Talonairgun | akula | Activity https://talonairgunforum.com/members/akula/activity/ Activity feed for akula. Thu, 09 Jul 2026 01:06:06 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 6c128548d041b993559eac127dead555 akula replied to the topic Calling all West Coast Tag Men in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/calling-all-west-coast-tag-men/page/3/#post-154075 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:45:11 -0400 I moved to the Kona Coast of Hawaii. So I’m no longer a West Coaster. By the way, I live next to the jungle. The pig hunting is great from the pool deck. The last pig I shot dropped dead with one shot. I didn’t even spill my Mai Tai during the kill.

]]> b038d8534388890bc17fd2d15a17f828 akula replied to the topic Still Going Strong....TAG Hits 3 Years !!! in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/still-going-strong-tag-hits-3-years/page/3/#post-118329 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:33:46 -0400 Lama; You’ll return to airguns. While I enjoy 4000 ftlbs of energy for the right game, there is nothing like silently dropping your target with the least power required. I’ve been into airguns for the past 48 years…off and on. I betting you do the same for the same reasons.

]]> 84177b0cfa7a9a69621c885074e246b6 akula replied to the topic New Condor, need some help in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/new-condor-need-some-help/#post-115068 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 04:35:09 -0400 Gunner; This sounds like a typical powder burner problem but our lot is not much different. Let me explain in a couple of examples:

1: Lots of Gun, Bad or Cheap Scope: On a high recoil gun a scope may shoot well for a few shots but then the gun goes crazy. Not the gun. It’s the scope.

2. Lots of Gun, Good Scope, Bad Mount: A high recoil weapon…Read more

]]> 3ced9229a69136e246da3c26d6d70949 akula replied to the topic PAY IT FORWARD !!! in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/pay-it-forward/#post-114857 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:18:10 -0400 I’ll be happy to gas up anybody’s car if they are willing to gas up my boat. AKULA

]]> b92fd227749e85332b7d879c379c73d2 akula replied to the topic Spamer removed in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/spamer-removed/#post-111854 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:47:38 -0400 Naw, too old for this mail order bitch. AKULA

]]> 4116021f11e64e987f02ef72c6e3a084 akula replied to the topic WOK, I am missing your butt!!!!! in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/wok-i-am-missing-your-butt/#post-111117 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:56:33 -0400 Dank; I’m a retired Navy pilot but I’m very familiar with our Navy’s sonar. I did hunt Russian subs in the past. I named my yacht AKULA out of respect for that class of submarine. I am in awe of them because that U boat didn’t care how much noise it made….No one could catch the damn things. They are that fast. The Akula Class Russian submarines…Read more

]]> 453b128c4fee64490e265cc14c4f246c akula replied to the topic WOK, I am missing your butt!!!!! in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/wok-i-am-missing-your-butt/#post-111076 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:19:41 -0400 Dank; I had WOK send you the first one. Sorry to hear of you tribulations and the missing WOK butt. I’m sure it’ll turn up. AKULA

]]> 53efa87a7c0a4ace91666b362ec4bfc9 akula replied to the topic having a discussion with a co worker about ballistics... in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/having-a-discussion-with-a-co-worker-about-ballistics/#post-109422 Sun, 30 May 2010 15:20:09 -0400 Dangus; Objects are drawn by gravity to the center of the body creating the gravitational force. The the greater the mass of the body creating the force of gravity, the greater the force. Ergo, the greater the mass directly under the (toward the center) affected the greater the force of gravity.

Let’s say you traveled to the center of the earth.…Read more

]]> 0be76ef82d7f2f9309419e8dcf886479 akula replied to the topic having a discussion with a co worker about ballistics... in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/having-a-discussion-with-a-co-worker-about-ballistics/#post-109323 Sat, 29 May 2010 06:48:28 -0400 80; I agree with you completely. The computer models will get you on paper at long range, but only that. The gun must be shouldered and rounds put through to be able to trust what’s been predicted.

