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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote RangerPete Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Mar 2024 at 3:55pm
They are beautiful guns, the 97KT is my one day springer, my holly grail.
I’ll be interested to follow your progress with it, keep us posted 👍🏻
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Oh is it just an expansion chamber?
I haven't even looked at the manual, let alone fired it yet.
Joys of my job. Just want sleep and get things done on night off.
I'll get probly have to install some sling studs on it as weight will become an issue as the it was with the tx.
Need to buy another chrono to for testing as well.
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Trigger mod I did on mine.
http://www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=237&PN=1
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Nice one Kruz. Yes, they are solid guns, but they handle well I reckon.

You can take the end cap off and install wadding or baffles. I never did it, but it might make a difference. I think it's an 8mm allen key to undo it.
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I picked it up today, won't get to test properly for a while, but will add as I do.
First impressions.
Bloody heavy.
Totally comfortable to hold and naturally cheek wields, steady.
It is cut away either side of the breech for easy left hand loading.
Which for me missing half my trigger finger and middle finger on right hand will make loading so much easy. A feature I wish the tx had. Has three solid holes alond reciever for scope locks. Nice.
Has deep thumb and shooting finger grooves.
Roomy pistol grip thumb space. Due missing fingers this is a huge bonus, I can put some of the weight on my thumb directly, and area under the stock. Lifting my next finger full, to the trigger it sits just in the end of the trigger finger groove and lines it up for the trigger awsome. Would be a deamy hold with a trigger finger. The end of groove where the lever comes too, sits right where my pointer finger touches the stock on the fore end . Going to make the same hold much easier with a tactile marker point.
Gold trigger is bit blingy, but sets the gun off. Has built in suppressor.
Thats about it. Haven't shot or put scope on it, even cocked it.
I'm happy as with how it feels to hold and looks. More next week when I a scope on it and test it.



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