Kral Puncher Pro 500 .177 review, sponsored by Range Right! 

I own this rifle and the power adjuster works perfectly and not on or off as described in this review.

I realise this in an old review but thank you. I've just bought one and am really happy with it and you have now justified my purchase and also found the perfect pellet so I don't have to mess about. Thanks again.

Great review Dan, thanks for the work you put into it, can’t wait to get her, hopefully tomorrow, will keep you posted with progress. Take care mate Regards Jon

This gun is an amazing bargain at the price point. Ive got .25 cal version with "KING TUNE" from Annihilator Airguns here in the States putting out 70 shots at 60fpe. With excelent accuracy dropping 5 shot groups under a dime at 65 yards repeatably. Cant go wrong with this one !

I have a puncher breaker. Fantastic gun. I shall be buying this. Thanks brother. God bless you.

First time watcher, just getting into air-guns and thought you'd like to know, 54:18 I didn't know you sold them, that was a very honest and even-handed review. Love your stuff, incredibly thorough.

Great review as always and yes my brother, SAPSAN!!!

That stock is the dogs, great review Dan keep up the good work ;)

Another cracking review , about what appears to be a cracking Rifle , decent shooting from both yourself & the rifle . Keep up the excellent work . As always Your as objective as anyone can be about be about such a subjective object , as always I look forward to your next review .Thanks Dan .

Great review definitely one to go have a look at. 👍

We are running two Pros that we heavily worked over. .22s on a tune pushing 25.39s at 890fps 55 shots with super tight ES of around 21fps over the 60 and a SD of 2fps with weight sorted 25.39s.. Very very good guns at its cost. Send it to Troy Hammer and let him work his magic (we do our own tunes and mods and on a few brands we do customers guns) you will be in for around 700 to 800usd for the gun and tune you will have a rifle that REALLY SHOOTS. Both of ours will consistently shoot 10 shot 50y groups that are half inch or better. Will it shoot with our high end guns? No BUT what it will do is put any 800 dollar gun out there to shame. Pre tune it's a decent gun but once the guns really dialed its a excellent gun. If i had 800 to spend there is no doubt i would go Puncher Pro and a T hammer tune. He will dial you in a shot string that is regulated gun tight. No problem to go 100 shots at 32ftlbs with 18.13s with a ES around 25fps and a SD 2 to 3fps. Btw the .22 barrels really love 18.13s and 25.39s... They also shoot Baracuda Hunter very very well out to a 100y. 10 shot 100y groups post tune run right around 1.5 to 1.75 moa and that is the case with 25.39s, 18.13s and the Cuda hunters. Both ours shoot Polymags well but they quickly open after about 40y, the shorts hold it together longer and shoot well out to about 70y. 34:40 someone flying a fast flying wing??? Hubby and i fly RC planes, Helis and racing drones. From our time with Kral barrels they are very JSB friendly and shoot pretty much nothing else well. They do shoot 19g NSA .217 slugs really well out to around 80y so long as you can push them really hot.... On our tune we can push the 19 grain slugs at 1070fps... It's a laser beam at 50y and they hold it together very well out to around 80y but start to fall apart after 80 to 90y... At 50y it will put ten in a .5 to 5/8ths inch and at 80y ten inside of 1 inch but at a 100y 10 will ground at around 3 inches... They just destabilise at around 80 to 90y. If your hunting crows, squirrels or rabbits and shots will be 75y and closer those 19g pushed at 1080fps are on rails, you really don't have to hold off at all for wind unless it's really blowing. They also shoot extremely flat at 80y it's carrying 32ftlbs while leaving at 49ftlbs and that soft NSA lead really opens up at those velocities. With a 40y zero your at 5 minutes of drop at 80y. We found that it also shoots the .22 Hybrids well to as long as you can push them at 950fps minium and ideally at 1020fps out the Kral barrels. Our tunes allow us to do this with no issue. We can push them at 53ftlbs and they are a laser as well and insanely destructive on crows.... You won't have a exit wound on a crow if you shoot them at 50y and in as the Hybrid just explodes and leaves a shallow but wicked wound channel. At 100y ten shot groups with the Hybrids at 53ftlbs average 2.25 minutes that's not bad (compared to our Slug setup Impact MKIIs and poly barreled HMX LRTs yes it's bad but for what it is it's a very good gun) but 5 shot groups will run close to 1 minute... Both of them just throw a flyer over 10 shots. And that flyer will be around a inch outside the main group resulting inflated group sizes but that's why ten shot groups are telling and 5 shot groups arent. However at 100y I know i can take head shots on squirrels and connect 85% of the time... And it will be a clean kill or a complete miss. Both these guns have taken doves with 25.39s at 160y on a fence row that we setup on and presents us shots between 145 and 170y depending on where they land. We have hit ratios over about 60% at these ranges during the morning and evening when winds are calm. We haven't shot then in a while as we are really hung up on our Impacts and HMX LRTs... We are way pushing extremely long shots.

my Bobcat came in a paper box with just a thin layer of foam . 1200 $!! These new Dreamline´s just in a paperbox .Just Impact´s and the Verminator Extreme come in a hard case without ordering the case. This is pore !!!!! Nice and long vid man. I like it !!!!

