Has anyone heard from Taipan?
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I can’t help but wonder what has taken place at Taipan lately. Has anyone gotten word from the factory about new products?
There seems to be plenty of the .22 line still available, but no word for some time now as to whether any production is available for .25 caliber this year.
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Glad to hear it, was getting worried. Could you not tell us more about the progress of the .25? I myself have no rush but there are a lot of impatient people out there who crave answers
It might well be true but it’s the same message that we’ve been hearing for a long time and it hasn’t been followed by anything from the actual company, or any of the stores that import and sell the Mutant. I hear too much bs from 3rd hand sources to pay any attention anymore.
The one video that was posted which apparently showed the 25 with the anti double feed, looked identical to the 22 is every single way. To the point where I don’t know if I believe it was the 25 cal at all.
I’m not accusing anyone of lying or anything like that (I don’t know any of the sources for this info) but the one thing that makes me doubt the most is that, apparently, the guy that actually designed the Mutant was pushed out of the company and had his ideas effectively stolen.
He (the Mutant designer) has videos on YouTube (which I don’t understand) where I’m told that is what he is saying, before introducing his Mutant clone under a different brand name.
If this is the case, I’m not sure a redesign of any sort is a good thing. I don’t have patience for new models with tons of issues that the customers have to deal with. This is especially true when the new models offer no real improvement, which is true for 99% of new models these days.
Either way, until we hear that the Mutant 25 is on order at Talon Tunes or WildWest and they are taking pre-orders, I am going to assume that there is no Mutant 25 planned for release in 2017 or any other year.
Also, if I see even a hint of a redesign, I won’t buy one until it’s been out for a while and I’m satisfied that it’s worth buying. Someone else can deal with all the new model teething problem nonsense. Just because the existing Mutant is good, doesn’t mean anything. The Cricket is good but the Colibri was an abomination.
Yeh that guy is constantly spewing out shit he has no clue about…..
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It might well be true but it’s the same message that we’ve been hearing for a long time and it hasn’t been followed by anything from the actual company, or any of the stores that import and sell the Mutant. I hear too much bs from 3rd hand sources to pay any attention anymore.
The one video that was posted which apparently showed the 25 with the anti double feed, looked identical to the 22 is every single way. To the point where I don’t know if I believe it was the 25 cal at all.
I’m not accusing anyone of lying or anything like that (I don’t know any of the sources for this info) but the one thing that makes me doubt the most is that, apparently, the guy that actually designed the Mutant was pushed out of the company and had his ideas effectively stolen.
He (the Mutant designer) has videos on YouTube (which I don’t understand) where I’m told that is what he is saying, before introducing his Mutant clone under a different brand name.
If this is the case, I’m not sure a redesign of any sort is a good thing. I don’t have patience for new models with tons of issues that the customers have to deal with. This is especially true when the new models offer no real improvement, which is true for 99% of new models these days.
Either way, until we hear that the Mutant 25 is on order at Talon Tunes or WildWest and they are taking pre-orders, I am going to assume that there is no Mutant 25 planned for release in 2017 or any other year.
Also, if I see even a hint of a redesign, I won’t buy one until it’s been out for a while and I’m satisfied that it’s worth buying. Someone else can deal with all the new model teething problem nonsense. Just because the existing Mutant is good, doesn’t mean anything. The Cricket is good but the Colibri was an abomination.
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patience my 6-legged invertebrate friend. in the words and hand movements of trump, it will be the most amazing, air rifle, ever. :8: