High Flo Valve in Talon SS
I was considering swapping out the standard Talon SS valve and putting a high flow condor valve assembly on my spare tank. With a 18″ .22 barrel, mid weight pellets, and a 85 gram hammer any idea of what I might expect? The idea of having a high power tank is very appealing for when i am hunting larger critters. I am just not sure if it is worth the effort.
Also, any suggestions on where to pick up the parts?
As always, thanks for the advice.
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Starlings at 60 – 80 yards sounds just about right. I will give the JSBs 18.1 a try. I have been using JSBs 15.9 and H&N Barracuda Match 21.14 with great success. I should have the hi-flo valve installed by next week and will share my thoughts after I get to play with it a bit. Thanks.
You can expect more power, that’s a given.
My experience is primarily with .22 JSB 18.1 pellets (all of my 22 rifles most accurate pellet) and they start to become unstable at about 1000 FPS, at least in my rifles. That’s 40fpe at the muzzle; 20fpe at 100 yards. So a well placed shot on most pest is deadly. My kills are mostly 60 to 80 yards.
So with that being said, get your chrony out, figure out what kind of shot string you can live with. Then determine what size your target is, at what distance your going to shoot at and practice, practice……… You get my point.
Hope this helps.
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remember, a 12 inch barrel will waste a ton of air with a hi flo unless you close the TH gap a fair bit.
i would also tighten the return spring retainer, minimize preload, and see what the minimum hammer weight would be for the pressures you plan on running.
…sorry, i saw 18 inch barrel. my other plans for the gun may yet be useful, however