Condor use in the Military
I read somewhere the Condor is being used by the U.S.Military? Anyone got stories or Photos? Just to support our Brave men and Women in the Armed Forces. I am an ex Airforce enlisted.
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Patton was killed with an air rifle
I have a buddy stationed here at Ft. Hood that tells me that when attached to an airbase(over There) they had a Talon SS that they used for bird control around the fighters., and rat’s around the supply depot.
Mike
Oblivion; Good question. I used my Condor for pest control and the recreation that the rifle brought. I personally used it for nothing more than that.
The Geneva Convention prohibits the use of such weapons for warfare but then again; warfare that targets civilians is also prohibited by the convention. Where do you draw the line when in a war zone?
Again, I never used my Condor against the insurgents or human targets myself. I had an M-4 and a side arm for such things. The Condor was borrowed on occasion by special forces though. Those folks seemed to have a use for it when the pigeons weren’t flying. AKULA
Not sure if I buy that 100%. I have heard that this is mainly just certain soldiers who have their own personal AirForce rifles in Iraq.
Would military protocol actually allow use of these guns in battle conditions? I hear that the AirForce AirGuns head guy John McCaslin has some history or association with military type weapons, I don’t know what that means exactly but I have read it in certain online articles about the company. Possibly this is just an advertising scheme like synopsys said.
It is however a bragging point for anyone who owns an AirForce gun 😀 even if it isn’t true let’s let everyone think it is ❗
Army snipers steals supposed “pellet” air rifle from Navy Officer that is quieter than a silenced army sniper rifle. The “pellet” air rifle was determined to be a modified Airforce Condor from a website called Talon Tunes with a quieting shroud. The “pellet” air rifle was found to be the cause of many insurgents death at close range (70 yards or less) by the army sniper team. When asked why use the “pellet” air rifle, the Army sniper team simply said “it was like shooting squirrels back home execpt we did not eat the meat”. The sniper team also said that there trusty M-16 would get them out of any unwanted trouble. Therefore, the “pellet” air rifle has been return to the Navy Officer with the only damage being 9 marks on the rifle like the notiches on a gun fighters pistol.
I swear all the above is true. I wrote it my self.
Edit — In no way do I doubt AKULA. I am just having some fun.
I’m choking on this one. If I could only tell you what the sniper teams used my Condor for after hours. And yes, that happened.
AKULA
Akula, I’m going to have to post that up tommorow. Turns out I forgot to install word back, and I’ll have to dig it up somewhere. But tommorow afternoon it will be up I promise!
I read somewhere around 4-5 years ago they are using them to shoot out lights at night ,, They say the enemy cant detect the muzzel blast at night from an airgun.There fore it makes sense to use a gun that has no heat signature .The army had 20 guns sent to them from a dealer in california ,, I personally have made 2 TSS .25 cal guns for one of my friends sons serving in Iraq and one of his friends ,, they are there with the guns right now ,, they use them for pest control etc. Ill try to get some pics ,but they dont have many chances to goof around on line ,, as they are both saw Gun opperators !! What a dangerous job that is !!!
Please let the rumors fly — I will start this off.
Army snipers steals supposed “pellet” air rifle from Navy Officer that is quieter than a silenced army sniper rifle. The “pellet” air rifle was determined to be a modified Airforce Condor from a website called Talon Tunes with a quieting shroud. The “pellet” air rifle was found to be the cause of many insurgents death at close range (70 yards or less) by the army sniper team. When asked why use the “pellet” air rifle, the Army sniper team simply said “it was like shooting squirrels back home execpt we did not eat the meat”. The sniper team also said that there trusty M-16 would get them out of any unwanted trouble. Therefore, the “pellet” air rifle has been return to the Navy Officer with the only damage being 9 marks on the rifle like the notiches on a gun fighters pistol.
I swear all the above is true. I wrote it my self.
Edit — In no way do I doubt AKULA. I am just having some fun.
Glad to hear it!! I was kidding of course, couldn’t imagine you in the brig!
That’s some funny stuff, I liked the part about the conspiracy to cut down on meat purchases… 😆
Syn; My senior enlisted Army advisor snapped the pics and wrote the tounge in cheek article for publication in a Bagdad military paper. I had my five minutes of fame.
And no, I’m not in the brig. I’m living large in San Diego free as a bird. Well, not all birds. The crows and ravens around here have passed on to bird hell. AKULA
Is Akula now posting from the brig over this? 😆 😆 Was he in Hawaii on the lam? 😆 😆
I’m guessing the article was humorous? It sounds serious…
Lama; I sent you an email with the article and pics. Please post the pics here. AKULA
I read something about troops using the “pellet gun” for pest control in their tents in Iraq. It didn’t say what kind of pellet gun it was. I think it was on rat-hunter.com
I think Akula’s rep speaks for itself. If he says that article is about him and its true then thats all I need to hear.
How did the DNA testing go? )
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Look folks, Saudi military shoot R9s for training purposes (don’t know for 100% but that’s what Kevin from the SS told me), why is it not possible for the US military to use AF guns for plinking/pest fun? And I am sure they don’t use hand pumps since they all have hp compressors. A good way to kill some time on a day off.