Differences & Opinions - Excalibur vs. Viking

[Pneumagger]

kinda off topic, but wondering which is heavier, karta e-mag with an x-valve or a viking?

I've owned both.
Is the viking you talk about milled or unmilled. An do you refer to a ULE karta (some karta rails were not ULE. In either case, I think the Emag is lighter. Way lighter than a Stock viking and maybe lighter than a fully milled viking. However, a tanked and loaded viking (milled or not) has great balance - a much better feeling marker to play with.

[Bartman]

Well I guess I should ring in,

as some one who not only have had E-mags, vikings, excals, I have also owned both milled and unmilled vikings and excal.

Oh did I mention I use to build them all as well.

as stated before, the excal has 2 solenoids, ( cocker like operation) they way jsut a little bit more then a viking because they have the second solenoid, as well as a second ram internaly in the gun.

there both built off the same extrution of aluminuim,

Now as for what I like more. I personaly like the excal more, but in saying that I am also an old school cocker lover.

They viking are fast, and just as accurite as the excals, and yes the stock Javilin barrels are load as all heck on both guns.

I woulld recomend viking or excal (04) because they are a little smaller and have most of the factory up grades out of the gates(eyes, ball detaunts, etc)

My favorit gun of all was the stock Black excal 04 I sold to ClasicMager, Every feather lite I have had done I have sold off or am in the process of selling off , I found them just too light for my liking, and too pretty fo rme to beat up in the woods.

That being said, if you can goto an event and see if some one will et you shoot one then you can make up your own desition.

But my vote would be 04 excal (stock of feather lite) Viking are nice too, but being a old cocker guy I have to go with the excal.

If you have any other questions just ask, and I will answer them if I can. I am running off at the fingers right now, its been along day, and I am once again rambeling.

Bartman

[Ydna]

Viking - faster (around 30 BPS max)
Excal - slower (still close to 20bps)

Excals probably slower, that bolt piston adds a ton of time to the cycle. I haven't seen one aster than 15.