There other factors that need to be addressed:
ALTITUDE. I hunt elk at nine to eleven thousand feet. The ballistics are different to say the least…Read more

]]> 190f55759f9f6c4e51a3e968dd6fff36 akula replied to the topic Question on Scope Rings in the forum Optics/Nightvision https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/question-on-scope-rings/#post-107521 Mon, 10 May 2010 00:01:10 -0400 3/8 inch/11mm.

]]> ee8a1f5969e84c8229d92341265e8a78 akula replied to the topic ProChrono in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/prochrono/#post-105821 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:21:36 -0400 Zilog; Did you try turning it on and actually shooting through it? AKULA

]]> eb5973ab741c713df46c36e5f8cfe6f0 akula replied to the topic New section coming - input needed in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/new-section-coming-input-needed/page/4/#post-105813 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:39:56 -0400 http://talonairgun.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14472

Tron; This deserves its own topic section. AKULA

]]> 1ef37f9f4862cecb5617181b805d5e37 akula replied to the topic Dr. Hermann Otto Kloepneckler M.D. Ph.D. circa 1912 in the forum Off Topic https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/dr-hermann-otto-kloepneckler-m-d-ph-d-circa-1912/#post-105812 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:36:08 -0400 To Tron; This deserves it’s own section. The possiblities are endless. AKULA

]]> 6b4520e20aa633c72e0f2a84d77d1aad akula replied to the topic New section coming - input needed in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/new-section-coming-input-needed/#post-105659 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:54:06 -0400 Change? I fear change. AKULA

]]> 8e5e6703ed593fe3eeb014b18308b5d4 akula replied to the topic Been some discussion on explosive projectiles...check these in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/been-some-discussion-on-explosive-projectiles-check-these/#post-104140 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:39:41 -0400 Link please. AKULA

]]> 60d8e8444a31b9125f39a92426677382 akula replied to the topic YUM YUM YUM!!! in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/yum-yum-yum/#post-103672 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:19:59 -0400 Lama; Keep your hormones in check. That’s a dad you are talking to. AKULA

]]> 55695e753148cd48274a469dc4b86bd5 akula replied to the topic FPE for a Farm cat. in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/fpe-for-a-farm-cat/page/5/#post-101680 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:13:48 -0400 mrgwn wrote “…man, if there ever was a sentence that would put all my best childhood memories together, THAT was it!!!

Thank you for this! I am getting my firstborn in a couple of weeks and i am giving a lot of thought on how to make him live through the same childhood that i had…and you summarised it so well

On the part of the…Read more

]]> 07e6d195bc3e75a58067a994797b6c45 akula replied to the topic FPE for a Farm cat. in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/fpe-for-a-farm-cat/page/3/#post-101327 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:15:20 -0400 Pab you City Biddy; I was about 18 and controling the rise of the machine gun durning heavy bursts was on my mind durning that episode.

Did my dad beat me? Hell no, he thanked me. Vermin control issues were part of my daily duties on the farm. Was what I did legal? Yes, Michigan had open season on any cat including your grandma’s cat sitting on…Read more

]]> 63441ed1fba286e3c7996b2777f22d0a akula replied to the topic FPE for a Farm cat. in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/fpe-for-a-farm-cat/page/3/#post-101224 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:13:09 -0400 Love my SS; I think you are referring to DFH but I’ve some tales to tell too.

When I was young and stupid (Lama), living on the farm in the wastelands of Michigan, folks from the city would look off the highway and see the bucolic scene that is my ancestral home.

