REVIEW: KRAL Big Horn .357 (modified)
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- Опубликовано: 15 янв 2022
- Long overdue but short 1st outing with my newly revamped KRAL .357. With initial hiccups out of the way, I am ready to take this beautiful rifle to the next level. Listen up as I show you the initial accuracy, a few pesting clips in slo mo and then give you my honest review.
BIG THANKS TO:
Doug Noble (machinist)
Jeremy King @ AAO airguns
Neil Clague for the Hush Hush
Hammer time, “can’t touch this”💥🎼
Troy Hammer is a dam Genious when it comes to KRAL AIRGUNS. I know personally because I bought a 25 caliber PUNCHER BREAKER from him 4 years ago and its shooting 25 grain JSBs at 950 fps pushing 50 foot pounds and very accurate. But most of all Troy put all his heavy duty components in it and I never had one problam with it in 4 years and I shot the shit out of the gun walking through woods hunting. And he is a great guy that will help you if you have a question or problam. I would recommend TROY HAMMER to everybody thats looking for a beast of a gun that will definately last forever.
Oh yeah brother. Slamming it bud. As alway very informative sir. God bless. For those who don’t get it….22 LR HPs do about the same with powder being burnt and a heck of a lot more noise. Hats off to the PCPs and those who tune them y’all💪💯🤷♂️
Love you positive thinking. YOU SIR, GET IT! Those wide HP's though mushroom instantly unlike the .22 lr with its TEENY TINY hole😉😉
@@Tofazfou Thanks for all your work. On this rifle specifically, do you see any utility in adding a regulator?
Great to see a new video from you! Always highly informative. Always. Very much appreciated. Deep knowledge. Much respect.
I really appreciate the encouragement! Thank you sooooo much!
Glad to see you are still around!
Thats one great looking kral 2F...first time seeing that guy... I did not know kral made a 357 cal... awesome build brother!!!👍👍🇺🇸
Thanks Will. Yep, they have multiple calibers in the Big Horn available. .357 and .30
You are definitely, in my opinion, one of the best air gun modifiers
I was wondering when I would see a video on this ausom gun…big Kral fan here 👍👍
Thanks Mike. This thing has been a couple years in the making. Initial videos did not show promise BUT, I am more than ecstatic with mine. Besides, I'm hearing good things on the USA versions of this gun in .30 cal so, we will keep our fingers crossed
HI name is Andy from the GOOD OLD AIRGUN BOYS I have been watching you form the beginning with your long range shooting think you for all your video
I love your detailed information.
Bro just ordered the same one in a 30 after watching your video I can't wait to make some beautiful content good job brother
Ok, hope you enjoy the rifle. Let me know. Thanks for watching Reiko
Is great shooting nice looking gun Getting back into the heavy hitters no nice keep up the good work can't wait for the next video
I hope they get the bad stuff sorted because I like my Kral and would be very into getting one of these. This was a great video! I appreciate hearing the bad news first.
HAHA, so you like the bad news first too huh? We have that in common. Troy hammer is trying to get them all sorted out. My thing is, they could have at least used a Lothar Walther .357 barrel or something similar. Kinda like, everybody used LW. Charge a little bit more money for quality parts, but, NEVER EVER Chinch on a barrel. Its the heart of accuracy
Good looking rifle nice to see you back in RUclips take care bro
Hitting super hard. Good job. I agree 100% with your philosophy about it not being "overkill". Try the Polymags with the poly-tip removed. My guns shoot them even more accurately with the tips removed. They come right out with a sharp pair of toenail clippers.
For sure. I will give it a try here soon! Thanks for the comment
Thank you for this i truly appreciate your time and effort attention to detail
Thanks Sammy. I highly appreciate your comment
Excellent video. Very informative and entertaining all at once. The gun is shooting very nicely.
Thanks H1! As always, i appreciate ya brotha. We need to have another .357 DAY😉😉
It's excellent your giving us yardage, and holdover, or under on these shots. I like to see you've done your homework on ballistics.
Yes sir. Going to add more ballistics info to some of my videos. It will either be in voiceover format in onscreen text. Thank you
Very in depth and well presented as always
Thank you
Cedric this is Jim at amazing airguns I have that very same gun don’t buy a valve assembly take the gun apart remove the valve return spring put the gun back together you might have to give the valve a little tug to get it to seal. On my gun I didn’t even have to, and then fill it to 4045 whatever you want. Then see where you’re at if you’re at where you wanna be don’t worry about drilling out the port. You don’t need to buy a valve assembly. And I love your guns you got a Lotta great stuff and you are one hell of a shot. I especially like those 325 yard head shots.
