Talonairgun | jerry | Activity https://talonairgunforum.com/members/jerry/activity/ Activity feed for jerry. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:09:21 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 bce6962c69b56160b40a7fd17e3d99b4 jerry replied to the topic Summer project in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/summer-project-d41/#post-222277 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 02:58:36 -0400 I don’t keep track of the internals of every gun but here’s a link from Ced who was getting about 118fpe.
http://talonairgun.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5464

Tony has also made a bunch of guns that hit or exceed 100fpe with slugs.

If you use the handy google search link, you can find a lot more info.

]]> cb6dec45bb15123d7341285e3bcef0fb jerry replied to the topic Summer project in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/summer-project-d41/#post-222251 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 00:05:35 -0400 A 100fpe .25 shooting heavy slugs will have plenty of energy remaining at 100 yards to kill dogs. Slugs don’t lose energy near as fast as pellets. You can find pics on this site of 100 yard shots with .25 slugs completely flattening themselves on impact.

]]> 30080f9ff27ddddc00891ce5a9c822ca jerry replied to the topic Let's Have A Christmas Raffle!!!!! in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/let-s-have-a-christmas-raffle/#post-213644 Fri, 14 Nov 2014 21:20:03 -0400 Tony,

I’ve got a .308 Condor I can toss in. I can’t say it’s a state of the art gun but it’s operable as is and has a DAQ .308 barrel. (Could use a better valve)

]]> 42120359c09a5b2b4cb82ccb4ddf0e16 jerry replied to the topic 100 yard Condor shotgun pattern in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/100-yard-condor-shotgun-pattern/#post-211664 Mon, 06 Oct 2014 21:40:48 -0400 Crank it up and shoot 6/7 rings!

]]> 8fb882be94d1b3ce44f85df88756c03e jerry replied to the topic Jerry's 6 ring .25 slugs, speed? in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/jerry-s-6-ring-25-slugs-speed/#post-210412 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 10:21:43 -0400 The slugs come sized to .251, .252, or .253

]]> 4522b306ff1a5518ffac8148ed2916bf jerry replied to the topic Jerry's 6 ring .25 slugs, speed? in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/jerry-s-6-ring-25-slugs-speed/#post-210380 Tue, 09 Sep 2014 19:53:27 -0400 Just crank it up. Haven’t heard from anyone who shot them too fast yet…

]]> 642fc9c98389fd948249b8e0d24d91ca jerry replied to the topic A heavier .25 King coming.... in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/a-heavier-25-king-coming/page/2/#post-208288 Sat, 09 Aug 2014 15:16:04 -0400 It was just a little joke!

]]> 5e68301db449c70248163caa38a3c13b jerry replied to the topic Corsair+ 7mm with 1-10 twist barrel (TJ barrel liner) in the forum Other Guns https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/corsair-7mm-with-1-10-twist-barrel-tj-barrel-liner/#post-207175 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 02:38:44 -0400 Showoff! :biggrinn:

]]> 706759b04f8aa72dede01565e61c67d1 jerry replied to the topic Black Mamba vs cast iron frying pan in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/black-mamba-vs-cast-iron-frying-pan/#post-207174 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 02:35:46 -0400 Who would’ve thought those things would fly? :winkn:

]]> 404b345fe2b35eaa10373ac1f9906a7a jerry replied to the topic Which pellet for .25 extreme valve? in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/which-pellet-for-25-extreme-valve/#post-206111 Wed, 09 Jul 2014 21:00:09 -0400 I’m not sure I understand the first question. If the gun is set to enough power output and isn’t clipping, the slugs will shoot where you point them. I don’t know how much time people have spent fiddling with tuning and sighting before they were satisfied.

Your holdover depends entirely on where you have set your scope before you shoot the…Read more

]]> ea903add7c072765de788804d49b4246 jerry replied to the topic Is this normal for all .25 LW barrels in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/is-this-normal-for-all-25-lw-barrels/#post-206060 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 21:17:06 -0400 The answer to your question is: Probably yes. These barrels are rifled and then later machined. The rifling process induces stresses in the barrel and the subsequent machining of the breech end relieves a portion of those stresses and appears to allow some shrinkage of the bore at the machined breech end. You are not the first to report what…Read more

]]> bf8006bde49ff32026193a175726df02 jerry replied to the topic Which pellet for .25 extreme valve? in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/which-pellet-for-25-extreme-valve/#post-206059 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 20:58:35 -0400 Hopefully you can find a pellet sweet spot for lower power and inexpensive plinking. When you get back to optimizing a high power setting, send me an email. We’ve got several hundred 9 ring slugs ready to ship and right now, we can turn around orders for 6 and 7 ring slugs pretty quick.

Once you get the eun jins into the transonic velocity…Read more

]]> 3238ed7615d55279a1027a4bae89ca65 jerry replied to the topic Surefire slugs + choked barrel= ? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/surefire-slugs-choked-barrel/#post-205539 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 20:08:49 -0400 RC never had slugs that had not been damaged and he’s a do it yourself guy so he cast his own slugs and did extraordinarily well with them in .257. Knife shot tiny groups with a stock barrel (18″ I seem to recall). Tofazfou shot good groups and even better ones after cutting off the choke.

