Crisket Issue

did it shoot well before ? did u swap scope or mounts???? , need a bit more info is speed same ? I mean I had this issue with scope mounts but if they were fine I would not say swap them front to rear LOU

10 inches at 10 meters? Something has to be WAY off . That it’s not obvious seems strange since it isn’t I’d think it has to be the scope or the mount. Change both report back 

I can say any of my guns with an adjustable mount if I had to tilt it to shoot 10 inches hi at 10 meters it ould be severly tilted so either the scope is tilted or the barrel or mounts not in properly , I mean u are talking shooting like 4 feet high at 50 meter this is very dramatic did u try it yet?

Have you tried it without the shroud? Shouldn't the rear ring be adjusted down vice up if its shooting way too high? 

Is the barrel parallel with the pressure tube? The only other thing I can think of is the crown on the barrel was damaged somehow, but it wasn't like that prior to your rebuild, correct? Sounds more like a scope mount pic rail alignment problem than a barrel or scope or scope ring problem. Did you remove the pic rail at all during your rebuild? Maybe it was shimmed or something when you got it, and that fell out or something? The pic rail should be parallel with the barrel obviously for the Cricket. 

Nah, its really hard to damage that just with normal handling, plus it wouldn't stack pellets. Like I said above, it sounds like the pic rail isn't level. I'd remove it and check it out, see if there's something preventing it from mounting level.. Post a photo of it from the side showing the pic rail, scope, rings, barrel and pressure tube...

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Can you mount the scope aft so that both rings are on the rear part of the pic rail that is non-removable? 

 As you wrote “ I have the rear adjustable ring adjusted all the way up”. 

So the scope is pointing down and the barrel up. Just lower the rear ring and/or adjust the front ring upwards.

Yes that’s not too clear on your scope mounting and adjustment. I can’t see how you could have damaged the barrel but if it’s shooting high AND left and you have no other air leaks or symptoms of malfunctioning Id have to think it a possibility .

If you eliminate the scope and the mounts I’d take the gun apart and reassemble.

What could cause this? 1) Sight or mount alignment. 2) some misalignment in assumbly 3) barrel significantly damaged. 

Can anyone think of something else? 

Nice job Wing Nut...! You got the short end of the stick on that purchase, at least initially. And if someone other than you had bought it, that didn't have your mechanical skills, it would have been a majorly negative experience. But now the gun is totally resealed, all Viton O-rings, firing valve cleaned and polished, regulator disassembled, all parts cleaned and polished, O-rings replaced, HST, hammer, etc. cleaned and polished, and trigger cleaned and adjusted. Not much else left to do, and the little Cricket is good to go for years to come. And, now you know your gun inside and out, which means you also know Vulcans and Taipans inside and out. 14 for an ES isn't bad, and it'll probably get better as you lead in the barrel and shoot it more. The reg. that you rebuilt and polished the washers, super clean barrel, firing valve and spring cleaned, etc. needs a little time to break in. Try shooting a string again after a tin of pellets, and adjust the speed to right around the 865 to 870 fps range. Now take it to your club this weekend and beat all those RAWs and Thomas guns in the 25M BR...

I'm going to send you a new Hammer Spring, since the one in there was very rusty, and even though you cleaned it I'm sure its weak, since half way in with stock reg. pressure should shoot around 900 to 910 FPS. Once you install the new spring you won't have to turn the HST in very much to get to 865 FPS...

Love a happy ending, you guys rock! Glad you worked it out!! One day when I grow up....

So, the Taipans are not hard to work on? What about the internals where the pellet probe reside? Is that easy to do as well? 

Congrats Crush

So Wing Nut, how's it shooting, and are we going to hear about your little Cricket beating the RAWs and Thomas guns this Sunday at the 25M BR tournament...?

All joking aside, great job with the Cricket!!! Don't downplay your mechanical skills, many guys would have been lost doing what you did. Now the gun is practically new, and it'll be easy to maintain, and fun to shoot. I know you have a Red Wolf, RAW, and Crown, but I'll bet when you pick up a gun to go shoot just for the fun of it you'll pick up this Cricket more often than not. Its the same for me, and even though I have a few "high end" guns, when I pick a gun out of the safe to shoot, its almost always the Cricket or the Mutant...