air hog shroud???
anyone have the airhog shrould for the condor? Whats your opinion on it ?
What do normally run?
have you ever had your gun tuned at air hogs?
Thanks
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Wellll….
It’s not a fair comparison. The airhog is designed differently. I’ve owned both TT and AH in .25 and .22 and like both. The AH has a tight fitting bushing/mount that isn’t designed to let air past it down into the extrusion. So I recontoured my barrel and took .100″ off my LW barrel to let the air go down into the vented front bushing area and… great improvement. But Van does that for a reason; he’s not so concerned about noise level as he is about some gorilla using an AF gun and banging it around and hitting the can out of alignment with the bbl. The tight bushing prevents an accident from happening. But I treat my machines like princesses, so not a problem for me. The AH is a little louder than the TT because it doesn’t have the internal volume the TT has… but because of that, it’s also shorter and skinnier, exactly the same diameter as the extrusion so it looks like it came from the factory like that. Very stealthy. The TT is huge, you can’t hide the fact its an add on. On my personal .25 I kept the AH and sold the TT. The TT was a bit quieter, but just too huge. But neither the AH nor the TT are even close to the best in terms of quietness. They can’t be, because of the nature of their construction requirements (i.e., cost and time to construct and cost of materials).
aloha,
walt
Hold; I own both an AirHog and TT. The AirHog is in .22 and performs in the worst conditions imaginable. It’s a solid piece of gear and highly recommended. Tony’s shroud is in .25 and a nice piece of work. Tony is an artist and his care in manufacture is evident.
Now a comparison; For a .25 I’d go with a TT as Tony’s shrowd has more capacity to absorb over pressures. But for a .22 I’d buy another AirHog. Both are great products. AKULA
Thanks for the info guys . so for you guys who used both, TT ‘s is slightly quieter .and a little more expensive.But the air hog is still solid.
Thats what I wanted to know.
talontunes shroud, everyone has an opinion.
I have now shot all three of the mentioned shrouds. The TT and the Don G. shroud won hands down when it comes to the noise level. Between the two would be a tossup as the TT shroud was on a 24 inch TT gun and the other was a Don G. shroud on a 12 inch barrel both in .25 caliber. The longer TT shroud did have the advantage over the short 6 inch Don G. shroud. The comparison was not a fair one. The Don G. shroud was the noise level of a S400 (compared side by side).. I would love to try the Don G. shroud on the 24 inch gun as I am sure there would at least be no difference.. My 2 cents worth..
My impression, after having shot (own) a TT shroud, a buddy’s AH shroud, plus comparing one of my own making, is that the AH is a good product. If the three were compared on a .177 cal, probably no audible difference. In lower powered .22 setups the AH is also good.
When you get to the top end of .22 or go to .25 cal, the AH shroud lags a bit vs. my TalonTunes or my own. Seems maybe the AH, while very good just isn’t quite up to the task with the high fpe guns. at backyard power levels all three work well, but the AH has the most noticable difference in noise level as power goes up. just depends on what your noise tolerance is.
What do normally run?
have you ever had your gun tuned at air hogs?
Thanks
Bought the shrouded Condor set up from Van this past June. Considering the energy this gun puts out, I think it’s quiet as shit and works as to be expected. Build quality is good, I’ve not experienced Dadwilson’s or Heli’s “grenade launching” issues after putting at least a couple thousand rounds through it.
The “Chassis Extender” is listed as a separate $150.00 entry on my invoice, so I would assume that they can be purchased as a stand alone item.
Bikincrazy52 is right, Airhog doesn’t “tune” their guns per se – they go over them to make sure they group well, include a test target, and that they’re functioning OK before they ship out. I’ve had zero issues with mine whatsoever and would highly recommend dealing with them.
I also had Air Hog .20 Condor a while back. We were at a club fun shoot and a friend of mine fired off the gun and the shroud blew off and sailed a good 15 or 20 yds. Scared the hell out of everyone due to the blast of the gun. It was a quiet gun though but not as quiet as my buddies TT .25 Condors..
I baught one for my last condor ,about a year ago.
$175 and it worked damn good.
It could have used a pre-drilled hole for the bushing screw because it blew off once across the shop.
I think he only sells the shrouds when you buy a gun from him. They don’t really “tune”, they go over the gun before shipment to make sure everything is in good working order.
Hmmmm, not so popular.
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It’s not a fair comparison. The airhog is designed differently. I’ve owned both TT and AH in .25 and .22 and like both. The AH has a tight fitting bushing/mount that isn’t designed to let air past it down into the extrusion. So I recontoured my barrel and took .100″ off my LW barrel to let the air go down into the vented front bushing area and… great improvement. But Van does that for a reason; he’s not so concerned about noise level as he is about some gorilla using an AF gun and banging it around and hitting the can out of alignment with the barrel. (edit by AKULA) aloha,
walt
I took mine to war. I stuffed my AirHOG through anti-mortar mesh and banged it up plenty. The rifle saw night action in the worst of conditions and I still have it today. With all the scars and mars that war brings it still works prefectly.
Walt mentioned gorillas handling Van’s product. He couldn’t be more correct. Nice product for the absolute worst of environments. Cudos to Van. AKULA