Blackwolf Blackwolf and Sub-MOA Barrels Review

[Franklink]

Gee Cole it seems like it was actually a good thing that you went back to stock with no expectations yourself to see what would happen win or loose.

? Not sure what you're getting at.

Go re-read my very first post on this gun back in October, when I first got it. I commented in that post, pretty close to the top, in the bullet points explaining the barrels that came with it, that I would eventually report on the accuracy of the OEM barrel.

 

[Solo1]

? Not sure what you're getting at.

Go re-read my very first post on this gun back in October, when I first got it. I commented in that post, pretty close to the top, in the bullet points explaining the barrels that came with it, that I would eventually report on the accuracy of the OEM barrel.

Yes but you were petty loud on the fact you were forced to

 

[Franklink]

Yes but you were petty loud on the fact you were forced to

It was always in the plans, your grouching just accelerated the time frame.

All for you Chuck.

In addition, I've done very little testing with the 1:16 SubMOA barrels. Eventually will get there too.

 

[Billm]

Generally speaking (not just in regards to the stock), the Blackwolf is built much better than Chinese and Turkish airguns.

The quality level between the BW and airguns coming out of Eastern European countries is a lot more similar. That's mostly coming from my place of owing 3 Taipans and using them extensively.

I don’t doubt that Daystate products are better quality than the Chinese products that’s kind of why I’m surprised that they would use plastic in a major part of a CNC machined chassis, considering their stated ethos of superior quality. I’m guessing that it is injection molded which leads me to believe it’s a cost cutting measure. I have zero experience with the Turkish or Eastern European airguns. I have noticed the Taipans seem to be very popular. The Kaibergun Snipe 2 also looks to be of good quality.

 

[Billm]

@Franklink I’m guessing that with your main interest being in the lower fpe .22, that you don’t have any experience with the plenum add-on?

 

[Franklink]

@Franklink I’m guessing that with your main interest being in the lower fpe .22, that you don’t have any experience with the plenum add-on?

Correct.

 

[cavedweller]

I don’t doubt that Daystate products are better quality than the Chinese products that’s kind of why I’m surprised that they would use plastic in a major part of a CNC machined chassis, considering their stated ethos of superior quality. I’m guessing that it is injection molded which leads me to believe it’s a cost cutting measure. I have zero experience with the Turkish or Eastern European airguns. I have noticed the Taipans seem to be very popular. The Kaibergun Snipe 2 also looks to be of good quality.

Weight?

 

[Franklink]

Some more OEM Blackwolf HiLite fun from the last few weeks.

This is all still with the 28" .22 OEM barrel.
Reg pressure of 150 bar.
Blue hammer spring.
(no experimental/after-market air flow restricting or plenum reducing gizmos installed)

25.4grain MRDs are 930fps @ min, and 1070fps @ max. So, 48.8fpe, up to 64.6fpe.
28.55grain Grands are 890 @ min, and 1040 @ max, respectively 50.2fpe, and 68.6fpe.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again....it wasn't very long ago that this type of fpe was unheard of from a regulated, magazine-fed airgun. To push a .22/25.4grain up to most of 1100fps is wild, and to be doing so with a relatively mild hammer spring is even crazier to me.

After a bit of experimentation, I settled on "7" for the Grands, at 975fps. And "4" for the MRDs, producing 980fps. The next six cards (3 from each projectile) were shot at this speed.

Grands first...

The three cards above contain 16 groups of 5 shots each ( @ 100 yards). The average of those 16 groups is 1.38MOA.




And then some MRDs.... (a pretty mediocre batch of them).

These three MRDs cards are also 16 groups of 5 shot each. The 16 groups average 1.43MOA.

So, 32 groups of 5 shots each, at 100 yards, from two different projectiles, in winds from 0-10mph, over two different sessions, with an average of about 1.4moa. Considering that we're talking about pellets here...that's not too shabby. If anything, I would posit that this showcases the limitations of .22 pellets for 100 yard shooting more than it does the rifle. Or, as I often say, I think we're at the mercy of the ballistics profile of the currently available .22 pellets as the accuracy/precision limiting factor in this 100 yard pellet flinging endeavor.

 

[Franklink]

Shot two cards last night after dinner. The wind was about as good as it gets at my place this time of year.

Both cards were with the JSB MRD "Shallows." I played with the speeds a bit, one card has them from 980-950 ("4, 3, and 2" on the power wheel), and the other was with them all at 950.

I can't blame the wind much here. 7/10 of the 5 shot groups are < 1.25", the 8th group is 1.4", and then the last two had some flyers that stretched them to 2.25" and 2.2." Because of those flyers, looks like the ten non-sighter groups average about 1.25MOA.

This is still the OEM barrel, blue spring, reg pressure at 150 bar, no plenum reducer or port restrictions in place. Basically just the BW HiLite in OEM form, with reg pressure adjustments and a hammer spring swap.

 

[Franklink]

Got the BW out yesterday for the first time in quite a while.

Tried out the new-to-me Pugio but it was just too loud. So went back to the 7" x 30mm mod that I usually use.



You'll notice I swapped back to a SubMOA barrel...this is the 1:22.

Pretty windy...

It had been relatively calm most of the morning, but by the time I got set up, I was looking at gusts into the mid twenties. This card was started @ 11:20.

The weather station wasn't getting it, but I was having pretty stiff right to left and then left to right switches at my house. And that can be seen in how wide two of the five shot groups were.

JSB Grands @ 100 yards.