https://talonairgunforum.com/members/horus1970/activity/ Activity feed for horus1970. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:09:21 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 b0675e0241b4e766edc38e64070f826b https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/standard-condor-valve-body/#post-535206 Sun, 25 Oct 2020 15:14:43 -0400 thanks tony, much appreciated

]]> 7e8febc5d12b2c46966d001430304a8e https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/standard-condor-valve-body/ Tue, 11 Aug 2020 12:36:06 -0400 A question I have never seen answered is can a standard valve and valve body handle The pressure of a 4500psi bottle? In other words what are they tested up to?? Anyone know?

]]> 6f42d061fc1cc635b77b6e20ae0b3586 https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/257-condor-breech-explosion/#post-264598 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 14:49:20 -0400 Yeah that’s why I said the only safe way to operate a juiced up one is by cocking the hammer itself then simply sliding the metal breech forward without anything to push, both my rifles have been converted to side cocker with milling machine for a long time now,
Anything above factory power should be like that, very easy to do, even if you ain’t…Read more

]]> a192f4ec7265f506b8ffd799104b86e7 https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/257-condor-breech-explosion/#post-264468 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 00:20:51 -0400 I have a alli one and a brass one I got on flea bay but I’m sure one of the machinists on here could knock you one up mate

]]> 7288fd84fea28d2b24b7e56067128be1 https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/257-condor-breech-explosion/#post-263836 Thu, 29 Dec 2016 19:38:51 -0400 That’s my breech above, look familiar? Anything juiced up should have Ali breech and side cocker hammer

]]> 971fed468bf97422eb8d25a626783731 https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/257-condor-breech-explosion/#post-263835 Thu, 29 Dec 2016 19:37:33 -0400

]]> 4da2aeea84ca027e339cbf4b92959551 https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/257-condor-breech-explosion/#post-263834 Thu, 29 Dec 2016 19:26:09 -0400 Posted a thread about this ages ago with pics with egsactly the same damage, everyone seemed to think it was a one off,, these rifles will explode silly delrin breeches, mine was brand new and it blew apart, slug was correctly sized and a nice fit in barrel, simple fact is it might not break first shot but someday it will come apart, aluminium…Read more

]]> 2d2242650becbaf9d1b148f1a9eaeec2 https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/uk-airgun-limits-are-a-good-thing/page/3/#post-242560 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 19:03:34 -0400 quote gazl-loves-guns:I totally agree lurker,, im a realist and ive done 45 years of research and have ralised yesterdays fiction is tomorows fact,,, im from the uk but I have to say even though Donald trump has some things I don’t agree with his views on protecting his country from muslims is something that is in the right direction,, I personaly…Read more

]]> ac1aef033f62b5433623f12287ed0f2c https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/uk-airgun-limits-are-a-good-thing/page/2/#post-241635 Sun, 20 Dec 2015 11:54:03 -0400 quote LURKER #1:Horus,
They have been at it for more than just hundreds of years. They are good at it.
Its the bumps in the road that pisses them off. Each generation of them wants to make the biggest gain in their plan.
Jade Helm has been their giant leap forwards. Face book and cell phones are feeding it everything we say and do.
If only they…Read more

]]> 29a3a7028a6933eb348fbb5265d075f5 https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/uk-airgun-limits-are-a-good-thing/page/2/#post-241579 Sat, 19 Dec 2015 20:51:15 -0400 quote LURKER #1:Horus,
You nailed that one.
A friend of mine rents a house to a white guy and It got raided by homeland dicks without warrant looking for a black man that supposedly lives there. He never had lived there and no connection to the renter. Oh NO MATTER, they continued to search the whole house and personal belongings saying they…Read more

]]> 562e01261c0433d28c924a6eb7860ccc https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/uk-airgun-limits-are-a-good-thing/page/2/#post-241522 Fri, 18 Dec 2015 21:01:46 -0400 quote LURKER #1:gaz,
In US we DO NOT have a gun problem ❗
We do have a people problem ❗
We have a bunch of idiots that never spanked their brats and let them be indoctrinated by radical liberals, progressives, and violent religions.
We have those spoiled brats in gov’t failing to preserve a controlled immigration.
We have millions of…Read more

