Bizill’s Taipan Veteran (Pic HEAVY! Don’t quote first post)
This thread is a work in progress but for now, a chitty video of my nerdy ass…
I have yet to mount my scope and what not so I’ll be updating this thread whenever the heck I feel like it. I don’t have too much to say just yet as it’s new to me. Quality seems very nice, though the finish isn’t top notch, but still nice. I suppose it depends on what one considers top notch. Regardless, it’s nice enough. The cocking lever is smooth and I was pulling on it harder than was necessary, not knowing it would be so fluid. Thank God for this thing called leverage. I like it better than cocking a bolt. Still wish the side lever was further up near the trigger vs in the rear, but I knew what I was getting into. You see, I had my eyes set on the Vulcan, so I made a compromise. I’m thinking that will be one of the only compromises, though.
I love that it’s got the 20moa rail built in. That way I can just use regular scope mounts and not expensive ones with adjustable moa drop. I’ve seen many, to include FX Impact that have fugly lookin’ machined picatinny rails but this Veteran has nice machining. No worries there.
BRB. Stupid ass Windows is forcing a shutdown and restart on me….damn it! K, I’m back, that was quick. Thank God for SSD’s. They make for quick boot times on the ‘ole laptop.
Anyway, the stock isn’t terrible, though now I’m thinking the black completely conceals the woodgrain. I pretty much knew that going in but damn it to hell, if I don’t have to have my black guns. The shaping and working of the stock are nicely done. Even and not lop-sided or anything. I really didn’t know what to expect there. So I’m happy. I will however need to mount a small picatinny rail to the fore guard. That’ll make working on it so much easier since I don’t have a gun vice.
Before I get onto more points I would like to quickly add that I attached my Donny Du Sumo for a quickie shot to test it and by God, I thought my Benjamin P-rod with Rocker1’s LDC was quiet in .22. This Veteran .25 is quieter IMHO stock but with the Sumo is that much more quiet! I really didn’t know what to expect as I thought the Prod was pretty damned quiet. With much more power on tap, AND to be more quiet…well, I’m tickled pink. :4:
Below is just a pic for reference of the Sumo next to my Rocker1 LDC for my Prod.
Of course the Taipan LDC 1/2-20 adapter from TalonTunes to be able to mount the Sumo…
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I haven’t taken it apart yet. All I’ve done is removed the factory end cap to install the LDC adapter using a large snap ring pliers. When I looked down the barrel I didn’t have the pellet probe open so not light was visible so I couldn’t count. Perhaps later or someone else may have checked theirs?
I pumped up to 255 bar last night about 12 hours ago using my Hill Pump Mk4 and I don’t know if it “settled” due to the heat or if I may have a small leak somewhere. It was down to 245 this morn.
Could you tell me how many grooves that LW barrel have ?
Being a right-handed shooter I do believe I’ll be mounting the cocking lever to the left side of the gun. I don’t like it at all on the right. I’ll be watching Ernest’s video on that soon. I’ll be mounting my scope as well. Then time permitting I’ll try some shot strings on the Chrony but not sure when I’ll have time for that.
That Sumo is a sexy SOB. It really is made with quality. PROFESSIONAL craftsmanship. All cnc quality there. It is light, being that it’s for AIRGUN USE ONLY. But the finish and quality truly is remarkable. No lip service there. And like I said, it’s functional as I took that single test shot before the sun went down and HOT DAMN if this Veteran isn’t quiet! Did I mention it’s quiet? If not, allow me to reiterate…it’s quiet!
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Not sure if it’s complaint worthy. I was told, and I did ask prior to purchase, that the finish is not what one would consider perfect, especially the blueing. And it’s not, but it’s not bad. I believe I read a post some months back about someone saying their Mutant had a bunch of scratches in it and posted pics and it really was bad. This is nothing like that at all. Like on their air tube, there are tiny “gouges” beneath the blueing which aren’t terrible but you’re talking to an OCD freak right here. It’s fine, but I wonder if I can spin the airtube (clockwise as you are facing the gun or counter-clockwise if you are looking from the butt of the gun) and that would rotate the (tiny) marks beneath the stock and be invisible. Also, you can see what I mean in the pic above showing the pressure gauge. There is some visible scuffing and I’m not sure if they all have some amount of scuff marks. This is not from shipping and any movement in the box.
Again, I’m not worried about it if it’s normal as I’ve seen some raunchy pics of $1,800 Impacts…
Regarding flipping the cocking lever, I haven’t mounted my scope yet but was imagining what it’d be like moving the lever over and it probably won’t make for a good cheek weld so I’ll be leaving it alone.