Talonairgun | garytex | Activity https://talonairgunforum.com/members/garytex/activity/ Activity feed for garytex. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:09:21 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 2ad424ebd2711023a8db318e09153eb1 garytex replied to the topic chronograph????????????? in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/chronograph-d35/#post-260699 Fri, 04 Nov 2016 21:02:30 -0400 Crony is cheap, compact, simple to use, my favorite both for air and powder

]]> 0c9e44e16b2baf26436b2fdfcdc303dd garytex replied to the topic Need quick info on Condor ss 25 cal in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/need-quick-info-on-condor-ss-25-cal/#post-260698 Fri, 04 Nov 2016 21:01:06 -0400 .25 cal Zodiacs at 950fs will not penetrate 35 lb javelina skull

]]> 42a3092797b748a0babf85ee013341e7 garytex replied to the topic Finally proof Condors can shoot, ie: the smoking gun!! in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/finally-proof-condors-can-shoot-ie-the-smoking-gun/#post-39815 Fri, 30 May 2008 01:55:50 -0400 Your pellet may be close to supersonic, or with small localized areas of supersonic flow. Do you oil your pellets. A little oil greatly enhances the effect. I see it sometimes too.

]]> ce7069ba0f8d2fc63159a1ab81c8d1a5 garytex replied to the topic 33 yard group in the forum Talon/Talon SS https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/33-yard-group/#post-39814 Fri, 30 May 2008 01:46:36 -0400 Aiming fluid

]]> 7272a6d4fc2511813b92a6783b1e05f7 garytex replied to the topic How many pellets shoot Condor before broke something in it? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/how-many-pellets-shoot-condor-before-broke-something-in-it/#post-38046 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:41:52 -0400 I’ve had my Condor since last fall, 1500 pellets probably, no problem. I have carried it a lot in the field, which is harder on a gun than target shooting. I see no obviously weak areas.

]]> 168687660fb614f2a97c21a6fe9fab6e garytex replied to the topic Condor .25 on CO2 in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/condor-25-on-co2/#post-36701 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:18:35 -0400 Co2 Condor, all stock, .25 cal.

Webley Mosquito consistant 690 fps
Silver Sting 560 fps only one shot test

For comparison, Air at 1800 psi through the same setup would push the Mosquito to 860 fps, and a Kodiac to 725 fps.

Neither shot very accurately, however that was the barrel which I sent back…Read more

]]> da617d2080be50a451b869270eda6a30 garytex replied to the topic Getting rid of cats in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/getting-rid-of-cats/page/5/#post-35916 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:36:02 -0400 Those felt cleaning pellets work well. If you have an old screwed up .177 cal. breakbarrel you can shoot kitchen matches at a nearby hard surface, they go bang, or check out the guys who have been gluing rifle primers to pellets over in the airgun section of Accurate Reloading.com There is some cool video. Sorry I’m not savy enough to make a link.

]]> 8061d84516c1a038f68f983c3a36ca0e garytex replied to the topic FMG airbullets in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/fmg-airbullets/page/2/#post-35912 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:22:18 -0400 Boondock
Thanks for the report, much appreciated.
The 40 gr. really shoots well.

Looking at the recovered slug, it appeared that only the after or heel portion driving band had engraved the rifleing. Does that match with your observation? Does the bullet have a larger diameter in the heel with most of the shank merely riding on the tops of…Read more

]]> 6ce8a1c19f4b21e4d61f998936a58bb7 garytex replied to the topic Anybody making their own pellets? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/anybody-making-their-own-pellets/page/3/#post-35905 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:01:52 -0400 The .20 cal FMG airbullet from So. Africa sure looks like it might have come out of a Corbin double diameter die. It seems to shoot well. Who will be the first to step up to the plate and start swaging a .25 cal one for us boys here in the states? I would be a customer.

]]> db294e9c6e2517a93439e680c2df6d11 garytex replied to the topic Site information. PLEASE READ in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/site-information-please-read/page/2/#post-35901 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:47:19 -0400 Thanks for the effort guys

]]> 88c55aaeda551b8857a31926e2361f57 garytex replied to the topic condor valve dump in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/condor-valve-dump/#post-35224 Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:06:23 -0400 Cygnus
Thanks so much for sharing your expertise about valve dumps. Mine is doing it on a 1800 psi bottle. There is some mis-allignment of tophat and barrel. Your laundry list gives me some suspects to round up.

