Kalibrgun Cricket II Tactical .30 + Share n' Compare + AEAC video + RDW!!!

[Bhunter]

I have the.30 it’s a tack driver with that polygonal barrel I used to have the impact which has more power with the 700mm barrel but this gun with that barrel shoots slugs perfect and I think more consistent in my testing 

 

[Airdriven]

Great review on the Aeac vlog and really appreciate all the member comments regarding their experience with kalibrgun cricket 2 tactical . This or the delta wolf may be a good alternative to my Daystate Wolverine .303 and only 10 ft lbs less than the wolverine , should be enough power , get a ton more shots ( regulated ) and be way shorter in length while still being back yard friendly . I think I want one in .30 cal .

 

[N2 Shooter]

Awesome I’m in the Medina area which gun are you shooting

I just got the Argus 60 in .30cal, unfortunately things have not been so good out of the box. The gun was only shooting at 690fps with JSB 44.75gr pellets. With the hammer spring at the max, I only got 790fps. So I just disassembled the gun and adjusted the regulator, so hopefully today I can put some rounds through it and hope they perform as expected. I also have the DonnyFL adapter so I can throw on my Ronin if it's still a bit loud.

I also have two Benjamin Bulldogs .357s, but they are 2-4 MOA guns at best, and I am seeking more accuracy.

 

[Redhanded]

Sweet kit!

 

[Ed24]

That rifle looks beefy! Nothing dainty about that. I've never owned a Cricket rifle before but after seeing this one that my change!

 

[toku58]

Very nice rifle. However, I'm not a fan of this type of magazine. I prefer the preloaded rotary type like on the FX Impact. The problem with this type like the WildCat MKII is that when you remove and reinstall the mag it isn't idiot proof as to lining it up so that your on the next pellet.

 

[yonyb]

I like more the traditlook, but the wood metal synergism on both tacticals looks good. Can't argue with the performance- .30 come my way!!

 

[gadballs9]

Awesome rig. Love to have it.

 

[AEAC]

Steve and Michael,

I remembered you guys mention in the video that the fill plug is easily lost so I drilled a small hole in the cap of mine and tied a short piece of nylon twine to the cap and barrel. Now the fill hole plug is tethered to the gun eliminating the risk of losing it.

Great idea! Thanks for sharing.

Steve

 

[Bhunter]

Yes I agree that is a awesome idea 

 

[AEAC]

I use old and new magazines in my 25. At first I has cycling issues. I diagnosed the problem as some strange leverage / timing

In the picture below if I cycle normally (not too slow, not too fast) holding the red area I don't get any problems with new or old mags.

If I get into the yellow area I will get problems. I think it causes the cycle to slow down when I use that area.

The issue is usually from cycling too slow.

I can also say after shooting several tins through it the problems has greatly reduced. I can't remember the last time I had a cycling issue now.



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Might need to adjust the drag on the magazine the way Michael was showing in our video. He was having the same issue until he completed the process.

Steve

 

[AEAC]

Thanks for the vlog guys . This question is for Michael, you mentioned about laminated stocks for the cricket II , where might I ask ? TIA

AoA just yesterday received the picture pack from Kalibrgun of the laminated stock options, of which I've included in the full review. I assume since they're the Kali importer now, that's where you'll find them.

Steve

 

[AEAC]

I enjoyed this format, and the interaction. You both brought good insight to the table, and reminded each other of talking points. I would like to see yall compare the Argus 60 in 22 to the C2T 60 in 22. After your comments on the safety, I lean towards the Argus. Argus has truely ambidextrious safety ..That, and i like the Argus magazine system better i think. It will be touching my cheek, and it looks like the C2T's magazine would require me to break cheek weld to index the mag, where the Argus magazine has rotation internally, allowing a left hand shooter to keep their cheek weld while cocking the gun. I plan on buying 2 of the exact same gun, just not sure if it will be C2T 60, Argus 60, or Vulcan 3 (700mm). Those are the 3 i have it narrowed down to tho. This vlog has brought me some great info, and i appreciate you both for taking the time to do this.

Thanks for the feedback on this new vlog format, I'm really liking it too. Just a heads up, next month Tyler Patner (Air Venturi Product Manager) will be hosting one with me on the Avenger ... I'm pretty excited, lol.

Steve 

 

[AEAC]

Did the magazine lever annoy you guys? Or did you get used to it. Seems like it’s a little bit fiddly trying to get the magazine lined up with the retention lever. Overall though they seems very nicely made. 
thanks for your reviews.

It didn't annoy me, no but I wasn't trying to manage it off the bench either, had I... yes, I probably would have gotten a little frustrated with it, lol. I'll discuss further in the full review

Steve

 

[AEAC]

Would it be recommended to polish the magazines mine seems like it doesn’t quite line up with the barrel at times thanks 

This wasn't required of mine in order to get great performance out of it.

Steve 

 

[Bhunter]

Hello guys as I have mentioned I have the .30 and the compact.22 . I have been testing slugs and I noticed with the.217 size I am getting a lot of lead fouling and I decided to do some investigation and what I discovered is the CZ chocked barrel is actually is .213 so I have bought NSA 215.5 and they Leed into the barrel very nice l will attach photos of a slug before and after 

 

[presdme]

Im new to the pcp world. This stuff is mind blowing. I never thought air rifles could do the things you guys are doing with them. Now I must up grade my Beeman chief to one of these fine shooters

 

[Coralpeddler]

Very new here to air guns, what’s the benefit to having a chocked vs not chocked barrel? Just to shoot slugs? Does it make shooting pellets less accurate?

 

[Bhunter]

To answer your question most air gun barrels are chocked for the simple purpose to help with the accuracy for pellets and there inconsistency of sizes. So for getting a slug to preform really well in a chocked barrel usually it takes a lot of testing to get really awesome results but with that said you can usually get excitable results in most cases I just want a repeatable accuracy so this why I go as far as I do.

 

[Coralpeddler]

Thanks for that! So for someone like me who would shoot more pellets and then the occasional slug would be better off getting a chocked barrel