Talonairgun | gfinch | Activity https://talonairgunforum.com/members/gfinch/activity/ Activity feed for gfinch. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:09:21 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 51edf1b9cddbe568d98cdf1a7a153848 gfinch replied to the topic Happy New Year in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/happy-new-year-d6/#post-273599 Mon, 01 Jan 2018 03:26:42 -0400 The best to you and yours in the New Year !

Safety Third

]]> ef9419601e8e1db19a2adb3c52b2cfbb gfinch replied to the topic Dovetail to pic rail adapters in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/dovetail-to-pic-rail-adapters/#post-273568 Fri, 29 Dec 2017 03:19:07 -0400 Yep… inexpensive, light and work great.

]]> ac1ed892d118fcf23da870bc8ce18284 gfinch replied to the topic Dovetail to pic rail adapters in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/dovetail-to-pic-rail-adapters/#post-273554 Thu, 28 Dec 2017 16:00:17 -0400 These work to adapt what you have already… https://www.amazon.com/UTG-Airgun-Picatinny-Weaver-Adaptor/dp/B007BNHFLQ/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1514476665&sr=8-5&keywords=dovetail+to+picatinny+rail+adapter

]]> 32dbe6f495fe7f2eea2bb2f77c49f194 gfinch replied to the topic First Focal Plane Scope from Athlon in the forum Optics/Nightvision https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/first-focal-plane-scope-from-athlon/page/2/#post-273440 Tue, 19 Dec 2017 17:24:34 -0400 Thank you for your reply. I already went ahead and purchased a set of medium and high Burris rings…

and these adaptors that I’ve used…Read more

]]> 0cf97d23a612cb45fa7533d7df609475 gfinch replied to the topic DIY pellet trap ideas in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/diy-pellet-trap-ideas/#post-273210 Sat, 09 Dec 2017 18:54:01 -0400 I’ve been using a cat litter bucket filled with rubber mulch. I cut a piece of 1/4″ hardware cloth to fit inside at the target end to hold the mulch inside. A piece of wood with a binder clip attached to hold the target.

]]> 7c6fa47c7b74ce8ffa197fdacb233cb9 gfinch replied to the topic hellcat(talon P) filling problem in the forum TalonP (Pistol) https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/hellcat-talon-p-filling-problem/#post-272962 Sat, 02 Dec 2017 01:59:17 -0400 If I understand you correctly, I would say the check valve in the the hellcats fill adapter is faulty.
How I charge my PCA’s is.
Charge hose hooked up.
Open air tank.
Close air tank.
Bleed off air in hose.
Disconnect hose.
Done.

]]> b834331fa3548d8c256852ebc9bde69c gfinch replied to the topic 2017 Kawasaki Versys X 300 Adventure in the forum Off Topic https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/2017-kawasaki-versys-x-300-adventure/#post-272668 Mon, 20 Nov 2017 16:39:36 -0400 In one of my lives (dog shows)my trainer had a Utility and Schutzhund hound trained Belgian Malinois and Boxer. Very, very smart dogs.

Bikes sure have changed over the years since I had them(60s-70s)another life.

]]> 5b67097f7884b979a9a644804ea2f1eb gfinch replied to the topic First Focal Plane Scope from Athlon in the forum Optics/Nightvision https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/first-focal-plane-scope-from-athlon/page/2/#post-272505 Wed, 15 Nov 2017 19:50:36 -0400 Hello knife maker.
What mounting rings did you use to mount this scope ? I would like to purchase the correct ones the first time as the scope has already arrived.
Thank you
Gary

]]> ca5f280a0a3b52b9ed42723a142faa55 gfinch replied to the topic First Focal Plane Scope from Athlon in the forum Optics/Nightvision https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/first-focal-plane-scope-from-athlon/page/2/#post-271932 Fri, 20 Oct 2017 16:55:36 -0400 What mount did you use for this scope? Thanks for causing me to spend Mo Money….

]]> fde320c02ca03516a12bbc528f5b2540 gfinch replied to the topic Any loading "best practices" advice in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/any-loading-quot-best-practices-quot-advice/#post-271680 Sun, 08 Oct 2017 15:44:33 -0400 Doesn’t make it right…. but if I want to leave a pellet at the ready I just hold the knob/hammer forward and pull the trigger. Got to be ready for the hammer when it is released. make sure your pointing the muzzle in a safe direction.

