Benjamin Cayden Test-Puppy

[TroyHammer]

My Akela came yesterday.  No time to really do anything with it.  It too came with a 3000psi fill. Figured since it was full I'd run a quick chrony string.  She's hot.  940-950 with JSB 18.13 JSB over the first few magazines then started to drop off.  Should tune out to a nice 50-60 shots at about 30fpe. I'll try to fit some time in with it soon but I think it's going to be a winner.

[Hangtown-Shooter]

Thanks for the quick report Troy!
Curious if you had the power adjuster cranked up to max during your chrony session?

[TroyHammer]

Thanks for the quick report Troy!
Curious if you had the power adjuster cranked up to max during your chrony session?

Backed all the way out.  It's a little over sprung. 3/4" or so of preload on a fairly stiff spring.  Cocking is smooth as butter though. The cocking lever uses a really nice hardened pivot on the back and a roller bearing on the cocking arm.

[Gear_Junkie]

Well, the wait has come to an end and at first glance she’s a beauty!
The new Cayden showed up undamaged and holding 3K which is a good sign. The lever cycles smoothly, although this is my first lever gun so I have nothing to compare it to.
  I don’t have a scope yet, but I just had to run a couple pellets through it after running a few patches through the barrel  Pyramyd’s description rates this version at a 4 on their loudness scale (compared to a 2 for both shrouded versions) so I was a bit nervous it would be obnoxious, but I didn’t think it seemed all that loud to my ears honestly.
 I did confirm the barrel is threaded so I will be looking into moderator options soon, but for now it’s tolerable.
 The stock feels very nice to shoulder and balances nicely. Overall it seems very nice and so far I am pleased with my purchase. Looking forward to running a few different pellets once I get a scope mounted and see what kind of groups I can get!

Very nice, congrats!  And thanks for the great pics!

[Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58)]

Well, after seeing the pictures of the Cayden I took advantage of free shipping Friday and the AGN coupon code and got me one on the way.  I have a nice Neil Clague LDC that needs a home, and it should screw right onto the end of that barrel with no modifications needed!  I debated between the Cayden and the Akela, but I'm not much of a BullPup fan, and even though the Akela is one nice looking rifle, I went the more traditional route!  Looking forward to giving this Test-Puppy a try!

[mobilemail]

Can the sidelever be flipped to the left side on any of these?

[Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58)]

Can the sidelever be flipped to the left side on any of these?

Great question, but I'm betting probably not...  If they could be, that would be a great selling point that probably would have been listed under the specifications tab, and I didn't see anything.  The bolt on the Marauder comes out the back, making it an easy conversion, but these would have to have a slot of both sides of the breech to accommodate the linkage between the bolt and the side lever.  Not saying that couldn't be done, or wasn't, I just haven't seen it before and haven't seen any pictures of the left side of these air guns!

[Crosman Engineer]

I am looking forward to seeing all of the reviews as you guys get your new rifles out to play with them.  I am interested in seeing what tunes people come up with. 

I like the Akela.  It looks nice and is easy to handle.  I stole one out of QA while they were testing them and did a little shooting.  After I returned it to QA I liked it enough to pick one up. 

John

[Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58)]

It was between the Akela and Cayden for me, I ended up going with the Cayden just because that one was the one that caught my eye when they were first released! 

Now, we need to get some SAMs in some hands!  I've been checking all day, no "Add to Cart" button yet!

[mobilemail]

Can the sidelever be flipped to the left side on any of these?

Great question, but I'm betting probably not...  If they could be, that would be a great selling point that probably would have been listed under the specifications tab, and I didn't see anything.  The bolt on the Marauder comes out the back, making it an easy conversion, but these would have to have a slot of both sides of the breech to accommodate the linkage between the bolt and the side lever.  Not saying that couldn't be done, or wasn't, I just haven't seen it before and haven't seen any pictures of the left side of these air guns!

No leftie....no sale....

[Gear_Junkie]

I am looking forward to seeing all of the reviews as you guys get your new rifles out to play with them.  I am interested in seeing what tunes people come up with. 

I like the Akela.  It looks nice and is easy to handle.  I stole one out of QA while they were testing them and did a little shooting.  After I returned it to QA I liked it enough to pick one up. 

John

John,

It's nice to have someone from Crosman active here!  Do you anticipate .177cal versions of these rifles anytime soon?  The Cayden looks like it might be a nice Field Target rig.

Thanks!

[Hoosier Daddy]

I am looking forward to seeing all of the reviews as you guys get your new rifles out to play with them.  I am interested in seeing what tunes people come up with. 

I like the Akela.  It looks nice and is easy to handle.  I stole one out of QA while they were testing them and did a little shooting.  After I returned it to QA I liked it enough to pick one up. 

John

John, I am SO happy to have you here on GTA!
Please, Please, PLEASE visit more often.
 A Crosman presence is desperatley needed here. You may get Greif or Props.. but your insight is VERY welcome!
And an ear direct to "Mother Crosman" is always great !

[avator]

Scott, you're kidding about waiting a week for $10 right? You mean HM won't loan you $10? Is your credit that bad with her?

[Hoosier Daddy]

Scott, you're kidding about waiting a week for $10 right? You mean HM won't loan you $10? Is your credit that bad with her?

She mussent know what I spend on this Hobby. Even if my selling one or two of my 30+ guns pays for it.
It is all under the radar.
I am set to what $ I can afford to stash and what I cant.
Today I am $10 short... period... Dot... It.
Next Friday I will be golden.

Unless I sell another gun....or two
And then I am over the top and setting my sights back on the $800 Beeman 1380!
Then All He!! is breaking loose... as long as HM doesn't know.

[Hangtown-Shooter]

 Okay guys, this is FAR from a scientifically repeatable test lol... but I ran a magazine of 14.3g CPHP’s through the Chrony curious to see the FPS range with the power adjuster from one end to the other. I only ran 3 shots each at full, half, and low power settings, and then I tossed out the highest and lowest readings at each setting so these #’s don’t even represent a true average really, but you get the idea 

Lowest setting



Half-power



Full throttle

[Hoosier Daddy]

So it looks like  the "Strangle Screw" actually works similar to my AA S400 FAC!
Will be interested as to each setting effects accuracy and shot count. 

[Hangtown-Shooter]

 Also just to be clear, the power adjuster is finitely adjustable between min and max, not just 3 position, so there is a wide range of potential adjustment.

[Motorhead]

Are these rifles REGULATED ?

[TroyHammer]

Are these rifles REGULATED ?

Not from factory

[Back_Roads]

 Full variable airflow , are there some indicator clicks involved ?