Talonairgun | ericw | Activity https://talonairgunforum.com/members/ericw/activity/ Activity feed for ericw. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:09:21 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 272f6539bc30c65e49504622b826aa4f ericw replied to the topic anyone shooting a 257 with a extreame valve from r and l in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/anyone-shooting-a-257-with-a-extreame-valve-from-r-and-l/#post-181166 Sat, 12 Oct 2013 05:34:29 -0400 I asked Randy the same question and he told me he would try it with his extreme valve and the 257420 bullets and report back. That was a couple weeks ago so you might bug him about it too.

]]> 6e39eef416aaa829c82eac5fd41f2c28 ericw replied to the topic mold doubts in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/mold-doubts/page/2/#post-180006 Wed, 18 Sep 2013 15:58:19 -0400 Sorry RC… corrected the post thanks :)… Mixed results with the cut down 420 bullets meant I couldn’t identify any real improvement in accuracy over shooting the full size bullets. My sample size was not big since I manually shaved the bullets themselves (carefully) and it took a while to just do a few. The results seen from Knifemaker look…Read more

]]> 63f4e4d8258a3dee92a4af8a868a21c2 ericw replied to the topic mold doubts in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/mold-doubts/#post-179987 Wed, 18 Sep 2013 05:22:17 -0400 I’ve had one of Randy’s .257 barrels for a while now and did get Randy to try it out with 257420 bullets I sent him that were sized to .2572 (barrel slugged out to that). At that time he was only promoting the barrel as a good way to shoot JSB King pellets. My barrel is one of the ones he was selling that is just .5 inch OD and 24 inches long…Read more

]]> efe535974a323043bf6441acd05a6be6 ericw replied to the topic 257 questions in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/257-questions-d26/page/2/#post-177639 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 03:38:50 -0400 OOOPS.. sorry mischief, didn’t intend to highjack this thread. 😳 Hopefully the info will help you avoid some of the same issues I have talked about.

]]> 08991c65fb0c6f9bcbd81a2e860519cb ericw replied to the topic 257 questions in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/257-questions-d26/page/2/#post-177616 Mon, 12 Aug 2013 21:53:17 -0400 Update.. Got my .257 R&L barrel’s breech lead-in done for .257 sized lyman 257420 slugs. They fit nice n snug and should be right at the same diameter as the grooves. I tried to push one past the lead in and into the rifling and it was so tight i couldnt go further than about half an inch and had to carefully tap (bang) it back out with a rod.…Read more

]]> 62d9b49d0aef57404f4c1c9972f4cbf4 ericw replied to the topic 257 questions in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/257-questions-d26/#post-177482 Sat, 10 Aug 2013 16:02:28 -0400 Thanks Dyotat100
quote :To fit shoot slugs you have to remove all the rifling and I hand fit the less in.

That may be something I can do myself with some finesse required. Does it make sense to carefully run a drill shaft with a bit of sandpaper on it into the breech end maybe a half inch or so and hold on to that while rolling the barrel ? I…Read more

]]> ad2799276819f85642e700be456cdd4b ericw replied to the topic 257 questions in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/257-questions-d26/#post-177455 Sat, 10 Aug 2013 05:30:03 -0400 Got my .257 barrel a few days ago from R&L and shot a few JSB kings with it as recommended by Randy. I thought it unusual that a .257 would do well with a .25 round but it does. When I originally slugged the barrel I found that there was a very short choke in it at the very end (maybe 1/8 inch long). I called Randy and he recommended that I lap…Read more

]]> e6fcde017173acc569bc7a07e48784db ericw replied to the topic New ss .25 and pissed in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/new-ss-25-and-pissed/#post-176968 Sun, 04 Aug 2013 05:52:42 -0400 They have had this issue for a long time. I went through 2 tanks before finally getting a good valve on one. I had to loosen the fill fitting a bit to make it work on the second one. AF was really good about shipping a tank before I gave up the old one. I thought I just got a couple out of a bad batch. Could be you got one of those old ones.…Read more

]]> a16688c952bc0a4f89aa31b1fd018210 ericw replied to the topic Disturbing Chrony Readings in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/disturbing-chrony-readings/#post-174643 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 15:08:59 -0400 I had this happen and found my top hat gap was too small. A call to AF and they asked me to back it out a ways to see if that fixed it. It did.
There was too much slop when cocked so the top hat to bolt was not sealed well.

]]> d383daa183f50e373eed1ca36ebf8b0f ericw replied to the topic New IR setup on Condor in the forum Optics/Nightvision https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/new-ir-setup-on-condor/#post-169219 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:08:59 -0400 direct from china on most.

]]> 5b243d3456f10289eac7d834d7da2792 ericw replied to the topic weigh for pellets in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/weigh-for-pellets/#post-168277 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 03:17:37 -0400 Check this out. I just posted it (coincidence!).

Eric

]]> 38abf94ec68be24e60a5500de39f9c73 ericw replied to the topic INSTALLED SHROUD,AND ACCURACY GOES SOUTH? in the forum Talon/Talon SS https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/installed-shroud-and-accuracy-goes-south/#post-164364 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 08:00:16 -0400 It sounds like you have an R&L shroud. If so, the set screw which is on one side of the bushing only, will move the bushing slightly off center when tightened. The frame holds the shroud in one position and the bushing needs to align perfectly with the shroud tube. If not left loose, this can cause the shroud tube threads to bind on the bushing…Read more

]]> 532e662450bb715264f4e12e19d041c8 ericw replied to the topic what is the truth about AF guns ? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/what-is-the-truth-about-af-guns/page/2/#post-163837 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 19:56:43 -0400 I’ve been using and “fixing”/tweaking on my Condor since last July when I got it new and here is a list of the things I have experienced, fixed or relplaced to make it shoot right:
1. I made a one piece walnut stock for it to fix the frame flex issues and make it look better too :). There was a marked improvement with not requiring any special…Read more

]]> 3a7f778a99223b5229d424664fe6aa71 ericw replied to the topic Parallax in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/parallax/#post-163831 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 18:49:31 -0400 Very instructive and after going through all that routinely the parallax issues should not be issues any longer. I get into the optics issues frequently with astronomy but I sure was reminded by you here to take care of business with my rifle scopes…You did a great job with the tutorial!

]]> 8ac84d7ff02e6f0e639dc0da2d8c62c1 ericw replied to the topic Tophat Setting in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/tophat-setting-d49/page/2/#post-163793 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:46:24 -0400 I confirmed it was the o-ring not sealing good to the top hat as AF suspected. There were occasional low fps and puffs of air from the breech along with it. It is fixed after moving the hat back out a bit.

]]> d0388d611a2f2ff4cb4814acb596930a ericw replied to the topic Tophat Setting in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/tophat-setting-d49/page/2/#post-163780 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 08:09:46 -0400 I was turning my top hat in to reduce power and had a problem with shot velocity going all over the place. Every few shots would be a flyer . I had it adjusted to less than .070. I called AF and asked for help and they told me to back the top hat back out a bit. They said the seal between the top hat and the breech block was probably not…Read more

]]> 737b95a368d6a49d0c76363938ba1d0b ericw replied to the topic My Condor finally is a tack driver.. and the magic was... in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/my-condor-finally-is-a-tack-driver-and-the-magic-was/page/2/#post-162149 Sun, 11 Nov 2012 05:28:20 -0400 Thanks for all the comments on my stock. Since building it I have been thinking of mounting a tri-rail adapter under the power selector area that then gets fit inside the forearm for even more stiffness. I was wondering if anyone has tried to add the tri-rail adapters to this area and/or to the frame area just in front of the raised scope…Read more

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