Talonairgun | dkowen | Activity https://talonairgunforum.com/members/dkowen/activity/ Activity feed for dkowen. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:09:21 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 04901fac4004afdfabb0f3935720ac88 dkowen replied to the topic Looking a gift horse in the mouth... in the forum Talon/Talon SS https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/looking-a-gift-horse-in-the-mouth/#post-93522 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:39:21 -0400 That’s 20 fpe, not really all that bad for a 12 incher. About where I run mine. When I want more MV, I use a longer barrel. Pushing it harder seemed counter productive.

Doug Owen

]]> 9252bb7f97ee0429ccda71237921b5cd dkowen replied to the topic what are the important differences ?? in the forum Talon/Talon SS https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/what-are-the-important-differences/#post-93521 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:32:28 -0400 I don’t know about the other guys, but I run my Talon at 20 fpe with a 12 inch .22 barrel, 30 fpe with a 24 incher.

Doug Owen

]]> 95c6567ba255d3a665059afb5dc6a53e dkowen replied to the topic Where do you stand? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/where-do-you-stand/#post-91997 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:51:12 -0400 quote LURKER #1:30 some years ago I sporterized a British 303 jungle carbine that I unpacked from the original cosmoline (sp).

Hey, I ain’t messin’ with any guy that hot rods a No 5……the rilfe ‘brutal on both ends’…….

As far as clever ideas to improve stuff, it’s hard to make a living off it. I’m happy to pass on what I can and help…Read more

]]> 1aef454bfb261b9fccb7ba66d010fc98 dkowen replied to the topic Combro in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/combro/#post-89753 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:32:49 -0400 Too bad you didn’t check a bit before ordering. Those are all ‘features’ of the unit fully described on the web site……hey, there’s even a simulation so you can try it out first.

I don’t think you have to reset after each shot, a jumper in the jack changes this (I think it works that way with just the cable plugged in, no laptop?).

And about…Read more

]]> 45013cf17d23b0764545a3e198cc7bbb dkowen replied to the topic 55 inched 200 cubic foot scuba tank refill station in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/55-inched-200-cubic-foot-scuba-tank-refill-station/page/2/#post-88764 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:08:04 -0400 You know, Jerry, that’s been bothering me as well. I think medical is blue, for sure industrial and scientific grades came in green.

Not only does the bottle need to be the right color, but the valves also often change with the gas. All in all I like the suggestion of trading it in for a HPA tank at the gas rack if you can.

Something in the…Read more

]]> ac458b629be6c6b1edcf540d4ec2291c dkowen replied to the topic 55 inched 200 cubic foot scuba tank refill station in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/55-inched-200-cubic-foot-scuba-tank-refill-station/page/2/#post-88759 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:45:47 -0400 quote Yellow Ninja:I think sirj should play himself…… (and do his own stunts).

Makes sense….he already knows some of the dialog…..

Occurs to me we’d best get it all done on the first take……

Doug Owen

]]> d3632272d16a18e089d5cca6baa98a63 dkowen replied to the topic 55 inched 200 cubic foot scuba tank refill station in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/55-inched-200-cubic-foot-scuba-tank-refill-station/page/2/#post-88756 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:34:28 -0400 quote pablouk:Yeah, could be that he read that and went straight out and filled up with oxygen.. 😳

Now, if he got it on video thats a different matter….. 😆 😆

Now yer talkin’…..cable rights, DVDs, residuals rolling in…..

Who we gonna get to play the part of the new guy?

Doug Owen

]]> b71707a5a3935917be113b72f2666796 dkowen replied to the topic 55 inched 200 cubic foot scuba tank refill station in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/55-inched-200-cubic-foot-scuba-tank-refill-station/page/2/#post-88751 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:53:17 -0400 quote TeflonTron:Walter’s comment was a bit irresponsible, but that being said Mr Sirjeigo has a long history of asking frankly ridiculous questions.

Could well be, don’t really know either of the gents in question. I’m just responding to the question asked and first answer given. The other fellow isn’t going to be the only guy to read it,…Read more

]]> c2ffb764a878dc795588ebc8d25ce2e7 dkowen replied to the topic 55 inched 200 cubic foot scuba tank refill station in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/55-inched-200-cubic-foot-scuba-tank-refill-station/#post-88731 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:46:22 -0400 quote Voltar_1:quote sirjeigo:i know about the side effects of using pure O2 in pcps. i appreciate all your instant feedback on it too.

im just asking scuba shops if they can fill this tank to a high pressure so that i can use it as a refill station.

then why ask such a foolish question?

