Red Wolf .177 Air Rifle (Review) + TUNING GUIDE + FULL SETUP + Accuracy Test!! - Daystate PCP Tuning

This video is an introduction, overview, and setup guide for the Daystate Red Wolf .177 all-electric PCP air rifle, pellet gun, airgun.
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[@simplesimon7154]

A great video I have learned a lot one the best tuning tutorials on line well done.

[@asmrwithkhloe8459]

I have that exact gun in .22 and liked it so much I picked up one in .25! Easiest shooting air rifle I have ever shot. Almost feels like cheating....Line up the cross hairs and click pellet goes right down the middle. I will say you will see more accuracy with the single shot tray more so than any other brand of air gun out there when you are reaching out to longer ranges. Another note the rubber bands on the battery actually serve a purpose....They not only hold the battery in the stock but also help balance it which when you are trying for half inch groups at 100 yards even little things like that make a difference... Tuning a breeze!! change pulse width and done!! You do want to change the pulse rates equally so if you increase the high pulse rate 100 you need to do the same for mid and low.....So if you want to raise power on "High" you would raise the pulse width 100 on all three settings for the "High" power selection... BEST add on for the Red Wolf comes out of Greece....Heliboard made by a gentlemen there that gives you 12 power levels that can be selected as opposed to three and no need for the hand held tuner.....Gives you more power and more adjustability for right around 260.00 USD. Another home run Steve, Thanks!!

[@TheOverlyHackeled]

Steve, have followed you for a very very long time across many of the platforms. As always this is a marvelous review. Having said that however… Pushing 3K for an air gun Has to be out of the price range of 90% of the people watching. I can BS Some air guns through the door to my bride. You know like “ I won it in a poker game, or boy this was a steal at a garage sale, or yeah my buddy decided he would wanted to get rid of his air guns and I got this for a great price” But pushing that bad boy through the door I’d have to say I decided to rob a bank. It’s good to know that technology and refinement at that level is out there and available. And they must be selling because they making a lot of them.I can figure out how to change an O-ring… Most of the time. But if something goes sideways with those electronics , well that will be a $3000 boat oar for me. If it would shovel snow, and clean out our garage, and do a brake job on my truck I might buy it. But I guess for now I’ll have to stick with that Air Venturi Avenger for 300 bucks that will pile pellets hole on hole and still save me enough money for the mortgage payment. Anyway thanks again for all the amazing time , energy , effort and expertise you put into producing these videos I found this one as all the others meeting my bottom line for watch them .....They are entertaining and informative. Think I’ll go break out my HW 30 and have a little old school spring or fun

[@fredcarter7003]

Great review Steve it’s nice to see you all jazzed up about daystate 🤙🏻

[@munkytaint666]

that extreme velocity, plus downrange accuracy is pretty amazing! .177 for the win!! :)

[@FlatBrokeAirgunner]

Absolutely awesome video my friend! I've been looking at the midnight for a few years now. Your video has pretty much sealed the deal! Thanks for all the awesome content! It was great meeting you at rmac & getting a pic ay ua! Keep up the amazing work sir!

[@AEAC]

😊👍

[@MysticalDragon73]

Did you get one? I just put a midnight hp on order. I couldnt wait any longer

[@FlatBrokeAirgunner]

I got it. The high power version too! It's amazing! Thanks Steve your video helped seal the deal! ✌️

[@MysticalDragon73]

@@FlatBrokeAirgunner my rw midnight arrived Thursday. I just couldn't resist it

[@CVM222VOLT]

This has become one of my favorite airgun video channels. As an avid air gun hunter of small game, I had come to believe the philosophy of .177 for feathers and .22+ for fire. This video has me rethinking about the limitations of .177. Also has me calculating how many meals of Top Ramen it will take to set aside the funds for this Daystate.