]]> 0e4fc06ad6e9bbe911ecea6a60e31693 gfinch replied to the topic Scuba tank to fill the condor. in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/scuba-tank-to-fill-the-condor/#post-182937 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 04:49:45 -0400 He does have sales every once in a while and if you talk nice usually offers a discount if you mention seeing his ads. It where I bought my SUBA tank and regulator.

]]> a5214c7e9c52230b688c344f9d98202a gfinch replied to the topic Bullpup owners - About us in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/bullpup-owners-about-us/#post-176912 Sat, 03 Aug 2013 17:21:10 -0400 “And of course my little family. My wife is Mexican, I am Vietnamese so I guess that makes my son Filipino?”
No, it makes you Americans!

]]> 20d57f2ec8cbb911681a4d436931c99d gfinch replied to the topic Valve in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/valve-d61/#post-174135 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 05:52:35 -0400 PM: How bout now!

]]> 70138ec9e4017ebd064b03383a53fb50 gfinch replied to the topic Valve in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/valve-d61/#post-174128 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:13:40 -0400 You have a PM>

]]> ed5ba612c57075e537195d6c09c35d3c gfinch replied to the topic Is a regulator really necessary for Condor? If so which one? in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/is-a-regulator-really-necessary-for-condor-if-so-which-one/#post-173316 Sun, 02 Jun 2013 01:00:48 -0400 Might be ugly, but you don’t have to go traipsing back to fill it as often.

]]> 451a517e156081d20d982bf7a383cb4c gfinch replied to the topic Condor Valves in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/condor-valves/page/3/#post-173260 Sat, 01 Jun 2013 04:51:39 -0400 Hope I’m still on the list for a .25, please.

Could you list what we should have to optimize your valve. Hammer weight, different spring…..

]]> 64713b7239f52163a2c985b07f94f233 gfinch replied to the topic Condor Valves in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/condor-valves/#post-168194 Sun, 03 Mar 2013 20:38:52 -0400 [quote=”Dyotat100″]Well it is finally happening. I know some of you have been waiting patiently for one. Second piece is there and waiting for a machine to become available.

What do you mean patiently. Oh ,I reread, it says “some of ” 🙂

]]> 538d44b48068b311502c7630bfcef12e gfinch replied to the topic Wanting to do a 9mm Condor anyone know of? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/wanting-to-do-a-9mm-condor-anyone-know-of/#post-164171 Sun, 23 Dec 2012 05:26:49 -0400 quote Dyotat100:Valves will be $250 with hammer spring to open it. 13lb for .308 and 9.4 for .25.

All stainless except for body which is 1144.

Put me on your list for a .25.
Stock hammer, suggested hammer weight and will the stock breech be OK?

]]> ea4bf25070801265b96468f1f2f0da26 gfinch replied to the topic Have you see this in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/have-you-see-this/#post-163116 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 05:36:53 -0400 Blazing Saddles one of the best movies, that and Used Cars!

]]> 768733e66ac599d8a6240a7c4d2310f7 gfinch replied to the topic Talon Tunes Angled Tank Adapter Mini Review in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/talon-tunes-angled-tank-adapter-mini-review/page/3/#post-161569 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:49:43 -0400 The Spin lock frame is machined for the new threaded bushing. I was going to order the new bushing and put it in my earlier frame but it wouldn’t fit without machining the breech side. I did drill and tap the old frame to simplify re indexing of the bushing.