Then why give such a horse shit answer? That ‘go for…Read more

]]> caefd787ca4f602067eb57c2b147671d dkowen replied to the topic Questions about the accuracy of small gauges? in the forum Talon/Talon SS https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/questions-about-the-accuracy-of-small-gauges/#post-87678 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:46:08 -0400 quote 80 GRIT:I recently received a new airhog gauge and my first fill was 4300 psi at the local scuba shop. I noticed it never moved from the 4300 psi mark. Now I have 3,000 psi left in the tank but the gauge is still stuck on 4300 😯

I’ve seen this before on a friend’s AH tank, the gauge is broken. Call ’em up, they’ll send you another.

Doug Owen

]]> 9fe6c60f622dc171d8e9f8306223c952 dkowen replied to the topic I want to paint my gun in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/i-want-to-paint-my-gun/#post-85149 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:15:14 -0400 You might consider doing what Tim M does with the frames for his LD pistols, send it to the local bike shop.

Next time they are painting frames black, they can include your parts. Bikes have seriously tough paint, bike shops have sorted out how to get it put on so it stays.

Doug Owen

]]> 277e659bafab0b868e511d5cf99c2d27 dkowen replied to the topic pending california law in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/pending-california-law/#post-85148 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:10:19 -0400 quote Sotxguy:quote DKOwen:Er, actually I don’t think he ‘forgot to mention’ it, it’s not there to mention…..
Your right, I didn’t read the final draft. 😳 The fifty round limit applied to private transfers/sales not vendors.

Yup. Wanna know how it happened? The NRA Member’s Councils.
http://www.nramemberscouncils.com/

Not a win, but a…Read more

]]> 5417aae44817728f5657988469d5a006 dkowen replied to the topic pending california law in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/pending-california-law/#post-85041 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 04:59:14 -0400 quote Sotxguy:Looked into this a little further. Seems the intent is to get ammo out of criminal hands, and we all know criminals follow the law.

“Law abiding citizens have nothing to worry about” according to one of it’s authors in the Video below. He forgot to mention the 50 round per month limit though. Here’s the liberal spin:…Read more

]]> 834b4710752c7fac3a13da70f8a66ff8 dkowen replied to the topic what is considered a pistol? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/what-is-considered-a-pistol/page/2/#post-82444 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:30:48 -0400 Yes, Mike, all you say is true….except the part where you say I say otherwise? If you look, I’m sure I’ve said at least once, ‘this is how firearms are classified, should not be a problem with airguns’. It would, in the case of some local place that regulated say fpe or mv relative to being a pistol or rifle as the Brits and Canadians and many…Read more

]]> e02e0e0aa8b393eb400a22cdbead27c4 dkowen replied to the topic what is considered a pistol? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/what-is-considered-a-pistol/#post-82419 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:36:36 -0400 quote crowpopper:its a 1377 converted to 1322
its not a fire arm
i was just currious what you all would call it if it was in ur possesion
it has stock grips and an 18 inch barrel

I’d call it a pistol. It would be one as a firearm, and the non NFA definition of a rilfe (like might happen in hunting regulations) includes language like ‘designed…Read more

]]> 949c73b9092ce34a751efe3584b47caf dkowen replied to the topic what is considered a pistol? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/what-is-considered-a-pistol/#post-82405 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:36:32 -0400 quote knifemaker:If it has a solidly attached shoulder stock, It is a rifle. If not, a hand gun.
As per BATF.
Mike

NO absolutely not!!! If it was a pistol, it’s now a SBR which is a big time bust if not registered:

http://federalfirearmslicense.me/blog/federal-firearms-license/nfa-rifle-youll-need-a-federal-firearms-license-to-sell-them/

