Talonairgun | jca245 | Activity https://talonairgunforum.com/members/jca245/activity/ Activity feed for jca245. Thu, 09 Jul 2026 01:06:06 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 e95b60107369860b13d6622a00090224 jca245 replied to the topic pallet in barrel in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/pallet-in-barrel/#post-218054 Mon, 26 Jan 2015 18:55:41 -0400 I am fortunate enough to have a Crony unit that I use to adjust my Top hat to the FPS I want. With my air guns, I have found a chronograph to be an indispensable tool. I use a small amount of blue lock tight or flexible fabric glue on the threads of the 2 set screws and have not had any problems since. They can be readjusted if necessary to change…Read more

]]> 14f376363ba0b0afb73581fc33b0dda2 jca245 replied to the topic New Yaer in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/new-yaer/#post-217255 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 16:50:01 -0400 I am hoping for a better year than the last few. Over all cannot complain much. If you are vertical, ventilating and this side of the grass, you are already ahead of the game. LOL

Take care all and Happy new year back

]]> 2503c744e3748d0dd7db12cffe36020f jca245 replied to the topic The Talon Tunes Top hat operation Question in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/the-talon-tunes-top-hat-operation-question/#post-214902 Mon, 08 Dec 2014 06:39:18 -0400 quote X356b:Jca,

I suspect that the the answer to this valve question involves considering a few more forces on the valve. Consider the following scenario:

The valve is held shut by spring force and force from the difference in gas pressure between the tank and firing chamber. This force due to pressure is greatest when not firing (chamber is…Read more

]]> b954e3690864bb5b9c5313fb2c9f7573 jca245 replied to the topic Oiling Pellets in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/oiling-pellets/page/2/#post-214596 Tue, 02 Dec 2014 01:06:54 -0400 I take a shotgun cleaning patch and wet it with Ballistol oil. I put it in a half filled Crosman tin for 500 pellets and shake it around. Enough oil gets on the pellets from the patch to lubricate without overdoing it. That is my way, to each their own.

Joe
Kingsport, TN

]]> c8727f9c93f15a56ea8aa0b6db82c186 jca245 replied to the topic The Talon Tunes Top hat operation Question in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/the-talon-tunes-top-hat-operation-question/#post-214595 Tue, 02 Dec 2014 01:03:20 -0400 Sounds impressive to me. I think I know what you are trying to say with the restrictive back pressure. Either way thank you for the reply. No one else has offered any other explanation.

Take care,

Joe

]]> 3a761ca8e5297037e108bca9cb74d7f4 jca245 replied to the topic Screw in power adjuser slot fell out and lost in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/screw-in-power-adjuser-slot-fell-out-and-lost/#post-214344 Wed, 26 Nov 2014 22:44:57 -0400 quote Dyotat100:It is 4-40 thread.
Thank you .

Rachel from AF is sending me a couple of new ones and an adjustment knob in case the screw broke off inside it. While annoying that they do not check into this happening and correct it with different parts, they are very helpful.

]]> 5aa0e1d339c6c121ec6c4e687286d759 jca245 replied to the topic first post .. can i put a .22 barrel on my .177 condor ?? in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/first-post-can-i-put-a-22-barrel-on-my-177-condor-d17/#post-214263 Tue, 25 Nov 2014 19:08:36 -0400 Going from the standard valve tank 177 to the larger caliber 22 barrel should pose no problem other than reduced velocity.

The bad issue is when you try to put a 177 barrel on a 22 or 25 caliber Condor with the high flow valve tank.

I have not done it but have read that the backpressure from the smaller caliber barrel could cause the high flow…Read more

]]> ab47bd1e0aa6094dbd8ab01776584190 jca245 replied to the topic Talon Tunes one piece top hat will not fit in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/talon-tunes-one-piece-top-hat-will-not-fit/#post-213600 Fri, 14 Nov 2014 03:33:24 -0400 Hello Guys-
I called Tony the other day. He kindly spent the time and answered all my questions. It turns out it is oversized a bit and unless I pry it out and reinstall it 30 times or more it will not stretch out and reshape the derlin valve seat in the air tank. He also said that if I felt it was too tight I could polish it down a thousandth or…Read more

]]> b9c59bfd16a660de7a28fd27c5066228 jca245 replied to the topic Talon Tunes one piece top hat will not fit in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/talon-tunes-one-piece-top-hat-will-not-fit/#post-213475 Wed, 12 Nov 2014 13:07:37 -0400 quote dman1114:YES had the same experience.

remove the whole assemby from the gun. (i take it the top hat is in straight just not far enough)

set the tank vertical and grasp with one hand, with the other hand Grab a solid rubber mallet. drive it home like driving a tent stake in the ground.. U may want ear plugs. :biggrinn:…Read more

]]> 3dfed22992e82e500f94d8b0ab7bce90 jca245 replied to the topic Will it work? in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/will-it-work/page/2/#post-213299 Sun, 09 Nov 2014 14:03:28 -0400 quote knifemaker:.22 Mag is slightly larger than .22 lr. They should be .223 😉 (This is the very reason .22x.22mag convertable revolvers never shoot quiet as well as stright .22 revolvers. The bore is slightly larger.