These city folks would think to themselvese, I bet my cat and all those damn…Read more

]]> 0f6f99e60ac74baed5339996dc558d1e akula replied to the topic Moderator, I wanna speak w/you in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/moderator-i-wanna-speak-w-you/page/6/#post-99928 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:30:23 -0400 Naw, it was 130 degrees with the sun in my eyes. Just another day in Iraq. AKULA

]]> 374332b7c41cb28ca7860892a4f0e492 akula replied to the topic Moderator, I wanna speak w/you in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/moderator-i-wanna-speak-w-you/page/6/#post-99851 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:20:14 -0400 Amazing what a uniform and a shoulder holster can do for your looks. AKULA

]]> bedec643ac2c38b6ee388bd2967e3a5d akula replied to the topic Moderator, I wanna speak w/you in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/moderator-i-wanna-speak-w-you/page/5/#post-99836 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:42:35 -0400 quote mrgwn:I am a spearhunter and i participate on a simmilar forum than this one. It is the best forum in the world. Why? Your nick is your name and surname and your avatar is your photo (face). If not, you cant get on it. And, if you dont know anyone or cant prove that the face matches the name and that both are real, you also cant get in.

I…Read more

]]> 45a887ede8f2983601a0377c105ac927 akula replied to the topic How old are you? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/how-old-are-you/page/3/#post-98288 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:24:58 -0400 55. BUT as a young Navy Pilot I was told to believe in Peter Pan. What’s that mean? “Never grow up. Never grow old.”

At least Navy Pilots get it half right. We never grow up. AKULA

]]> 2970635a24a2cdeaa6fa8e468ffa14c9 akula replied to the topic mines better than yours in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/mines-better-than-yours/#post-97372 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:58:19 -0400 Sub; Ensure your compeditor is shooting from a “dry” barrel. If the fella oils his barrel you may be faced with a dieseling gun. If so, the pumper will produce much higher velocities. AKULA

]]> 510f2b2e0ab430d3aaaeab73a1e5ffbe akula replied to the topic **Look Here FIRST For Answers about your GUN!** in the forum Quick Reference https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/look-here-first-for-answers-about-your-gun/#post-96983 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:55:24 -0400 Another self serving adverisement by WOK. Then again, his product are AWESOME! I’ve three of his “frame enhancers”. I like the looks of his work.

One question though. Why hold these guns like they are going to kick the shit out of you? I treat my Condors and Talon like ladies. I pick them up without crushing them to my shoulder, hold them gently…Read more

]]> 1eb6da09ea6790494da8de090f2bbb54 akula replied to the topic Best way to hunt AT NIGHT! in the forum Optics/Nightvision https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/best-way-to-hunt-at-night/#post-96686 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:47:33 -0400 Mischief; Look into an infra red lens for a high power (million) candle power spot light. Couple this with night vision goggles or night scope and you’ll be in business.

I showed this set up to a game warden (friend of mine) years ago and it scared hell out of him. I assured him I wasn’t a poacher, just a very successful predator. AKULA

]]> d7a4020f2ee62bfd19a395a6f6c611bf akula replied to the topic What ever happened to the .25 youth project? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/what-ever-happened-to-the-25-youth-project/#post-88667 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:45:18 -0400 Jerry; I’m not a kid but I need a .25 barrel for my kid. He’s a Marine and married to my daughter. He needs a .25 barrel in the worst way. Do your magic. AKULA

]]> d7d6ec37896ba66c538b6989a86e5c73 akula replied to the topic Match vs standard kodiaks in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/match-vs-standard-kodiaks/#post-87612 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:34:11 -0400 Lama; Fatman realizes that the youth of today have a limited attention span and are best communicated with in sound bites. He was merely trying to get his message to you in terms people your age would understand. AKULA

]]> 02b14b999ff4f810af544407519aac1c akula replied to the topic Any clever ideas out there for an anit skid Wokbutt? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/any-clever-ideas-out-there-for-an-anit-skid-wokbutt/#post-87092 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:43:36 -0400 Stower; The quick answer is to hide the wife. AKULA

]]> 25a536abb91a5bd7ad7e4a770911ca90 akula replied to the topic THINKING ABOUT A .25 HAVE QUESTIONS in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/thinking-about-a-25-have-questions/#post-86403 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:04:54 -0400 Sam; I was in El Cajon Gun Exchange last Monday. They’ve got crap loads of .25s in stock. They also give 10% off for military members. Give them a shout if you’re looking to buy. AKULA

]]> 13cbba70e47ce17c1864e6b6fbfcb030 akula replied to the topic Weird question in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/weird-question/#post-86402 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:01:39 -0400 quote get the blue jay:your probably canting the gun to one side or the other, a simple level mounted on the rings or one of the rails will help train you to keep from doing that, beeman sells one with a dove tail, or you can do what I did and get one from the hardware store for next to nothin and epoxy it to the front ring.