Hi from Melksham Wiltshire . Like the reviews , you have given me some new ideas for buying a few new air rifles from your shop ,as your prices are better than my local rfd ,as I have paid more than 400 for second hand BSA's spitfire and firebird .22 and my .25 pc's . I do like your prices for your pcp's and breakers . Have a great day from Wiltshire .

Im definitely buying this but in 48 joules

Excellent review, must say that gun a beast & bargain, I'm not a pcp man. Walnut stock is lush, cheers Dan don't forget 25cal

Good review dan 😆 . Kral pro 500 and puncher jumbo are on a winner here with thoes to pcps .😊. Look out BSA . Daystate . And fx . Thairs a new guy in town and hes good looking and strong 😮.. helo from ireland 😄..

Nice one Dan....... might trade in my NP02 for one of these 👍👍

Never been a big fan of the safety in the trigger guard, always gets in the way of my sausage fingers, 😂👍

I have to say that the issue with the "burst disc" made this an instant deal breaker for me. All high pressure cylinders/bottles must be tested to at least 1.5 times rated pressure, i.e. 375 Bar in this case. So if an air rifle maker/supplier isn't willing to run their bottle supply at rated pressure, then they need to have a re-think about their recommendation for fill, or change the burst disc.

Nice review on the Puncher Pro 500 its a good looking gun like most of the Kral nowadays and seems nice to shoot. I have a puncher knight but not seen any other people with one down the shooting range am I the only one that has one?? I've not seen many reviews of them on RU-vid that are in English maybe you could do a review on the Puncher Knight? I did say to you are very welcome to use mine when I brought it up to you when a friend of mine brought a rifle from you the other month! oh by the way ! the brocock pellets you gave me where good in my gun with some nice tight groups. thanks

Nice one dan 😁👍

PS. These are the best reviews on RU-vid.

I bought a tin of those smk victory shock for plinking in the garden (cheap) but when shot out of my 97k went flying over 12 ft-lb from the usual 11.3 getting with Rs pellets etc, put it down to all the oil and grease they are covered in inside the tin , so degreased,washed dried ,then performed in the 11.2 ISH ft-lb level.found th m fairly accurate though

Hey everyone, What would you all think if we streamlined the reviews a bit more? Maybe by deleting the pellet test sections and instead only showing the groupings with the best pellets? I want to be as community driven as possible so let me know what you think and we'll see if we can all help shape the channel. Thanks everyone.

Looks an awesome gun. Could you do a review on the Kral puncher jumbo? I'm not sure which air rifle to buy.

Nice looking rifle. I have an np02. Performs better than i expected. Looks like this would be the same

As a matter of interest I’ve weighed a full tin of the rifle premium pellets (500 ) and the average weight is coming out as 8.77grain

Dan. Please zoom in closer by accuracy testing !!!!! We all love to se where the pellets hitin´ !!

great review Dan any chance you could do a review on a kral jumbo hi-cap camo in .177 regards David

Another epic review Dan, just wondering in the future, could you do a review on the new budget Gamo GX40 PCP in .177 cal. ? There is hardly any reviews on this gun, so that would be good. Am wondering how it compares to the Gamo Phox in .177 ? Also look forward to seeing reviews on the updated smk pr900w with new removable threaded silencer also in .177 too. Keep up the excellent reviews Dan, its much appreciated mate.

Brilliant review Dan , too many good rifles to choose from now

Safe to say if it wasn't for the wind (don't worry, we can tell it was very windy), within the 5p would have been very possible.

i like the rifle a lot BUT The lack of meat on the pistol grip or should i say a knock will split that grip in half and walnut causes weak spots across slim pistol grips depending on grain direction i think il opt for the thumbhole version just for the extra meat ..

Pellet choice is everything, I bought a new BSA mk2 R10 carbine. Few years ago Just picked a tin of pellets from my local gun shop. I was so disappointed, for the cost of the rifle the group was absolutely atrocious it literally looked like a shot gun had been fired at the target. Felt like taking it back and getting money back. Spoke to my mate at work saying how disappointed I was with the rifle he bought a selection of pellets in to work for me to try the next day I must have tried a dozen different makes and types until I found the pellet that suited the rifle. Bisley magnums. Literally put shot after shot through the same hole. And no sweet spot pressure. As long as the pressure was in the green that was good enough. Wouldn't use or try anything else. Ordered several thousands of pellets so I would have a good supply. And my R10 hasn't missed a beat,

That looks sooioo good you might have to keep my m16 and send me that😉

Great video mate could do with close up in the accuracy test

Very attractive rifle ! However: the barrel clamping length in the action block does look a bit short for the length & weight of the barrel, maybe ?

