The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly! But not in that order…
I bought this Kral Breaker Silent in the synthetic stock from Pyramid Air and it arrived this Thursday.
It cost $499.00 with free shipping… When I opened the box the gun and supplies were packed very well.
The BAD ….After checking to see all the parts and booklets the first thing I noticed was that the manual lists all the models on the front cover. To make things go faster I will say it shows the parts, how to remove the barrel, the magazine disassembly. However the trigger adjustment explains that it is done through the trigger guard, OF THE SHOTGUN!??? . There is no way or access hole through the trigger guard and when having the stock off it is adjusted at the rear of the gun, not at the trigger. You also need to take the stock off to adjust the hammer spring tension. The booklet does have a parts list, and exploded diagrams. The parts list you will need reading glasses to see it however.
The forearm has a compartment that the spare mag stores in. There was a bit of plastic flashing at the hinge that was sharp enough to scratch your hand. I removed it with an Exacto knife.
I filled a magazine and the pellets. They slip in easy, too easy for my liking, as the mag rattles when in the storage place in the front of the rifle., and in the breech. It leads to some glitchy pellet loading sometimes. It is not as fluid as with a FX magazine which this one looks like superficially. After shooting it for a bit this stopped being a real problem..(Learning curve I guess)
I put a UTG 3-12X50 scope on that I had laying around, waiting for a new gun. I could not get the sight picture, as the low rings are no good for this gun. The cheek piece is adjustable back to front but not up or down. I had to remove it to use the gun. I have a Atheon FFP scope coming this week, and will mount it with tall rings. Med rings might work too as it just puts my eye above the scope with the low rings and cheek piece on.
After a mag through the gun the lever would not close! It was binding on something. I removed the mag and still the same result. After moving it to my work bench I found the issue. The pivot screw on the lever worked its way out and was hitting the breech.
I screwed it back but it came back out with more cycling. I ended up using red Loctite as the blue did not hold. This morning I noticed the back-Barrel seating bolt was part way out! I tightened it too. I did notice all over the gun when I removed an allen bolt or other, it had some thin lube on it. Did they do this because the steel will rust easy…?? Time will tell. But I will be removing and drying all bolts to be sure.
Ok that’s the bad….
Now for the UGLY… I could not adjust the trigger any lighter the 1.5 lbs. I prefer a light trigger. My Styer has a 2.6 oz trigger for field target competitions. Too light for hunting conditions. The 1.5 is OK for now but I will get into the breech to see if polishing or metal removal will help. Not a biggie…
The power is! It came in at 31 FPE….? A little low powered IMHO. I drilled the adjustable port but it is so thin I don’t think I got 1 mm… The valve and the barrel may have some room to enlarge but that adjustable port will still restrict air flow.. But in the Meantime the milling out of the port and hammer adjustment gave me 35.5 FPE for now. A bit better. The gun has a CNC mono block making every internal tinkering tough, all parts are held in place with drift pins. Tougher but not impossible.
The gun is a little loud, with the hollow shroud. I ordered Mrod baffles that are supposed to fit in this guns shroud.
I tried to put the short picatinny rail onto the brass insert at the bottom of the forearm. It comes with a bolt to bugger it down. Not really! The bolt bottomed out prior to the curved rail piece seating onto the stock…!! I had to find 2 thin washers that fit into the recess hole of the rail. Then drill them out with a 11/64” drill bit to allow the bolt to go through the tiny washers. Now it fits tight.
Now for the GOOD!
! I love the feel of this thing! The gun with the heavy UTG scope weighs in at 9.8 lbs Better than my 14.5 lb Steyr and easier to hold for offhand shots…! After taking it out yesterday to my concrete bench rest setup. I used a Tack Driver bag and sighted it in at 30 yds. Then I aired up to 300 BAR and shot until it dropped off the POI to see the shot count..