Bubble levels are for…Read more

]]> 9f1870812104e9d7c8d9ae1f6aff94e3 akula replied to the topic test in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/test-d61/#post-85421 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:21:37 -0400 I only travel to the east coast when they slap the handcuffs on and cock the pistol aimed at my head. AKULA

]]> b679bb244f506aa198f6bbfc13813e85 akula replied to the topic What would be the min. requirement to kill a deer? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/what-would-be-the-min-requirement-to-kill-a-deer/page/2/#post-83222 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:00:05 -0400 I prefer a 3,500lb automobile doing 60 mph. The best conditions are at night, lights on the car on bright with the horn blaring all the way to impact. This usually does the trick. AKULA

]]> 7b2c88f403750f021a37ec4bc5c7a89b akula replied to the topic Nope in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/nope/#post-82529 Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:07:51 -0400 Just trying to spread a little paranoia around the world. AKULA

]]> 68c0bd4686a6dc511cdb1ff2b96b835c akula replied to the topic Nope in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/nope/#post-82499 Sat, 12 Sep 2009 04:23:49 -0400 Hoot; Back in ’93 I was the Air Tactical Officer on a team of two USN Cruisers that bagged the largest maritime cocaine bust to date in the world. We bagged 18,300lbs of coke and 8 prisoners.

I hope this helps you sleep the evening. AKULA

]]> e96fc32fec478e93d1c68db9385d6b45 akula replied to the topic couch hunting....mk350 in the forum Optics/Nightvision https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/couch-hunting-mk350/#post-82379 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:25:10 -0400 Cygnus; So what’s the bigest couch you’ve shot so far? How many shots does it take to bag a large sofa? AKULA

]]> ba4c1b7bb65a609fe0b0ac16221b5898 akula replied to the topic Inconsistent shots with fully tuned condor. in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/inconsistent-shots-with-fully-tuned-condor/#post-81944 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:40:30 -0400 Ass83; Switch from RWS Superdomes to .25 Kodiaks, either target or domed. My .25 Condor loves them but spits shit with RWS. Tony’s rifles are marvels but you can’t put shit in them and RWS Superdomes….are shit. AKULA

]]> 0e092aa646de52a2197f6d4eb57db1cd akula replied to the topic New camo system in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/new-camo-system/page/2/#post-81921 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:47:31 -0400 Gents; So if these are camoed. Why can I still see’em. AKULA

]]> cc8f619d2ed4645c87fff8ea2a04c877 akula replied to the topic open sights in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/open-sights/#post-81905 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:00:01 -0400 dwalk; I’ll be happy to sell you a set of AirForce open sights so that you and the little lady can have matching ear rings. That’s about all the damn things are good for. AKULA

]]> b431723b3db099b1018784c09dfc7e9e akula replied to the topic GOT REAR ENDED ON THE WAY BACK FROM RANGE in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/got-rear-ended-on-the-way-back-from-range/#post-80551 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:06:13 -0400 MM; I suggest that the next time you return from the range you drive through a rich neighborhood. If rear ended your chances of collecting go up greatly.

Sorry for you loss and having to go to court. Put the bitch in jail if you can. AKULA

]]> b5e94e17d95a74ae4bfeffceb4c8f6cb akula replied to the topic test in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/test-d27/page/4/#post-80504 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 04:31:22 -0400 Hoot; There are several posible solutions to your problem. Here’s one. While invitro abortion is out for your current problem I suggest a political movement to allow post natal abortions. As an example a baby that’s 40 years old would benefit from an abortion at the 480 month mark. Hope this helps. AKULA

]]> 82b2856f3893761f2a8408aa56ce3fd1 akula replied to the topic Anyone have windage issues caused by the AF Tri-rail? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/anyone-have-windage-issues-caused-by-the-af-tri-rail/#post-80050 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 04:59:31 -0400 Air; Nope. Three AF guns, one tri-rail. No complaints.

