I agree, no air rifle is perfect. It just shows how good the Cricket feels to shoot that it can have a few obvious problems and most people still love it.
I had a very hard time deciding which bullpup to buy. I spent far too long reading all the conflicting reviews on which gun is best. I narrowed it down to the Cricket or the Wildcat. Thank the airgun gods that the Wildcat was on back-order or I would still be trying to decide.
I wanted a .25 bullpup that was small, quiet, powerful, accurate and with a synthetic stock. The Wildcat appealed because it was lighter but the Cricket was 2" shorter. I'm glad I went for the Cricket as it turns out that I didn't need it any lighter. I excluded the Vulcan because I was told that it was loud and it only came in wood. I like wood on traditional style rifles but not on bullpups. It just looks odd to me with a modern looking bullpup design. I wouldn't want wood on a sports car or golf clubs either. Bullpup air rifles are in the same category in my head.
I would love to see some bullpups with carbon fiber stocks and titanium cylinders next. I think we should expect premium materials on a $1500 airgun. Carbon fiber is strong, light and associated with high end products. The Crickets accuracy and balance on a carbon fiber stock with lightweight air cylinders would be.....well...... better! I might use my Cricket stock as a mold to make a carbon fiber version for fun as we have no decent suppliers of aftermarket airgun stocks in America.
I had a very hard time deciding which bullpup to buy. I spent far too long reading all the conflicting reviews on which gun is best. I narrowed it down to the Cricket or the Wildcat. Thank the airgun gods that the Wildcat was on back-order or I would still be trying to decide.
I wanted a .25 bullpup that was small, quiet, powerful, accurate and with a synthetic stock. The Wildcat appealed because it was lighter but the Cricket was 2" shorter. I'm glad I went for the Cricket as it turns out that I didn't need it any lighter. I excluded the Vulcan because I was told that it was loud and it only came in wood. I like wood on traditional style rifles but not on bullpups. It just looks odd to me with a modern looking bullpup design. I wouldn't want wood on a sports car or golf clubs either. Bullpup air rifles are in the same category in my head.
I would love to see some bullpups with carbon fiber stocks and titanium cylinders next. I think we should expect premium materials on a $1500 airgun. Carbon fiber is strong, light and associated with high end products. The Crickets accuracy and balance on a carbon fiber stock with lightweight air cylinders would be.....well...... better! I might use my Cricket stock as a mold to make a carbon fiber version for fun as we have no decent suppliers of aftermarket airgun stocks in America.
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