I think you’re looking at the picture of MikeVVs gun. Mine has the Hawke, although I think I did have a 5X prism on it earlier. Both are temporary fixtures and I’m leaning towards getting a Hawke SF compact 16X.Damn @weevil your eyes are great if you can see and hit a rat at 80 yards with that red dot!! I'm very impressed and jealous... unless you're using the Hawke for the longer shots!![]()
Weevil are you still high on the Krait?And…. Forgot to mention …. Much nicer trigger than the M3. Clean break at 12oz.
Yes, my friend borrowed it and has been using it to clear out rats from his yard, which has horse and chickens. He’s an ELR PB shooter with no real air experience and shocked at how good it is. A very solid pellet shooter.Weevil are you still high on the Krait?
I started the search for a nice Compact and the M3 didn’t make the cut. Too heavy and not what I consider a compact. More of a short full sized gun
I was leaning toward the Katran but like a lot of pistol/carbine PCP’s the power is a bit anemic for my liking. Then I saw this thread and read what you were shooting 18’s at.
I think this honest compact is what I am looking for.
Weevil are you still high on the Krait?
I started the search for a nice Compact and the M3 didn’t make the cut. Too heavy and not what I consider a compact. More of a short full sized gun
I was leaning toward the Katran but like a lot of pistol/carbine PCP’s the power is a bit anemic for my liking. Then I saw this thread and read what you were shooting 18’s at.
I think this honest compact is what I am looking for.
All you need is 4 FPE at POI to kill rats… My Atomic XR sends the 14.3 CPHPs at 725 fps/17 fpe at the muzzle. At 50 yards its generating 8.6 fpe. Plenty forsub 50 yards and +50 yards shooter doing his/her part of course.
I appreciate your perspective and admire your dedication and enthusiasm for lower powered guns.
Air gunners are like fly fisherman. You have those who revel in their 0-3 wt rods and #24 flies. Then you have those who grab a 7 wt or heavier and do nothing but throw streamers. Then you have the people who would not dream of using anything but a Tenkara rod. God bless them.
I sit in the middle with both fly rods and air guns.
What I am looking for is not reduced power. In fact that has been my frustration. Every compact I have looked at was lower powered than I desire or the term compact was more marketing than reality.
The Krait seems to check a lot of boxes for me.
Late to the party. It seems like the Krait and Panthera Hunter Compact is pretty on par with each other. That’s exactly what I have in my reg on my PHC shooting JSB 18.13gr at 905 fps. I’m just now finding out about the Krait… the compact form factor looks great vs the PHC. My PHC is just a bit under 36 inches with the moderator (No way I’m shooting it without one). Just can’t seem to find one anywhere at this time in .22.Mine is running at 120bar with the 18.1s. I’m not sure if it has the legs for MRDs, but those new MRD lights should be in the comfort zone.