It got 48 on POI shots before it started to drop….Remember this is a NON REGULATED gun. I got several hole in hole but the wind was blowing 12-15 constant from left to rt. When the gun reached 150 BAR I ended up with shots 35-39 in the same hole!
Now the other real world data…
It averaged 792 FPS for a ES of 8 and a SD of 2…..What! Not to shabby again for a non regulated gun
All in All a great bargain at the $499.00 price point for a stubby gun.. Need small amount of “tinkering” to get it right, but no major work up needed. Unless you want to.
Comes with a spare O ring kit, allen wrenches for stock removal, and cheek adjustment, and two 10 shot mags. It comes with the picatinnyshort rail for bipod attachment in the brass insert under the fore stock.
I took it over to “Camp Fussell” to let Jimmy have a go with it. He fired the first shot and it hit dead center on the bull at his 24-yard setup. After putting several shots in the same hole he went to 50 yards and tried 1.5 2 mildots down and just missed with the little UTG . He aimed at the Gong Target I made and gave him, and came down to 2 mildots. He hit it twice in a row on the button! I duplicated the same feat twice myself, and then shot and blew up some water bottles at 30 yards offhand, 2 times in a row. It is sweet for offhand shooting with the bulk of the weight back at your core. This is the first bull pup I have owned and I do like it.
All I can say is let the critters beware when I am out hunting deer. My deer season coincides with small game and I take the air rifle with me beside the powder burner.
My final thoughts… I would say this is an excellent accurate bull pup. I may experiment with getting a .177 and trying to set it up for field target. The price is right and the quality is very good. I will say that that damn little pivot bolt backed out again when Jimmy was shooting. I really hit it with the strong Loctite. I also cleaned the threads as they did have that lube on them, which may have prevented the Loctite to work the first time. It is the only reoccurring issue with this gun. I can think of several fixes. One is to drill a 1 mm hole through the handle at the threaded point and add a pin to hold it in place.
So If you are looking for a good priced bull pup that won’t break the bank and is really accurate out of the box, here it is.
Thanks for reading.
I bought this Kral Breaker Silent in the synthetic stock from Pyramid Air and it arrived this Thursday.
It cost $499.00 with free shipping… When I opened the box the gun and supplies were packed very well.
The BAD ….After checking to see all the parts and booklets the first thing I noticed was that the manual lists all the models on the front cover. To make things go faster I will say it shows the parts, how to remove the barrel, the magazine disassembly. However the trigger adjustment explains that it is done through the trigger guard, OF THE SHOTGUN!??? . There is no way or access hole through the trigger guard and when having the stock off it is adjusted at the rear of the gun, not at the trigger. You also need to take the stock off to adjust the hammer spring tension. The booklet does have a parts list, and exploded diagrams. The parts list you will need reading glasses to see it however.
The forearm has a compartment that the spare mag stores in. There was a bit of plastic flashing at the hinge that was sharp enough to scratch your hand. I removed it with an Exacto knife.
I filled a magazine and the pellets. They slip in easy, too easy for my liking, as the mag rattles when in the storage place in the front of the rifle., and in the breech. It leads to some glitchy pellet loading sometimes. It is not as fluid as with a FX magazine which this one looks like superficially. After shooting it for a bit this stopped being a real problem..(Learning curve I guess)
I put a UTG 3-12X50 scope on that I had laying around, waiting for a new gun. I could not get the sight picture, as the low rings are no good for this gun. The cheek piece is adjustable back to front but not up or down. I had to remove it to use the gun. I have a Atheon FFP scope coming this week, and will mount it with tall rings. Med rings might work too as it just puts my eye above the scope with the low rings and cheek piece on.
After a mag through the gun the lever would not close! It was binding on something. I removed the mag and still the same result. After moving it to my work bench I found the issue. The pivot screw on the lever worked its way out and was hitting the breech.
