Kral Puncher One

[Johnny sacco]

Hello everyone its been some time since my last post, nontheless ive been busy shooting my guns and learning as much as i can about airguns. That brings me to my question regarding the Kral Puncher One. I came across this PCP recently and it caught my attention. Im mainly an FX fan and have a number of their fine guns. However, i tend to stray once and awhile and add others to my collection. I own a Kral Puncher Maga Marine in .177 cal and im impressed with its abilities i also own an AirForce Condor .22 cal and its an absolute hammer. You can say i enjoy shooting both of these rifles, so when i saw the Kral Puncher One it caught my interest. I had no idea about the gun it was the first time i seen it and never heard a word about it. I tried finding some information on the rifle but there isnt much out there, atleast not that i can find, and the little that i managed to come across really didnt say much. So if theres any one out there that has some knowledge about this rifle i would love to hear your thoughts, or even some helpful links i may have missed. I would say the resemblance to the Airforce brand is pretty remarkable, and likely what caught my attention. It has left me wondering, can it perform like a Condor, and what about its accuracy, the Krals that i have shot have all been pretty impressive. I dont expect the gun to perform like my Impact or Crown, im just looking for the gun to hold its own, any help would be great, thanks

Pano

[skorec]

No usable without home fixing but excellent for high power tuning.
https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=142379.msg1514681#msg1514681   

[Johnny sacco]

Thank you my friend for helping me out, the information along with the previous posts,  gave me a little more insight about the rifle, thanks again .

Pano

[skorec]

I am now satisfied  whit no choked LW polygonal barrel in my Puncher ONE at 1-1,5 MOA accuracy and 20% 2,5-3 MOA flyers and two bottles ( original 250 bar and bought from e-bay 300bar with regulated 200 bar output air pressure ).  .177/Piledriver/42FPE/1.5MOA/BC=0,09 is not bad for 500+200=700 Euro and approximately only 20 hour home tuning work.
Because I have another PCPs for JSB Expres,Standard,Heavy,Monster  and Weihrauch barrel does not shots Piledrivers enough good I will awaiting for .177/60cm  FX STX-X slug liner with much faster twist rate ( TR = 1:10” ? ).

Because my AA/S510/carbine shots .177 JSB heavy only at 250 m/s which is usable max. up to 50m I am  planning to buy SMK/Artemis M16D and tuning it to shot up to 70 m at 290m/s in waiting period on FX .

Also I am looking for not expensive riflescope able to shot at longer distances on  very little targets equipped with more dots reticle  . I like Hawke  Sidewinder 20x ½ Mil-Dot 8-32x56 but it too expensive.

If you have some particular questions about Puncher ONE I will try to answer you.

[Johnny sacco]

Hello Peter,
Thanks again any and all information is helpful. I bought the rifle this afternoon i should have it delivered to me  by the end of this week. Im certain once i have it in front of me i will have some questions. Im definitely going to want to do some tuning, and once i shoot the gun thru a Chrony, and get a little familiar with the rifle i will be able to see what i need to work on.
By the way we share the same name, Pano is short for Panayioti, Greek for Peter . Im from Athens, Greece lived there for 25 years , i moved to Florina Macedonia, and later found myself in Canada. We were almost neighbors at one time, Slovakia wasnt very far. My friend i miss the ocean, beaches, the weather, but Canada is my home now this country has been good to me so i shouldnt complain . Once again i appreciate all your help and i hope you dont mind if i contact you again once i have the rifle . Cheers

[skorec]

Hello Pano,

Before 40 years I was also  planning to emigrate to Canada.  My wife persuaded  me NO. 
I will be happy if you contact me with your Puncher ONE   experiences.

[Johnny sacco]

Good morning my friend,
My Kral Puncher One rifle arrived today, very excited to see how the rifle performs. Unfortunately i need to wait until Saturday to test the rifle . However i couldnt help but take it out of its case and shoulder it, it comes up well and tracks nicely. The gun is much lighter then i imagined, i havent mounted a scope yet but im sure the extra weight wont be a problem, and if the accuracy is there it will be a good hunting rifle. Im pretty amazed at how similar the Kral looks like my AirForce Condor, appearance is spot on and if it can perform like the Condor to a degree i will be very pleased . Im going to spend some time with the gun this weekend i plan on getting some solid numbers thru the chrony and try a number of different pellets, i will definitely be using a variety of JSB's and H/N they seem to shoot well in many of my rifles.
Peter i will keep you updated , and in the mean time im sure i will have a number of questions to ask you once i get a little more  familiar with the gun. Have yourself a great weekend .

Pano

[skorec]

My upgrade for .177 21gr Piledrivers work OK at 170 bar.

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