]]> 1490e16d52b9e28686414799f24c3401 https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/uk-airgun-limits-are-a-good-thing/#post-241463 Thu, 17 Dec 2015 20:42:11 -0400 I live in the uk and theres nothing good about a bunch of clowns in downing street restricting air rifles to 12 ftlbs, saying its good is like adding to more restrictions,, like in Scotland just over the border from me there putting ALL airguns on fac next year, so most people who have no access to private land cant have air rifles,,,
, makes my…Read more

]]> 2873ebb8d0a0859495a90c3b91bdaade https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/reduce-air-waste-in-pump-hose/#post-237224 Wed, 14 Oct 2015 13:20:28 -0400 better tip is do away with fill line completley and screw bottle charging adapter straight into pump body or direct into scuba bottle, then just screw bottle onto fill adapter and fill, no wasted air at all and no more worn kinked hoses to worry about,, buddy bottle guns should all be filled this way,
obviously resevour rifles need a hose ,, 😀

]]> 673c7f984c004c476f8276af8c6ca8b3 https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/gunpower-or-airforce/#post-235826 Fri, 18 Sep 2015 15:22:38 -0400 also forgot to mention your airforce rifles were actually an invention of an english guy who couldnt get any uk backers for the rifle,, personally i love it but most shooters in uk loathe them for there flimsy build and use of plastic on them,, but like i say i love them and have many,,

]]> ec98ccc16dd272717339d8fb57ee58ec https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/gunpower-or-airforce/#post-235825 Fri, 18 Sep 2015 15:18:20 -0400 quote Airforce1984:Just to be clear I am not from UK , all cal. End powers is legal as long as it pcp !!! And I preordered Texan .45!
thats pretty obvious mate as if you were from the uk you would know we make the best pcp air rifles in the world period, ha, dont dis my land pal until you know anything about it,, :angrymob:

]]> adb94ce570f17447cc5ef03ff2a850fc https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/parker-hale-phoenix-mk2/#post-233448 Sat, 08 Aug 2015 23:55:02 -0400
just a pic incase you guys havnt seen one before,,

]]> 6128896be470f52f53b1c760cf87ae15 https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/tank-explosion/page/3/#post-229589 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 14:26:35 -0400 i havnt heard of anyone over filling there bottles past operating pressure,, would be a foolish thing indeed, i posted pic up so people could put there minds at rest knowing it would take a lifetime before these bottles could corrode enough to burst the bottle,,
my rapid 7 block is same thickness when valve body is removed and you look inside the…Read more

]]> 9d71ecd863765dc129f3d389588027e2 https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/tank-explosion/page/2/#post-227045 Thu, 21 May 2015 12:45:06 -0400 just an additional note concerning wall thickness, measurements are 5.70mm or 0.2240 imp, 😀

]]> 95d4670a18e198aead88a3ffda0423f5 https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/tank-wall-thickness/#post-227044 Thu, 21 May 2015 12:38:36 -0400 as promised wall thickness measurement, 5.70mm or 0.2240 imp, pretty dang thick!! also forgot to mention inside of buddy bottles must be treated with an anti corrosive treatment as it feels highly polished and glazed, gunna leave it outdoors for a year and see how it degrades over time exposed to the elements,, 😆

]]> 6f6005110fca31d3386f04aff1ae4cf4 https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/tank-wall-thickness/#post-227040 Thu, 21 May 2015 08:32:43 -0400 diving bottles have to be tested but anything 500cc or smaller needs no test,, as
the bottle is so small and wall thickness so thick that it would be like saying you need to get your rapid 7 block pressure tested, same t6 alloy same thickness,
thats why nobodys buddy bottle has gone bang,, and here in uk i know people with buddy bottle guns over…Read more

]]> eb37fe9ddde8b135cec8966e998d06fa https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/tank-wall-thickness/#post-227030 Thu, 21 May 2015 00:01:14 -0400 haha, sorry been bizzy and vernier not here, will go to workshop tomorow and measure thickness, will give it in metric and imperial to keep everyone happy,, 😛

]]> 136877fec1d5508e66a9abf6493320d7 https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/tank-explosion/page/2/#post-226868 Mon, 18 May 2015 14:51:27 -0400 no probs tony, glad i could be of use, have gained much wisdom from this site in the past 6 years and i dont post often as theres not much i can add to what you guys over there already know,
but i do check almost daily for new stories,,, as im heavily addicted to pcp!!! 😀

]]> 85eb9069b7582ffc95660d3e945d8faf https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/24-quot-25-bsa-barrel-arrived-today-d-d/#post-226799 Sun, 17 May 2015 08:32:22 -0400 bsa do not sell .25 barrels to the general public anymore unfortunatly,, walther still sell .25 barrels.