]]> d266bd81834b835d30fb698a8151d4c5 gfinch replied to the topic thinking of a single point sling for my stubby extreme in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/thinking-of-a-single-point-sling-for-my-stubby-extreme/#post-161567 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:40:00 -0400 I use one, works fine. http://www.deserttactical.com/Condor_QUICK_One_Point_Sling_p/ma-1008x.htm

]]> 64f4d06f4657ec6cfcc539f5085df85a gfinch replied to the topic A reasonable laser for a Condor or Talon in the forum Optics/Nightvision https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/a-reasonable-laser-for-a-condor-or-talon/#post-161386 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 18:12:19 -0400 I have the green dot Barska. One modification I did which addresses two problems.
In my case I was changing barrels often and would have to readjust it each time. After a few times while readjusting the light would fail to come on. I would have to roll the adjustment screws past and back to where they would then be correct, and the light to work…Read more

]]> 5fb8e5492ea32b51c51ba085ca1ece28 gfinch replied to the topic If you gonna complain about my Girlie Posts.... caution in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/if-you-gonna-complain-about-my-girlie-posts-caution/#post-160818 Sun, 07 Oct 2012 04:42:12 -0400

Maybe this would be more to his/her/it’s ……liking!

]]> a897b958821ebcdb3e54a4e93fdae7b9 gfinch replied to the topic Signs of Wear in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/signs-of-wear/#post-160484 Sun, 30 Sep 2012 17:57:45 -0400 The wear on the frame in my case started when I removed the tank collar. I left a slight gap where the breech would bang back against the top hat then forward banging the knob shaft against the frame. I have readjusted it so there is a slight preload when moving the knob into the fire position. I have fired it many times since and do not see any…Read more

]]> fa7dd653ed62e8a7272e5e7f0a145ca4 gfinch replied to the topic Yikes in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/yikes/#post-160469 Sun, 30 Sep 2012 03:30:05 -0400 Heres a thought. The cocking knob possibly screwed in further then it’s supposed to. Creates a crack extending into the air passage. With the longer barrel and heavier bullet the pressure is higher for a longer time….
That does look like it’s split right in half where the screw is.

]]> fe58878bf9a4012e25720650a62ea7dc gfinch replied to the topic Talon4 in the forum Talon/Talon SS https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/talon4/page/2/#post-160377 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 21:39:30 -0400 http://marmotmilitia.com/store.html

A few choices here.

]]> da53816ff2bc21bd5f6b9d5886aafd8c gfinch replied to the topic Thinking about a Condor in .25 need input in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/thinking-about-a-condor-in-25-need-input/#post-160202 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 02:44:04 -0400 Shroud? Do tell………

]]> a622e48e342eeec1f0837f85faea4deb gfinch replied to the topic Need some direction on building a 9mm Condor please in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/need-some-direction-on-building-a-9mm-condor-please/#post-160161 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 21:22:03 -0400 I understand. I do have the E-tac. I’m going to run 3,000 psi. Thinking abought weight savings and a longer tank. Looks like the 4,500 is 4″ longer. Do you just buy the 3,000 tank and toss the PB regulator?

]]> cb0c2717d65d15587279ada989a27f8b gfinch replied to the topic Need some direction on building a 9mm Condor please in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/need-some-direction-on-building-a-9mm-condor-please/#post-160153 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:50:26 -0400 Dyotat100 “Tanks are guerilla 62 ci paintball tanks” are you talking about 3000 or 4500 psi tanks. Is there a source for these tanks without the unnecessary valve. I see some of the 4500 tanks are a savings of about a half to 1 lb. of weight.
Looking to buy a 4500 tank now and one of your valves if you get them produced.

]]> c098a99660aac05a44311e932c063817 gfinch replied to the topic Mexican Drug Cartels vs. Mitt Romney's Mormon Family (Part 1 in the forum Off Topic https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/mexican-drug-cartels-vs-mitt-romney-s-mormon-family-part-1/#post-160126 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 03:09:55 -0400 quote Hoot:I realize it would lower our taxes, and probably balance the budget, but I’ve got to take a stand here!

Sometimes, Holdover…you’ve got to do the wrong thing, even if it’s right! (whatever that means…)

Personally, I’d lace every incoming shipment of cocaine with cyanide, sell it on the streets at half price, or even “two for the…Read more

]]> c281ab963bd2e2bbaa5eafcb6d55ce60 gfinch replied to the topic EDgun Matador R3 versus Kalibr Cricket, my comparison.... in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/edgun-matador-r3-versus-kalibr-cricket-my-comparison/page/17/#post-160043 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 21:36:32 -0400 LocTite can be used under the head of the fastener instead of on the threads.