For…Read more

]]> 7d5b76335cdbbb2d7e3cc58bc4029e83 dkowen replied to the topic what is considered a pistol? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/what-is-considered-a-pistol/#post-82404 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:24:36 -0400 quote crowpopper:i have my 1322 it has an 18 inch barrel but still has pistol grips
is this considered a pistol/rifle/carbine?
i am just curious
also can u use pumpers in ft matches or are there tme limits
so far out to 45 yards i was hitting walnuts off a tree today 95 % of shots

If the question is how firearm rules work (I assume it is?), you…Read more

]]> 53396bb0e11565edea504e52bfbfbd47 dkowen replied to the topic I had an idea for a "Spartan Wokbutt" in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/i-had-an-idea-for-a-quot-spartan-wokbutt-quot/page/2/#post-81272 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:22:20 -0400 quote WalkonKing:quote Buzzcat:FWIW, the sling stud is a nice touch, but if I was you, I’d get rid of it and just leave a hole if people want to buy and install one.

Of all the million pics of modded AFs that have been posted, I really can’t recall one that has a sling on it.

Sling studs aren’t cheap unless you buy a million of them….…Read more

]]> cc1404dd9060f08dc7ed8eca57e86470 dkowen replied to the topic Dirty CO2 in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/dirty-co2/#post-80468 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:53:17 -0400 quote Bean:quote DKOwen:You could always pull the valve, grab Mr. Flashlight and take a peek inside before you use the saw…….

Doug Owen

💡
I told you there was beer involved. 🙂

Understood, in fact it’s often a given……

I’d be a little careful though, first off it’s hard to fill, doesn’t really hold all that much beer and can…Read more

]]> e365e04dc8d24de9ae40168721ef57bb dkowen replied to the topic over powered gunpower stealth oops! in the forum Talon/Talon SS https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/over-powered-gunpower-stealth-oops/#post-80466 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:47:26 -0400 quote airtight_python:quote DKOwen:As Conficius (the pioneer Chinese airgunner) said, “Don’t shoot a sparrow with a cannon”.

Doug Owen

He’s right, a cannon is way overboard… that’s why I use my M1917 Enfield.

Tasaey choice, although an ’03A3 would be more trditionsl…..SMLE for the Brits, of course.

Doug Owen

]]> 3d3d29261e9b50efee5437aa04407923 dkowen replied to the topic over powered gunpower stealth oops! in the forum Talon/Talon SS https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/over-powered-gunpower-stealth-oops/#post-80462 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:26:29 -0400 quote get the blue jay:if you don’t have a safe shot just don’t take it

seems simple enough to me…

Hopefully eveyone here uses the same rule, which should take care of some of the intentional mistakes at least. Accidents still happen, of course.

For the same reason I don’t use a firearm when an airgun will do, a more powerful than necessary…Read more

]]> 311d7d4c40ecdc087a5d5387e1bd0246 dkowen replied to the topic Dirty CO2 in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/dirty-co2/#post-80458 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:09:14 -0400 quote Bean:quote r60us:quote Bean:I’ve got an out of date 9oz Co2 tank. I’m tempted to cut it open now.

Cut it open so we can take a look. 😀

Tomorrow!! Busy day and the beer stzrted before it was done. I want to make sure I get the valve off in one piece. It’s an aftermarket with an on/off knob.

Of course with my luck – I’ll cut it and – it…Read more

]]> d0f0fd6fe8e3986a7a354bc8353fe12b dkowen replied to the topic hill pump drypac media in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/hill-pump-drypac-media/#post-77243 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:18:15 -0400 Choose carefully. Silica and many of the other common ones are slow to absorb the water. In some cases, very little useful surface areas and already saturated material on that surface slow this down even more.

The air is only in the filter a very shot time and you need to trap as much as possible in that time. A larger filter housing (more…Read more

]]> 7dc557db79d681acac303ca0171413fd dkowen replied to the topic Gun safe help, please!! in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/gun-safe-help-please/#post-76987 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:21:30 -0400 You need to be careful about what you store in fire safes.