]]> 7a1cba1c9e8893d23dcda7696f4847e2 garytex replied to the topic Holy Cow I think I am ruined in the forum Optics/Nightvision https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/holy-cow-i-think-i-am-ruined/#post-35223 Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:39:33 -0400 Good glass is so wonderful. That is stunning scope, I have one on a PB that I use for long range, low light. Knifemaker has it right. It seems to me now after many years in the shooting sports that a good rule of thumb is “for an accurate firearm, the glass should cost at least as much as the gun” That’s as opposed to the old Colonial rule “one…Read more

]]> 5b743e8e54c3a0d6443e0f4d6d0d5b4b garytex replied to the topic trajectory tables in the forum Optics/Nightvision https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/trajectory-tables/#post-35218 Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:04:07 -0400 Chairgun doesnt seem to work for me, I suspect because I’m on a Mac platform. I use the point blank range calculator available at AirgunExpo.com There are two, and one of them has a 200 yard table if you check the box. There are several interesting calculators there.
Good luck

]]> e31cacc71f9a6c35d65a5cf03eb29369 garytex replied to the topic My .25 Condor is a Sparrow compared to Voltar1's Vulture!!!! in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/my-25-condor-is-a-sparrow-compared-to-voltar1-s-vulture/page/2/#post-34992 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:51:36 -0400 Sorry

]]> 63625a1b2cae10be16de7ea784529b5c garytex replied to the topic My .25 Condor is a Sparrow compared to Voltar1's Vulture!!!! in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/my-25-condor-is-a-sparrow-compared-to-voltar1-s-vulture/#post-34960 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:52:50 -0400 quote loftus:hope to spend some time in Zimbabwe as a friend has just got a farm there near a game reserve!!happy days,

Oh how cool, my brother went to Zim with Roger Wittal this summer to Choware. Man that place is comming apart at the seams. He wants to go back in 2009. I’m thinking of going along as an observer, but havent fully decided wether…Read more

]]> 379d06144c5af820ebccaaa5c935936c garytex replied to the topic Shooting results in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/shooting-results/#post-34957 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:24:49 -0400 Justforfun
What part of magnetic field variations were you interested in?
Treasure hunting with a MAD? Flying or sailing compass courses? TVMDC?
Seeking submarines? Iron ore deposits? The variations are endless.

]]> 9cd68fbfdc917ea40d09b91dcbb7427f garytex replied to the topic Shooting results in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/shooting-results/#post-34948 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:04:58 -0400 Justforfun;
Term “low vertical dispersion” referes to the horrizontal nature of Knifemakers group. The usual suspect for a vertical string type group (ignoring barrel vibration shaking the muzzel) would be differing velocities causing the point of impact to shift up and down. So it is good news to have low vertical dispersion. His groups are…Read more

]]> 6885f43fc505d50f70ba12c96b47b4c6 garytex replied to the topic My .25 Condor is a Sparrow compared to Voltar1's Vulture!!!! in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/my-25-condor-is-a-sparrow-compared-to-voltar1-s-vulture/#post-34927 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:52:01 -0400 I only learned enough to joke around with the guys in camp. For years I saved to go Cape Buffalo hunting in southern Tanzania. I grew up in South Texas bird hunting in in Mexico, and couldn’t conceive going hunting in Africa and not being able to yuck it up with the local “Birdboys”. So I learned about 300 words and some stock tourist phrases…Read more

]]> feeec19215296c9471c0c54e6a9b97c5 garytex replied to the topic Shooting results in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/shooting-results/#post-34922 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:15:48 -0400 I agree with Tron.
One of the really great things you have going is low vertical dispersion, which means uniform velocities. You can allow for wind much easier than curing non-uniform velocities.
An other observation is airguns with projectiles with B. C. s that start with .03 will never shoot with something twice as fast and with B. C.s that…Read more

]]> c724be21fad746351ccea2f5ee063cf8 garytex replied to the topic My .25 Condor is a Sparrow compared to Voltar1's Vulture!!!! in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/my-25-condor-is-a-sparrow-compared-to-voltar1-s-vulture/#post-34880 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:07:27 -0400 Wow – the .470 N. E. of airguns, and F-ing home made to boot. I’m duly impressed with the gun, and with the skills & persistance to build it.

