Number Of US Crickets? Any Problems? Looking At A Std 25 BP
Can anyone conjure a guess as to how many Crickets have made it into the US so far?
My Cricket says #000461 so I guess it was the 461st built at the CZ plant? I know they started shipping the CZ manufacturered ones maybe last September to other countries first like NZ (glad I didn’t get one of the firsts 🙂 ). It sounds like mine was one of the first with the numbered pressure gauge. I am assuming the .22 standards are the most common being made but it seems as if there are a lot of airguns being produced.
I just passed the 400 shot mark on my std .22. Given the features (side lever, magazine, spectacular trigger and regulator, cheek rest, and accuracy) it is a very impressive BP indeed.
Anyone have any failures due to manufacturing? I am contemplating a std .25 bullpup now (before the prices get any higher and since it is bonus time of the year 😀 ) and am trying to get a feeling for both competitors. Also, 30 cals tend to be even louder and a little too powerful for backyard fun. My .25 Condor with the modded valve and Surefires is like shooting s 22 LR. Just too much.
By the performance of mine I would call the quality control outstanding but maybe it is the exception. Even my Daystate arrived with an issue.
Any input/overall experiences from Crickets owners is appreciated. There is tons of stuff in the archives on the Edguns so I have a knowledge base there.
Thanks,
Brant
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Try inserting the pellet, skirt first from the mag front side. At least in my case the skirt isn’t even touching the mag….
Remove the O-rings on the mag, and the 5.52s will fall straight through…
Maybe my mag is different from yours ….???? 😀
That and the regulator is what makes it extra special.
I would imagine it is all in the lead-in. Although mag alignment and probe alignment go a long way (if you want to see how not to do it look at a few of the MRods that had issues).
I would be REALLY surprised if the Cricket’s accuracy is lost with a single shot tray… 😉
If the mag swaged the pellets it would take some decent force to get the pellets into the mag and then out to the barrel. Lead is sticky when pushed through openings in things. The more force the probe puts on the back of the pellet the higher the chance of the pellet skirt being deformed. If the probe is made for only one pellet I can see it would be possible to swage it upon insertion, but that is hard to control after it leaves the factory.
I think it is from a well made barrel and a well made and properly aligned mag. No gimmicks or tricks.
The USFT is super simple and shoots amazingly well on VERY little air… The guy who designed it LD called it the “Simple Simon”.
Does your friend shoot the unlimited pcp class? I tied for 3rd at the AAFTA Nationals last year (not bad for my first Nats).
I have never watched a match. I am not sure but I will ask him. I am mainly a backyard (foothills of the Ozarks) warrior shooting sparrows up to over 100 yards from two bench rests under roof on a deck. That way I have a refrigerator, air conditioner, and bathroom close at hand. 😆 Actually I work full-time from home and take shooting breaks. I go to the range to see the latest guns folks have purchased.
I share the same feeling, SECoda. I too don’t really want to change anything yet on my Cricket as it’s shooting so good. Ah well, we’ll see how it does. I can always put back the original knob if it the aluminum one changes the gun negatively. In fact, going back to the trigger, it’s so light that I don’t even see the crosshairs move as I pull it until it breaks! 😯
I am shooting 5.52s. Its the skirt where there is some swaging going on. Small effect but maybe enough to hold off a flyer on a slightly off skirt. I suspect the leade does the same thing. Should be easy to test mag vs single feed.
Nothing to do with the mag which actually can take up to 5.55 without problems. Most JSBs around are 5.52 (at least on the label)……. 😉
I will order one up and an extra probe but the way mine is shooting I don’t want to touch it (except the trigger which I set to crisp, short, and 12 ozs.).
Nothing to do with the mag which actually can take up to 5.55 without problems. Most JSBs around are 5.52 (at least on the label)……. 😉
No problem, synopsys. Also, thanks for the wisdom, Zoco! It’s as they say that continually brings sense to the observer, “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”
Impossible I’m afraid….. 😉
Every human sees colors differently. If you look at an object and close one eye and then later look at the same object with the other eye closed, you may find that there even is a difference in perception of color between your own two eyes……..
Add to that how color is being rendered on different computerscreens all over the world. I have several computers and struggle to make them show my own images the same way on those…….
“True tone” does not exist unless you start measuring color temperature and degrees Kelvin……..
The images are brilliant for the purpose my friend. And as I said they document that no changes have been made in thart part of the gun since the production left Russia……… 😉
Cheers
Trygve 😀
Good point spinj, that makes a huge difference in accuracy.
The accuracy that the Cricket gets with a mag is uncommon.
That and the regulator is what makes it extra special.
I would imagine it is all in the lead-in. Although mag alignment and probe alignment go a long way (if you want to see how not to do it look at a few of the MRods that had issues).
I would be REALLY surprised if the Cricket’s accuracy is lost with a single shot tray… 😉
If the mag swaged the pellets it would take some decent force to get the pellets into the mag and then out to the barrel. Lead is sticky when pushed through openings in things. The more force the probe puts on the back of the pellet the higher the chance of the pellet skirt being deformed. If the probe is made for only one pellet I can see it would be possible to swage it upon insertion, but that is hard to control after it leaves the factory.
I think it is from a well made barrel and a well made and properly aligned mag. No gimmicks or tricks.
The USFT is super simple and shoots amazingly well on VERY little air… The guy who designed it LD called it the “Simple Simon”.
Does your friend shoot the unlimited pcp class? I tied for 3rd at the AAFTA Nationals last year (not bad for my first Nats).
Another thing I’d like to add is this: the trigger is awesome! It’s so light I have to be VERY, VERY careful. Although out of the box it came with a slight bit of creep (which I think can be eliminated by a few adjustments), I think it’s even lighter than the Daystate Airwolf MCT I tried once. I’m leaving the trigger the way it’s currently set. I’m happy with it.
No problem Zocoloco. Sometimes, it’s not good to judge a picture for how it presents images. Lighting plays a huge factor and makes a big difference in showing the true color and form of something. In actuality, all the parts you see in the photos are clean, shiny silver metal, and of high-quality. Even the wood on my gun looks lighter and of a light (walnut) brown color than what you see in the previous photos of my Cricket. The flash on my digital camera just adds reflection and unwanted artifacts. Or, I’m just a lousy photographer. 😆 I wish I had a digital SLR camera so that I could show the parts in their true tones.:(
Thanks for those pictures……
Looks exactly like mine which came out of the Russian factory…… 😉
Thanks SECoda!
Here’s the underside of the Cricket on the area of the trigger mechanism:
The rod looks gold or bronze in color because of the flash lighting, but it’s actually a very shiny silver.
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I share the same feeling, SECoda. I too don’t really want to change anything yet on my Cricket as it’s shooting so good. Ah well, we’ll see how it does. I can always put back the original knob if it the aluminum one changes the gun negatively. In fact, going back to the trigger, it’s so light that I don’t even see the crosshairs move as I pull it until it breaks! 😯
That trigger is a real jewel. No pun intended. Its my top feature.