Awesome…
Looks good my man.
Man I have been looking at that gun. Great video.
Great review!👍🏻🇺🇸
Darn good to see you on YT! It has been a while ,so I go back and look at your previous content which always has excellent educational value. If you get the opportunity, could you review the FX Maverick 30 Cal. I ordered one and I know you will do an honest no B/S review. The .357 hits hard and looks awesome. It looks like a keeper, those fliers could be anything from ammo to valve needing broken in. Judging from the video footage, its accurate. Happy New Year to you and your family. Be safe .
Thanks BL! You hit the nail on the head. The Semi Wadcuters come from a mold made by LEE. And those molds are only $20.....lol! None of the ammo I used was sorted either so, groups overall would have been better if i weighed/Sorted for sure. Also, I could try and get my hands on a Maverick 30. It would have to be on loan as I'm not in the market to buy a FX cause I already have those calibers and gun that are extremely capable. But I will see.........
great content
Built myself a 357 on the np03 breech. Getting 130 fpe with the polymags and they're just as accurate as your results. Devastating on squirrels!
Maybe someone with a 3D printer can design and print a single load tray for you. I've seen them that are the width of a gun's mag but has a little fip out that you out the slug/ pellet into
Hopefully, I think that Donny Darko that makes those mags you speak of. I have 3 for my .30 cal Uragan
The only good review of bighorn. Nice video
Don't see myself owning one of those, but that is a real nice-looking gun.
That is some nice artwork at the begining of the vid.
Well, i surely appreciate ya stopping in for a looksy. Thanks for the compliments sir as some work Definity went into that picture. Very much appreciated
Nice!
Cedric; your negatives-first approach to reviews is appreciated. Many reviews come across as glorified advertising because they seem to gloss over the aspects new customers are probably going to find disappointing. In that vain, the butt stock looks thin under the cheek pad. Strong enough for normal use, but possibly fragile in the field. Or does it have a metal reinforcement at that point?
Keep up the good work; and thanks for what you do - and how you do it.
Sweet looking rifle! Love that stock! Too bad the mags will only take JSB's. I know you will get it dialed in for your slugs. Thanks for sharing.
Its ok. Yeah, that mag well measure roughly .660 wide so there is room to fiddle your fingers in there. I really didn't have a problem single loading. I know this is a big deal for many shooters but, I take things easy and sit back and take my time. I just recast those slugs with a softer alloy so we will see if that helps
Thank you for the vid! I've been watching all your old stuff again waiting for you to come out with something. 🤣 how many shots per fill do you get stock with the .357 or with that custom 4500psi bottle? Like always Great video/review and always great shooting.
FIREEE
Awesome video mate. Could you help me out and tell me what fill adapter you use for it? It's my first airgun
Hello I have a 35 cal kral big horn. I am curious what all you did to it. I have tinkered with mine mildly. Thanks, I love your videos
It's good to see you again. I like your new video graphics change. What scope are you using on your rifle?
Beautiful gun, accurate shooting......I need this in 30cal...had you not mentioned this was a kral I'd still be guessing the brand....you do some beautiful custom work on your guns
Thanks Big E. They have these available in .30 cal at thebestairgun.com
Awesome video man I like how you build the gun to your liking that's awesome and for people to say it's to much gun its never enough I agree I want my air guns to shoot like a center fire or rimfire but with out the crack of the rifle ... thanks for sharing bsafe buddy 👍really enjoy your videos great info
For sure. And that exactly my point. We make much less that centerfires and rimfires overall. So even though the caliber is big, it doesn't blow the prey up like people would think. We simply don't have the FPS to do that. It would take much more than we are currently capable of. Many airguns can barely get over 1100 fps and stay accurate. So, our airguns need all the help they can muster even if its a big caliber shooting small game
nice video and rifle .. got question ,, out of box how precise is that rifle on 100 with 87grn casted without mods ? thinking to buy one but wonder how rifle is out of box with ammo from mold ,,thanks
The vertical stringing of your group shot with the 82.5 grain hollow point lubed with Bore Butter could be due to over lubrication. You might want to try Lee Liquid Alox instead of the slick and greasy Bore Butter that's basically the old muzzle loader lube recipe of bee's wax and vegetable shortening. Bore Butter's viscosity will also change with time, opposed to the dried film of Lee Liquid Alox which remains consistent indefinitely.
