That's about were my poor man's crown (kral jumbo) comes in at. The thumbhole stocks give you a better grip angle and distributes the weight onto both sides of the forearm muscles vs the standard angle of a rifle grip that loads the upper forearm more.
The Krals are good guns. Mine had the 16" barrel off of an NP03, but it shoots lights out at 75 yards and under. I haven't stretched it further yet. I've contemplated getting the full length rifle barrel and see what it can put out power wise. I have the 22 cal rifle barrel, and it does 55 fpe also, so I guesstimate it would be closer to 70 fpe with the extra 7 inches of barrel.
check out how slings are used to steady offhand shooting. Thas a lot of punch! I've got my Crown doing 50fpe from a 500mm 22 cal barrel, used to be a 700 doing 65. It is a mk1, btw. But I honestly prefer lighter pellets and 32ish fpe out of the short barrel. I've made clean head shots on greys like that out to 70yrds. But usually around 25-50. As is, balance and stability are about as good as it gets.
Both of these reasons are why i use oneIt is about balance,as for carrying around,use a sling, not only do they help with the carrying part and keep your hands free; but A sling can help you become a better shooter;
Yes indeed, the XS is a little tublet, mine is right there with scope and moderator. Good thing it’s got that nice carrying handle...