One of the ‘tricks’ (they call them features) to get higher ratings is to use lining materials that absorb and hold water. In a fire, this water has to boil away before the papers and other contents can char. Longer ratings. All is well and good….unless what you put in there…Read more

]]> 14aa3065644cfd980689e61d5651d061 dkowen replied to the topic Is this fire damaged carbon fiber tank still usable? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/is-this-fire-damaged-carbon-fiber-tank-still-usable/#post-76986 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:00:19 -0400 quote Triggerman:These pictures at the bottom of the page in this link alone would make me run very, very fast away from a tank that had been exposed and possibly compromised to that kind of heat, and this was only a scuba tank, probably filled to a max of 3200psi that did this kind of damage ……. I don’t want to be anywhere around a 4500psi…Read more

]]> 33201b4bde1735edb2a9eae5d0d2ac52 dkowen replied to the topic Is this fire damaged carbon fiber tank still usable? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/is-this-fire-damaged-carbon-fiber-tank-still-usable/#post-76985 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:54:11 -0400 A couple of thoughts, around here hydros at $25 (at least that’s what I recall my last one was) at the test place that shops would send your tanks to. A fresh hydro will *prove* the tank itself is safe and sound.

The gauge/valve should be easy to get used in 15 YO trim from tanks that have expired. I bet Joe B can make you a great deal on one?…Read more

]]> f9d5e4f5d4147cd6445d5ada5fab3865 dkowen replied to the topic Talon SS trigger problem. in the forum Talon/Talon SS https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/talon-ss-trigger-problem/#post-76824 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:15:19 -0400 WOK started out talking about hammers (which made sense to me), somewhow you’re both taking Bolt now???

Don’t you really mean ‘hammer’?

Doug Owen

]]> 2d4d98e8c0cb6e967ef0f91b9c018775 dkowen replied to the topic bollox in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/bollox/#post-76393 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:51:25 -0400 Ah, that makes more sense then. An obvious overfill….you should get a scale and weigh the tanks after filling. You need to read tenths of ounces to a couple of pounds. I write the empth weight on each valve body.

I’ve got a couple of ‘postage’ or ‘Diet’ scales that do this that cost me $25 or so but also just got this one, really…Read more

]]> dfdf6add75bcbecc650176f7b2f95f79 dkowen replied to the topic bollox in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/bollox/#post-76376 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:27:40 -0400 As I recall the story, the tank has to go back to AF to have the new safety fitted. It’s not a standard size, nor do they sell ’em.

Bad break. FWIW it musta got really really hot. The same tank could have been charged to 3000 psi and had a ‘500 psi head start’. Seems to me if that’s what actually happened we should be seeing a bunch of blow…Read more

]]> 174232a7eb0f9669de0675c2176bcf15 dkowen replied to the topic where to fill in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/where-to-fill/#post-75988 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:58:38 -0400 quote Snowape:I went to my local sports store, they fill paintball equipment, but told me they could not fill my Talon SS tank, they said they have never seen a valve like that and if it did not have a nipple on it, they could not do it. I wasnt sure about this, so I went and bought a scuba tank, but I only get about 2700 psi out of a fresh tank…Read more

]]> 486590ff025723c32595b93bfb88ccd7 dkowen replied to the topic Drooper Mounts for Airforce Guns... in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/drooper-mounts-for-airforce-guns/#post-75430 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:38:28 -0400 IIRC that scope is legendary (pun intended) for having about half the adjustment range (15 minutes?) of other scopes?

Doug Owen

]]> d58f11ff808345cc8d9d5c8e0ac4bf98 dkowen replied to the topic New Ammo bill in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/new-ammo-bill/#post-74695 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:16:39 -0400 quote get the blue jay:This has been tried many times by the inventors of the technology and has been shot down almost immediately every time they try it, There is no worry about this ever happing.

I don’t know if I’m all that comfortable with that attitude. The very same thing was said about ‘microstamping’ (the same sort of idea, the gun marks…Read more

]]> 4b8269ebf833f7ac70dec280232bd6ed dkowen replied to the topic New Ammo bill in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/new-ammo-bill/#post-74690 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:55:06 -0400 It aint so….

This is old news, kept alive by the greed of the guy that holds the patient on the (no doubt expensive to us and proffitable to him) process.

Check out the information on his web site, the state by state ‘news’ is years old. This bill is not ‘pending’ in my state, it died a fast and quiet death before it ever stood up…..two…Read more

]]> 65c266c5657d9e3990ae8dd794ea4692 dkowen replied to the topic AirForce Talon Trigger parts and their cost. (PIC) in the forum Quick Reference https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/airforce-talon-trigger-parts-and-their-cost-pic/#post-74411 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:54:58 -0400 Doesn’t such useful stuff really belong in the Reference section, not on one of the forums….no matter how sticky?