]]> 05300a06928334c2e0f038fb02e888a2 garytex replied to the topic Please advise on powderburner cal. barrels, profiling, specs in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/please-advise-on-powderburner-cal-barrels-profiling-specs/#post-34843 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 04:02:53 -0400 Van at Airhog has done the PB barrel thing, and reports that with the much taller lands, that engraving forces eat up so much energy that power is low with PB barrels and full bearing surface bullets. This brings us back to the bore riding double diameter pellet swaged from a Corbin die, or bought from FMG airbullet (ignoring little difficulties…Read more

]]> 75b74a356578c86a23b76e30869d9fc1 garytex replied to the topic Goodies from Tony arrived... in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/goodies-from-tony-arrived/page/2/#post-34472 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:56:15 -0400 quote AKULA:My problem is a lack of crows. I’ve dispached all around here. I need the help of my bretheren to suppy me with targets. AKULA

I can’t tell if you are speaking tongue in cheek or not, however, if you’re short of crows, call some up. Crows come to calls better than any other animal I have called. The cheapest setup, one that I used…Read more

]]> 84cad90ca667f9bc48506139ea00f0b8 garytex replied to the topic Goodies from Tony arrived... in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/goodies-from-tony-arrived/#post-34421 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:19:56 -0400 How Sweet it is.
Whacking crows is is soul satisfying, at 72 yards, sublime. Especially first shot out of the box, and calculating holdover.
I’m happy for you.
I had been developing this rural subdivision in phases for several years, during which I tried to figgure out how to shoot these brazen crows that inhabited it. Finaly got a Condor…Read more

]]> c3967ec4abdb079b47cb58fdde21e89c garytex replied to the topic Pellet performance in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/pellet-performance/#post-34160 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:54:37 -0400 You findings reflect my field experience. Predators exhibit significantly more lethality than any of the round head pellets, and are my choice for less than 60 yard thin skinned tenacious game. They are death on birds. My gun usually shoots them well, but with annoying flyers, usually 1 in 5 is well out of the group. Even with the flyer, the…Read more

]]> fd41c1da42ff4eaa47daf09612e459c3 garytex replied to the topic We Are At A Milestone.... in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/we-are-at-a-milestone/#post-34157 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:36:45 -0400 Yes sir-e-bob, I also really appreciate all the administrators and users contributions that make this a great site.

]]> 727bfd814e7349dfd55cbcc09b604a88 garytex replied to the topic Talon SS or Condor? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/talon-ss-or-condor/#post-34156 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:29:54 -0400 I had good luck getting about 60 shots with lighter (JSP Exacts Jumbo) out of a Condor with the new style valve for long range bird shooting at 850 to 900 fps by starting with a full 3000 lb tank and changing the powerwheel setting through the string to adjust for the velocity curve of the string. My gun seems typical in that I start with a…Read more

]]> d11c9d3ca9e65b1c68e5a18a03dc79ca garytex replied to the topic Just a couple of questions! in the forum Talon/Talon SS https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/just-a-couple-of-questions/#post-34092 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 06:25:25 -0400 quote Crimson:Hi!
1- The barrel arrived covered with some orange powder in some places… is it rust or just a “high tech” finish? 😀
How do you guys keep it from rusting? Since it’s a Talon and a part of the barrel is exposed, is it good to always keep it soaked with a thin layer of oil?
That is probably surface rust. Mine came that way also.…Read more

]]> 83b7ea122ae75b8ccebcbd46270865e9 garytex started the topic Please advise on powderburner cal. barrels, profiling, specs in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgunforum.com/forums/topic/please-advise-on-powderburner-cal-barrels-profiling-specs/ Sun, 17 Feb 2008 05:32:29 -0400 I am thinking of getting some powderburner bore barrels made up for my Condor, the object being to be able to shoot higher B. C. lead bullets.

