KalibrGun Cricket 2 Tactical 45 Wood Opinions Wanted

[FIDI_G]

Hey guys could use some help I'm still doing some home work on my first PCP. Any opinion on this rifle? The reviews seem positive and accurate. Ticks a lot of boxes. The only thing I don't like is no cheek rest. Not sure if this an issue. Will be doing mostly target practice and plinking

 

[MikeVV]

Yeah, there is a cheek rest. It's just not a pretty one !
The black plastic, is your cheek rest, nd works fine. On my Cricket II, anyway.

You can buy this if you want pretty, easily available -

Kalibr Gun Wood Cheek Piece for Cricket: Airguns of Arizona

Or you can paint, vinyl wrap, or make your own if you like.

I've got the Cricket II, Compact, only with a full stock on it. I find the black plastic to be suitable for me. I also just shoot little black dots on paper. I've thought of buying the wood cheek rest noted above a couple of times, but, can think of other places to put the money on more useful things.

Overall, yeah, it's a nice gun. A little trigger adjusting, find a pellet it likes, normally most guns like the JSB's in different weights.

MIke

 

[FIDI_G]

Yeah, there is a cheek rest. It's just not a pretty one !
The black plastic, is your cheek rest, nd works fine. On my Cricket II, anyway.

You can buy this if you want pretty, easily available -

Kalibr Gun Wood Cheek Piece for Cricket: Airguns of Arizona

Or you can paint, vinyl wrap, or make your own if you like.

I've got the Cricket II, Compact, only with a full stock on it. I find the black plastic to be suitable for me. I also just shoot little black dots on paper. I've thought of buying the wood cheek rest noted above a couple of times, but, can think of other places to put the money on more useful things.

Overall, yeah, it's a nice gun. A little trigger adjusting, find a pellet it likes, normally most guns like the JSB's in different weights.

MIke

Thanks for the advice.

 

[skohl]

Really nice gun. The cheek piece isn't a problem, I don't even think about it. I traded for one a couple of months ago with an AGN member and couldn't be happier. Its a fantastic shooter and isn't pellet picky. Mine is a .22 and I get around 90+ shots if I fill it to 300 bar. Mine is the 45 version.

 

[FIDI_G]

Really nice gun. The cheek piece isn't a problem, I don't even think about it. I traded for one a couple of months ago with an AGN member and couldn't be happier. Its a fantastic shooter and isn't pellet picky. Mine is a .22 and I get around 90+ shots if I fill it to 300 bar. Mine is the 45 version.

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Thanks for the info.

 

[jps2486]

I currently have a Cricket II Long in 22 caliber. I used to have the Cricket in .177 and .25. All very accurate and reliable. Inserting the magazine is a little finicky, but you'll get used to it quickly. Charlie Frear at Georgia Airguns puts together a great package and tunes the guns to get the best performance from them. You won't be sorry.

 

[scottg0814]

I just picked up a KalibrGun Cricket 2 Tactical 45 in .22 from TalonTunes. They had the best price I could find at the time. Only shot maybe 4 mags thru it so far but really looking forward to getting into it once the weather improves. Def the easiest mag to load pellets into but then the most finicky to load into the gun.

 

[FIDI_G]

Really nice gun. The cheek piece isn't a problem, I don't even think about it. I traded for one a couple of months ago with an AGN member and couldn't be happier. Its a fantastic shooter and isn't pellet picky. Mine is a .22 and I get around 90+ shots if I fill it to 300 bar. Mine is the 45 version.

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How does it compare to the BroCock the BroCock Sniper was another one on my list. I'm liking the reviews regarding accuracy on the Cricket II.

 

[aldea6]

Mine is the Tactical 60 , in .22cal. It's by far the most accurate gun of my collection . About the cheek piece , I'm going to put a piece of wood on top of the plastic , round shaped .

 

[FIDI_G]

I bought this the other day. In my infinite wisdom I bought the Cricket 2 without a way to fill it up. But it sure looks like eye candy.

Do you use a compressor or an SCBA tank? Any recomendations or things I should pay attention too?

Also has anyone tuned this for slugs? What slugs does she like? I have the .22. Using the 18g JSB.

 

[L.Leon]

Looks like you can hand pump your Cricket… otherwise yes to an SCBA and a hpa compressor. You got good info via PM. The points made there aren’t going to change.

 

[Jespanol]

I just bought a Cricket 2 Tactical 45 in .22 from TalonTunes about 2 weeks ago, I love this thing. It does require some love here and there. I use a compressor to fill the 350cc bottle. A 90ci tank just doesn't have enough to fill it to 300bar, I could fill it to 250, then 220, then 200, and so on down with the 90ci tank.

From a 300bar fill I get about 13 magazines before falling off the reg. I'm shooting 15.89 Hades at about 860fps. I know I can shoot a lot faster, because my hammer spring dial can still be turned 6 full turns clockwise.