The slugs were designed for those not willing to cut…Read more

]]> a5f914298497951cc1f96297750c2cb6 jerry replied to the topic Surefire slugs + choked barrel= ? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/surefire-slugs-choked-barrel/#post-205533 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 18:08:11 -0400 ON_THE_EDGE has it right; the slugs were designed for the LW barrels. Knife proved they can work extremely well…if you can shoot like he can!

]]> dc6589db0526e81b55d3d66b2b9e7986 jerry replied to the topic A heavier .25 King coming.... in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/a-heavier-25-king-coming/#post-204276 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 21:57:33 -0400 32gr heavy? :rofl:

]]> 3127dc1eac7f66c036f63131c7c51ab7 jerry replied to the topic How are the Black Mambas... in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/how-are-the-black-mambas/#post-203651 Mon, 19 May 2014 19:13:47 -0400 Getting a short curve in the low 800’s will still do some damage as you’ll be pushing around 100FPE and the slugs will carry that energy longer than the cudas carry theirs. That said, the slugs are meant for guns with some power adding tuning applied…

]]> 7a33bab1d383a9a06a13d2e91c1235b2 jerry replied to the topic Lubing slugs? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/lubing-slugs/#post-203650 Mon, 19 May 2014 19:07:55 -0400 Cheap power steering fluid works well

]]> fda73825127cb605ea992a695e326a98 jerry replied to the topic Best .25 pellet for wind in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/best-25-pellet-for-wind/#post-203428 Wed, 14 May 2014 22:51:17 -0400 Thanks for the plug Ced! I would add that in addition to the barrel being set up for pellets, the gun has to have the power and barrel length to use the slugs. The slugs have a much higher BC than pellets (due to sectional density mostly) and will work with choked barrels but you can’t just take a gun set up for pellets and pop in a slug and…Read more

]]> 1f1257d5e2663baa630393a4b8cbe715 jerry replied to the topic Best .25 pellet for wind in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/best-25-pellet-for-wind/#post-203325 Mon, 12 May 2014 21:34:19 -0400 .25 pellets will get blown around just like .22s and .177s because most of them have the same low BCs. If you want to reduce wind drift, the answer is not just mass or caliber or velocity; it’s higher BC. Real world results mirror the math but the math is not intuitive. You’d think a heavier pellet would drift less just because it’s heavier or…Read more

]]> b6cf2534edc7a15d609c48161536bf8c jerry replied to the topic Tank dump in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/tank-dump-d53/#post-203323 Mon, 12 May 2014 21:13:17 -0400 Gents,
I did a site search and got 74 hits on “tank dump.” Most of the ones I checked didn’t really have to do with the cause. Can anyone help narrow things down?

]]> f4cd8a76f6472814c0589a9194353b99 jerry replied to the topic check out this beast for law enforcement... in the forum Other Guns https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/check-out-this-beast-for-law-enforcement/#post-202987 Mon, 05 May 2014 19:55:42 -0400 Nice big bore!

]]> 5b65fa172296156a0e93201591352a1b jerry replied to the topic My money is finally on its way! in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/my-money-is-finally-on-its-way/#post-202986 Mon, 05 May 2014 19:42:31 -0400 I sense another customer for Timmy!

]]> 7dbbd460e443c2c37eba43fc760dd8e9 jerry replied to the topic how to cut fibre infused plastics in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/how-to-cut-fibre-infused-plastics/#post-202756 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 21:26:54 -0400 A nitro fueled vibrator?

]]> e8d7291250ee1321ff4315384e0bd174 jerry replied to the topic Looking for Jerry's 6 rings for Sumatra in the forum Other Guns https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/looking-for-jerry-s-6-rings-for-sumatra/#post-200794 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 22:07:20 -0400 Please see the post in the for sale section (sticky at the top). Be advised, these will only be shipped to US addresses and also will not be sent to straw buyers.

]]> 4ac8ecdf60179b62365cafb14e9674a6 jerry replied to the topic Best .25 pellet for wind in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/best-25-pellet-for-wind/#post-200792 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 21:48:58 -0400 I guess you missed the big announcement! Timmy is back and has committed to production for a year and a half minimum.

]]> bacfba13492ae8c77b83eb284539fe47 jerry replied to the topic Never use the word CONDOR in any paypal transactions in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/never-use-the-word-condor-in-any-paypal-transactions/#post-200790 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 21:45:17 -0400 Note that the email comes from the “compliance department.” Every company has to comply with ever expanding federal regulations that carry the force of law. This makes it very difficult for small companies that can’t afford departments dedicated to complying with thousands of regulations and constantly reading the federal register to find out…Read more

]]> cb9243cb0c76b5f0c734450d7eb03637 jerry replied to the topic This IS the Droid we were looking for ;-) in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/this-is-the-droid-we-were-looking-for/#post-200618 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 22:42:24 -0400 I expect there are pellets those phones are even less resistant to! :biggrinn:

]]> d692c9f0163f55fa6291ed1ed13aff9f jerry replied to the topic Best .25 pellet for wind in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/best-25-pellet-for-wind/#post-200511 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 20:45:01 -0400 If your gun has the oats to shoot it, the 9 ring slugs at about 88gr do well in the wind. Mass matters!