The barrels will be profiled at the Douglas factory, my smith has a connection there. I am considering .224, .243, and .257 cals. I will pull exterior dimensions from my existing .22 & .25 cal airrifle…Read more

]]> 3ceaa3cd0843a42e0dc035f5f224e3aa garytex replied to the topic 42gr. PEJ's now available from... in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/42gr-pej-s-now-available-from/#post-34090 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 04:30:25 -0400 I similarly purchased said pellets from Raman-Sluggo and thought him an excellent person to do business with.
The pelletholder I ordered from Pyramidair has been on backorder since October, JSB’s since September.
I think Ill do business with Sluggo when I have a choice.
We seldom get a chance to reward someone deserving for just a couple of…Read more

]]> ce3f7089486bd02d83abffc15ba945dd garytex replied to the topic Real world co2 velocities ... anyone ?? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/real-world-co2-velocities-anyone/#post-33721 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:36:29 -0400 My Condor shoots in the low 800s in either .25 or .22 with Kodiacs on Co2, on a warm day. When it is cool (60-70 deg) vels are less, and fall as the gun itself cools off from the phase change as the liquid co2 volitizes. I suspect your talon would shoot similarly, as it would be the same valve. Mine shoots fastest with the stock powerwheel set…Read more

]]> 78857962f38ee38f9f0bb269f97f5034 garytex replied to the topic Long range! in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/long-range/#post-33674 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:06:43 -0400 Hey Wickedshooter:
Are you really in Guam? If so, isn’t Guam where introduced exotic brown pythons are extremely numerous? (I always get excited about extremely numerous target animals). Are you getting any of that? If so, tell us tales.
Thanks Gary

]]> 19d1bacbb1140cc63ca2f0810b758504 garytex replied to the topic .25 pellets in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/25-pellets/#post-33673 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:58:49 -0400 Please do share with us your experience or results in this expedition.
thanks, Gary

]]> ebdfb5c31d71d9f1348db864134b1856 garytex replied to the topic Talon vs. Condor in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/talon-vs-condor/page/3/#post-33555 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:09:47 -0400 I came to a Condor from a RWS 34, and I will never go back. I shoot a lot in several hunting and accuracy games, and have never had so much utility gain in a change of equipment. It was like I had been shooting left handed with a bag over my head. Magic.

Here is the kicker, you have to buy a shroud. Tony has a good one, Airhog has a good one.…Read more

]]> 63b47cdc2eb54a2900486e48e56c713e garytex replied to the topic Best pellet/ball for MAXimum pentration? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/best-pellet-ball-for-maximum-pentration/#post-33323 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 05:08:21 -0400 quote Mr-lama:Hooah to the eun jin.

If you get them going fast they will soar through any animal you shoot them at. My .25s easily punch through 2x4s at 20 yards. But going really slow it obviously won’t penetrate as much. My gun doesn’t like kodiaks much, so I never use them. I only use eun jins. Shoot in the 850fps range for squirrels, and…Read more

]]> fcdf7b1bfc8489b4b5f4cac403ef8eca garytex replied to the topic Best heavyweight pellet (sub sonic) in .22 calibre ? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/best-heavyweight-pellet-sub-sonic-in-22-calibre/#post-33261 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:59:08 -0400 COULD THE CRACK YOU ARE HEARING BE PELLET IMPACT? ESPECIALLY ON WOOD, IT IS LOUD

]]> 6c7c24356bed335f07cb34797aff0cb6 garytex replied to the topic Airforce Condor Shrouds in the forum Shrouds and Moderators https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/airforce-condor-shrouds/#post-33260 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:37:07 -0400 I have an Airhog shroud on .22 and .25 Condor, the hammer fall is the loudest sound firing makes if you discount pellet strike noise. Unshrouded, the gun is really loud. I couldn’t be happier with the shroud or the customer service.

