#Kraken

The Kraken from Cadex Defense is their answer to the multi-caliber rifle market.  Designed using their patented barrel change system, this rifle claims to have the lowest point of impact shift between takedown and assembly.  Available in 9 long and short action calibers, I was keen to try out this multi-caliber beast.  I asked Cadex if they had a Kraken I could review, and here’s what they sent over.

Hello and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! This ongoing series is all about the rimfire firearm world and its various sports, guns, ammunition, and trends! This week we’re coming back to one of my favorite 22LR pistols of all time – the Ruger MKIV 22/45 Lite. The Ruger MKIV 22/45 Lite is a polymer-framed 22LR pistol that is fairly inexpensive and is well renowned for its out-of-the-box simplicity as well as its reliability and accuracy. Most of you who frequent The Rimfire Report will know that I frequently participate in Steel Challenge competitions using my MKIV pistol in a more or less stock configuration. Recently, the good folks over at Tandemkross reached out to me and offered to send out a couple of upgrades for the MKIV to really see what the platform is capable of when upgraded. So today we’ll be taking a look at the TANDEMKROSS Kraken grip frame as well as nearly all of the other upgrades that are offered by Tandemkross to see where nearly $1,000 worth of upgrades will get you.

CGS Suppressors and Zev Technologies have joined forces to bring the “lightest, quietest and most versatile” 9mm silencer on the market – a bold statement. The Kraken, constructed of stainless steel and aluminum, is reported as being metered at 114 dB using milspec testing standards. For those not familiar with decibel metering, suppressed subsonic rimfire rifle shooters would be happy with a 114 reading. Bottom line – it’s a really quiet reading for a suppressed 9mm.