WOO HOO, Air Hog Condor(.22) ARRIVED, I’m Back in Black!!! :
Special Thanks to Van and Martin at Air Hog for putting this rig together for me! I’ve been debating a Condor ever since my “Airheads” shooting group started stocking up/showing up with Condors in .177, .20, .25, .223, etc.!!!
So I finally bit the bullet as I’ve had, and still own, a few Talons but never a Condor. Having a hunting trip coming up very soon, the time was now so I made the call. At first I was gonna go .25 but changed my mind last minute since accuracy wise, the .22 appears to hold the edge ever so slightly to the .25s from 50 yards on out.
The gun arrived today, started putting it together and realized the shroud is different from the Air Hog Shroud I had in the past, different end cap and having “windchimes inside of it” that make it staple gun quiet!!! 🙂
So I took out a scope I’d bought and left sitting and waiting for the right gun and this was it! A long range hunter/paper puncher/air sniper rig in the making!
The scope is a Tasco Custom Shop but not in the usual flavor of 10 – 40 or 10 – 50 power. This monster(it is much bigger than a 10 – 40 or 10 – 50 physically) is a 12 – 60 power scope with an added on Eric Sanders 6″ Sidwheel and A-Team Scope Knob(for the Bushnell 4200 and Bausch and Lomb scopes).
I was intending to put my Harris Bipod on it but forgot to order a Weaver Bipod Adapter(YHM-468) and Weaver to Dovetail Adapter beforehand. So I ordered the Bipod Adapter today and found a BKL Adapter in my stash as well, lol…
So for the mean time, I took some cheapie 1″ Scope Mounts, a section of 1″ Wood Dowel, an Uncle Mike’s Sling Stud Screw and a can of flat black spray paint and made a bipod mount in 20 minutes!!! 🙂
So here’s the new rig with the AH 5-shot accuracy test group at 25yards using the 18gr JSB Exacts…can not wait to get sighted in and take it to the Fun Shoot this weekend to get my clicks for out to 100yards!!! 🙂
When I get some solid testing, will report in detail, especially once the regulated CF Tank arrives for it!!! 🙂
Thanks again to those accuracy nuts at Airhog!!! 🙂
Regards,
Tony
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I’d buy a vowel with that Wheel of Fortune you’ve got anchored to that scope. 😛 😛 Only kidding, dude. Nice rig.
If LD has another event in 09, I’m hoping to be there and check it out.
Anywhoot, great pics and hope to see you at Diablo next month.
I hear ya, looking forward to seeing you soon but at the next match, April’s, a bunch of us are heading down to LD’s Temecula FT Challenge in Southern California for a weekend of incredible FT and hanging out with friends.
Regards,
Tony
You definitely gotta check it out when you get a chance, the course and the people are amazing!!! Talking about a mecca for airgun shooters/enthusiasts!!! Lots of good, safe fun!
Regards,
Tony
I wish I could join you guys. LD mentioned this on the Delphi forum. It happens to be the same date of my daughter’s birthday. My father lives in Murrieta. So it would be a simple 5 minute drive to LD’s ranch 8)
If LD has another event in 09, I’m hoping to be there and check it out.
Anywhoot, great pics and hope to see you at Diablo next month.
I hear ya, looking forward to seeing you soon but at the next match, April’s, a bunch of us are heading down to LD’s Temecula FT Challenge in Southern California for a weekend of incredible FT and hanging out with friends.
Regards,
Tony
Anywhoot, great pics and hope to see you at Diablo next month.
I hear ya, looking forward to seeing you soon but at the next match, April’s, a bunch of us are heading down to LD’s Temecula FT Challenge in Southern California for a weekend of incredible FT and hanging out with friends.
Regards,
Tony
What caliber is that spare eye maw?
I might have a barrel for that….
Too stoked on this rig!!! 😀
Regards,
Tony
I’m glad its finally here!!! 😀
Regards,
Tony
I’ll give you my spare eye for it.
OH YEAH!!!!! That looks sweeeeeet Tony 😀
Nice rig Tony. I’m trying to keep mine “factory stock” for now. But an 18″ barrel and shroud seem like a really good modification for my TSS.
Anywhoot, great pics and hope to see you at Diablo next month.
for the Hubble Telescope…I got a good deal on it so I couldn’t pass it up!!! 😯 😉 😉
Regards,
Tony
when did the telescope come in?
Thanks I look forward to it…..
Tomorrow I test it at 25 and 50 yds to figure out what pellet is best with that Condor Tank that is on it, Monday I order a sleeve of whatever pellets its likes!!!
I dig this gun, 18gr. Exacts are going super sonic with the Condor Tank but still cloverleafing at 25 yds., may have to try one of my Talon Tanks on it as well…
Yep, have high hopes for the regged Air Hog tanks, keepin’ fingers crossed!!!
Regards,
Tony
Guess I’ll give the pump rebuild a try myself next time….
I didn’t find the 18.1gr as accurate as the 15.8…
I shot 4 tins of the 18’s and wasn’t happy.
I know a lot of people swear by the Kodiaks and the
JSB 18.1’s but man the 15.8’s just seem to be laser like
at any yardage and a flatter trajectory of course….
I broke out the Condor tank the other day. I had forgot
how badazz it is….
The Talon tank will give you some great speed and a
lot more shots…I can’t see needing my Condor tank
for anything other than excitement or really really
long shots…But it is still a push if it is slinging the
pellets over 1,100fps but, you know that already…
Condor tank should be good at long yardage with Eun Jins though….
I have collected so much stuff….I need to sell the stuff I am
not going to use…Gotta get off my butt…..
Post some results…..Will be interesting to see…
Yep, I’ll have to figure out what shoots best in this gun, I can imagine how fast the 15.9 gr will be shooting, lol, guess I outta bring the chrony along tomorrow…
I have heaps of “stuff” that I need to sell cuz it just sits!
Keep ya posted onhow things go with the Condor and Condor Tank.
Regards,
Tony
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Regards,
Tony