Kral air rifles

[Anothermiss]

What model kral was it that you had all the trouble with mate?

Firstly Kral puncher in 25
Replaced with a Kral punches breaker synth in 22 which was lovely to shoot, when it worked. I was well pleased at first but it went off a cliff really quickly.

After that I gave up and got shut to a good friend who is an engineer. He ended up making a new valve, stem, valve housing etc.
It was a shame that it failed because I love it at first.
The puncher was a lovely rifle to handle, nice turk walnut stock and scary unsafe.

[baldinio]

Firstly Kral puncher in 25
Replaced with a Kral punches breaker synth in 22 which was lovely to shoot, when it worked. I was well pleased at first but it went off a cliff really quickly.

After that I gave up and got shut to a good friend who is an engineer. He ended up making a new valve, stem, valve housing etc.
It was a shame that it failed because I love it at first.
The puncher was a lovely rifle to handle, nice turk walnut stock and scary unsafe.

When I bought the np02 I was at a boinger bash and a mate who is a forum member told me he had mega problems with an early puncher. I had bought the np02 on a whim and straight away thought oh no what have I bought when he told me all the problems he had with his kral. Fortunately after a couple of days shooting it at the bash I was already smitten with the rifle, and after the mate who had such a bad experience with his kral shot it he seemed pleasantly surprised. I think the earlier models were plagued with issues but they have learnt from their mistakes.

[gunsnlandies]

I'm not so sure that have learnt by their mistakes. I bought the mk2 Breaker bullpup and within a week it had seal problems. It was sent back and returned fixed within the week. A month later I sat drinking coffee when a big bang followed by a rush of air and a burst disc had blown. The rifle was filled to a 190 bar as I was already aware of not going to the recommended 200 bar because of this problem. Although I bought mine almost a year ago, reports of problems are still pretty much on going.
It's a shame as their line up has nice looking things, but for me they are not reliable enough.

[Dakine]

A friend owns a shooting range and had NP02s as the hire guns, they are great but he decided to sell them off as a bit too complicated for newcomers. Has had less than a tin of pellets through and it's great I really can't fault it all. Hitting a 6inch tall bell at 70 metres no problem at all. It's .177 calibre. I would upload a photo but I can't remember how.

Only things I would check is the that it holds air and check the crown, as someone else mentioned some of the krals have sub standard crowns causing accuracy issues. It has a power adjuster on the left of the action which is handy as mine was putting out a very consistent 11.84ftlb with JSBs, a little too close to the wire for me so I knocked it down by 0.5.

[baldinio]

I'm not so sure that have learnt by their mistakes. I bought the mk2 Breaker bullpup and within a week it had seal problems. It was sent back and returned fixed within the week. A month later I sat drinking coffee when a big bang followed by a rush of air and a burst disc had blown. The rifle was filled to a 190 bar as I was already aware of not going to the recommended 200 bar because of this problem. Although I bought mine almost a year ago, reports of problems are still pretty much on going.
It's a shame as their line up has nice looking things, but for me they are not reliable enough.

Crikey that's a bit of a nightmare mate. By the sounds of it the bullpups are best avoided then.

[I. J.]

Crikey that's a bit of a nightmare mate. By the sounds of it the bullpups are best avoided then.

Not really. Like everything in life you get the good and the bad ones. I know of a club member who sent his £1,000+ rifle back to the manufacturer four times before they got it right. Would I buy another KRAL rifle? Yes!

HTH
Ian

[nonmank]

Since getting the bug and being allowed to join Rivington I have spent thousands!
Will i take my midnight to outddoor range- NO!
However the Artemis is just amazing!

[Amac]

Is that you John?
Yes, the Kral NPO2 is a fine and trustworthy gun, particularly for the money. It is unfortunate however that we still find the odd specimen that lets the side down. However, all of the guns that I am aware of have been truly great value and have been reliable thus far. I witnessed that Jones bloke shoot three Polos at 47 yards with his .22 NP02 using his first magazine, although, remember, he isn't human.
I also enjoy using mine, although since I put a Night sight on it it is saved for winter rat shooting, at which it excels might I add.
In my opinion, the gun represents truly good value for money. I have to say that I have also been impressed with the Fartandmiss M16 that a few of my clubmates have recently purchased as well though. Shooting Ian's yesterday I was genuinely impressed.

Andy