Doug Owen

]]> 8f5909889732390c342def7fbd33e823 dkowen replied to the topic ATTENTION MICHIGAN AIRGUN SHOOTERS - IMPORTANT! in the forum Off Topic https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/attention-michigan-airgun-shooters-important/page/2/#post-74344 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:22:46 -0400 OK, I”ve learned my lesson here. Don’t use gay marriage as an example of preemption in the law…….

The topic was ‘can state law trump Federal law?’, as I understand it no, but if there is no Federal law then states can write laws as they see fit.

Sorry for the poor choice of example, didn’t mean to sidetrack an important thread.

Doug Owen

]]> 74aef8b771ccc5b94a649d377ef15b3c dkowen replied to the topic fillin from scuba tank in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/fillin-from-scuba-tank/#post-74341 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:16:44 -0400 OK, the bad gauge idea is more likely anyway IMO. Again, as a test shoot the gun and watch the MV changes.

If you open the valve a bit more (say a quarter turn) after the pressure shows 2000 and it doesn’t go up I’d swap out the gauge if I didn’t have a chrono around.

Good luck.

Doug Owen

]]> 738168488630c02a67e898f96fdebf38 dkowen replied to the topic fillin from scuba tank in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/fillin-from-scuba-tank/#post-74333 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:52:17 -0400 If it doesn’t go higher with the tank valve opend a bit more, I suspect a defective gauge or that you really only got 2000 pai from the shop.

If you have a chrono, shoot a string. If it goes down in MV with every shot, chances are you only have 2000 psi. Otherwise, take the tank back to the shop, they’ll have a gauge to test the fill. Contact…Read more

]]> 2472ea7a3103a4ee4f6662b88533e840 dkowen replied to the topic ATTENTION MICHIGAN AIRGUN SHOOTERS - IMPORTANT! in the forum Off Topic https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/attention-michigan-airgun-shooters-important/page/2/#post-74330 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:46:37 -0400 Federal law is ‘silent’ on the topic of airguns and silencers, therefore any state can make laws.

Consider alcohol. Each state has it’s own laws about age and so on. The Federal law was silent on the matter until prohabition happened and it became illegal even if state laws allowed it. The Federal law was no longer silent. Once repealed, we…Read more

]]> 4cd9dbe56b10b172ed55676bce630a5c dkowen replied to the topic Help with Talon power settings in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/help-with-talon-power-settings/#post-73726 Fri, 29 May 2009 03:38:08 -0400 Much as we might like it, no such ‘adjustment formula’ exists. There are just too many variables (TH setting, hammer weight, spring constant, friction, O-ring fit, barrel dimensions, and so on). It fact it’s basically not possible to set up two tanks that perform the same on a given gun through the adjustment range.

If a talented ‘smith with…Read more

]]> 23af1e182e8269151355d41ac5b85599 dkowen replied to the topic test in the forum Talon/Talon SS https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/test-d25/#post-71227 Fri, 01 May 2009 04:30:05 -0400 To try to answer your question, from our very own reference section:

http://talonairgun.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21

We see:

“56. Shots per Fill:
12ft/lb = 500
20ft/lb = 60
25ft/lb = 30
30ft/lb = 10”

I shoot my .22 Talon SS at 20 fpe typically, and agree with that count. I’ve sot it at 12 fpe a far bit, but got bored way before the tank ran…Read more

]]> 04dbb1f5b4a772635f75693f4c518e3d dkowen replied to the topic Changing regulator outputs? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/changing-regulator-outputs/#post-69494 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:01:32 -0400 I guess I don’t see 20 fpe from a 12 inch barrel as ‘such low power’, as I said it’s where I shoot it with the normal HPA tank.

It makes sense to me that 1400 psi would deliver less potential energy than 3000 psi, somewhat offset by the larger bore on the CO2 adapter.

The goal is uniform shots, not brute power.