Dan, Super great info on Bore Butter vs Lee Liquid Alox. I have tons of the Alox and will revisit it. Bore butter is new to me using it on airguns slugs but I've known about it since the beginning of time....lol. Also, I've used a ton of Lee but began an adventure of trying different lubes. BTW, I believe you are right on the Verticle stringing. I now remember that I gobbed some on one of those bullets and the others was just what was on my finger. I will retest.....THANKS
Thanks for the reply, Tofazfou... Let us know if your groups tighten up using the drier film of lube. You can put your liquid Alox in a metal pan and set it on a hot plate to warm it for a thinner film of lube, if necessary. Most big bores pushing 700fps don't seem to show any improvement with bullet lubricants, but when you start exceeding 800-900fps, a proven cast bullet lube for powder burning pistols (e.g, Lee Liquid Alox) may keep your airgun bores in better condition during a long shot string. However, if the bullet/barrel interface is over lubed, proper rifling engagement to impart stabilization won't be achieved. Too dry an interface and you're dealing with Pb fouling. One thing I find curious is, Mr. HollowPoint offers a few micro-groove bullet designs (in .357), but I don't think he's ever mentioned lubrication in his videos.
Regards,
Don
Nice rifle. 🎯
I don't have a big bore gun. But if I ever decide to get one. It will be in 357.
Thanks. .357's are a great 1st time bb airgun caliber. It's pretty versatile. From small game to med/big game especially with the right platform
Cedric my man, the best slug lube is right under your nose! In good old murka, Imperial sizing die wax !! Give it a go, its transformed my 25 uragan with zan 33 g from shotgun pattern where the factory lube has dried out, to 1 hole for 10 shots@45 yds slugs,@900
Rgds
Steve uk
You must be a sqared away marine er sumthin cuz ya look a ok to me. Outstanding presence and presentation solid info we all need and interesting methods of demo.. live yer fast check groups and manufacture capabilities .. the pressure differentials and finding those sweet spots that deliver instant death no suffering which is the imminent question for me and sensitive types.... and they taste better without all that adrenaline . And nobody likes picking lead out of there stew and teeth ya know. Blew the eye out of a quail with a snubnose at 80 yards after a famous olympic shooter missed both barrels. Right shot right man right day... I was now a trick shot cowboy on arizonas largest ranch.. I was invited to the colonels house to guard Kissinger and Chase after china accords.. of all my favorite adventures I could share like lion hunting with Hendricks and shooting with Stewart ...I was his armorers mate since 11.. He held the title 24 years at Parry.... no scope ...78 years old ... I'm telling you the truth now... what all this meant to the children of Prescott arizona .... a truckload of free ww2 ammo ... what it meant to me was sore shoulders and a hot running Lyman oress... but if all these adventures nothing turns my crank like PCP... theres no reason for anyone in the city to need anything but. And on the ranch for those 1000 yard knock downs I will stay with uncle Ringos box clip Winchester 1905... Ringonkilled more men than anyone in history in ww2 korea... yeah chosin brother .. and his hawes 44 saved me many a time.. luon around the corner over my head ...boom he gone... you damn well carry a 3-4" magnum pistol on the ORO... the minute you walk out the door you are the prey... they are hunting you... they are ambush specialists.. you have less than a second and you better be fast. And I have a rep for not missing.... I take yer finger off before you get to the gun... try me.
Hi, in my kral 357 only have 750 fps with jsb of 81 grain, what pieces i have to change to get the 900 fps that you reach and where can I order those parts?
Amazing video sir nice Breakdown
Can you please do a breakdown on your impact. 35 I have a impact M K2 . 35 I just purchased the power slug prob kit Also have a external Planum That I haven't installed yet
It's a few people that have them It would be appreciated if you did thank you in advance
Mr noble still doing custom work in so cal ?
Sucks the mag on these big bores don't have much room, as is the case with the majority of big bores. Great presentation and video as always Sir.
