fan-boys" hype. 😁

David, Dan and Wayne, thanks for your input. I called and talked to Joe and have two ordered so should be here next week, thanks again. Oh, they are out of extra mags, hope to get some soon.

Jerry

Jerry, With the guns on their way, now is the time to gather up the items you will need to clean and lubricate the gun. The trigger needs a tiny dab of moly grease and needs a little polishing on the sear. The cocking lever needs a dab of moly on the pivot and the contact point where the hammer gets pushed in.

Clean the barrel, they do come in very dirty so dont shoot it unless you are using felt pellets until its been cleaned and waxed.

Check all the screws but be VERY careful to not over tighten the barrel band screws, they should be only tight enough to be snug as they are too small to really torque. I back them both off and remove the band, unscrew the barrel shroud, remove it and remove the moderator cups, clean them if grit is present, watch the way they come out so you get it reassembled correctly.

Remove the barrel to facilitate cleaning from the breach, remove the breach O-ring and clean the barrel, wax or polish then replace the O-ring with silicone oil on it. Check the barrel for straightness (runout) and reassemble.

Caveat emptor, disassembly will void your warranty so tread lightly, leave no marks if you you perform the work above.

I strongly suggest you purchase a set of metric allen wrenches and soft jaw pads for your vice to hold the stock, receiver or barrel. These are very soft and dont dent the stock:

These are harder but I like them a lot more for simple jobs and barrel bending.

No jaw pad is perfect and I consider them to be consumables but they are so much better/easier to use then a shop towel.

[jerdebson]

Thanks for the info David, I hadn't seen the procedure before now. Do you use Johnsons paste wax? I have stones and moly grease.

[Firewalker]

Yes, I use Johnsons paste wax after cleaning the bore. It's a "why not?" issue for me.

[nervoustrigger]

On the topic of waxing the bore
https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=171438

[Firewalker]

On the topic of waxing the bore
https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=171438

As the Monkeys once sang, "Now I'm a believer!" 

[Madd Hatter]

[Firewalker]

As luck would have it, the DAR .177 is a shotgun out of the box at a 3000 psi fill. At 1700 psi, the groups come together with all pellets of all weights. No chrony data yet since I am cutting wood for winter and am just sneaking in shots between gas/oil fills.

No rhyme or reason to the pattern, up, down, either side, shotgun. The scope is good, I pulled it and swapped the Alpha 6 with it and the .22 hits hole in hole with the new scope albiet an inch to the right and up a quarter inch. I expected the POI to be different anyway.

Gonna have to pull it apart and tune this one like the other three I guess. 

[Ash]

My DAR 177 should be here in a day or two.

[scafo54]

I apologize if I missed this, if it was mentioned earlier in these 58 pages, but what is your preferred recharge method for your DAR Gen II? Hand or electric pump? What brand/model? What other accessories do you feel you need for this particular gun? (I am thinking of taking the PCP plunge...)

Thanks,

[Firewalker]

I apologize if I missed this, if it was mentioned earlier in these 58 pages, but what is your preferred recharge method for your DAR Gen II? Hand or electric pump? What brand/model? What other accessories do you feel you need for this particular gun? (I am thinking of taking the PCP plunge...)

Thanks,

In for coffee and a fresh chocolate chip cookie...

I use a SCBA bottle and fill to 20MPa (actually, 3000psi but as it cools, it settles on 20MPa). I fill my SCBA when it needs it from a Yong Heng compressor and I use a one way valve (check valve) to the tank so I can turn the compressor off and not let any air escape the tank.

I do this because I like to send several magazines down range in one sitting and to pump would defeat that workflow.

[singleshotcajun]

I apologize if I missed this, if it was mentioned earlier in these 58 pages, but what is your preferred recharge method for your DAR Gen II? Hand or electric pump? What brand/model? What other accessories do you feel you need for this particular gun? (I am thinking of taking the PCP plunge...)

Thanks,

I use a GX CS3 PCP Air Compressor purchased on Amazon or a manual pump referred to by most of us here as the “China” pump . Not terrible to hand pump but I mostly  fill with the 499.00 compressor. About three minutes from 1000 PSI to 3000, I never let it get below 1000 PSI.

[Firewalker]

My Yong Heng was a couple dollars over $200.00 delivered, the second one was a little less, you can get set up for little money if you shop.

[Ash]

My rifle came today, ups ran early yesterday and I missed them. But my spare magazine didn't come.

[jerdebson]

Mine should be here tomorrow, they don't have extra .22 mags right now. I will order more when they come in.

I don't have the scope mount figured quite yet or have a compressor but soon.

We have access to steel air tanks from a F.D. setup but need a regulator and fill whip setup for extra capacity.

[Ash]

Good luck with the scope mounting, that's one of the things they got wrong on the DAR.

[Firewalker]

Good luck with the scope mounting, that's one of the things they got wrong on the DAR.

Why is the scope mount an issue for you? I've had no issues at all, do tell...   

[jerdebson]

Good luck with the scope mounting, that's one of the things they got wrong on the DAR.

I'm looking into an adapter from dovetail to pic rail. should work. Anyone with a better idea?