I screwed it back but it came back out with more cycling. I ended up using red Loctite as the blue did not hold. This morning I noticed the back-Barrel seating bolt was part way out! I tightened it too. I did notice all over the gun when I removed an allen bolt or other, it had some thin lube on it. Did they do this because the steel will rust easy…?? Time will tell. But I will be removing and drying all bolts to be sure.
Ok that’s the bad….
Now for the UGLY… I could not adjust the trigger any lighter the 1.5 lbs. I prefer a light trigger. My Styer has a 2.6 oz trigger for field target competitions. Too light for hunting conditions. The 1.5 is OK for now but I will get into the breech to see if polishing or metal removal will help. Not a biggie…
The power is! It came in at 31 FPE….? A little low powered IMHO. I drilled the adjustable port but it is so thin I don’t think I got 1 mm… The valve and the barrel may have some room to enlarge but that adjustable port will still restrict air flow.. But in the Meantime the milling out of the port and hammer adjustment gave me 35.5 FPE for now. A bit better. The gun has a CNC mono block making every internal tinkering tough, all parts are held in place with drift pins. Tougher but not impossible.
The gun is a little loud, with the hollow shroud. I ordered Mrod baffles that are supposed to fit in this guns shroud.
I tried to put the short picatinny rail onto the brass insert at the bottom of the forearm. It comes with a bolt to bugger it down. Not really! The bolt bottomed out prior to the curved rail piece seating onto the stock…!! I had to find 2 thin washers that fit into the recess hole of the rail. Then drill them out with a 11/64” drill bit to allow the bolt to go through the tiny washers. Now it fits tight.
Now for the GOOD!
! I love the feel of this thing! The gun with the heavy UTG scope weighs in at 9.8 lbs Better than my 14.5 lb Steyr and easier to hold for offhand shots…! After taking it out yesterday to my concrete bench rest setup. I used a Tack Driver bag and sighted it in at 30 yds. Then I aired up to 300 BAR and shot until it dropped off the POI to see the shot count..
It got 48 on POI shots before it started to drop….Remember this is a NON REGULATED gun. I got several hole in hole but the wind was blowing 12-15 constant from left to rt. When the gun reached 150 BAR I ended up with shots 35-39 in the same hole!
Now the other real world data…
It averaged 792 FPS for a ES of 8 and a SD of 2…..What! Not to shabby again for a non regulated gun
All in All a great bargain at the $499.00 price point for a stubby gun.. Need small amount of “tinkering” to get it right, but no major work up needed. Unless you want to.
Comes with a spare O ring kit, allen wrenches for stock removal, and cheek adjustment, and two 10 shot mags. It comes with the picatinnyshort rail for bipod attachment in the brass insert under the fore stock.
I took it over to “Camp Fussell” to let Jimmy have a go with it. He fired the first shot and it hit dead center on the bull at his 24-yard setup. After putting several shots in the same hole he went to 50 yards and tried 1.5 2 mildots down and just missed with the little UTG . He aimed at the Gong Target I made and gave him, and came down to 2 mildots. He hit it twice in a row on the button! I duplicated the same feat twice myself, and then shot and blew up some water bottles at 30 yards offhand, 2 times in a row. It is sweet for offhand shooting with the bulk of the weight back at your core. This is the first bull pup I have owned and I do like it.
All I can say is let the critters beware when I am out hunting deer. My deer season coincides with small game and I take the air rifle with me beside the powder burner.
My final thoughts… I would say this is an excellent accurate bull pup. I may experiment with getting a .177 and trying to set it up for field target. The price is right and the quality is very good. I will say that that damn little pivot bolt backed out again when Jimmy was shooting. I really hit it with the strong Loctite. I also cleaned the threads as they did have that lube on them, which may have prevented the Loctite to work the first time. It is the only reoccurring issue with this gun. I can think of several fixes. One is to drill a 1 mm hole through the handle at the threaded point and add a pin to hold it in place.
So If you are looking for a good priced bull pup that won’t break the bank and is really accurate out of the box, here it is.
Thanks for reading.
