I bought a kral empire xs .25 from krale on 8-13-22 Friday. Let’s see how long it takes to get to Michigan, it shipped 8-15-22 Monday and as of now is in Koeln Denmark. UPS says delivery on Wednesday 8-17-2022 that is crazy in my mind!!! I never had a bull pup and never had anything with a woodstock and there are very little reviews, I wished I could of had a .22 but a .25 will suffice I can’t wait!!! It sure is a looker!!! I have never dealt with krale shop so we will see. Good night everyone and good wishes!!!!
Bought a kral empire xs .25
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Good luck! Following. Was debating if to buy one or an SnowPeak P35 / Artemis P15. Keep us posted!
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I just purchased some smaller goods from Krale and they were here in 5 days. I placed the order on the 10th, and I received the package today! As I said only a small box of accessories, but lightning fast. I hope your rifle does as well! Also, I'm in California, so a little farther to get here from Europe.
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Will do!! I did watch a YouTube video of Aaron Cantrell and the p35, but man that empire xs just checked all of the boxes for me. Short compact being able to switch the lever( I’m a lefty) also I LOVE TO TINKER so we’ll see I love compact guns!! I was able to get an additional 100 fps from an AEA HP SS
W/8” barrel .25 w/ 25 gr slugs around 820-850 fps I don’t know if I’ll be able to get that with this platform, research that I’ve done is not in my favor but we’ll see. I will leave it stock for the time being but will let you guys know!!!
W/8” barrel .25 w/ 25 gr slugs around 820-850 fps I don’t know if I’ll be able to get that with this platform, research that I’ve done is not in my favor but we’ll see. I will leave it stock for the time being but will let you guys know!!!
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I did love that Walther Reign, switchable mags and lever, I really wanted the m2 version but it’s not available in the US and the plastic stock and hard to remove moderater was nil in my book plus I really wanted a first time wood stock and the Turkish Walnut looks so nice!
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I recently bought the Empire XS in .22. The short version, not the one with the carbon fiber bottle.
I really like it. Outta the box, the trigger sucked...badly. But with a little adjusting, it came in feeling VERY nice. I was afraid that it needed some stone work and polishing, but nope...all is good.
I've found that if a trigger is adjusted "properly", there's very little stone work that's needed, if any at all.
I put a Primary Arms SLx, 3x Prism sight/scope on it. I'm liken it.
Mine took 12 days to get to me from when they said that it shipped. Pretty fast if you ask me.
Yeah, it's an inexpensive gun, but it thinks it's worth much more, and it feels like it to me too !
Mike
I really like it. Outta the box, the trigger sucked...badly. But with a little adjusting, it came in feeling VERY nice. I was afraid that it needed some stone work and polishing, but nope...all is good.
I've found that if a trigger is adjusted "properly", there's very little stone work that's needed, if any at all.
I put a Primary Arms SLx, 3x Prism sight/scope on it. I'm liken it.
Mine took 12 days to get to me from when they said that it shipped. Pretty fast if you ask me.
Yeah, it's an inexpensive gun, but it thinks it's worth much more, and it feels like it to me too !
Mike
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Krale really gets thing to the USA quick. Faster then anywhere else in the continental US that I've found, at least in last several years. Koeln is actually Cologne Germany.. I think it's the last stop before England and then US -to-you. Krals are good rifles generally and I'm sure you'll enjoy it!
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Thank you fellas for the encouragement! She has departed Kentucky and on her way home to me! Hopefully custom’s hasn’t torn her up. She is scheduled to be delivered tomorrow! 
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Matt -Thank you fellas for the encouragement! She has departed Kentucky and on her way home to me! Hopefully custom’s hasn’t torn her up. She is scheduled to be delivered tomorrow!
By the packaging tape on my outer box...no one opened the box !
No...double taped seams, no ripped cardboard from packing tape pulled off the outer box !
Just a clean, though somewhat roughly handled box, just a single taping in all...tape locations.
Best of luck with yours.