]]> 6162b21517b7aaaf6f6f34f66dd90a14 gfinch replied to the topic What about an EDgun calendar ???? (Warning: Graphics !!!) in the forum EdGun https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/what-about-an-edgun-calendar-warning-graphics/#post-160042 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 21:24:18 -0400 quote zocoloco:quote steeldreams007:I am sorry, but I do not see any Edgun in there.. 🙂

Do see the birds in this one then……?

😉

PS: I’ll just have to go back to Russia one of these days…….. 😳

Heavens above!

]]> a47b25d2b3694145d3295f8791473358 gfinch replied to the topic New Condor Valve in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/new-condor-valve-d51/page/6/#post-159809 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 01:20:14 -0400 Thats bitchin, (slang : remarkably good or cool <a bitchin’ car>)
A term from my past suddenly came to the present.
Is that a special E-tac or…. what bottle are you going to use and where to find it as I am looking for a lighter longer one then I just got thursday.

]]> 598778a913129f57a5f85cec61699e4a gfinch replied to the topic Tell me about the E-Tac Adapter and JDS Airman Reg? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/tell-me-about-the-e-tac-adapter-and-jds-airman-reg/#post-159427 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:21:44 -0400 I ordered a couple on the 4th, told “Waiting on regulators 16th” so I’m here waiting like it’s the day before Christmas!

E-TaCREG + 2,600 psi regulator + 48 CID bottle. This will be for an 18″ .25 cal. barrel.

E-TaCREG + 2,000 psi regulator that will fit my Talon bottle. This will be for a 12″ .22 cal barrel.

I still have that 12″ .25 that…Read more

]]> 93837dcf4afeaa6665ded30c071dd9ec gfinch replied to the topic Upgrade Time in the forum Talon/Talon SS https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/upgrade-time/#post-159305 Sun, 26 Aug 2012 04:36:01 -0400 I have a Talon Tunes 12″ .25 barrel. Very little usage. Well sell to a good home.

]]> 4dddf88259f01b3a6c99af91c4ae3420 gfinch replied to the topic MacGyver a Bi-Pod Mount in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/macgyver-a-bi-pod-mount/#post-159130 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 23:34:40 -0400 Well It’s done. Time involved these would cost a couple hundred each. It slips onto the dove tail and has a piece of stainless between it and the rail so the allen screws don’t go into the slot. Once tightened very solid. Not yet sure if it’s a better place then the forward hand rest.


]]> 4b549949f36fa29961747f53c247f12f gfinch replied to the topic Chrony Choices in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/chrony-choices/page/2/#post-159129 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 23:19:04 -0400

]]> 9ecfd701e87d4f136ce4539ffcd0c5b8 gfinch replied to the topic Chrony Choices in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/chrony-choices/page/2/#post-159128 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 22:30:26 -0400 Well I finaly got to shoot over the Pro Chrono Digital. I’ll have to say I did have one glitch. Yesterday was overcast and I set it up just outside the back door of the garage. Got the banch set up and sat down first shot registered but the second and third didn’t.
Crap I’m doomed.
Well in the time it took for me to set up the first sensor was…Read more

]]> 0a7db355289ddb55a9a59885b7e4c78e gfinch replied to the topic Shroud effective but hammer loud .... in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/shroud-effective-but-hammer-loud/#post-159124 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 20:40:31 -0400 It doesn’t “get” loud, it’s just more noticeable. Search Hammer Slap mod.

]]> 985a36b3b060b9e13817af66e540d5d1 gfinch replied to the topic Chrony Choices in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/chrony-choices/page/2/#post-158913 Sun, 12 Aug 2012 03:30:50 -0400 It’s been well into the 100s all week and when I got home after work It’s too blasted hot in the garage till well after dark.
So I got up fairly early today and went out and did a modification to the light system and tried one last time to see if this POS would do what it should.
First pellet didn’t register. Second 908.4. Error 2. Third nope…Read more

]]> 775509add1ff60e748e8f83f9d2e0c61 gfinch replied to the topic Newbie safety removal question in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/newbie-safety-removal-question/#post-158838 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 03:37:49 -0400 quote Anthony266:Take #6 spring and move it to location 4 right under the hammer release…
It will give more of a load to to the hammer release and should cock easily.
Tony