Hello this is a very helpful review i should have bought this however 2 weeks ago i bought the HATSAN nova star instead however the new gun out the box was faulty got a refund next to buy is the 500 pro going by what iv seen on this review the safety is far better on the 500 pro over the Hatsan single tray stock trigger etc over the Hatsan safety is rubbish a couple of times i moved it back to fire the switch in my Opinion is back to front on the Hatsan not good at all as i sad i really like the safety on the 500 pro plus i have Rifle pellets to use thanks

Is this basically the same gun as the Karl puncher hi cap, and do they have the same trigger assembly, as I can't decide between this 1,and the puncher hi cap, as with the hi cap I like the adjustment stock

Well ! That's put the cat amongst the pidgeons , the £500 airgun market is fiercely contested by a few rifles , the Gamo Phox , Walther rotax , and the S200 and the likes , this has added another contender .. I like it , I like it alot , would I buy one ? NO as it's very unlikely they will do a " leftie " stock , just like zbrioa with the gorgeous hortisia .. shame .. this rifle has a lot going for it , accuracy is excellent , I'd say in those weather conditions , it would have benefited using an heavier pellet ( JSB 10.34 grn OR bisley magnums ? ) Just bought a Np02 ( bank holiday Monday ) probably for my son in laws Xmas box , too get him into shooting hopefully , or may keep it myself .. nonetheless I'll clean the barrel first before any pellets are fired through it , sometimes manufacturers stick all manner gunge down the barrel to stop it rusting in the shop ... Fantastic vid , of biblical proportions ... Fantastic viewing ... PS , I'm off to bed now , if I think of anything else , I'll add it on tommorow ...

Why is it that all of these Karl rifles are beginning tested in the UK with a 12 lb limit?

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It looks quite Daystate esque but obviously at the price a hell of a lot cheaper. Seems ok to me 😀👍

I guess you like BBWs...big beautiful wood, but like with the other kind, also comes additional weight.

"Another sponsored video" means you won't hear anything negative!!

Have a look at the webley raider 12 177 I have a quantum and its mega accurate

Where can I buy one? Sponsored by range right but they don’t sell the gun?

Not sure about that type of magazine, they are a bit temperamental and difficult to load. I much prefer the BSA or Weihrauch style. All that said it is a gorgeous rifle for the money.

Could this have a regulator fitted?

If we install a huma / altaros bottle regulator it will much better gun, it's already a very good gun

all kral pcps would give other manufacturers serious competition if only they would start offering them with regulators

Nicely filmed review. Feedback.. cut down on the speeded up footage of the pellet testing. A valid test but you will save some time here as we are interested in the results more so. Non the less keep up the great work.

that whoops the brocock bantam hi light all day long , mine at least .its gone back terrible accuracy

Could you please do a review on the Gamo Replay 10 Magnum Gen 2.

38:00 not as popular as the JSB´s ... because every barrel likes some pellets better than an other ! This barrel likes the Premium Series !!!

I think air arms ang jsb pellets are made by the same company, correct me if I’m wrong.

You might have said but my audio is broke so how many ft pounds is this

Could you say the the brand of the scope please ?

I tried to buy one of these but I couldn’t find one in the US. I went on line today 12/28/2023 will the same results.

this or a hw97kt ??

Hello dan its a pity the H&N TERMINATOR S were not used for this gun

U should use a separate mobile sound unit.

Zero out of ten for waving a loaded rifle around, though it might have been taken out of context due to editing. . .it just appears that way. No safety catch applied apparently either!

What’s the scope please mate ?

Try a 22 in same rifle pcp

as nice as it is and stylish many PCP are,I still find them a little soul less and mehh.still prefer sticking with my 97k and 95k

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Hello Dan. Hope you’re well mate i have required and bought the KREL Empire X Iv dropped a word or 2 plus links to you in box web page Check please Channel u tube Airgun sniper elite The reason iv picked the 500 Pro is this will be my next gun after i get one of the last From the factory a Daystate Heritage then the 500 Pro. My Empire X is off the scale bolt leaver moved to the left Next it will be Regulated The store i bought it from im not going to say the info i sent you on your site However KREL have changed the case from the 500 pro type to a set of wheels and pull handle however the 4 sliding locking hinges are rubbish One was broken i noticed this when i got it home However the store sent me a £80 bull pup case FREE iv sent you in the web site info the price and u tube links Have a nice day Dan. Take it easy Jack

Previous model was much more attractive...

Good for the price point but it needs a REG !! Have no clue as to why they do not put one on? Save some more money and get a BSA r10 and never look back as it's a well made and accurate rifle that will wipe the floor with this thing and you can pass it down to your children. You get what you pay for (For the most part that is)..

the finish on Hatsan rifles is horrible. In my opinion their workers are underpaid.