.25 Cal. barrel in 18" or 24"
I’ve decided to get a .25 cal. barrel for my stock Talon SS. Whether I buy one 18″ long or 24″ long from Tony, I will have the vented front bushing. I plan on adding a shroud at a later time.
The 24″ barrel by itself would be fine, but once I add the shroud it looks like it will be pretty darn long. If I add an 18″ barrel, the shroud would only lengthen the rifle by about 6″.
Anyone have experience with a .25 cal. 18″ barrel on a stock Talon SS? I was wondering what fps I could expect with Beeman Kodiak 31 grain pellets? The 24″ version, according to sawtime, easily tops 800+ fps.
Which length would you buy, 18″ or 24″? Total cost for barrel and shroud would be around $500 so I’d like to make the best choice.
Thanks,
Gunby
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Gunby-
Cool, hope ya didn’t pet the dog 😮 😮 😮 😮 😮
Tim is a nice guy and very knowledgeable,
Lets go shoot somewhere sometime, we could drag WOK along with us 😛 😛 😛
SAW
I had a Talon Tuned TSS with the 24″ barrel and shroud and yes it was long. I am now purchasing a Condor and it will at some point soon, have a shroud.
For me it is worth having a long barrel I shoot in open spaces. If you are going to be hunting in heavy woods, you should get the shorter barrel.
Hey sawtime,
I read where you stop at a place called Mac1 for airgun stuff. As I work within 25 miles, I drove by and bought some stuff on Saturday. One item was a good deal on a new Airforce CO2 adapter for $50.
Pretty neat place. Thanks for the tip.
Gunby
Thanks guys. Just the feedback I needed to help me make a decision.
Special thanks to sawtime for taking the time to chrono the Kodiaks. Also, thanks for reminding me your first number were for Crow Magnums. I knew that but forgot.
I’ll let you know what I finally order and how it performs.
Gunby
I wish I went with Tony but I tried to save some money and now I wish I could rewind. If I could do it over, I’d get a 21 inch .25 barrel from him. It’s a good balance between power and a good practical length once shrouded. If it’s still too long for you once you talk to tony about it, get the 18 inch.
stock valve and hammer ^^^^^^
Alright just did a 20 shot string
Talon
24″ barrel
.25 kodiaks
chrony at 5 yards
PW max
2800 psi fill
ending with 2200 psi
took 3 shots prior, had to get the chrony up and running, had the wrong lights on 🙄
1 shot 788.7
20 th 750.88
avg. 770.67
SAW
Kodiaks will be in the mid 700’s with 18″ pipe
mid 800’s with the 24″
gunby-
the #’s posted 800+ were with crow mags .25/26.2 grain
kodiaks are somewhat heavier and I will do some testing this weekend with the kodiaks, I don’t have to work 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆
SAW
I have a 19 inch barrel in my stock SS and it does 41fpe(240m/s) with barracudas and 32 fpe(260m/s) with FTT.
Gert
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Who is Wok? Is he the guy that makes the cool Wok-Butts?
Gunby