Oops. I had a puncher breaker bullpup model. The Mega might not have the same issues as the bullpup. Sorry.
I was trying to find the best air gun for under 600.00 and sort of failed on the Hatsan at 44 but saw these Kral guns and good reviews. Are these better quality than Hatsan or Mrod?Read the review on it, looks pretty good for the money. Anyone here own one?http://www.airgundepot.com/kral-puncher-mega-walnut.html
Of all the issues with the PB, I wouldn't say ergonomics is one... The stock is actually very comfortable but you do need extra high rings or a riser to get the scope where it needs to be.You can move the cheek pad forward or back along with your scope to get away from the magazine.The issues that some have come across are sears and cocking levers breaking and horrible bore quality. With some massaging, the factory barrels will get you around 1/2-3/4" @ 50. Overall the build quality is mediocre, but on par for the price. They are easily modified though and I'm happy with mine.
I was trying to find the best air gun for under 600.00 and sort of failed on the Hatsan at 44 but saw these Kral guns and good reviews. Are these better quality than Hatsan or Mrod?Read the review on it, looks pretty good for the money. Anyone here own one?
Quote from: RAJOD on May 12, 2017, 01:25:34 AMI was trying to find the best air gun for under 600.00 and sort of failed on the Hatsan at 44 but saw these Kral guns and good reviews. Are these better quality than Hatsan or Mrod?Read the review on it, looks pretty good for the money. Anyone here own one?Not with a 10 foot pole.Junk
You're getting lots of comments on the Puncher Breaker. (which is the one I have too) Just for the folks who are too lazy to click the link, the gun he asked about is the Puncher Mega, this one:It won't have the scope mounting issues that folks are complaining about.I bought one tuned by Troy, and I like it, but it is not the same level of gun as the English guns.The stock is great; easily the best in class. The trigger is good but not great. It breaks cleanly, but is heavier than I'm used to from my Brocock or Air Arms. Not quite as easy to shoot well at 50 yards and beyond. On the Mega, it might be a bit better, on account of not needing a linkage going from the trigger back to the action.The action is kind of crunchy at first. After a few hundred rounds it's losing that feeling, but still seems to have more friction. I feel like the spring drags on something more by design than other, higher-end rifles. Once in awhile, the bolt probe doesn't stay all the way back after it's cocked. I don't know what it is, but then I need one hand to hold it back and one hand to load the mag. Next time, no issues. I had no problem with the cocking lever breaking; it feels solid. Magazines are good. I suspect that gun had been power tuned with a heavier hammer spring and the cast metal lever just couldn't handle it in that case.As for the scope height on the Puncher Breaker, I had mine mounted on medium rings, and it was uncomfortable. This is par for the course on any bullpup, since your head has to go over the action instead of behind it. I bought a set of high rings. I had a cheap UTG scope on it at first, and my nose was smashed against the magazine. I replaced it with one that had better eye relief (SWFA 10x42) and I no longer have that problem either. I paid $700 for it tuned, and you'll pay $700 for your Scorpion by the time you get it quieted down. The Scorpion's probably a better gun overall. My $700 one included a tune, regulator install and silencing kit install.The best value/quality rifle under $600 is going to be a used, tuned Marauder. Something where the tuner has at least confirmed that the barrel is good. My old .177 Marauder was a nice gun, and accurate, but it would never quite shoot 1/2" at 50 yards. More like 1", which is still darned good. (Mine was used, but not tuned) My Kral is more accurate than the Marauder was.Bottom line, I don't think it's junk. I just think you get what you pay for. I wouldn't buy a new one straight from a dealer, though. I'd want it tuned and checked by an airgunsmith, at a minimum. Weed out any quality issues. With the Krals, "what you pay for" is a good barrel, a great stock, a good trigger, good shot count, and an OK action.Ever had a Marauder yet? Hold out for a used, tuned Marauder, and put a good stock on it. Marauder's got a great action, good trigger, OK stock, and iffy barrels. If you get one with a known good barrel, you're in the clear. Heck, maybe even a new one, then add a good barrel? One reason I loved mine was the tune for 2500 psi fills. It was easy to hand pump, and I considered 30 shots per easy fill to be very good, on such an easy fill. Even now that I have a big CF tank, I still pump sometimes.
I would have not got a Kral except WAR had them. Travis sticks by the products he sells. But I worry a lot as Kral Has never given me a coherent answer about the handle and sear breaking , in one day of shooting it . I contacted the US rep. and had no luck as they had no parts, Not sure I wanted OEM parts from Kral at this point. I'm glad some have had great luck with them , but this seems like a built in flaw or Quality control , SAFETY issue. Mine had the factory spring in it and I just cocked it like my others to make sure the mag indexed. Trying to call and email the factory was useless. I know less then 600 bucks is not going to get a FX etc. but it should get an air rifle that works every time out of the box. Customer service would have been nice. WAR has been standing behind his even though at this point he has to be losing money. And he has to be busy as a one legged billy goat. I WOULD NOT BUY ANOTHER KRAL. I have 2 Evanix, 2 JKhans that also work great. Others with no problems and some benji/cros/gamo that have lots, not happy with some of those but Crosman at least, will give you an answer. Good luck and hope for all who are in the boat.
Ever had a Marauder yet? Hold out for a used, tuned Marauder, and put a good stock on it. Marauder's got a great action, good trigger, OK stock, and iffy barrels. If you get one with a known good barrel, you're in the clear. Heck, maybe even a new one, then add a good barrel? One reason I loved mine was the tune for 2500 psi fills. It was easy to hand pump, and I considered 30 shots per easy fill to be very good, on such an easy fill. Even now that I have a big CF tank, I still pump sometimes.
I grabbed a Hill pump when I caught it on sale had it for about a week and then got a deal on a used Tigershark. There the Hilll pump sat until I shot strings with the Kral & decided to add a regulator to .25, and in doing so went through two fills in only a few days. There were times were the tank would only fill to around 2800psi then I would finish up with the Hill to 3100psi. I had thought about selling it, but will hold on to it just for that reason.
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