Tony not to question people who know more than I.
I wondered about that position but thought the spring might wander around in that location. I was toying with somehow…Read more

]]> ebd10a466753e806ef5a308803a47b62 gfinch replied to the topic Newbie safety removal question in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/newbie-safety-removal-question/#post-158837 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 03:30:28 -0400 Had the same problem. Besides what Dyotat100 said.
Check all the springs for length. Put the longest one in #6. Maybe stretch it just a tiny bit. #6 is the one that pushes #5 into the locked position. Notice #5, where the pin goes through it’s an oval. When the #1 spring is removed there isn’t the rearward push of the #3 spring to push #5 back…Read more

]]> a02ca5c68f6adacc870e879e4e63a97e gfinch replied to the topic Chrony Choices in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/chrony-choices/#post-158781 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 05:05:00 -0400 My wife and I fished a WON Bass Team tournament at Bass Lake years ago. In boat # 2. A Howard is a fine boat. Always nice to have some talent running around to break up the scenery. Or vice versa. Fished most of the California lakes over the years.
My local lakes are Nacimenito and San Antonio.

Didn’t shoot over the blasted thing tonight, was…Read more

]]> 840264fbe60023008a7fc80f00a1dfd0 gfinch replied to the topic Chrony Choices in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/chrony-choices/#post-158777 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 03:38:11 -0400 Started with a RWS 94 .22 cal . Then a RWS 350 .22. still have these. Bought a AF SS a few months ago in .22 and a .25 barrel. Since then 18″ .25 and another modulator……………..RLvalve…………….Regulator…………….Tank……….. It doesn’t stop does it!

Still cheeper so far than the fuel system in the Allison .

]]> 248da5a647dff6dc59186f32d5b7fb17 gfinch replied to the topic Chrony Choices in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/chrony-choices/#post-158775 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 03:16:50 -0400 “We all hate spending money twice. However, once you have been drawn to the dark side…AF guns, PCP guns, well the accronym BOAT applies; Break Out Another Thousand. ”

OMG, showed my wife and she LOL.

How did you know! 3 bass boats. One is extremely quick. 450 hp OB on an Allison. http://www.youtube.com/user/DaveBushRacing

]]> 6dceb6f814161f4e2c0d0e4484a4605c gfinch replied to the topic Chrony Choices in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/chrony-choices/#post-158763 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:34:06 -0400 Hummm, I just don’t know, maybe I’ll just try the Pro Chrony Digital. 😉

Thanks for all the input, If it still acts up it’s going in the can!

I hate spending money twice!

]]> 202e079e520d8e86d712ef46b3d43e6f gfinch replied to the topic I found a guy who makes custom shrouds for all pcp's.... in the forum Shrouds and Moderators https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/i-found-a-guy-who-makes-custom-shrouds-for-all-pcp-s/#post-158699 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 19:21:24 -0400 So Hooo was it that made the device?

]]> 47121a54f61cb0a3b14d9ef442abcfbf gfinch replied to the topic MacGyver a Bi-Pod Mount in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/macgyver-a-bi-pod-mount/#post-158421 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 05:04:40 -0400 I’m also still waiting. He’s been sickly. The one I posted has worked well so far, but I’m thinking the chunk of metal on the dove tail should be stronger. All it would take to go back almost to stock is unscrewing the swivel stud. I used this this weekend and it worked fine.

]]> 1ea5e0b74ef2b5eff7ca539b7bb0f16d gfinch replied to the topic New look for the Royale 500 carbine in the forum Other Guns https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/new-look-for-the-royale-500-carbine/#post-158329 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 04:25:16 -0400 I like it. Is it rough like sand paper or just looks like it.

]]> 293cb1649adda1ed864d8bfa6e55dd01 gfinch replied to the topic TalonTunes Tank Adapter??? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/talontunes-tank-adapter/#post-158299 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 03:30:32 -0400 Thanks RiffRaff, did the trick. Just was worried about the stem. If it’s bent I’ll know who the blame 😆

I did shoot it,….. till three pellits are now stuck in the barrel 😉

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