Aircudas long term field testing

[Richard3589]

Right on brother.

[anti-squirrel]

I have been reading this thread for a few weeks and I can say that it has absolutely no useful information at this point or in the past few weeks.
It almost feels like promotional/marketing material.

Keep in mind the title of this thread. 

There's several reviews going on- ya want tuning info, Scott and Troy (Motorhead and TroyHammer) and the others... You want "carry in the field and handling", then you're in the right place.  Manny doesn't sit at a bench with PCPs in a bag rest for hours on end.  Pump/fill/shoot, carry out and about, some info about how user-friendly to operate/disassemble- stuff that really makes a difference once you know tech details from other threads and are sitting on the fence trying to decide between 2 PCPs with similar features.

Among the most important aspect of any airgun to me is how it carries in the woods.  Manny lives in tropical paradise and hunts terrain that has a lot of vertical, not just dense rainforest.  IE: it is similar to our property- dense eastern hardwood forests in the foothills of the Appalachians.  And he's an accomplished airgun hunter going after potentially dangerous game: feral swine.  So if he gives a nod to a PCP, I take it into consideration.  Not saying the other folks' opinions don't matter- they do- big time!  But how a rifle handles in the field is important to me and my wife, since most of our shooting occurs this way.

[Spacebus]

Nomadic, do you do videos of your tests or just pen to paper?

I did videos but not a big fan of talking on camera, most of my videos are silent just shooting and showing groups or stuff like that.

I am the same way, can't stand the sound of my voice on video! Sometimes I think about doing a YouTube channel for my farm, but I'm just not a "public facing" type.

[Firewalker]

I have been reading this thread for a few weeks and I can say that it has absolutely no useful information at this point or in the past few weeks.
It almost feels like promotional/marketing material.

Yeah the professionals are posting on other threads, I'm just the dumb airgunner that talks about ergonomics, weight, size or rifles, power and eventually durability

So.... You tested all the day to day useability stuff? Thanks for your perspective and recommendation.

[Nomadic Pirate]

I have been reading this thread for a few weeks and I can say that it has absolutely no useful information at this point or in the past few weeks.
It almost feels like promotional/marketing material.

Just out of curiosity I went back to have a look at the thread since I forgot what is in it Haha

Mainly looks like a bunch of people chatting away but I also seen pictures and some input from the pros abut trigger, barrel twist, dismantling the gun, accuracy, shroud caraterystics and other stuff I already forgot

not many but I also posted some strings at various different hammerstring settings, the magazine was discussed, the Stocks/ergonomics where discussed, the Sidelever was discussed, fill unit was discussed, fill pressure was discussed, weight/length was discussed

What is it that you actually need to know ? ......let me know and if it is in my capability I'll do it otherwise I will ask the Pros and see if they have it in the data they collected.

[TroyHammer]

It's really cool seeing all the various sides of these guns from the different testers. From reviews and accuracy to detailed inner workings. My take is a little different.  I wasn't chosen as a true tester but for me it was so I could get a look at them before I place an order for the store. I wanted an entry price gun that I could pull off the shelf and be confident when it shipped out it was ready to go and boy has it proven that and more. I will still pressure test/chrony/accuracy test every one before shipping but I have full confidence I can ship an order and it be a solid performing gun for the customer. I've been able to duplicate all the other testers numbers so I know they are consistent from gun to gun. Also being a tuning shop in addition to retal I wanted to see where they could be pushed to. Still a few more tweaks to try but I can tell you the .25 standard can make in excess of 65fpe. I'm beyond impressed and think you'll be seeing a lot more from them.

[Firewalker]

It's really cool seeing all the various sides of these guns from the different testers. From reviews and accuracy to detailed inner workings. My take is a little different.  I wasn't chosen as a true tester but for me it was so I could get a look at them before I place an order for the store. I wanted an entry price gun that I could pull off the shelf and be confident when it shipped out it was ready to go and boy has it proven that and more. I will still pressure test/chrony/accuracy test every one before shipping but I have full confidence I can ship an order and it be a solid performing gun for the customer. I've been able to duplicate all the other testers numbers so I know they are consistent from gun to gun. Also being a tuning shop in addition to retal I wanted to see where they could be pushed to. Still a few more tweaks to try but I can tell you the .25 standard can make in excess of 65fpe. I'm beyond impressed and think you'll be seeing a lot more from them.

Sounds like I need to buy one from you? You are speaking my language there, Troy! 

[TroyHammer]

It's really cool seeing all the various sides of these guns from the different testers. From reviews and accuracy to detailed inner workings. My take is a little different.  I wasn't chosen as a true tester but for me it was so I could get a look at them before I place an order for the store. I wanted an entry price gun that I could pull off the shelf and be confident when it shipped out it was ready to go and boy has it proven that and more. I will still pressure test/chrony/accuracy test every one before shipping but I have full confidence I can ship an order and it be a solid performing gun for the customer. I've been able to duplicate all the other testers numbers so I know they are consistent from gun to gun. Also being a tuning shop in addition to retal I wanted to see where they could be pushed to. Still a few more tweaks to try but I can tell you the .25 standard can make in excess of 65fpe. I'm beyond impressed and think you'll be seeing a lot more from them.

Sounds like I need to buy one from you? You are speaking my language there, Troy! 

It's the best 15 minutes you can spend as a store.  Verify that it's in working order and it will save you countless hours down the road. Shipping is too expensive for that step to be skipped.

[Firewalker]

I like the way you think! 

[Nomadic Pirate]

It's really cool seeing all the various sides of these guns from the different testers. From reviews and accuracy to detailed inner workings. My take is a little different.  I wasn't chosen as a true tester but for me it was so I could get a look at them before I place an order for the store. I wanted an entry price gun that I could pull off the shelf and be confident when it shipped out it was ready to go and boy has it proven that and more. I will still pressure test/chrony/accuracy test every one before shipping but I have full confidence I can ship an order and it be a solid performing gun for the customer. I've been able to duplicate all the other testers numbers so I know they are consistent from gun to gun. Also being a tuning shop in addition to retal I wanted to see where they could be pushed to. Still a few more tweaks to try but I can tell you the .25 standard can make in excess of 65fpe. I'm beyond impressed and think you'll be seeing a lot more from them.

This in itself is worth it's weight in gold,......this review compliments all others. Troy has been a stand up guy for years and has sured up the Kral market and helped Kral owners in the US for years.


Again for those that complain there's nothing, nothing of value on this thread, please voice what you need and I'm sure someone will answer your concerns,...thanks.

[Nomadic Pirate]

OK I run into my first problem with the Cudas,

The MAX even if regulated with a truly tiny spread in the string as never been as accurate as the standard that has an obvious largerv spread through the bell curve, the other day I wanted to see how much more quiet the gun was going to be with an LDC ( the MAX is pretty darn quiet as is ) and I got some pretty severe clipping,

I spent the past couple days playing around with different combinations to see  how severe it is.

First I put a .30 Evanix endcap on and groups shrank a bit, I then took the all baffle system out andjust used the .30 Endcap and Baracudas where literally following in the same hole, like if I only shot one pellet,

reinserted the baffles and and the .25 Endcap and the rugged hole got bigger so definitely there's some contact in there.

I've not heard of any others having this problem so I just chalked down to my luck

[oldpro]

 There is a procedure for putting the baffles in and tightening the locking collar down, I will email you a video Manny. If you dont do it the baffles and stripper can move around causing clipping. Its not a fix its how its supposed to be done.

[Nomadic Pirate]

There is a procedure for putting the baffles in and tightening the locking collar down, I will email you a video Manny. If you dont do it the baffles and stripper can move around causing clipping. Its not a fix its how its supposed to be done.

Did that Travis, took that collar all the way out to inspect it too and has some markings,.....I did tightened before ( couple weeks ago ) and after I tested without baffles.

[Nomadic Pirate]

Next I'm gonna look in my bag of Evanix baffles to see if I have some that are a bit wider and play with them.

On the other hand I can tell you that the baffle system really works, the gun is pretty lout without it and the .30 cap

[oldpro]

 You cant test it without baffles they hold the stripper down, The stripper is floating. Video sent. The hole threw the baffles is over sized so clipping shouldnt be a issue if all installed correctly.

[Nomadic Pirate]

Forgot ;

I also tested with just the LDC and no baffle system and the clipping was still there so there's definitely a missaligment between barrel and shroud somewhere.

[Nomadic Pirate]

You cant test it without baffles they hold the stripper down, The stripper is floating. Video sent. The hole threw the baffles is over sized so clipping shouldnt be a issue if all installed correctly.

Yes I had to glue the stripper to the barrel so it would stay in place without the baffle system to hold it

yeah I measured the hole in the baffles and if I remember correctly was .313

[oldpro]

You cant test it without baffles they hold the stripper down, The stripper is floating. Video sent. The hole threw the baffles is over sized so clipping shouldnt be a issue if all installed correctly.

Yes I had to glue the stripper to the barrel so it would stay in place without the baffle system to hold it

yeah I measured the hole in the baffles and if I remember correctly was .313

Watch the video. Stripper HAS to go in the correct way. It can be put on backwards.

[Nomadic Pirate]

Yes it has a little step to hold the baffles I always put it in the right way

[Nomadic Pirate]

Cudas love Cudas !!!

It's only fitting that the Aircudas love the Baracuda 31gr pellet

I fixed the clipping in the MAX by putting some Rainstorm baffles that are .380 and a Rainstorm Endcap that is .392

Next I want to try the first string on the MAX from 240 BAR and using the Baracuda pellet.


.....Still waiting for the ad ons from Troy to test the Standard at higher powers,
but yesterday I took her in the woods and it's really a nice carry rifle, also did some long range shooting and was hitting tiny pebbles no problem from 40 to 70 yards,.....I think the accuracy is really there.