Well I couldn’t take it any longer…
After all the great Vulcan threads and reviews, I went and done it. I emailed Tony yesterday and asked him if he had a .25 cal. Vulcan in stock and the Hawke scope I wanted… Sure enough he did… He’s working trying to get it tested and shipped today! I’m as excited as a kid on Christmas Eve night!! Can’t wait… When it comes in, I’ll run a bunch of lead through it and report back… I love my crickets, but being a lefty, that cocking lever digging into my jaw sure makes for an uncomfortable cheek weld. First time I saw a report on the Vulcan I thought, “I gotta get me one of these…” The great threads on how well they shoot just made it easier to drop all that money on a dang bb gun!! 🙂 First high end I ever bought brand spankin’ new… 😆
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Despite shooting lefty, I ended up leaving the cocking handle on the left side. It is easier for me to support the Vulcan with my weak hand + shoulder than with my trigger hand.
You should experiment with both off hand and supported shooting before deciding which side the cocking handle actually works best for you.
Depending on off hand vs supported, you may find like I did, that whether the front of the Vulcan is on resting on a bag vs held off hand changes which side is most efficient for cocking.
I kind of wish we could have the cocking lever on BOTH sides so the best hand for both shooting situations were possible.
That’s what I was thinking too. Seems to me, shooting free hand, I’d operate it just like a would a left hand bolt powder-burner. I have some of those. I will give it a try both ways. Was it easy to change for you?
Thanks for the input!
I shoot lefty with my Vulcan. You’re going to really like yours.
Despite shooting lefty, I ended up leaving the cocking handle on the left side. It is easier for me to support the Vulcan with my weak hand + shoulder than with my trigger hand.
You should experiment with both off hand and supported shooting before deciding which side the cocking handle actually works best for you.
Depending on off hand vs supported, you may find like I did, that whether the front of the Vulcan is on resting on a bag vs held off hand changes which side is most efficient for cocking.
I kind of wish we could have the cocking lever on BOTH sides so the best hand for both shooting situations were possible.
Yea, wish I had it for this weekend! Going to be a Chamber of commerce weekend here in southeast Texas… Sunny in the mid ’70’s no wind all weekend!! Guess I’ll just have to give the Starlings and Sparrows a workout with my crickets…
Well congrats Salt! Your going to love it. Shoots and handles great, wait till you pick it up and feel how light and balanced it is.
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Changing is easy. Swapping the cocking handle side only takes a few minutes. The only gotcha is that you don’t want to spin the internal piece (into which the cocking handle screws) too much.
Rotate it just enough to align the knob with a screw hole. Spinning that internal piece alters the effective length of the cocking mechanism and you can make travel not match the guide slot
if you spin it round and round.
I’m right handed but my left eye has less distortion with scopes. So, I normally shoot lefty.
Just for kicks I also practice righty and one nice surprise on my
Vulcan is that the POI really doesn’t change much despite swapping from left to right hold.
BTW unshaven stubble can get caught in the gaps between magazine and breach.