I did try some slugs, I got some Nielsen 17.5 slugs in sizes .216 and .2165. The .216s shoots awesome when tuning hammer spring to shoot about 860-900fps, of course shot count is not going to be the same as the 15.89 Hades. You will need to adjust scope for POI shift, but it's slug on slug after that! The .2165s are a little tighter fit, but shoot about the same.

I did mention that this rifle requires some love, That's because the magazine system is kinda "special". I had cycling problems at first, but after loosening the screw that holds the magazine plunger, It started cycling a lot better, not perfect but much better (I can live with that). This rifle is a laser gun, I'm able to shoot baby pine cones off a tree 100+ yards away.

Build quality, I would say it's very nice. The best build quality PCP rifles I had were the Taipan Veteran Compact and the Edgun Lelya 2.0. Those 2 rifles right there are built like tanks! The Cricket 2 is not far behind, with the exception of the mag loading mechanism, I feel that may be the weak link.
But the Cricket 2 has a bottle, It's my first bottle gun, and with a DonnyFL Sumo It's very quite, even when cranked up to shoot slugs.

One gripe for me is the trigger, it's plastic??? Is it just my rifle, or all Cricket 2's trigger plastic? Again, since it's shooting so nice, I can live with it.

 

[Emu]

Some other, maybe better, alternatives :

- Brocock Sniper XR Magnum.

- Daystate Wolverine.

Some other for sure better alternatives:

- Vulcan 3

- Uragan

-Uragan 2.

 

[L.Leon]

Some other, maybe better, alternatives :

- Brocock Sniper XR Magnum.

- Daystate Wolverine.

Some other for sure better alternatives:

- Vulcan 3

- Uragan

-Uragan 2.

The OP purchased a Cricket 2…

 

[Deltaman]

I have a cricket 2 tact 60 22 cal. I wonder if all the crickets are the same mechanism just different stock variations? I bought mine used and saved 500 bucks. Supposedly it was tuned by Charlie but I have yet to confirm it or any reason to doubt the seller! I want to build a laminate stock so why didn't I buy another variant that has a full stock? Are they the same rifles? I did build these walnut stock and grip for now.

 

[zx10wall]

@Deltaman What would you like to know? Yes, the polish job on the mag screams Charlie.

The Cricket 2 45 and 60 are the same but different barrels and settings.

The Cricket 2 Smooth is the same but with a tube and not a bottle.

The Argus is totally different other than barrel and reg.

 

[Deltaman]

The polishing job on the mags is Charlie? And I thought it was the finish wearing off. Wouldn't you polish the gear section? The gear is contact with the steel piece. That polished section does nothing as what I figure, it runs on the spring bearing to keep it cycling correctly, lined up! I'll take another look when home.

I bought two new mags that are twice hard coat anodized and allegedly stronger. The gear isn't stripped on them like the two factory ones.

There are a ton of different Kalibrgun models it looks like with different stock options, Again I'll take another look.

 

[zx10wall]

I agree, that polish does nothing but that is Frear’s work.

 

[FIDI_G]

I got mine from Charlie a couple of weeks ago went down to see him at his shop at Georgia Airguns. I know he spends a considerable amount of time refining the indexing polishing the mag tuning etc.. He does that to all his guns be for they leave the shop. I actually considered the Talon Tunes deal as it was a bit cheaper. But I went with Charlie specifically because I knew he would make it as good as possible before it leff his shop. No regrets spending the extra $$ in getting it dialed in. Besides im a total nood and didnt want to mess with it right away. Im still in the honey moon phase. He basically tunes it so it fires great right out of the box. All I can say is mine is great. When I put the mag in as you know you do have to press down a little and slide the pin in. But honestly haven't had an issue yet with indexing or anything. Goes in nice and smooth. My only gripe is its heavy.

I will say using a hand pump to fill it to 280 bar sucks lol. I havent filled it to 300 yet.

How far do you let the regulator go before you fill it up again? What does it read. The 18g JSB Heavies are really good. Im gonna try some slugs soon. Im still getting it dialed in need to find some targets so I can dial in my groupings but but I'm tearing up spoons at 50-60 yds. As this is my first PCP in extremely impressed with its accuracy. Next step is to push out to 75-100yds and see what she can do. Then ill get a chronograph and start dialing in the slugs.

 

[Terminator]

I agree, that polish does nothing but that is Frear’s work.

Excuse me Mr. zx10wall, but I have been told that you are an expert in cricket air gun. My Cricket 2 tactical 60 5.5mm just DOES NOT bundle WITH original jacketing (shroud). WITHOUT jacketed (shroud) groups wonderfully at 50 meters. I don't know what to do. Please, some help would be very much appreciated. Blessings.