]]> 9e7b3e9925473c1d2fe0b2a959ee54e4 https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/tank-explosion/page/2/#post-226761 Sat, 16 May 2015 14:44:44 -0400
here you go,, didnt slice all the way up as slitting saw was totaly blunt,, used an end mill and it took forever ha, forgot to measure it,, will get the vernier out tomorow and report back with egsact wall measurement,, 😀

]]> 2400064aac67ea11c1a88977eafb7661 https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/tank-explosion/page/2/#post-226726 Fri, 15 May 2015 22:30:45 -0400 yeah i thought you would be suprised,,, so was i, so i thought i would put peoples minds to rest, if your still paranoid give it a visual with a maglight once a year but probs not necacary,
ive got an old small steel bsa superten bottle the small ones with the rounded bottom checked inside when i changed bottle seal and all was well, that bottle…Read more

]]> 5fb9212a4a00c3b000c93c645efed42c https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/tank-explosion/page/2/#post-226707 Fri, 15 May 2015 19:01:27 -0400 yeah must be at least 4 x the thickness of that thin made in china job on pic, ive had a realy old bottle with the solid top must have been 10 years old, i bought another blodnob valve off shaun and when i removed old valve body i shone a maglight inside and it was mint,,
pluss i use a hand pump to fill, the only thing to watch is the threads,…Read more

]]> d9f703179e64e28770cbfb50a3187ba3 https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/tank-explosion/page/2/#post-226690 Fri, 15 May 2015 16:14:15 -0400
didnt have time to slice bottle today will get on it tomorow though,,, meanwhile here is a pic of when i drilled the hole in it, 😆

]]> 6d15514e634382610309b1ab0e0bc4c4 https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/tank-explosion/page/2/#post-226626 Thu, 14 May 2015 21:24:07 -0400 im free all day tomorow so will head down to the shed and fire the mill up and chop that bottle tomorow and post pics for you fellas, i guarentee its gunna be thicker than your imaganing, ha, these bottles will outlast us!! 😯

]]> 19657d94485dcdd829d6200f75d43b4e https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/tank-explosion/#post-226515 Wed, 13 May 2015 12:13:05 -0400 that tank is a daft thin walled micky mouse one,, i have an origional airforce bottle with damaged threads so i drilled a hole through it on milling machine to see how thick walls were, i was amazed! its VERY thick, im going to use my milling machine with slitting saw fitted and cut bottle in half long ways and will post a pic up for anyone…Read more

]]> dfb0c41990f0ec7bd275d2021074f300 https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/difference-between-old-amp-new-25-bsa-barrels/#post-205322 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 00:33:26 -0400 I have 3 bsa .25 Cal barrels, 2 old ones from around 10 years ago and one I bought from John knibbs last year, main difference is older barrels have much tighter bores around .243 and I have to use a custom pellet size to ease loading of normal pellets,
the new barrel from john knibbs is an insert crimped into a tube by the looks of it and bore…Read more

]]> 311823da53d7b16f9ebe4bd99ce0c5e3 https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/mini-lathe/#post-200640 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 01:22:58 -0400 I disagree with above post, as ive been down that road several times, bought old machinery that was good in its day but there all well used unless your lucky,
then bought myself a Chinese small 7×12 lathe and a Chinese milling machine from a company called warco and have had the best results so far accuracy and ease of use is streets ahead,
these…Read more

]]> 34c7969be0b86c632ed7efe18bbf903b https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/merry-new-year/#post-189216 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 15:43:59 -0400 hi sean, its 9mm dave from up north, hope you and yours have a good un mate, your work on my 9mm valve and breech was fantastic, almost finished the build now, just need to cut a lead into the barrel and im sorted, the 9mm diablo pellets are a bit tight,,
will put some pics up on here when its finished,, you truly are a master craftsman mate,,…Read more

]]> a1d9a145fd98b1fbe5492e9c8d1b3335 https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/please-share-experience-with-machined-metal-breeches/page/2/#post-180745 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 17:09:21 -0400 it dam loud too init! ha, weird thing is slug still came out of the barrel through the chronny but was only reading about 11 ft lbs! strange….
breech must have blown just as slug was on its way down the bore???