In case you didn’t know that has the same valve system as the puncher breaker . You should be able to achieve at least 1000 FPS with 80 grain slugs.But as you know you’re unregulated you’re going to need twin tanks so that should be an upgrade a twin tank set up
I have the 357 caliber Big Horn.....it does not like the light weight pellets, they hit all over the page. What heavy slug is that green one you are using ??
I cannot make out what you are saying
More than likely you have a barrel issue. I did and so did many others. Factory barrels are crap. I have an aftermarket barrel and I cast my own slugs or I use FX hybrids. Again if you have an oem gun you probably have a barrel issue
.357 Kral? That is news to me.
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Muy buen video hermano me gusta ver tus videos porque eres igual que yo usa rifle personalizado por ti
Donde puedo conseguir uno en venta
I want to buy these airgun. I think .30 cal would be optimum for typical "bottle valve" air rifle. Barrel changing is required - .308 Win or .303 British for cast slugs. Next step is valve tune - new valve stem, air intake angles and new hammer - like Harper Patent in Daystate. Lot of work. Sorry for my crappy english, greetings from Poland.
Que precio tiene envías a México
Sharp barrel grouping creating video please
Nice rifle shame we cant get it in the UK
Yeah, that really sucks. The stock is BEAUTY PAGEANT pretty! The receiver is also machined pretty darn well.
@@Tofazfou Great as it does look like a very nice rifle to shoot
When you gonna
Taipan Veteran?
Troy Hammer made a high power breaker it shot 890 FPS with a 25 grain pallet my breaker 25 Cal with a 38.5 green Nielsen slug shoot 1030 FPS with the original hammer in the original hammer spring so when I say Troy hammer is lost I Kinda can gauge it because my guns performance is way past what he’s gotAnd if Troy hammer knew anything he’d be able to take your barrel and accurize it he doesn’t know a thing. Matter fact I don’t know of anybody else who can do what I can do. And this is not arrogance it is confidence
I recommend you just buy the AEA challenger pro 357. Already you have everything set in the tactical version and you're set. Even shooting at the 900 fps range. It's an awesome gun but heavy. Especially when you got a scope like your'es. Looking to lighten this gun. It's not as beautiful as yours is but the same as in power as yours. Sorry but just saying. Still love you're channel and will keep watching as I subscribe right now thanks brother you're awesome. You ever in the military like SF rangers. maybe 82nd air born second ranger battalion?
Seem gun! That being said, if you can dispatch a squirrel effectively with a 22 cal than you could save your wallet some pain.
Yes siiiir! You don't need a .357 to dispatch squirrels. I agree. But that's not the point. You know I have guns in all calibers and the 22 is not the end all be all to airguns. Owning a .357 cal airgun ISN"T for guys who worship .22. This gun can go from small game to medium game. I make note of that point on facebook/instagram. But you have to follow me there for tips. A lot of things i say there and not on youtube. Also, were we hunt, it is very common to see a yote cross your path. And a 22 is the last caliber i wan't in my hands when that happens. So as usual, there is a higher point to all of this
Gotcha! I don't have Instagram or FB, so I don't follow you over there. Watching the video alone I was just thinking of the cost of 357 for squirrels. Youve even said in an old video big bore is an expensive choice. Frankly most of us airgun nerds have multiple guns. I have 177 cal to 357 cal. Idealing bring a lower cal for smaller critters and a 357 for bigger. If you only have one gun or want to bring only one gun, 100% this setup makes sense.
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Looks like you should stick to poly mag bro..
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I just saw where you said your barrel was oversized why wouldn’t you get a Walther barrel from the Walther site you get a got a poly barrel. They’re about $140 and they are more accurate than a TJ barrel. I know you used to TJ Burrell on one of your guns and it shot an awesome group. But you would’ve done the same thing with a Walther. And as far as getting a 4500 psi valve I’ll build you one out of the one you have. It’s simple. Do not buy a new valve assembly hi will modify yours
i read they use that rifle out of box ,, small cal's use cz ones
TELL MASON STOP PLAYING ROBLOX
gonna tell him right now....loL!
And you probably didn’t know this Troy hammer had to change his companies name from annihilator airguns to whatever it is now. Because of how bad his name was. When someone goes to sell and annihilator used gun . Like a puncher Breaker they sell $200 less than the stock gun nobody wants them.
But don’t take my word on that you watch the forms for guns for sale and you’ll see. That guy is constantly up an air gun nation asking people on the forum things about air guns as he’s working on them. Are you kidding me that guy is The worst