[@AEAC]

😊

[@robocopleith]

Been liking your videos, so much information. Thanks I own an old Daystate Airwolf, before the MCT, it was a 0.177 but the previous owner changed it to an 0.22. I got it to shoot Field Target, but it seemed to get faster each shot and was inaccurate because of the increasing speed. So I spent the time running it over the chronograph. Fulled it to 190 Bar. (recommended) Connected a accurate pressure gauge to it and recorded the shot count and air pressure. Much to my surprise after doing 204 shots I found the sweet spot start at shot 124 and at 130 Bar. It went for 60 shots from 882 ft/sec low to 890 ft/sec highest, than dropped off, using JSB 16 gr. Great! Then I tested each reducing power levels, which it has 15. But it could only shot down to minus 4 power levels, as the pellet wouldn't leave the barrel at the lower ten levels. So I used to shoot FT at minus 2 power levels at 770 ft/sec and get 90 shots and only had to full the air tank to 100 Bar. Never had to take a dive tank with me to the comps, bonus. This all eventuated because it is using the 0.177 electronics and settings and a 0.22 barrel. I don't think the previous owner ever found the sweet spot and new it had such a low extreme spread of 8 Ft/sec. But now I want to raise the power and try some heavier pellets or slugs (21 gr). Also make use of the 15 Power settings. Would you know if the Daystate electronic programmer would work on the older models? I got hold of Daystate years ago to see what I could do, but they were not interested in helping. Any ideas what to do?

[@AEAC]

I am told that the programmer will work on all years and models. But may I ask.. What happens when you contact Daystate for help? I'd like to pass it on to them. Thanks, Steve

[@robocopleith]

@@AEAC Hi Steve, After making this comment last night, I decided to email Daystate, as it has been a number of years since I emailed them about my gun and the programmer didn't exist then. I have owned this gun for over ten years, one of the first Airwolfs and is very accurate. Anyway, they got back to me virtually straight away, which was great and said the programmer would work with my Airwolf, but needed a trained person to use it. Now I need either to see if the only importer of Daystate in New Zealand will get one in or import one in myself from AOA and figure it out. There is no service agent here and I doubt that no one has a programmer here in New Zealand too. Be great if it could be just hired, as once set up probably never use it again. Thanks, Rob.

[@AEAC]

@@robocopleith Good to hear. This video teaches you everything one needs to know about tuning the electronic Daysyates. Just be sure to access the training guides I put on AGN Forum for y'all. They'll make it breeze. Best, Steve

[@jgrimsta]

The "magical" little .177 caliber is wildly underrated, and its bad reputation is wildly excagerated. If you want to be the best shooter you can be, you will need to master the .177 young grasshopper!

[@OKBAOK]

Now I'm done watching it😄 good review very good Airgun all the work for our benefits thanks Steve always doing a good job 👍🙂

[@SorenDrost]

Great VLOG about the Daystate Red Wolf .177 HP, Steve 🏆 I have had one myself for a little over a year now and I am very happy with mine 🙂 Lots of power and it shoots both pellets and slugs very well - I swage my own 16 gr hp slugs and have shot them out to 150 yards with 0.99 MOA grouping in a 5 shot group 🙂 Really looking forward to your final review and long range testing 🎯🙂

[@Akamai.808]

Mahalo for sharing the knowledge. Your research is always so thorough and well presented. Much aloha to you!

[@MrDirectNL]

I love your enthusiasm ! Makes me want one 😁

[@shaneevans6354]

I wasn't too sure about an electronic rifle before this but now I'm intrigued by it.

[@aeacvlog2033]

Makes 2 of us 😊

[@891496127]

Whoa that was a lot of information. Great as usual. Can't wait to see the full review.

[@toddcurtis6681]

Very nicely done, Steve you do the best videos that I've ever seen on here. Keep up the good work it is really good !

[@AEAC]

Thank you Todd

[@RLRaudio]

A smaller projectile traveling faster will do more damage than a heavier one moving slower. Roy Weatherby proved that with his 270 ultra high velocity rounds. The military copied his design and introduced the 556 round, which if you take a “forced perspective “ photo of the two, you’ll see. You can look it up. I’m not surprised that a .177 pellet traveling faster than a .22 or .30 will do more damage. Great video!! Love it.

[@AEAC]

hehe, airgun stuff doesn't live by the same rules as those rounds you mention... I've been able to show that here in frequent 50 yard gel testing. With airguns, surface area is better than speed when it comes to gel shock/damage. Hope that helps, Steve

[@robwelsh5070]

Can't wait to see the target vid Steve. Glad you've finally got round to testing a redwolf.. I'll wait for the review before asking how it compares to the fx crown .... 😀👍

[@chrysanthosanastasiades9368]

I own one and I come from a country that we are only allowed 177 cal but no power limit and it changed the game also with the wolverine hp, I wanted to ad that if you don't won't to buy the programmer there is an aftermarket board (heliboard) comes with 12 presets and can be self tuned by using the trigger, from that board you can get up to 40 ft/pounds the cost is about 250euros