On the one gun with the tri-rail, no problems. Just stuffed the blunt end of one of guns against the body of an invading possum and pulled the trigger.

The wife commented on the noise of the scraping of the animal as it dragged along the fence as it fell to its death. Other than that, no…Read more

]]> a5f70cccaae807a66030ba35cc614063 akula replied to the topic test in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/test-d27/page/3/#post-79957 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:24:11 -0400 I was born a feral child and raised by cows in malarial Michigan. My adolescence was spent much like Conan the Barbarian as I was chained to a tractor until I escaped by tunneling my way out of that hellish existance. Cows and cats fear me.

I was an automotive engineer in the ’70s. God did we make shitty cars then or what. I then decided that I…Read more

]]> 22f3aa3ed4ddb29e4765967435a234e3 akula replied to the topic SIGHT FOR CLOSE UP? in the forum Optics/Nightvision https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/sight-for-close-up/#post-79589 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:38:15 -0400 Flyn; The raised scope rail, on our guns, make close in shots difficult. I went with a green laser for this type of wet work. It works well as aquistion times for close in targets is critical. Just press, point and kill. AKULA

]]> 43ac90b216007e83425a8a67898c73d0 akula replied to the topic Purging a tank in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/purging-a-tank/#post-79225 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:59:29 -0400 Try thumping the top hat with a hammer. Just kidding! AKULA

]]> c27ef871b46ec6655fe2488c8cf5e398 akula replied to the topic crow has a new job(they are hiring also if u need a job) in the forum Off Topic https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/crow-has-a-new-job-they-are-hiring-also-if-u-need-a-job/#post-78786 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:14:17 -0400 Crow; Can I tele-commute for this job? If so I’d be interested as I don’t like to get dressed after I get up for at least two hours….and I get up late in the day. I would also demand to be paid for every hour of every day of the week, weekends and holidays included. I demand to drink on the job too.

See what your boss says. AKULA

]]> 4b3b7226135faaa3691cad37e4e1bd84 akula replied to the topic AKULA in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/akula/#post-76868 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:11:12 -0400 Aloha Gents; I’ve been a bit busy of late. I threw a huge bash for my retirement from the military the last week of May. I catered it myself. My yacht went into rework in the ship yards…twice. It came out of the yards in the middle of June. I’ve been working on that thing in her new home on Mission Bay. I’m 20 grand lighter from those two trips…Read more

]]> adc304cbe57520cbcb3d366fbe2d942f akula replied to the topic Subsonic? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/subsonic/#post-69987 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:07:51 -0400 Zilog; Skirted pellets become unstable at supersonic speeds. AKULA

]]> 2ff3cad116de7ee160c0cd2574f27deb akula replied to the topic Looking for Wok Butt. in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/looking-for-wok-butt/#post-69902 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:16:21 -0400 Bender; I’ve an extra in the safe but I want $500,000.00 for it as it was from WOK’s first run. So unless you want to part with a cool half mil (I’ll throw in shipping no charge) try the manufacturer, WOK. AKULA

]]> 17a660fea08d385ba335d06cf249003f akula replied to the topic Rifle Stock Parts Suppliers/ Adjustable Comb and Butt in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/rifle-stock-parts-suppliers-adjustable-comb-and-butt/#post-69766 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 01:21:08 -0400 Syn; Try Dave at the below site.

http://www.morganrecoilpad.com/servlet/StoreFront

He builds these things out of his garage with his cat watching to ensure he gets it right. While these are not WOK BUTTs they are adjustable and easy to modify. I have several. The price is right too. AKULA

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