I just got my new Talon SS last Thursday…Too Cool!!!
Last July I began a quest for a powerful, accurate air rifle. It had to be better than my 15 year old Benjamin 392. I started with a Gamo CFX and was not happy with its performance. Then I ordered a Beeman R9. It was heavy but the power was not as good as I expected, and it the mainspring began making this grinding sound when I cocked it after only 250 shots; it went back. The quest goes on.
I had begun reading the posts on this forum and liked what I read from its users. You people seem like a good group of guys and are helpful. Two things sold me on a talon SS:
1). Someone had posted some of the DVD that comes with AF guns.
2). The videos of that guy who bagged all of the squirrels; too cool!
So, I am now a proud talon SS owner and am looking forward to learning about this great air rifle.
My Talon SS seems to have a narrow velocity window. On pw setting 2-1, I get 767 fps. On pw setting 8-1 I’m getting 848 fps with CP’s. Is this normal?
Thanks for any info.
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I have rats, squirels, and rabbits that I consider pests. I have bagged 30 rats in the last month (primarily with my 392, and a Gamo Shadow.) My neighbors property is overgrown and a perfect home for them. I ran out of ground squirrels months ago. I have thinned out the tree squirrels, and I only eliminate the rabbits that insist on eating my lawn down to the ground. They seem to understand this and eat my neighbors grass instead of mine. I try to leave them for the hawks, owls, and coyotes; they gotta eat too.
Then we are neighbors.
I am in Chino.
Los Angeles…I tried to go with Steve in L.A. but the site told me “alpha numeric characters only”. So no periods, commas, etc..
What does the “LA” stand for?
Thanks guys! I have tried one of my favorite ballistics tests. I fill 1 gallon milk jugs with water and place them one behind the other. A 28 grain eun jin pellet penetrated two jugs and I found it in the third. Usually the best I get is one and a half jugs. That’s pleasing.
I do plan to shoot it for a while before I do anything to it. It is quiet enough for me and 767 fps on that low setting is plenty for now. It is also efficient. I don’t know how many shots I got out of it but my son and I shot for over an hour and swissed cheesed many cans at distances out to 35 yards. Our max distance for now.
I am also learning how to use this forum. I am open to advice and criticism. I am not so great as to be above improvement, so let her rip!
Woohoo! You are going to have some fun with that bad boy.
Yes what you are finding out about the PW is it is not so much a power wheel as it is a preload for the spring. Now let me give you a couple of tips if you do not mind.
1. Shoot that gun until you can stand it and dont do any modifications with it. If it is shooting well then you are set. I had mine for a couple of years before I did any modifications for it mechanically. Your Airforce warranty is in effect until the gun is modified or disassembled. So play with it as long as you can until you just have to modify it…then more fun starts
2. If you want to make it even quieter I suggest you take a look at the quick reference section and look at the way Yellow Ninja uses springs and 1″ fender washers to quiet the gun down.
Have fun and “Aim small, Miss small”
Way to go Steve and welcome…
Do’nt get too hung up on the powerwheel. Set it to 8-9 and fill to 2800psi.
Then check your chrony strings.
Some proven performing pellets from light to heavy are the….
Crosman Premiere
Jsb Exacts
Beeman Kodiaks
Eun Jin heavies
Good Luck
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Welcome to the forum Steve.
Adam and Tony basically answered all your questions for now… but if you have anymore questions as you use the gun more feel free to ask. We were all new to PCP’s and AF guns ourselves at one time.
Yella