Mike
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Krale is faster than usps where I live in Va. My 22 empire xs should get here tomorrow too. Traded for it and one other 22 gun (AR6) and will have to decide which to keep. The Empire xs has so much going for it and the AR6 allows me to continue exploring ROK guns!! I just needed one good 22 carbine so I’m not naked and ended up w 2! LOLz. I will try to follow up on my thoughts on my XS and hope you have a keeper that loves all pellets and shoots better than we will ever be able to hehehe. God bless every eye that reads this….I know I’m not easy 
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Krale is faster than usps where I live in Va. My 22 empire xs should get here tomorrow too. Traded for it and one other 22 gun (AR6) and will have to decide which to keep. The Empire xs has so much going for it and the AR6 allows me to continue exploring ROK guns!! I just needed one good 22 carbine so I’m not naked and ended up w 2! LOLz. I will try to follow up on my thoughts on my XS and hope you have a keeper that loves all pellets and shoots better than we will ever be able to hehehe. God bless every eye that reads this….I know I’m not easy
You guys need to do a thorough pictorial review once you break them in. It's on my short list of next AG to purchase. Along with uhhh...the P15 / P35, Wildcat III Compact BT, FX Crown, Daystate....oh no..
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Keahi, I never had anything ship so fast! Here it is almost 9 pm eastern time I just turned 46 today and I’m a kid waiting to go to bed and wake up on Xmas morning except I have to go to work in the morning lol I have a family member that’s gonna wait at my house for the delivery! Can’t wait I have a pony bottle with 2000 psi or so waiting then I’ll finish up with my nomad 2 the rest of the way! By the way my nomad is 2.5 years old and oil her every fill and log every fill she is a work horse between my other rifles and my 90 cu in bottle. Only going 10 minutes at a time on the 90 cu in. Good night and god bless to you guys!! I’ll have pics and thought and numbers!!
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Well she was delivered this morning,and she’s beautiful! Fit feels real nice for my first bull pup ever the wood stock is nice and she is light until I put the the ATN on and will probably just go with a red dot. Needs a little work as others have stated the fill probe orings clip every time I filled her up twice 120 bar to 200 then 150 to 200 and I used all but one yellow oring in the spares. There like rubber bands very soft. Cocking is a little rough but I assume once things break in will be better I used a Donny fl Fx brand moderator just because I’m in my condo and she’s quiet compared to my other guns. Barrel as expected was dirty so it was cleaned with the patch worm. I did 20 shots from 13 yards on the bench with 25.4 AA Diablo and with the fx chrony I got a Hi of 733 low of 675 Avg of 704 Std dev of 18.6. Not bad for the first 20 shots. The magazines are nice and you load them backwards from the right but a nice click when fully inserted. I believe she can definitely be tinkered with but I will leave her be for a bit.
Thank you for reading my first ever review ( Not a professional by no means) I think this will be a nice gun with a lighter scope but can definitely have on a bench with a heavier scope.
Thank you for reading my first ever review ( Not a professional by no means) I think this will be a nice gun with a lighter scope but can definitely have on a bench with a heavier scope.
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Very Nice! I'd definitely say a smaller scope is in order. That one is as big as the rifle!
Sounds like it will settle into a good shooter after some break-in!
Keep us posted!
Sounds like it will settle into a good shooter after some break-in!
Keep us posted!
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Congrats. She is super sweet looking! Enjoy her and keep us posted. Please do some sound / decibel testing after some accuracy tests. Have fun!
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Here is my XS 45 minutes after I opened the box. Having owned a couple Krals, I tear them down before I even shoot them. Things need to be inspected and cleaned up. Many of my orings were nicked. After mods, some machining and proper lube, it’s a pretty good gun. To squeeze a couple more shots out of the gun after all the mods were done I built a SSG and modded my stock to accept it. Mine is a .22 and it’s now our shop gun. We have taken quite a few critters with it out to 60 yards. It is definitely not a bench gun. It’s an offhander.
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Congrats.. my son-n-law just received his yesterday. His is the 22 cal. Very impressive lil shooter! So tiny and light weight..
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