Years ago, I bought two Royals, the 400 for my pesting job on the vineyard I lived on, the 25 caliber 500 for long range target work, 225 to 285 yards.
The 25 spiraled badly with JSB Kings while the 400 was probably the most accurate small bore I have owned.
I you can get the 22 “Kings” to shoot in your 22 or the 34 grain pellets to shoot fast enough and they are accurate, in most comparisons you would need to get into the 257 bore to beat it.
All three of those Craftsman series are the same platform, why they did not put a shroud the Cayden is mystifying. I have no problem with bottle guns, I even like them, but a lighter Cayden with a shroud would have been a no brainer for me. Having said that, I found regulating a bottle gun, far easier that a tube gun.
Roachcreek
The 25 spiraled badly with JSB Kings while the 400 was probably the most accurate small bore I have owned.
I you can get the 22 “Kings” to shoot in your 22 or the 34 grain pellets to shoot fast enough and they are accurate, in most comparisons you would need to get into the 257 bore to beat it.
All three of those Craftsman series are the same platform, why they did not put a shroud the Cayden is mystifying. I have no problem with bottle guns, I even like them, but a lighter Cayden with a shroud would have been a no brainer for me. Having said that, I found regulating a bottle gun, far easier that a tube gun.
Roachcreek
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