Daystate Red Wolf shooter wins world’s richest airgun competition

Tom Adams shot his Daystate Red Wolf to victory at the 10^th Annual Extreme Benchrest (EBR) competition, organised by Airguns of Arizona and hosted in Phoenix, USA over the weekend 7^th-10^th October. Tom’s win in the 100-yard Pro-Class Finals netted him not only $5,000 in prize money but an off-road vehicle worth over $32,000!

With a total prize pot of over $77,000, EBR 2021 attracted 165 competitors from around the globe. As its name suggests, the event showcases the pinnacle of airgun sport, pushing both shooters and their equipment to the very extreme across multiple classes. However, Tom’s .22 Daystate Red Wolf HP Midnight was easily up to the task in the main event – and he also took top honours in the Speed Silhouette Pro Class, bagging $3,000 into the bargain. Winning a further $300 for his third place in the One Gun Challenge, it ended up being quite a haul for this Daystate ‘Wolf Pack’ shooter from Colorado!

As you’d expect in a sport that requires the ultimate in precision pellet placement, Daystate rifles featured prominently across the board.

Daystate CEO, Mauro Marocchi said: “I am so happy at how well competitors have performed with our equipment at an event which pushes the limits normally expected of an airgun. We strive to design the best, most advanced PCP air rifles in the world, and this year’s EBR results affirm why Daystate rifles remain the choice of the world’s top shooters.”

EBR Daystate results

Extreme Benchrest Pro Class :

1st place – Tom Adams

4th place – Lauren Parsons

5th place – John Bagakis

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Extreme Benchrest – One Gun Challenge :

2nd place – Bobby Corcorran

3rd place – Tom Adams

4th place – John Bagakis

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Extreme Benchrest – Speed Silo Open Class :

1st Place – Tom Adams

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Extreme Benchrest – Speed Silo Pro Class :

1st place – Tom Adams

4th place – Dave Corder

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Extreme Benchrest – Speed Silo Sportsman Class :

4th place – Noor Sabbah

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Extreme Benchrest – Extreme Field Target Extreme Class :

2nd place – John Tafoya

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Extreme Benchrest – Extreme Field Target Sniper Class :

1st place – John Bagakis

2nd place – Dave Corder

4th place – Bobby Corcorran

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Extreme Benchrest – Big Bore Production Class :

1st place – John Bagakis

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Extreme Benchrest – 10th Place Finishers :

50 Yard Benchrest – John Bagakis

Speed Silo Pro – Van Tucker

There are many Daystate Red Wolf air rifles being shot at 2021 EBR.

There are many Daystate Red Wolf air rifles being shot at 2021 Extreme Benchrest. It’s obviously a popular choice, Stephen Archer spoke to seven leading competitors and asked them a question.

What are the three things you like best about your Daystate Red Wolf? Here’s what they said…

Dennis Himes

Most of all, I like the fast cycle time  – the time between pulling the trigger and the gun firing.
Next, there’s the looks. This is just a beautiful air rifle!
Thirdly, It’s the smoothness of the action. It’s just sublime…
Dennis was shooting a Red Wolf Safari in .22 calibre with JSB Monster Redesigned pellets.

Sandy Corcorran

A leading lady competitor at Extreme Benchrest for several seasons, Sandy was shooting a Red Wolf with red laminate stock.
She was brief but decisive with her comments!

First, she liked the feel of the gun.
Second, she loves the accuracy.
Third – she said – was the beauty of the Red Wolf.

Sandy was shooting JSB Monster Redesigned pellets through her Red Wolf, too.

Bobby Corcorran
Bobby is Sandy’s husband. He’s always been a consistently ranking competitor at Extreme Benchrest over the years. And there’s always real tussle between Sandy and Bobby for who can shoot the best!
He is also shooting a walnut-stocked .22 calibre Red Wolf with – guess what – JSB Monster Redesigned pellets.

Bobby told me that mostly he loves the simplicity of shooting the Red Wolf.
He also loves the accuracy.
And then he loves the ergonomics.
What pellets was Bobby shooting? You can probably guess: it was the same as the other competitors.

Tom Adams
Yet another Red Wolf/JSB Monster Redesigned shooter was Tom Adams. You can see more about Tom at his YouTube Channel.

Tom rated the Red Wolf’s accuracy as tops.
Then he raved about the feel and quality of the trigger.
Thirdly he loves the” tunability” of the gun: the ability for it to be set up exactly how he wants it.

Lauren Parsons
You can already guess what pellets Lauren was shooting through her red laminate-stocked .22 caliber Red Wolf!

“It’s super accurate” was the thing she loves the most.
Secondly, Lauren was another shooter who loves the looks. “It’s beautiful,” she told me.
Thirdly she loves it because it’s quiet.

Mike Bricker
Mike’s a past Speed Silhouette champion at Extreme Benchrest.

This year he’s shooting a .22 calibre Red Wolf with – you guessed it – Monster Redesigned pellets. Here’s what he loves about the Red Wolf…
1. It’s the best-looking air rifle out there!
2. It’s much easier to shoot from a bench than a bullpup. It needs less concentration from me to shoot accurately.
3. Of course, it has a perfect trigger.

John Bagakis

John’s .22 caliber Red Wolf is equipped with a blue laminate stock, red laminate cheekpiece and modified cocking handle. He’s a consistent competitor with his Daystate Red Wolf and JSB pellets. So what does he love about this air rifle?
Like Dennis, John’s favourite feature is the fast cycle time – this lets him shoot the gun rapidly with confidence.
Secondly, John praised the Red Wolf’s accuracy.
Thirdly John rates the Red Wolf as a very versatile gun. He can use his Red Wolf for all the competitions at EBR – from Extreme Field Target, through Speed Silhouette to 100 Yard Extreme Benchrest – and so qualify for the “One Gun Challenge” category.

Reproduced with kind permission of Hard Air online magazine. Read the original story over at Hard Air here: https://hardairmagazine.com/news/why-i-love-the-daystate-red-wolf-ebr-competitors-speak