Knife

Hello –
The only difference between standard 22 rim fire and the 22 magnum rim fire is the case size to allow more…Read more

]]> 8559f4bed193d1e0ddc285ca57acd478 jca245 replied to the topic 22 caliber pellet on line price difference at Wal Mart in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/22-caliber-pellet-on-line-price-difference-at-wal-mart/#post-213153 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 22:38:35 -0400 “That should last me the weekend”

LOL I know what you mean. I go through pellets like a Squirrel eating acorns with Red Bull to drink.

]]> ef04f23212aaceb255aff84870c74b45 jca245 replied to the topic Thank You from a new Condor SS owner in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/thank-you-from-a-new-condor-ss-owner/#post-213048 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 22:52:42 -0400 Oh Wow, that sounds like a sweet air gun. Yea I am starting to feel the addiction for air guns again. Still have some work to do on the Condor though before then. I received the TT solid top hat unit with inserts but have not installed it in yet. Took the Condor to the range today and was impressing the guys there on 50 yard shots, of course they…Read more

]]> 335d83ce62d948adfd2dbc43366cc9de jca245 replied to the topic Thank You from a new Condor SS owner in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/thank-you-from-a-new-condor-ss-owner/#post-212846 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 18:26:50 -0400 Hello again Salt-

Since you mentioned it I took a look at the Cricket Air rifle. Interesting Bull pup style. Did you get the wooden stock or Synthetic? I take it from your comment that it is accurate and fun to shoot. LOL

I notice that on the AA site there is a power adjuster you can buy aftermarket that looks suspiciously like the one made for…Read more

]]> 2bae9d09e6ae47bc440f8bd91a88e2f1 jca245 replied to the topic Thank You from a new Condor SS owner in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/thank-you-from-a-new-condor-ss-owner/#post-212832 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 12:41:15 -0400 Hello Saltwater-

I am interested in getting a couple of barrels for my Condor in the upcoming months. ( yea I know, here we go..) As I have mostly shot 177 I have a bunch of those pellets around the house in that caliber. Therefore I would like to get a 177 barrel first, but I am undecided as to weather I want the 18″ for the sound suppression,…Read more

]]> 0ab0f058ef370bf36f7d9538abae788a jca245 replied to the topic Thank You from a new Condor SS owner in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/thank-you-from-a-new-condor-ss-owner/#post-212818 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 02:43:30 -0400 When I went to the only Divers shop in my area to purchase a SCUBA tank before I decided on the Condor, I did not know what to expect them to say. I thought they would look at me strange saying I wanted a tank but for air gun shooting instead of diving. So I was kind of surprised when after I made my “pitch”, they told me that they have a lot of…Read more

]]> c1e8b70e4f50097d07f4e0abfd1ea6a7 jca245 replied to the topic sorting pellets in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/sorting-pellets/page/2/#post-212809 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 21:44:42 -0400 I also have an old .177 pellet sizer along with a seating tool that helped my RWS model 45 Springer shoot accurately.
For a short cut, the pellet seating tool had a round ball at one end, and a tapered cone at the other to push the pellet in at the same depth every time. Instead of using the sizer all the time, I would use the round ball end to…Read more

]]> aabffbe129d6c4764806b95829727c7c jca245 replied to the topic Condor SS...Big Hog Down! in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/condor-ss-big-hog-down/#post-212768 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 02:39:14 -0400 Hello-
I am a new owner of a Condor SS in 22 caliber. I am still breaking it in with the Wal-Mart Crosman Premiere. I recently ordered the TT top hat with the inserts. I read in your post that you used cast spritzer bullets to take down that pig. I reload center fire ammo also and I was wondering if the bullet you cast for your condor is the same…Read more

]]> 5783647692042bda6114366c92088dfd jca245 replied to the topic How to decock the Condor SS---- in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/how-to-decock-the-condor-ss/page/2/#post-212567 Sun, 26 Oct 2014 18:50:19 -0400 Hello all. I am a very new ( 2 days) Condor ss owner and I have question about the decoking issue.
I am familiar with taking things apart and putting them back together; but lets say I do not want to remove this linkage out of my Condor. If the hammer is cocked back, would it damage the hammer assembly to “dry fire” it without the tank ( and top…Read more

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