]]> 9e9ab1c986f15398c9ec79937331acc0 garytex replied to the topic FMG airbullets in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/fmg-airbullets/#post-33207 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:49:22 -0400 quote Bodhisdad:quote knifemaker:Don’t forget guy’s that much of the pellets stability comes from the waisted design. The skirt adds drag, which aids in accuracy. Even though it does hurt the BC. The bad part of all this is that our barrels won’t stabilize a bullet shaped projectile. In order to stabilize the air bullet, you are going to have to…Read more

]]> 3150376ff5241d389c7b743740284f65 garytex replied to the topic Taking the next step (spinger to a PCP), need suggestions... in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/taking-the-next-step-spinger-to-a-pcp-need-suggestions/#post-33176 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 04:32:13 -0400 A straight out of the box Condor is nothing to sneeze at, and with a shroud (the only mod. mine has) is quieter than the aforesaid sneeze. I love mine, I came from springers, and it is way easier to shoot accurately.

]]> 35c9ff4974833907833990d92c3d892a garytex replied to the topic FMG airbullets in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/fmg-airbullets/#post-33174 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:51:57 -0400 Those sure look like they could have been swaged in Corbin dies. Please provide addl. info re: source and availability of .22 or especially.25 cal pell—no, those aren’t pellets, they ARE airbullets, and I want some.

]]> 78589767d8ec7600747bcf2b8c059079 garytex replied to the topic Anybody making their own pellets? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/anybody-making-their-own-pellets/page/3/#post-32826 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:52:56 -0400 Blackops

I can’t seem to figgure out how to do the quote thing, however the choking in air gun barrels is miniscule, and swaging a projectile moving in a barrel requires much less energy than initially starting and engraving a projectile. There was an article in the magazine for the powderburner obsessed “Precision Shooting” that addressed this…Read more

]]> 5af21520a5f902b5aa58c4818cbc780d garytex replied to the topic Anybody making their own pellets? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/anybody-making-their-own-pellets/page/2/#post-32738 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:58:28 -0400 When all else fails read the destructions… I went back and thoroughly read the Corbin description of what could be made with their dies, and was very impressed with the bore rider-driving band style that they have already figgured out. That would be the nuts. I want to find someone swaging that pellet in a heavy weight and buy some. I…Read more

]]> a6663dffc27bb37d87cff2c2a33fd253 garytex replied to the topic Anybody making their own pellets? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/anybody-making-their-own-pellets/page/2/#post-32662 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:39:04 -0400 I am happy I’m not the only person wanting the whack of a heavy, pointed, not drag stabilized projectile.

My original idea was to swage a projectile that would be a bore rider design, like the solid brass match .50 BMG proj. that would have a small driving band or bourelet at the after end that would be bore diameter to seal the air, and the…Read more

]]> c3353f024f7f301927e336026a909515 garytex replied to the topic Crow Mags - Wow! in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/crow-mags-wow/#post-31507 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:23:16 -0400 Sportsman Wharehouse has them, good price, too. Additionally they have BSA Wolverines (rebranded JSB Exacts) that shoot like a house afire. Bad thing is that you have to physically go there-no Net sales.

]]> 16206bebf1e85efd4e2ab593c1b1318c garytex replied to the topic How often do you clean your Condor/Talon barrels? in the forum Quick Reference https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/how-often-do-you-clean-your-condor-talon-barrels/#post-31506 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:06:25 -0400 The knifemaker is spot on.
Airforce barrels come with some kind of tenacious anticorrosion grease in the barrel which needs a strong solvent and a good brushing and patches to remove, then the solvent needs to be removed so as not to eat the O-rings. Additionaly, new barrels need a polish with J-B paste, Rem-Clean, Iosso paste or Flitz to…Read more

]]> 6004e583609955b77d0993ae8fc0a466 garytex replied to the topic shark solidpoint pellets from sunshine airguns, any good?? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/shark-solidpoint-pellets-from-sunshine-airguns-any-good/#post-29866 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 05:05:38 -0400 Bill Calfee is one of the top rimfire benchrest gunsmiths around. He measures barrels for their cutoff point to find the tightest choke by slugging the bore. After years of warning of the dangers of pulling bullets he has finaly gotten Eley to ship him small quantities of slugs. These might be accurate in a gun with a powder barrel.

I am…Read more

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