I don’t know what level you shoot…Read more

]]> ddd723751ec3423e122bdd76ae8cfb5f dkowen replied to the topic Changing regulator outputs? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/changing-regulator-outputs/#post-69451 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:13:50 -0400 I think, within reason, changing the spring and messing with shims in a smart way gives the authorized guys something to work with.

I’m not sure about a formula, but my experience with this is 12 fpe at 850 and 20 at 1400 in my 12 inch Talon SS, same places I like to shoot on HPA. This is ‘about mid range’ on the dial. You get a pile of 12 fpe…Read more

]]> e226d0eafd12f11b25b8f861824282e5 dkowen replied to the topic Changing regulator outputs? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/changing-regulator-outputs/#post-69341 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:17:40 -0400 Pressure is usually adjusted by shims under the spring under the ‘bonet’ on the top. Just like the power adjuster in the AF guns, more shim means more spring force to be overcome, more pressure out.

HOWEVER, and this is extremely important, you need to be safely within the range the regulator is designed for. Push it too far, and let the…Read more

]]> 157d101c88f265423df96dbf7e2da6fd dkowen replied to the topic Would this regulated HPA tank provided enough power??? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/would-this-regulated-hpa-tank-provided-enough-power/#post-69188 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:02:37 -0400 I did this and posted about it a bit ago:
http://talonairgun.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4078&highlight=wevo

Basically it works just fine. It easily gave me 12 fpe, plenty for a large number of uses IMO. I usually shoot my SS at 20 fpe, which takes about 1400 psi on my gun. Turning up the spring preload (‘power wheel’) works well.

So, depending…Read more

]]> a162c9a5823bc3efffd232da8db07742 dkowen replied to the topic tonys desighn in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/tonys-desighn/#post-69042 Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:13:10 -0400 quote Yellow Ninja:I try my best to thwart capitalism.

Who can say for sure how many of us sleep more soundly at night because of that very assurance?

Doug Owen

]]> 4f46d8ef20fb770065e5e16aec20a032 dkowen replied to the topic tonys desighn in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/tonys-desighn/#post-69029 Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:13:09 -0400 Talk about buzz kill, YN just fouled up Wok’s plan to *sell* the number, one digit at at time…..

Gentlemen, I call for a moment of silence while cooler heads try to prevail.

Doug Owen

]]> a9d961c76d30834878b52d481daf210c dkowen replied to the topic How do I fix this? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/how-do-i-fix-this/#post-69027 Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:10:11 -0400 Or maybe we just send YN over to ‘educate’ guys that post huge photos and links too often? Wouldn’t have to do it often, the way news spreads around here word’s sure to get out……

Doug Owen

]]> 01ca2f4e84675234986d0d8442282baf dkowen replied to the topic My talon ss 177 full blast eleven shots in the forum Talon/Talon SS https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/my-talon-ss-177-full-blast-eleven-shots/#post-67888 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:34:05 -0400 I run my .22 SS at 20 fpe, 16 grain JSBs at 750 fps. This is about four on the preload IIRC. I think the tophat is about .074. I fill to 2800 psi and expect 50 shots or so per fill.

Although it’s been a while since I’ve done it, putting a 24 inch barrel delivered about 30 fpe with the same settings.

HTH

Doug Owen

]]> 6f26d5bb286b972596a6a22528b9746f dkowen replied to the topic Questions about Mac1's "sweet spot" essay in Quick in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/questions-about-mac1-s-quot-sweet-spot-quot-essay-in-quick/#post-67559 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:29:00 -0400 Good point, PCPs existed before chronographs. IMO when you’re paying attention you can tell when the gun drops off in power and pellets at longer ranges start hitting low. So it should be possible to work out number of shots per fill by the technique Tim suggests (bump up the fill pressure from 2500 (or even lower in some cases) in small steps…Read more

]]> 3aabaa5ec344fdd6411e235b76fe846e dkowen replied to the topic Questions about Mac1's "sweet spot" essay in Quick in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/questions-about-mac1-s-quot-sweet-spot-quot-essay-in-quick/#post-67543 Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:59:04 -0400 A couple of thoughts, Tim and everyone else I trust has said from the start that each AF gun is a law unto itself. You’ll note it that same post Tim says it’s basically impossible to tune one tank and valve to act the same as another on a given gun.

Knowing that, it’s clear that there is no universal ‘magic formula’. A little logic says this as…Read more

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