[@aeacvlog2033]

Great information, thank you. Steve

[@mikepaquete1996]

Holy cow its pretty long

[@allanwind295]

I greatly prefer the beautifully figured walnut stock that Daystate offers rather than the the flashy laminate. Programming appears to be an internal feature they then made available to the public as an afterthought. It's really clunky. You should just be able to tell the gun what speed you require, and the gun should be able to figure out those internal settings with a few test shots. The gun should optimize each shot not just fit to a curve with 3 points. Once you know the weight of your pellet you have a power level and that would be useful for competitions or ranges that have limits. It would make sense to name the power level after you ammo rather than high/med/low. They should eliminate the UI on the gun and move to your phone via Bluetooth, then you would need one power setting on the gun and you can store however many you want on your phone. They should charge the battery via a standard (i.e. Qi) wireless charge so you don't need to break a seal, and fiddle with fragile wires and pins to charge the gun (however rare). Make the charger an optional accessory to reduce the number of those that end up in the landfill. They should also eliminate the fiddling to take the gun apart for cleaning or whatever (terminate the battery in the handle, then have some electro-mechnical contact to the board). The new magazine doesn't have anti-double load which is a feature that I have really come to love with use on my gun. They really should ship two magazines with the gun. It's very useful in practice, and it doesn't makes sense to nickle and dime (at the tune of $99 or whatever the new ones are) at this price range. The technology was innovative 18 years ago but since then it's been minor tweaks. It shows. Daystate should mold the electronics into a platform, make that an option on all their guns, and sell upgrades for the platform forever. FX is on the 3rd generation of barrel designs for Impact, and eventually they will figure out something that works, right? :-) Instead of $3k or whatever for the Safari, it's $1k or whatever for a new GCU, longer barrel etc. Captive audience and increased sales due to marginal lower costs. The 5 year warranty is awesome, btw, and very smart on their part. My only interest in airguns is an effective pesting tool, and for that a short, light-weight, accurate and quiet bullpup in .22 with semi-auto is what it would take for me to consider upgrading. I would love to own a Daystate airgun at some point (see above), and it looks like the Delta Wolf is a half a step in the right direction.

[@PaulHamM3]

great video , i really like your attention to detail with every review you do, i must say though that the OEM tune on the .177 HP Redwolf seem to be vastly better than what i got with my .25 FAC Redwolf ,mine was a 50fps spread over 63 shots, hence why i invested in a hellliboard and got that down to 19fps spread over 83 shots @ 928fps

[@AEAC]

Hi and thanks! Interesting and thanks for sharing that. Where did your rifle come from outta curiosity? Thanks, Steve

[@louielouie4187]

Man you do a great job Thanks for all you do Motivates me to save up for one of these many guns you review

[@AEAC]

Thank you Louie. Steve

[@fredcarter7003]

Steve I found out that same thing with my fx dreamline compact.177

[@aeacvlog2033]

interesting, thank you for the share. Steve

[@bakerg21]

I think those old daystate mags might perform better in 0.177, along with at low power. That little hook that smacks the probe is the same no matter what but with the thinner 0.177 probe there would be less 'overlap' and it might just miss it altogether? In 0.22 the old mag was so junk I bought aftermarket CARM mags which the new daystates are very similar to and never looked back. Anyway the new mags are great and most welcome 🎉 Great vlog 👌

[@heithwatkins]

Excellent video brother. This is a rifle that I will own. It intrigues me more than any other gun. I really like unique things. The electronics make this rifle stand out. I love the ability to use the factory settings to achieve high foot pounds, or high shot count. This is alot cheaper than a new Ferrari. You have to pay for the best. I can't wait for the full review.

[@johnshanks8390]

The Red wolf could replace my all my air guns and 22 . Since I no longer use a shotgun for small game it can replace that too . If I sell all of those I could afford it .

[@tpledger100]

Holy Pellet Slinger Batman!

[@kurtfirestone2761]

Looking forward to the 50/100. Stayed away from .177 due to people saying for distance and energy you need .22 minimum

[@kejuanmarquis]

Well done.

[@briandolson2941]

Steve....nothing more to say than WOW! (well, maybe come on lottery win 🤞)

[@richardpelkey5385]

What a beautivul Air gun

[@brandonmatz9832]

it's a really nice looking gun but for 3$$$.00 that's a lot more then my FX Impact II... soon it'll be an Impact 3, with the additional rear plynum. I'm thinking on getting the 63cc. plynum. from Vladen's builds. w/ the 55cc plynum Pyramid Air; a total 118cc.

