Kral Pro 500

[Fox Tales]

Over the years I've owned a few air rifles , Cadet Major, Benjamin pump up , HW35 , HW90 , TX200 ,Prosport and a couple of others . There's even an old Airsporter in a cupboard. Somewhere!

After quite a few years away from airgunning, I'm missing some of the farmyard shooting I enjoyed so much . So , after deciding on a budget , watching a lot of reviews and handling a .22 version in the shop , I've jumped in and ordered a Kral Pro 500 in .177 .

Now , after that long winded intro is the question , has anyone on the forum fitted a regulator , specifically a Lane , and what were the results ? I'm particularly interested in the effects on precision , velocity spreads as well as shot count.

This is a sub 12ft/lb model , I have little use for an FAC rated air rifle .

Cheers ��

[mattyw1987]

I'm interested in this too, I got a pro 500 not long ago and was looking at them but was put off by the extra 45mm bottle neck length.

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Lane regulator works great on these, the only issue for me was the extra length, so we fitted a smaller carbon bottle from Aliexpress, 3.5l which made rifle lighter too, shotcount was better than originally and all very consistent

Chris

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i watche something on you tube with one fitted ,very impressive

[Fox Tales]

I'm interested in this too, I got a pro 500 not long ago and was looking at them but was put off by the extra 45mm bottle neck length.

I've seen this with other regulators , I was unsure if the Lane fits in a similar way.

[Fox Tales]

Lane regulator works great on these, the only issue for me was the extra length, so we fitted a smaller carbon bottle from Aliexpress, 3.5l which made rifle lighter too, shotcount was better than originally and all very consistent

Chris

I've seen a video on YouTube where the guy fits one to a Jumbo , he then tidied up the appearance by cutting and shaping a plastic tube .

Does the fitting of a regulator allow for a higher fill pressure as it controls the pressure at the firing mechanism ?

[32:1]

I've seen a video on YouTube where the guy fits one to a Jumbo , he then tidied up the appearance by cutting and shaping a plastic tube .

Does the fitting of a regulator allow for a higher fill pressure as it controls the pressure at the firing mechanism ?

Yes
As the safety burst disc is in the lower pressure side, or some Ive seen have removed that and fitted a plug anyway

[Alan's]

Hi ihave the kral jumbo 177 and fitted a altros reg it has a 400cc bottle i get 350 good shots on the reg

[Fox Tales]

Yes
As the safety burst disc is in the lower pressure side, or some Ive seen have removed that and fitted a plug anyway

Thanks for the reply , strange that the burst washer is on the low pressure side . On a dive air cylinder it would be before the valve .
The reason I asked was if fitting a smaller carbon buddy bottle you could retain the shot count .
I couldn't find one on Aliexpress , but had a nosey on Best fittings to get an idea of price , something for the future.

@Alan's , cheers that's good to know . 3/4 of a tin before a refill is quite impressive.

Thanks guys .

[32:1]

Thanks for the reply , strange that the burst washer is on the low pressure side . On a dive air cylinder it would be before the valve .
The reason I asked was if fitting a smaller carbon buddy bottle you could retain the shot count .
I couldn't find one on Aliexpress , but had a nosey on Best fittings to get an idea of price , something for the future.

@Alan's , cheers that's good to know . 3/4 of a tin before a refill is quite impressive.

Thanks guys .

A very quick search
https://m.aliexpress.com/item/100500...%21rec%21UK%21

The burst disc ends up low pressure side once regulator is fitted

[Fox Tales]

A very quick search
https://m.aliexpress.com/item/100500...%21rec%21UK%21

The burst disc ends up low pressure side once regulator is fitted

Thanks , very well priced .����

It'll be somewhere down the line , just planning ahead . Unfortunately , I have a tendency for every gun I buy to become a project because factory rifles are never quite as I'd like them .