Benjamin Kratos Reviews

Nothing. For the past 18 months my Kratos has sprayed pellets into an 8 to 10 inch "shotgun" pattern at 50 yards. I've tried FX, H&N, JSB, and Crossman pellets at various weights in the 14 to 18 grain range, and it doesn't like any of them.

I would fix the Kratos' lack of consistent accuracy.

Yesterday while shooting my Kratos, trying yet another pellet brand/weight, it suddenly started hissing and losing air until it was dead. It no longer works. So I called Benjamin to ask about warranty repair, and I've got to pay for the shipping to send my Kratos to the Benjamin Warranty Repair Center in New York. That is going to cost me about $100. So plan on adding another $100 to the price of your Kratos if you have to use its warranty.

mine is in .25 amazing accuracy at 50 yards quiet and lots of shots per fill beautiful stock great trigger out the box very powerful I did take off my shroud and took advantage of the 1/2x20 treaded barrel underneath. I also upgraded the bottle to a carbon fiber one. Benjamin Kratos .25 JSB Exact King 25.4g 28PSI per shot? 880fps is best? 3100PSI fill 914 914 919 916 909 914 909 907 902 900 Tenth shot 902 895 895 898 888 2700PSI 885 882 879 877 877 20th SHOT 877 877 868 2500PSI 872 868 858 856 851 844 849 30TH SHOT 847 849 840 840 835 833 826 823 821 40TH SHOT 2000PSI 819 814 814 805 798 789 785 785 775 777 50th shot 1700PSI

it needs a single shot tray. an extra mag holder in the stock would be cool

great gun for the price .
Its a powerful long-range hunter or target riffle.
if you get this gun get an extender for your fill probe, the slot in the stock is fairly small and fat fingers dont fit very well

Wood stock accurate and hard hitting

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If taken care of it will last a long time

Accuracy, quiet report, beautiful walnut stock

External trigger adjustment instead of having to remove the stock to access the screw. Needs a barrel band but luckily I was able to purchase one on Ebay for $35. Owner's Manual is useless. Nothing is covered as far as tuning the rifle and maintenance. A pellet tray should come with the rifle.

I have only owned this rifle for two weeks and have found no issues.

Great accurate gun & it gets lots of shots & id buy it again but mine had a problem with it in zeroing so after trying 3 scopes on it & trying to get itright I had no choice but to return it & I just decided on upgrading to another rifle of my choice Ive had on my list anyway but I may return to this gun later as it is a very accurate rifle with many shots per fill. It was no fault of Pyrimid air just a fluke that it had a problem I could not Handel myself so I opted to send it back but in all the years I have purchased many air rifles from them its the first time Ive Sent any thing back. Go for it as its A great rifle. I had the 25

Nothing just not having to send it back. Great rifle

Can not say anything but get lots of ammo.

Quality, good amount of shots out of air tank, like everything about it except accuracy

Filling port, hard to get to, got an extension for the foster fitting helped

Gun was really not accurate, first couple of shots ok, then they went everywhere, tried everything, nothing helps. Goinyto exchange it, hope the next one is good

Everything is perfect

Maybe have it already finished with linseed oil

Its so worth what they are asking for the price

Beautifully balanced and accurate air rifle. Competes with air rifles 2 to 3 times its price. Performs like a regulated air rifle for the first 48 shots on full power, as the capacity of the tank exceeds the amount of air required for 48 shots. Somewhere between 49 to 60 shots the velocity finally begins to fall off, but the Kratos holds 900 to 920 fps with 18.13 grain pellets for the first 48 shots, and the velocity doesn't fall off below 900 fps until the mid 50 shot range.

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Easy maintenance.

Single shot tray.

Really powerful factory settings. My favorite old air rifle (over 20 years) which is similar design have to retire.

Well made, heavy duty. Reliable so far.

Make it a little lighter. Smooth/round the edges ot the wood.

Works well with the different ammo that I've used. I would recommend it...

I like the accuracy along with the weight of the gun at first I thought it would be extremely heavy but its actually really light didn't take long to site it in.

I would change nothing

This is a wonderful rifle. Price and aesthetic no. 1 the quality of wood and finish on the rifle is high quality no. 2 Accurate and powerful no. 3. Thank you Benjamin and Kral

Barrel band to support possible barrel droop.

5 year warranty from Benjamin. Sold me.

first pcp the power is great wow pcp is the way to go

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five stars to pyramyd air

Well first it has a beautiful walnut stock. The fit and finish and balance with a scope are right on. Accuracy is on par with guns costing twice or more. Likes FX 18. Pellets. Bought this for the higher shot count and Im Not disappointed getting 60 full powered shots in 22.

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The five year warranty a big plus.
Needs a barrel band and I put one on. The quick fill port under the stock another plus next to the air gauge.

Powerful

Better quality control. The power adjuster was Frozen, unable to turn. Every place on the stock that had a threaded brass fitting was over sanded leaving the fitting sticking out past the wood. This made it impossible for the pic mount to ever sit flush. The cheek rest has suck sharp edges you had to avoid touching.

