Crickett keyholing problems

[SCElkHunter]

Any help would be appreciated. I purchased a Crickett 6061 precision for my 7yr old son because of the adjustable LOP. All of the ammunition I have tried is keyholing severely and wildly inaccurate at 20yds (10"+ groups). I have tried 7 different types of varying bullet weight and velocities.

CCI quiet 22 40gr 710fps
Federal suppressor 45gr 970fps
CCI suppressor 45gr 970fps
Remington subsonic 40gr 1050fps
Remington golden bullet 40gr 1255fps
Remington thunderbolt 40gr 1255fps
Winchester SuperSpeed 37gr 1330fps

Does anybody have any suggestions or know what could be causing this problem?

 

[Edsel]

Check if the rifling is barely there, got left out, or whatnot...

There was this thread on another forum wherein someone's Ruger GP100 was devoid of any rifling, no joke.

 

[darth_ritis]

Damaged crown? Definitely something seems wrong with that barrel.

 

[SCElkHunter]

Bingo Edsel!! No rifling at all. Didn't consider that to be an option haha. Bought it new, so I'll be contacting the manufacturer tomorrow.

 

[DFOOSKING]

Cricket make a smoothbore option gun? Lol

 

[Hecouldgoalltheway]

Try loading it from the other end. It's a muzzleoader, you're just doing it wrong.

 

[6.5SH]

Cricket make a smoothbore option gun? Lol

Henry still does:

Garden Gun Smoothbore .22 | Henry Repeating Arms

The Henry Garden Gun is one that belongs right by your side as soon as you walk out the front door to start the day’s chores. Tuck it next to the seat of your tractor or riding mower and have it at the ready for when something slithers into view through the grass, dispatch those barn-dwelling...

www.henryusa.com

 

[Edsel]

Bingo Edsel!! No rifling at all. Didn't consider that to be an option haha. Bought it new, so I'll be contacting the manufacturer tomorrow.

I know, right?

Of all the things…

And since it’s inappropriate for our “culture” to point a gun at our own heads, much less our eyes, this little detail often gets missed - nobody likes the idea of “peering down the barrel of a gun.”

Take pictures of the bore, and save that target for posterity

 

[Dead Eye Dick]

Cricket make a smoothbore option gun? Lol

Back in the olden days, smooth bore .22’s were not all that uncommon. built specifically for using “rat shot”. I remember one article in Gun Digest (64 edition I think, maybe 69) about using one for sporting shooting of Dragon Flys.

NOW, being an adult, and realizing that Dragon Flys are a major consumer of Mosquito larvae, I think they should be put on the protected list, even if the little critters aren’t endangered and even if the government normally oversteps its bounds in any and everything it does.

I have sorta given Crickets a bit of a recommendation, after this thread, I might have to pull my recommendation back.