]]> 27c487fedd7031f3957300dc69a50498 https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/please-share-experience-with-machined-metal-breeches/page/2/#post-180743 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 16:45:52 -0400 was fitted to my .25 cal, dyotat could be right, was looking at the delrin of the original breech and I have some black delrin rod that I was making valve seats out of and it seems different density when you dig your nail in it, seems more brittle the breech material,
who knows,, but I will be sticking to ally or brass or delrin core with a…Read more

]]> 60aa28d6cdf4785efd9552519deef855 https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/please-share-experience-with-machined-metal-breeches/page/2/#post-180734 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 14:31:46 -0400 no dieseling as barrel and breach were squeaky clean apart from a thin wipe of divers silicone on orings in breach, just running too much power for the delrin to handle, seen it happen once before, im using aluminium and brass breeches from now on, delrin is shite!

]]> 90a0125f60aac32a2dddba51ada1a273 https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/please-share-experience-with-machined-metal-breeches/#post-180726 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 09:43:30 -0400 please don’t use original delrin breach for high power, if you have been your just lucky, this is mt original stock breach blew to bits when I was using my blodnob valve, exploded and shot a a piece of the breech into my stomache,
if I hadn’t been chronnying it a t waist level it could have blinded me, not worth the risk lads, take it from me!

]]> 7af106b73fb86016d202771c848ab8da https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/using-superglue-inside-air-bottle/#post-175498 Sat, 13 Jul 2013 14:33:34 -0400 thanks wok, have a custom valve seat that was made of aluminium with recess cut out for a rubber oring but when valve opens pressure that rushes through the hole is ripping oring out of seat and trying to ram it through the hole in stem, was going to superglue it in recess but if its a no-no will remake valve seat in delrin or ptfe, thanks for…Read more

]]> e5336cd71e71b9b8e1693ad589e7c13a https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/leaking-tank-d32/#post-162943 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:26:51 -0400 hi there, the most common cause for bottle leaking is the delrin valve stem which is pressed onto the base of the valve stem, dont need to waste money buying new one, you just remove valve body and put a little fine cutting compound on sealing face then chuck the top end of the valve stem in a drill chuck and pull backwards as the drill rototes…Read more

]]> 564ddb0313d9f943eaab01b85854d92b https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/anyone-know-how-to-machine-barrel-for-an-airarcher/#post-158766 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:58:41 -0400 hi california quailer, i too wanted a air archer but unfortunatly tagdagger wouldnt ship to uk so i chucked my 12 inch barrel in my lathe and used an 8mm end mill in my tailstock and bored a 8 mm hole down the barrel about an inch deep then bought a length of 8mm seamless hydraulic tube and bonded it in the recess
very simple process, i already…Read more

]]> 05b986738b3229b73c743d8906cf6a10 https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/quick-question-guys-to-owners-of-new-rifles/#post-129400 Sat, 05 Mar 2011 14:50:13 -0400 on uk versions in 2000 they got lother walther barrels and a burst disc, and i think it was 2003 when they got side screws, about the same time as anti-tamper came out, ive got old version and new version, i wouldnt worry as you can always get 2 tapped in the side if it bothers you, i was going to put 2 through the top and 2 through the other side…Read more

]]> 9f964eba7c917bcbf107802a6b86063c https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/quick-question-guys-to-owners-of-new-rifles/#post-129393 Sat, 05 Mar 2011 10:30:32 -0400 2 sets mate,thats 4 grub screws in total, i told you that on bbs, and sent you a pic?? just look at the gallery of pics on here mate as you obviousley dont believe me, lol.

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