[@paulandrews3785]

Love the video Stive As I am in UK non FAC so sub 12 for me ...my fx classic in 177 cal loves QYS streamline heavily s 9.4 to 9.3 + 8.4 and all jsb s wos OK with rws power points on my gun enyways love the RW So easy to tune to Cheers

[@AEAC]

👊😊

[@airgunsofidaho4886]

It's all about the .177 slugs now.

[@aeacvlog2033]

this is gonna be interesting :-)

[@marvincross1821]

You achieved some great gains from programming your Red Wolf HP. Can gains be made by programming the Standard Power .177 Red Wolf or is the port size and barrel length limiting factors?

[@AEAC]

I don't believe the porting is any different but I'd check with AoA to be sure. Barrel length is likely where the "HP" designation comes from more than anything. Steve

[@woogieman02]

Wish daystate would move to a more user serviceable board. The Heliboard is awesome when installed on this rifle. Tuning is so easy, and the avaliable power levels is awesome

[@AEAC]

Makes ya wonder why they just don't buy those instead 🤔

[@woogieman02]

@@AEAC the board is extra of course, but the additional tuning and setting make the gun so much better. Rather than 3 power settings you have 12. And within those 12 you have 10 different levels to tune. Really expands what the rifle is capable of

[@indyvin]

Appreciate your in-depth reviews, Steve, but I was a low voltage systems technician in the 1980's. That programmer would be right at home with the equipment I was using back then. In 2021, on a 3000.00 airgun, it is absolutely pathetic.

[@AEAC]

It's VERY antiquated, I agree. Steve

[@fredcarter7003]

This rifle is like unbelievable to think a.177 can do that

[@ghostranger169]

If your shooting field is a little swampy, it would be a great test of the gun's waterproofness. Forego the bench and just shoot in the prone position😝😝😂😂. I'm guessing since this gun has the longer barrel, it is the red wolf HP(High Power) and NOT the STANDARD red wolf or SAFARI red wolf with the ART barrel?

[@aeacvlog2033]

Correct 👍

[@chakolicous]

You going to review the delta wolf?

[@aeacvlog2033]

I imagine one day maybe. I received the Red Wolf for review in its 3rd year of production so it may be a while, lol.

[@robrobertson1586]

I would reconsider your statement about reliability. Get onto the uk daystate Facebook page. Check out the comments there. Lots of returned rifles. Very unhappy customers about daystate service. There was a guy in my club who bought 3 red wolfs,all in different colors and everyone one of the went back for something. In the UK it was rumoured that the US were getting better service from daystate maybe you just confirmed that

[@AEAC]

Hi Rob. Thanks for the share. Steve

[@jeromemorespeeder3503]

Hi Steve, nice video again! (phenoooomenal lol) does it true that you have to use 0db moderator to keep the warranty? An a other think, when you load the gun with a pellet and that it's ready to shoot, when you put the safety, how the gun react when you put out the safety? Ready to fire? reload a pellet (doubleload)? Thanks you, it was really interesting... looking for a midnight one... :-)

[@aeacvlog2033]

Hello, and thanks! Glad u liked it. Can u tell me more about what you heard regarding the 0db and keeping the warranty thing? On the safety, it times out aggressively as well and needs an "off/on" to wake up, which at times was annoying but I got used to it, lol. The rifle will double feed if you let it. Steve

[@jeromemorespeeder3503]

AEAC Vlog In the user manual , i saw in the warranty rules that the use of a non-standard parts can canceled the warranty. In the official handbook, the 0db moderator is sell like a option. But i don’t know if the use of a other brand moderator (donnyFL, etc..) can affect the warranty.. in the same time, i don’t know how they will tell to users witch moderator was mounted before shipping for a repair. 😅

[@n411xbushpilot]

Am going to use the programmer but the 5 pin connector on the phone jack has 4 wires and the jet end of the plug has 5 pins 4 red wire and on black wire, OOO no this can be a big problem if the Polarity is reversed. how did one complete thus connection.

[@AEAC]

If you connect it as I showed how in the video, you shouldn't have any issues as I didn't. What I found was that if it wasn't connected correctly, it simply wouldn't exchange information.

