BEST BUYS Daystate Red Wolf Grand Prix

Terry Doe spends a month getting to know Daystate’s latest flagship rifle, and comes away smiling

This rifle is heavy, at almost 12 lbs once a suitable scope is fitted, and whilst that helps with stability, I was really glad of the bench during extended shooting sessions. When taking on FT targets, normally just two at a time, the heft of the Grand Prix is an anti-twitch benefit, and once it’s set up, the weight, and front-biased balance, really earns its keep.

Meanwhile, back on the bench, life is easy. Operating the short-throw sidelever is all but effortless, due to the absence of a hammer spring, and specifically the need to compress it. All in all, the effortless loading, incredibly precise two-stage multi-adjustable trigger, and whisper-quiet launch of each pellet, courtesy of the optional 0dB silencer, makes shooting the Grand Prix an exercise in easy refinement, but it was the downrange accuracy that stole the show for me.

The Grand Prix’s Lothar Walther barrel is supplied to Daystate’s required design, and whatever that design is, it works. Again, using only the supplied Sovereign pellets straight from the tin, and after just 20 shots to fine-tune the already zeroed rifle, I started producing groups on my 40-yard target that were of ‘cut out and keep’ standard. . At 55 yards, one-inch spinners were no problem, producing hoots and hollers from those unused to such results.