Talon SS Quality….
I recently purchased a .22 Cricket and I am very impressed with the overall design and quality of the rifle. I have also wanted to venture into a Talon SS but was wondering if anyone out there can provide some opinions if you have both of these and how they compare in terms of quality?
I know there are many mods available as well as tuning to improve them. Any input greatly appreciated!
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Never touched a cricket but I took a chance on the modular talon ss .25…
So glad I did…
Sure , there are some things I don’t care for (spin-loc) but I have been controling pests for money the damn this is so accurate….
Even registering furs as a trapper using air power…
Yeah buddy….
I was going to get me an evanix .45 but eldy had a .357 in a 28″ barrel so, I save $700!!!
I have to say….
She takes a bit to get used to, but I love her…
Great feedback folks! Thank you!!
:ugeekn:
I like the idea of interchangable barrels, and tanks and breeches, should I go on, extreme madness is why!
I own a Conor, and have had the pleasure to shoot my buddy’s Cricket.
I’d own a Cricket myself if it were in my budget. In my humble opinion they are both great values for the money. That being said, the Cricket is a much better gun. Not knocking Airforce in any way…. I like mine and would recommend it. The Cricket goes for more and you get you money’s worth out of the extra dinero.
I feel the Airgorce trigger is a weak point (I have the new style). The Cricket trigger is much much better. Also, Airfore guns lack a cheek weld. I was surprised by how much this bothered me. I will remedy that issue when I find the time and $ to do so. The plastic grips on my Condor feel cheap and flimsy, but everything about the Cricket feels like quality.
Also, I prefer magazines in airguns. I don’t really like the way my Airforce cocks and I feel like it’s just a bit fussy to load.
Still, not knocking Airforce, just being critical to try and give a through answer.
I don’t own a Cricket, but I’ve been very happy with the quality of the AF guns. Started with a Condor SS, then picked up a Talon SS, and most recently an Edge. All are very nice guns, and Airforce covers them with a lifetime warranty! Sent my Condor in to have the cocking mechanism smoothed out and not only was the service free but they even paid for shipping both ways! Believe me, they don’t want to be servicing these rifles under warranty all the time, so they build them well in the first place.
Lack of exclusivity doesn’t diminish the fact that Airforce builds a quality product, and as OTE pointed out they’re easily modified to fit the desired specifications of the end user.
-TB
Really appreciate your feedback! I love my Cricket but I am a big fan of AG’s because you can use them any time versus the powder burners I have to make time and go to the range instead of my yard.
I was worried I may have posted in the wrong section rather than General Discussion since it could generically apply to AF in general.
Any other feedback is welcome!
:ugeekn:
I doubt very seriously the Talon SS would compare with that of a Cricket, at least in the quality department. What the AirForce line has going for it is the ability to take it apart and in a few minutes, turn it into something else altogether. You can have a backyard friendly .117 plinker and in a few minutes turn it into something that has the ability drop some pretty good size game at some pretty good ranges just by swapping out a few parts. It is a tinkerer’s dream come true.
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I have both and love both. They are of different classes with cricket being 3 times more expensive.
The talon SS is very extendible and modifiable to all sort of barrels. The PW is great feature of it that I did not find to work well so I achieved the equivalent with O-rings.
The cricket beats far in accuracy and in particular far shots. It also more quiet than the already quiet talon.
Despite the cricket being the superior gun, I still find myself using the talon in many of my hunts due to its very light weight and mass balance with the tank position (very convenient).
Awny