[@bryansage4947]

Nice, have a feeling I would annoy everyone wanting to show it off.

[@AEAC]

😄

[@garybillington2239]

Where's the Delta Wolf mate ?

[@aeacvlog2033]

I believe England is close on beginning production... only been prototypes (1 prototype) up to this point. Steve

[@TheHerald45]

Too expensieve, in Holland it cost 2895 euro and the Delta Wolf cost 3500 euro, for that money you can buy a FX impact and a Rti priest. The mechanical one cost about 2200 and does 70 foot pound in 25, still expensieve butt closer to the impact Also you have to spen money on the programmer about 500 in total euro so that sucks. I also think it is ugly, the area above the trigger looks really fat.

[@samtucker615]

Does the reprogramer work on Sub12?

[@AEAC]

Yes, it's the Daystate Factory Programmer... same as they use at the manufacturer to program their newly built rifles. I discussed this in this video for y'all 👍

[@Nate70]

Hi,I was wondering if you could tell me what the barrel twist in the safari .25 I own one but can’t find the twist rate to set in my streloc ballistics, thanks enjoy your video’s

[@aeacvlog2033]

Hello, phone Airguns of Arizona. They are the developer & importer... they can tell you.

[@Nate70]

@@aeacvlog2033 okay thanks

[@joseorts3233]

Hello friend, fantastic video as always, you plan to make a video of the wildcat mk3?thanks

[@aeacvlog2033]

I'd like to yes.

[@paulcheng5752]

I am the 2nd !

[@aeacvlog2033]

Figured you would be first Paul :-)

[@Sleepy.Time.]

stock is a eyesore but nice rifle otherwise

[@riaandewinnaar5040]

Let's just wait for Bluetooth connectivity...

[@vansantsam]

I don't want you to take this wrong Steve but the people who would buy these high end rifles already know everything about them.. With your expertise the beginners and intermediates need your help more.. The vast majority of the market are in the under $700 category.. To me you are wasting your time with these high end rifles.. The people who want to get into the hobby and some who have not been in very long are looking for guidance etc,, That is where people such as yourself can really be of help.. Many of the so called reviewers don't know the butt end from the muzzle, but you and a few others, who do, can make a good impact and be a reliable resource..

[@AEAC]

Point well taken Richard, thank you. I'm in the process of reviewing a $680 Weihrauch right now and a month back, I did the Marauder Semi Auto at $730. Before those, it was the $300 Avenger. I like to review spendy guns in addition to the less expensive stuff. That way, we all learn & grow. Best, Steve

[@vansantsam]

@@AEAC I don't watch too many videos on high end air rifles - I might like them and then I would want one, but don't want to spend the money - lol

[@AEAC]

@@vansantsam 👍😁

[@pete03701]

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[@iamsapient]

Paused and had to push my eyeballs back in my head and pick my jaw up off the floor at that price... Sure is a Pretty Thing Though :)

[@EDCandLace]

I want this gunnnnnn soooooooo baddddddd lol omg so bad!!!!

[@AEAC]

👍😁

[@howardwinter3455]

Try a Air Venturi Avenger in .177. You will be impressed , to say the least. A lot cheaper too.

[@TheOverlyHackeled]

The Avenger at its price point is an amazing PCP,I have the.177 and the .22 But having said that the RedWolf is in another class by a factor of 10. I you are new to PCP’s then as thousands have said before me the Avenger can not be beat. There isn’t anything on the market that can touch it .

[@MysticalDragon73]

LOL shoot a redwolf then shoot an avenger or avenge x and tell me which one you are impressed with. While the avenge x is good, especially at its price point, it doesnt come close to matching the quality of the daystates. You are comparing a volkswagen to a ferrari

[@joemat0201]

..I'm gonna plug in my programmer into my rifle.. Cmon!

[@tyrantwitness2482]

Daystate guns are not EMP proof !

[@josephpapale7087]

Who cares i just want an accurate rifle.

[@EDCandLace]

Well any pcp will fit your bill then... If you find 1 inch 10 shoot groups at 50y accurate then any 300 dollar pcp will do it for you.. If sub half inch 10 shot 50y groups CONSISTENTLY is accurate to you then you need to spend the cash...

[@reelfishing002]

Soon they’ll remove the only factor , the human factor , making it so fool proof that even a 5 year old can hit a 100 yard bullseyes without even looking , by lock on target and tap on a smartphone .. making experience marksman shooter obsolete