My own Cricket .25

[aldea6]

There are some différences : the stock , of course. The carbine barrel is 615mm long , no shroud but a factory installed silencer .The cricket barrel is 600mm long and shrouded . Otherwise same power , same action….and same accuracy..

The action on the carbine is easier to load /cock the gun ; a plus for benchrest shooting. 

 

[Papy_Yosh]

Thank you all, for your updates and inputs. I really appreciate it.

I love to see all the info that can be gathered from following a thread like mine just saying I am getting my cricket and now I know more about the carbine, the mini, and the standard that never thought about.

Thank you all, keep sharing the knowledge. It makes everyone better.

 

[aldea6]

Oh yes , I forget one point : I have a .22 and a .25 Cricket , a .25 carbine . The only one missing is…..the mini-carbine. But one of these days , I know I'll put an order for this very pretty gun. Moreover I like the semi bullpup design , but in the case of the mini carbine I prefer the plain stock model , without adjustable cheek-rest. Just a aestethic point of view ; not sure if it's still available.

 

[Papy_Yosh]

Nice looking machine there

 

[Papy_Yosh]

They are looking so much better than the Vet., they have a "je ne sais quoi"

 

[Papy_Yosh]

I totally agree with you. 350 is better than 300. More fun in the can...

 

[aldea6]

more sexy….peut-être. Welcome to the Kalibrguns owners club ….it's only a beginning

 

[bubblerboy64]

There are some différences : the stock , of course. The carbine barrel is 615mm long , no shroud but a factory installed silencer .The cricket barrel is 600mm long and shrouded . Otherwise same power , same action….and same accuracy.

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The action on the carbine is easier to load /cock the gun ; a plus for benchrest shooting.

So could you restock a cricket with a carbine stock and make a carbine ? 

 

[aldea6]

Good question...I've never tried this "tuning". Not sure that the fixing bolts between stock and action will fit...the carbine has a airtank/barrel band with a thread to take the forward stock bolt. Anyway , i'll check this monday to give you a more precise answer.

 

[Long_Shot]

If Charlie of Georgia Airguns set it up, and it's still that way. Be very happy.......

I like Crickets a bit myself. I may be Kalibrgun stupid, but Congratulations on a gun I believe in. 

Oh, one thing about QUITE Crickets. A Stock .25 cal. is WAY to loud for me. Bottom gun, same as yours 25.4 gr. at 950 FPS. and it's very quite. 

Suppressed is a good thing for me. 

 

[Hotbrass]

My .25 Cricket at 940 fps is LOUD. NO WAY back yard friendly. But I guess it all depends on your neighborhood. I once lived where I could shoot a pcp without a moderator on it. the neighbors did not care. I put a moderator on a BSA R10 .177 that does 940 pfs with the JSB 10.34, and a neighbor heard it. He asked, are you shooting a pellet gun? 



I would love to quiet down my Cricket to a respectable level.

 

[aldea6]

Maybe ask Ernest Rowe how to reduce the noise. I know that he modified some Donnyfl moderators to improve their performance. One trick he did , and I did the same with some results,is to drill a row of 6-8 tiny holes (1,5mm diameter) in the bottom of the shroud, at the opposite of the exit hole.He also put some high density foam inside the moderator, instead of felt. I think there is a lot of experiments to do around moderators ; some work, others don't. Just a trial and error job.

 

[Long_Shot]

I wouldn't drill holes in the moderator personally. I can hear them hiss. Just more noise to my hearing. 

I recently made a custom moderator for a 75 FPE .25 cal. Cricket that is only about as loud as a stock .25 Cricket. 

I put a simple LDC on it that made it pretty good. So I'll make a good one for it when time allows. 

I also have a .30 cal. 75 FPE Cricket that is so loud I just don't like to shoot it. Poor moderator/LDC design. I put my stock .25 cal. barrel and moderator on it one day. It was so quite at 64 FPE I almost forgot which gun I was shooting. 

The right design LDC will make a 52 FPE .25 cal. Cricket very back yard friendly. Until impact that is.

 

[bubblerboy64]

I’ve got a Frear power tuned 25 and it has a Somo on it and it’s as quiet as my other PCP’s 

Does hit hard. You can hear the difference even on card board. 

 

[DirtyDovi]

There are some différences : the stock , of course. The carbine barrel is 615mm long , no shroud but a factory installed silencer .The cricket barrel is 600mm long and shrouded . Otherwise same power , same action….and same accuracy.

.

The action on the carbine is easier to load /cock the gun ; a plus for benchrest shooting.

So could you restock a cricket with a carbine stock and make a carbine ?

No.

I've been after a Cricket bullpup/compact for yeeeaaars.. 
My Mini Carbine popped up in the classifieds here for sale, and my 1st thought was to get it, and swap stocks.. 
Obviously, a few other things would have to be changed too - again - I assumed..

I love these rifles, so, I grabbed it anyways.

Then I spoke with CenterCut - Since he's a wealth of knowledge when it comes to these..
He explained the differences between the two versions: different actions, bbl / rail setups, etc. 
So unfortunately, nope.. it can't be done. [Or at least not w/o a bunch of extensive modifications]



Sam -

[Edit] Here's a visual comparison - labeled on the upper/right of each image:

 

[agatsi]

My .25 cricket is also loud without sumo on it.it shoots heavies Jsb at 925fps and 48gr slugs at 70.Also is really quiet on Sumo!pic is at 178m 3x3shoots!

 

[aldea6]

I put a Sumo on my .25 Cricket and I think it does the job. However , this moderator comes from my FX boss .30 , so the holes in the baffles are a bit too large; putting a cap made from delrin drilled for the .25 should improve the efficiency a bit. Let's try and see.

 

[Papy_Yosh]

She is home, she is pretty and shoots like a dream. Did a first round of shooting to sight the scope and see what she can do. I was able to do 97 yards shots with the small magnification scope no issues. I love that baby. I made a 48 shots string with what look like 10-15% of air left in the green. I haven't chrono it yet. But I'll let you guys know.

I'll post some more soon