Back, and building again!
Been a while since I’ve been here. Thought I’d show off my finished .22 and .25 Talons to start with. They were built up on advice from forum members here.
My buddy Tom holds up my .22 Talon, with the short barrel. This is my rabbit and grouse go-to gun. Shoots a .22 pred at 800 fps into 1/2″ at 30 yards. I feel that’s pretty good with the 12″ barrel.
My .25 is something else. Hi-flow tank, heavy hammer, and shoots Preds at 25 yards into the same hole, at a hair’s width less than 1000 fps. To say I’m happy is an understatement. Held by buddy Rene in 2nd photo. Notice it wears a Swarovsky scope. That’s how much I think of it.
Question now. I have a Talon Frame with a .177 cal 18″ barrel. I want to hi power it. I’ll of course get the WokButt and angle gauge adapter, but I’m wondering WHAT heavy hammer and WHAT hi-flo tank to get. I notice that there is a .177 cal hi-flo tank – should I get that one, or the .20/.22/.25 caliber?
I do NOT have a hot .177 – my .177s are all FT guns.
Any advice given will be listened to and acted upon. If I hadn’t done that last time, I’d not have those two beauties above. It will wear a 5×15 Bushnell Legend scope. I also don’t find that particular grip on the .22 above comfortable. Any suggestions here?
Thanks for the advice before, and now! 😀 😀
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Hi,
from what I understand from other threads, you should get the .177 Hi-Flo.
I think the .22/.25 high flow has a different valve spring and it might be too much flow for the .177
Maybe the TT tophat with inserts can be used with the most restrictive one on a .177.
Cheers
Chris
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Moltogordo,
I had a 24 inch .177 barrel on my Talon SS with a high flow valve. It would hurl 16 grain Eun Jins downrange at over 1100 FPS. It also would not hit the broad side of a barn if you were standing inside. A high flow valve and .177 do not go together at all.
Now, having said that, you might want to get a high flow valve for it anyway and do like Chris suggested. It just might work to slow it down enough to be usable and if you change it to a bigger caliber later, you will have a valve that will work for such already. There are tricks like an o ring behind the tophat to reduce power out.