Can you tone it down a bit?
I have been seriously thinking about a Talon SS, but I really like that slim tank on the Talon P and then I read the thread about using the longer paint ball tanks for the Talon P, that really got me going.
My problem is that 95% of the shooting I do, 20FPE or less is more than enough. I could get a Talon SS and have one of the guys at work make me an adapter so I could put my valve on a paint ball tank and be able to have the long slim tank and the power range for .177. When I “need” more power, I could switch out tanks, valves, etc. and thin out the tree rat population some.
I guess my question here is, can you tone the Talon P down by maybe changing the valve stem to a different one or some other little trick and get the power down to where you can stick a .177 barrel in it and not overpower the little pellet?
Does anybody understand what I am trying to say?
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I do not think CO2 is the way to go for me, sometimes it can be right chilly when I get a hankerin’ to shoot.
I think the best solution is to get the Talon SS in .177 and have a .22 or .25 barrel and tank to swap out.
That is what is so fascinating about these things!
this IS the peanut gallery. dont like it, the yellow is always waiting.
D100 is definitely one to talk to, he made my valve complete with delrin spacers. these things are made to extremely tight tolerances, they fit the stem and will not move.
he may or may not be busy, but he is the guy to talk to. 😉
Get a Talon SS and a Co2 adapter with a 12oz paintball tank. Switch between high pressure air and Co2 by changing tanks. Ya get a shitload of shots with a 12 oz tank.
You can take the top hat stem out, but the method I use keeps me from damaging the stem. ( which I’ve done. 😉
How I install my o rings….
Find an o ring of appropriate size.
Take two paper clips. Pull the long end of each slightly open. Hook both of those ends through the o ring. Stretch the o ring open while working it over the top hat.
Done.
Down side to o rings.. They will start to flatten out. How long does it take? Depends on top hat setting and pre load setting.
Dayotat (Doug) here on TAG make a bumper out of derlin I believe. It ain’t gonna flatten out.
After we skip over the peanut gallery…
That is one of the reasons I have been looking at the Talon SS. It will do what I want most of the time right out of the box and as the wallet allows I can reconfigure it into something that can put some of the most expensive FT rifles to shame and then in a few minutes morph it into something to put meat on the table.
Then there are all the aftermarket add ons, some of which I intend to avail myself of. I do believe the flat billet guard would look nice and of course something to make the neighbors a little happier would be nice, etc.
I had seen mention of the o-ring before. If I recall correctly, it i pretty easy to pop the stem out and slide one on. Could you do such without removing the valve from the gun? Hmmm, if so perhaps you could have several thicknesses handy for different power ranges.
As I had mentioned before, I really like the looks of the small tank and the idea of a longer one would be great. I do believe one of the guys at work will be making me an adapter in the near future. It will probably have a guage and nipple on it too.
RC
RC,
yes it does,
it means IT WAS TOO FAST!! 😛
My talon SS is just a hair under 20fpe. I get consistant kills out to 50 yards, zeroed at 40 yards.
My set up
Talon SS 12″ .22 bone stock
700fps
18.1g
.106″ top hat without oring
Power wheel 3.12
Scope 3.50″
I get better than 30 shots in kill zone before fill up. Super quiet too. Got a subsonic insert.
I’ve not heard a talon P but I’ll bet it’s a lot louder and shooting a .25 pellet it can’t be very efficient either.
Just my thoughts…. 😉
I get asked weekly to to tone it down and it has nothing to do with velocity. 😆
RC
A simple O-ring behind the tophat..??
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Maybe this will help…
I bought a Condor .22. Polished and ported the valve stem for a little better performNce but then decided to order a 12″ x .177 barrel from TT. I didn’t realize the hi-flo valve was supposed to be to much for the .177 so I just made it work.
I continue to use my polished/ported valve BUT, I re-arranged the Condor hammer weight to forward of the spring. That gave me a lighter hammer, Talon equivalent, with just a tad more preload than a stock Condor.
It works. I love it and haven’t gone back to the .22 barrel.