Kalibergun Cricket 2 tactical looks like a Beast
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Very nice looking gun . I 'going to put a wooden cheek piece on mine , think it would be more comfortable than plastic .
At what speed do you shoot the JSB 18 gr ?
At what speed do you shoot the JSB 18 gr ?
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Looking at mine I don't see a valve on the bottle and trying to twist it off with pressure in the gun does not allow any movement.
So my 'educated' guess would be NO.
I also do not see any easy way to degas at the moment. Apparently many fabricated a tool for degassing via the hammer spring pre-load adjustment bolt/interface (including Ernest Rowe). Don't know whether this was for Cricket and/or Cricket II. Some posts have said that there is a little degassing screw. Don't see one on the Tactical, and don't have a manual for the gun (and none available on the KalibrGun web site). So kind of answering in the dark, just by looking at the gun.
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I'm strongly considering a Tactical 45 in .22. Can anyone speak to the hammer slap noise? I've had a Cricket 2 .22 bullpup and found the slap to be quite loud by my ear. Granted this noise is only heard by the shooter but it gives the impression of the gun being louder than it is if you have someone else shoot it next to you.
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Well, real personal and subjective, but I'll try to answer.
After reading your question I went out into the backyard and shot a mag, trying to listen specifically for hammer noise. My gun is a .22/60.
1) Any hammer noise was quieter than the little 'snap' from the muzzle, which wears no further moderation (OEM condition). Obviously may be different with a 450mm barrel;
2) The round smacking the target was louder than any muzzle report or hammer/shot cycle noise. Target box consists of: paper target taped to cardboard, backed by black foam squares (from pellet shipments), then hitting tire treads cut from an RV tire, and finally backed up by a steel plate (but nothing normally penetrates to the steel plate).
3) If I can explain the noise from the hammer hitting the valve... You know that when you are in a canyon which echos, the sound kind of fades out - ECHO - ECho - Echo- echo... Well the hammer has just a little metallic ping, but it is like you don't hear the first or loudest part. Like PING-PINg-PIng-Ping-ping, but you don't hear it until maybe the 3rd level of 'loudness' and it then just fades off.
Not as quiet as some guns, but then again it is a smaller gun putting out 46 FPE at the muzzle. Not at all objectionable in any way to me. YMMV
Sorry but I have not shot a Cricket BP to directly compare.
After reading your question I went out into the backyard and shot a mag, trying to listen specifically for hammer noise. My gun is a .22/60.
1) Any hammer noise was quieter than the little 'snap' from the muzzle, which wears no further moderation (OEM condition). Obviously may be different with a 450mm barrel;
2) The round smacking the target was louder than any muzzle report or hammer/shot cycle noise. Target box consists of: paper target taped to cardboard, backed by black foam squares (from pellet shipments), then hitting tire treads cut from an RV tire, and finally backed up by a steel plate (but nothing normally penetrates to the steel plate).
3) If I can explain the noise from the hammer hitting the valve... You know that when you are in a canyon which echos, the sound kind of fades out - ECHO - ECho - Echo- echo... Well the hammer has just a little metallic ping, but it is like you don't hear the first or loudest part. Like PING-PINg-PIng-Ping-ping, but you don't hear it until maybe the 3rd level of 'loudness' and it then just fades off.
Not as quiet as some guns, but then again it is a smaller gun putting out 46 FPE at the muzzle. Not at all objectionable in any way to me. YMMV
Sorry but I have not shot a Cricket BP to directly compare.
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The hammer noise seems a bit louder on the Tactical , compared to my Crickei BP .22 6-years old ; that's maybe because the Tactical muzzle report is quieter. No big difference between both , I think .
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Can someone compare performance of Cricket 2 Tactical with the one of a Uragan please?
It would be interesting to have a comparison.
It would be interesting to have a comparison.
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From talking to Charlie (we discussed the 25 cal) the Tactical 2 is a sub moa at 100y rifle. Which means, to me, it is on the shooter to get the accuracy, the rifle has what it takes.
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Hello everyone, the rifle looks amazing once I saw the video reviews I started thinking about selling my current PCP and buy the .30cal version. My only hesitation is that I am not sure if it is quiet enough to use without hearing protection because I already got Tinnitus and I'd prefer to avoid making it worse. Could somebody who has already bought it chime in and leave some feedback?
Many thanks.
Many thanks.
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Since I got my Tactical 60 I shot about 100 pellets FX 18gr , target at 55 yards , 860 Ft/s . I'm a bit disappointed of the accuracy . Sometimes it shoots pellet over pellet , and suddently the group shifts one inch to the left , without reason ( well , I think so...). The velocity spread is about 20 Ft /s , which seems a bit high .
All my others Kalibrgun were pretty accurate out of the box , but guns are not always the same .
Don't know what could be wrong and what to check to improve accuracy . Maybe more break-in is needed.
All my others Kalibrgun were pretty accurate out of the box , but guns are not always the same .
Don't know what could be wrong and what to check to improve accuracy . Maybe more break-in is needed.
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Since I got my Tactical 60 I shot about 100 pellets FX 18gr , target at 55 yards , 860 Ft/s . I'm a bit disappointed of the accuracy . Sometimes it shoots pellet over pellet , and suddently the group shifts one inch to the left , without reason ( well , I think so...). The velocity spread is about 20 Ft /s , which seems a bit high .
All my others Kalibrgun were pretty accurate out of the box , but guns are not always the same .
Don't know what could be wrong and what to check to improve accuracy . Maybe more break-in is needed.
All my others Kalibrgun were pretty accurate out of the box , but guns are not always the same .
Don't know what could be wrong and what to check to improve accuracy . Maybe more break-in is needed.
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I have the .30 and it is a laser....Came tuned shooting at roughly 910 for about 50 or so shots at a 125ish bar reg pressure.
Can easily get much more shots by lowering the reg and sticking around 850-870 or increase and really sling some heavy lead.
Loves the 50 and 44 grain JSB and FX pellets (have not tried slugs since it shoots the pellets so good).
Have a Ronin on it and it is very quiet for the power level....I am sure any good moderator will yield similar results.
Fit and finish are good and over a 10 shot string got a 7 FPS spread so very consistent as well.
Trigger is very good out of the box....
Mine will be heading to Derrick Wall for a good once over and check up but VERY pleased and see a .22 in my future!
Can easily get much more shots by lowering the reg and sticking around 850-870 or increase and really sling some heavy lead.
Loves the 50 and 44 grain JSB and FX pellets (have not tried slugs since it shoots the pellets so good).
Have a Ronin on it and it is very quiet for the power level....I am sure any good moderator will yield similar results.
Fit and finish are good and over a 10 shot string got a 7 FPS spread so very consistent as well.
Trigger is very good out of the box....
Mine will be heading to Derrick Wall for a good once over and check up but VERY pleased and see a .22 in my future!
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