i recently received a new 97k from Krale. Humph! After scope mounting I found the barrel to be mis-aligned to the point my new Leopold scope, ran out of elevation adjustment to compensate for the mis-alignment at a mere 60 feet. This is of course not an uncommon problem with airguns and firearms and is easily remedied with shims under the rear scope mount, or an adjustable scope mount. Most scope manufacturers will supply shims free of charge.
The real issue here is the heavy, bulky log of a stock this airgun is fitted with. The rifle is heavy to begin with and this is expected considering the amount of steel in the airgun. But the stock is...how to phrase this? ...”unflattering” to the rest of the airgun. Here’s my critique.
Weihrauch has attempted to design an ambidextrous stock which will sell to both left and right hand shooters. Great. However, two opposing cheek rests add just too much bulk and weight to the aft-stock. This to the point of actually degrading shooting comfort and efficiency. In addition, because of this design, the top of the aft-stock does not (cannot) fall away sufficiently to allow for natural eye alignment with the scope. This all due to the attempt to provide an ambidextrous stock. I find myself forcing my head over the aft-stock unnaturally and uncomfortably to sight the scope.
Also, the pistol grip wood on this stock is huge. Maybe even larger than huge. I wear double -X gloves and I can’t get my hand comfortably around that grip. I cannot understand why the manufacturers left so much wood there. This is not a .50 BMG for heaven’s sake. This is not even a rifle stress point. The pistol grip needs some serious reduction. I plan to thin it substantially toward an oval rather than bulky round. Good bye lazar-burned “checkering.” I actually very much like the crisp sharp detail lazar burning achieves, and this rifle is beautiful in that regard, but it and a quarter-inch of pistol grip are going away.
I hear folks talk about how the weight of this rifle helps with recoil. Recoil? Again, this isn’t a large caliber firearm, it’s an airgun. Recoil I suppose is relevant, but you will never get a bruised shoulder shooting one of these airguns no matter how many pellets you put through the short barrel, your arm will give out first from cocking. Let me say this: this rifle really needs to lose some weight, and paring the entire stock down to fit a dedicated right-hand shooter is the direction I think is the way to go. But before I break out my spokeshaves, drawknives, grinders, and rasps to remedy this stock issue, does anyone know of a source of a replacement stock for this factory saw-log? Maybe I don’t have to reinvent the wheel if I can find a good replacement?
I prefer Walnut, no cheekrest, no thumb hole, Just a sleek, LIGHT, functional stock that shoulders well, and lines up naturally. I like pistol grips, but having shot many firearms sans pistol grip, I could go that way as well to reduce this rifle’s obesities even a bit more.
Any thoughts?
The real issue here is the heavy, bulky log of a stock this airgun is fitted with. The rifle is heavy to begin with and this is expected considering the amount of steel in the airgun. But the stock is...how to phrase this? ...”unflattering” to the rest of the airgun. Here’s my critique.
Weihrauch has attempted to design an ambidextrous stock which will sell to both left and right hand shooters. Great. However, two opposing cheek rests add just too much bulk and weight to the aft-stock. This to the point of actually degrading shooting comfort and efficiency. In addition, because of this design, the top of the aft-stock does not (cannot) fall away sufficiently to allow for natural eye alignment with the scope. This all due to the attempt to provide an ambidextrous stock. I find myself forcing my head over the aft-stock unnaturally and uncomfortably to sight the scope.
Also, the pistol grip wood on this stock is huge. Maybe even larger than huge. I wear double -X gloves and I can’t get my hand comfortably around that grip. I cannot understand why the manufacturers left so much wood there. This is not a .50 BMG for heaven’s sake. This is not even a rifle stress point. The pistol grip needs some serious reduction. I plan to thin it substantially toward an oval rather than bulky round. Good bye lazar-burned “checkering.” I actually very much like the crisp sharp detail lazar burning achieves, and this rifle is beautiful in that regard, but it and a quarter-inch of pistol grip are going away.
I hear folks talk about how the weight of this rifle helps with recoil. Recoil? Again, this isn’t a large caliber firearm, it’s an airgun. Recoil I suppose is relevant, but you will never get a bruised shoulder shooting one of these airguns no matter how many pellets you put through the short barrel, your arm will give out first from cocking. Let me say this: this rifle really needs to lose some weight, and paring the entire stock down to fit a dedicated right-hand shooter is the direction I think is the way to go. But before I break out my spokeshaves, drawknives, grinders, and rasps to remedy this stock issue, does anyone know of a source of a replacement stock for this factory saw-log? Maybe I don’t have to reinvent the wheel if I can find a good replacement?
I prefer Walnut, no cheekrest, no thumb hole, Just a sleek, LIGHT, functional stock that shoulders well, and lines up naturally. I like pistol grips, but having shot many firearms sans pistol grip, I could go that way as well to reduce this rifle’s obesities even a bit more.
Any thoughts?