I have bought three items from Pyramyd Air and all three items have had some significant issues. Nomad ll Compressor failed, Kratos had very poor build quality with frozen parts, and even my FX dreamline is on its way to a repair facility for numerous issues. Im going to start shopping other air gun sites for big purchases and only use Pyramyd Air for ammo and other small stuff.

Fit and finish are very good, the side lever loading bar is handy, accuracy is amazing for a .25 caliber, one hole constantly out to 35 yards and near perfect to 50 yards , using JSB 25 gr pellets. The picatinny rail is full length of the receiver and holds a 14 Inch scope with room to spare. The trigger is smooth enough and the pull is acceptable but not adjustable. I haven't kept count but shots before refill are somewhere north of 40.

Fill valve is short an extra 1/4 - 3/8 inch would better. A adjustable trigger should have been included at this price point. The lever loading bar isn't very smooth better ones are available. I could have bought a CZ varmint rifle in dark walnut for the price of these air rifles.

Fun and extremely accurate gun that competes well with other guns in this price range. Not disappointed and think Benjamin has a winner in these new guns from Turkey.

Function, air capacity, sidelever and handling of this airgun are amazing. Its pretty too. Seems much lighter than my Marauder and has more punch than my Marauder. Shoots over 850 FPS with heavy pellets. Still working on breaking it in and finetuning accuracy. Maurader 3/8" ctc groups at 35 yds and Kratos over 1/2" groups at 35 yds. BTW sidelevers rock vs bolts.

I'm happy with the gun.

Not a great gun for hand pumpers. Its a big tank.

Feels great to shoot. Quiet, powerful, amazing accuracy, and high shot count

a replaceable bottle would be nice.

Consistent same hole groups at 30-50 yards. Dial the power back just a little and you'll get 100 shots over 800 fps with JSB 18.13. Just a really nice gun to shoot.

I like almost everything about the rifle. The raised cheekpiece and picatinny rail were my deciding factors between the Benji and the Kral that I was considering. I especially like the trigger shoe being adjustable. Such a small detail, but I really like it. Also, who doesn't love the high shot count that a bottle gives you?

First and foremost, I would be more careful in manufacturing to make sure that the forward-most barrel o-ring didn't get cut in two when assembling. Shotty to find that on a brand new rifle. Secondly would be the price point. How can powder-burners have an entry level price of ~300 USD and have a LOT more steel and machining costs, as compared to an air rifle like this. Manufacturers are making bucks.off of airgunners. Most might not agree with this, but how about a creep-free single stage trigger? Almost any accuracy criteria one looks at, should get inspiration from the Benchrest powder-burner industry.

I would buy this rifle again. I'm getting 70 usable shots before accuracy suffers. P.O.I. drops by only 1/2" between shot number one and shot number 70. Impressive.
Also, 26gr Polymags are leaving the barrel at 903 at max settings. I would like the upper end of the adjustment range to offer more speed. Only so I can shoot heavier pellets without dropping below 850-ish.

Extremely quiet, extremely accurate, quality build, quality parts.. Benjamin reliability through and through. It’s a tack driver at 75yds, 1” groups at 85yds 2.5” groups at 120yds... YES 2.5” @120yds! (Measured with accurate caliper, from bench rest in <2mph wind, 74°f weather, 72% humidity, 760 elevation) cabellas “AR” scope, 4-16x40sfp. Rifle comes well packaged, with molded (cutout) foam inlay, 2 magazines, tool kit (all the Allen wrenches you need) and a Foster Quick Connect.. plus a few spare o-rings).

Only thing I would change is the single screw hold on the forward lower picatinny. Ive experienced the occasional spin of my bipod due to only one screw holding the rail to the stock. Definitely warrants a second screw.. Also, its isnt really needed, as you can tune down the power on the turn-dial, but Id still like to see a regulated version come out. Although, shot string 1-48 are all within 38 FPS of each other. So there again- regulation isnt all that necessary at this point

My set up is as follows:
I shoot 3 different weights of pellet, all H&N..
-I shoot 18gr barracuda hunters and Barracuda 18 at 3/4 power (best groups at this speed, tunes out to just over 830FPS) and they are 1/4 groups at 35yds
21 grain (.218) slug HPsand 21gr barracuda match pellets, at 100% power (910fps) and they are hole in hole at 35yds.. these like the faster speed and by far the match pellet is literally 5 shots/same hole.. amazingly accurate
lastly is the 27gr Slug HP, back down to 3/4 power.. the groups open up at higher speeds and Ive found 3/4 power delivers about 780fps on the 27gr, and the group closes up to hole in hole at 35yds
Stepping out to distances of 100yds or more, I prefer slug only. The match pellets even began to stray at this distance
The 21gr (.218) fly true @100% power out to 120yds leaving 2.5 groups
The 27gr (.218) at 3/4 power produce just over 1.5 groups at 120yds.
I havent tested beyond 120 but feel a 4in group at 150 is easily accomplishable. Cheers!