Benjamin Cayden Test-Puppy

[Hangtown-Shooter]

Thanks for the honest input, I really appreciate that 

That gun should sell like a Big Stack of Hot Gourmet Pancakes!!

I hope so. It'll be hard to find another gun with this performance tuned for $400.

Done deal, I will put my coin down on your dialed-in prototype, let me know when you are ready and we can make it official

[mrbulk]

Thanks for the honest input, I really appreciate that 

That gun should sell like a Big Stack of Hot Gourmet Pancakes!!

I hope so. It'll be hard to find another gun with this performance tuned for $400.

Done deal, I will put my coin down on your dialed-in prototype, let me know when you are ready and we can make it official

Dave, now all you need is a Kratos for a matched set!

[Hangtown-Shooter]

I have just enough mad money left to cover a session with my therapist 🤣

[avator]

I have just enough mad money left to cover a session with my therapist 🤣

Or a big stack of pancakes.

[Hoosier Daddy]

I have just enough mad money left to cover a session with my therapist 🤣

Or a big stack of pancakes.

Or pellets... lots and lots of pellets!

[Wayne52]

Just checked and my Cayden is scheduled for delivery Wendnesday.

[kingrude1]

My Akela has shipped, scheduled to get here Thursday!!!!

[mrbulk]

Wayne and David, you guys are killin' me. Because I, too, got a shipping notice - but it was for ONLY the scope?!?!?! I ordered the Akela the same day (Friday the 21st) at about 11:30 am...

So maybe I made a (just-now-realized) mistake of ordering a scope the very next day (Sat, 22nd) when they had those half-off deals and perhaps for some reason they fixated on my scope order and not my Akela because perhaps Paid-For shipping items go out first?

I dunno, but this is getting to be a real test of patience...

[kingrude1]

Wayne and David, you guys are killin' me. Because I, too, got a shipping notice - but it was for ONLY the scope?!?!?! I ordered the Akela the same day (Friday the 21st) at about 11:30 am...

So maybe I made a (just-now-realized) mistake of ordering a scope the very next day (Sat, 22nd) when they had those half-off deals and perhaps for some reason they fixated on my scope order and not my Akela because perhaps Paid-For shipping items go out first?

I dunno, but this is getting to be a real test of patience...

I ordered my Akela on Saturday and got my shipment notification today. Hopefully your notification is coming between today and tomorrow. Good luck.

[Wayne52]

I also ordered a BSA scope for my Cayden however haven't gotten anything in regards to a shipping notice for it yet.

[mrbulk]

Okay guys problem solved, I did indeed receive a notice from Crosman but it is completely invisible in all my emails, only the notice for the scope showed up.

So I called Crosman direct and they verified all this, said the Akela should be here by Monday the 31st. 

I don't even care about the CenterPoint scope at this point (I have other scopes) but I just really want to lay my hands on that beautiful wood (yeah, she said that last night too, but then I woke up).

[Hoosier Daddy]

Outstanding Charlie!

Not about your dream... but about your Akela.

[Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58)]

Okay guys problem solved, I did indeed receive a notice from Crosman but it is completely invisible in all my emails, only the notice for the scope showed up.

So I called Crosman direct and they verified all this, said the Akela should be here by Monday the 31st. 

I don't even care about the CenterPoint scope at this point (I have other scopes) but I just really want to lay my hands on that beautiful wood (yeah, she said that last night too, but then I woke up).

Just an FYI, that scope takes 1" rings, not 30mm!  Don't get me wrong, the glass is crystal clear and in focus to the edges!  A very nice scope, but they don't come with rings, so if you don't have a set of 1" Picatinny rings on hand, you may want to grab a set before the scope and rifle arrive! 

[mrbulk]

Outstanding Charlie!

Not about your dream... but about your Akela.

 

[smythsg]

Very glad to see the Akela club growing. All the new Crosman guns have a nice buzz about. I have not owned a Kral airgun before, but the combination of Crosman engineering and Kral manufacturing have produced some exiting new toys at great price/performance curves. (At least with the current promotions available)

[mrbulk]

Okay guys problem solved, I did indeed receive a notice from Crosman but it is completely invisible in all my emails, only the notice for the scope showed up.

So I called Crosman direct and they verified all this, said the Akela should be here by Monday the 31st. 

I don't even care about the CenterPoint scope at this point (I have other scopes) but I just really want to lay my hands on that beautiful wood (yeah, she said that last night too, but then I woke up).

Just an FYI, that scope takes 1" rings, not 30mm!  Don't get me wrong, the glass is crystal clear and in focus to the edges!  A very nice scope, but they don't come with rings, so if you don't have a set of 1" Picatinny rings on hand, you may want to grab a set before the scope and rifle arrive!

Thanks Paul, although I did have to order a set of 30's for another scope I just got in, it's my first so I happen to have a couple sets of 1" rings still laying around -- not sure if they are high or medium I'll have to take a look. Is the front bell that big? I am hoping with the elevated pic rail on the Akela I can get away with medium height rings in case that's all I have.

[mrbulk]

Very glad to see the Akela club growing. All the new Crosman guns have a nice buzz about. I have not owned a Kral airgun before, but the combination of Crosman engineering and Kral manufacturing have produced some exiting new toys at great price/performance curves. (At least with the current promotions available)

I too have never owned a Turkish gun before (thought about a Hatsan bullpup for a while till I ordered the Akela) and look forward to joining the The Club. 

[Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58)]

Okay guys problem solved, I did indeed receive a notice from Crosman but it is completely invisible in all my emails, only the notice for the scope showed up.

So I called Crosman direct and they verified all this, said the Akela should be here by Monday the 31st. 

I don't even care about the CenterPoint scope at this point (I have other scopes) but I just really want to lay my hands on that beautiful wood (yeah, she said that last night too, but then I woke up).

Just an FYI, that scope takes 1" rings, not 30mm!  Don't get me wrong, the glass is crystal clear and in focus to the edges!  A very nice scope, but they don't come with rings, so if you don't have a set of 1" Picatinny rings on hand, you may want to grab a set before the scope and rifle arrive!

Thanks Paul, although I did have to order a set of 30's for another scope I just got in, it's my first so I happen to have a couple sets of 1" rings still laying around -- not sure if they are high or medium I'll have to take a look. Is the front bell that big? I am hoping with the elevated pic rail on the Akela I can get away with medium height rings in case that's all I have.

It's a 44mm bell, so you can probably use low rings on the Akela.  I have medium rings on my Cayden, but that's so it clears the magazine.

[Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58)]

Very glad to see the Akela club growing. All the new Crosman guns have a nice buzz about. I have not owned a Kral airgun before, but the combination of Crosman engineering and Kral manufacturing have produced some exiting new toys at great price/performance curves. (At least with the current promotions available)

I too have never owned a Turkish gun before (thought about a Hatsan bullpup for a while till I ordered the Akela) and look forward to joining the The Club. 

These are much more refined than most of Hatsan's offerings.  The lever action is much lighter and smoother than the Hatsan.  In fact, it's close to being the same as my FX Crown!

[mrbulk]

Paul, Thanks for those bits of info, especially about the lever action feel. And yes the 1" rings I have are indeed medium height. Even more to look forward to now.