]]> faf5cdb58600bc7dfeea6caf3c6bf993 jerry replied to the topic New chrony in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/new-chrony/#post-200509 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 20:31:47 -0400 It looks like a nice product. I use a chrony with a remote readout so I can use a 4×4 or other barrier to protect the chrony when I set it out at 40-100 yards when determining BC and such.

]]> 67995ca8428e7ed45cfa64c8d72d5018 jerry replied to the topic Bullets in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/bullets/#post-200494 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 19:17:09 -0400 Pent up demand has emptied the inventory plus a thousand more and left us with open orders of 4500 slugs right now. I answered your PM, you probably need to add some power before getting the slugs.

]]> 2ea42a2f635474797bb315460eef4dcc jerry replied to the topic Bullets in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/bullets/#post-200428 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 04:27:15 -0400 I swear, I had nothing to do with this post!

]]> 26b4d5e2a06a8de3aff0e6be03e12a4a jerry replied to the topic Condor for shooting cast boolits? in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/condor-for-shooting-cast-boolits/#post-199991 Tue, 25 Mar 2014 22:55:04 -0400 What the heck… LW is specifying a .254 bore choked to .248 now? That sounds like a problem to me; I don’t size my slugs .006 in a nice, lubed die! I know LW had a quality issue but I had hoped they were over it. Slugging a barrel isn’t hard, owners should learn what they have.

BTW, I have designed and made some round nose, boat tail slugs…Read more

]]> c57700ae18f3cdd98891f01cd04f20bd jerry replied to the topic Any interest in a group buy for custom bullet molds? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/any-interest-in-a-group-buy-for-custom-bullet-molds/page/5/#post-193087 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 22:12:43 -0400 AirGunner1a,

I never measured the hardness as we always made the slugs with near pure lead. We used dead soft lead (in the end we used rotometals to avoid shipments of contaminated lead) and just a little tin to help the lead “wet” the mold. The standard way we did things was to add a couple “ingots” of lead (the rotometal stick) to the pot and…Read more

]]> 23f7ca317c83febc1cc52db7467e00bd jerry replied to the topic Air rifle twist rates in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/air-rifle-twist-rates/page/2/#post-192287 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 23:36:02 -0400 Syn,

Just so you know, it was not the “rebar” shape that didn’t work in .22, it was the final slug. Sounds a little precious BS? Yup, it isn’t. We had one beta tester that had awesome results and was nailing dimes at 50 (claimed) but I and none of my other testers could replicate the results more than sporadically. The problem, I surmised,…Read more

]]> 9cab8dd6ac8cfda1e120d0523f0cea09 jerry replied to the topic 3rd Evolution in AAA Condor... in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/3rd-evolution-in-aaa-condor/#post-192281 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 23:17:23 -0400 Great looking evolution!

]]> 3fb67c2e290573e84ee6eb20439b19ce jerry replied to the topic Mold questions in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/mold-questions/#post-192276 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 23:08:31 -0400 Lurker,

Nice accurate and valuable comments. One other thing to add: we re-melted a butt-ton of slugs before shipping as well. Tiny slugs are hard to cast “perfect” compared to larger slugs/bullets and any imperfections will have a larger impact. That said, we re-melted a bunch of slugs/bullets that would have shot fine but the tiniest…Read more

]]> aa0732b91a6f78327b23eee0c60de53d jerry replied to the topic Any interest in a group buy for custom bullet molds? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/any-interest-in-a-group-buy-for-custom-bullet-molds/page/5/#post-192261 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 22:24:09 -0400 The ring slugs are not copyrighted or patented so you don’t have a legal issue. However, I’m sure the courtesy extended is appreciated. Of course, bullet designs are rarely novel and even then, any tiny change generally avoids legal issues.

I expect there are a couple improvements on the mind of guys looking at the ring slugs and some of them…Read more

]]> c7e4d0123c42966e1b8f6236211c3f6d jerry replied to the topic Any interest in a group buy for custom bullet molds? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/any-interest-in-a-group-buy-for-custom-bullet-molds/page/5/#post-192103 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 00:25:50 -0400 I’m glad you’re going to Gary for molds. I know he’s headed to MD this week for final shop clean-up and movement to FL. His email has been AFU (I’m certain his internet provider just wants his big files gone) and significant bits lost during transfer of services.

I expect using PM on airgunrendezvous will be quickest path to contact.

I’ve…Read more

]]> 13277e9bf2195be8fd4c91b41fe22bdb jerry replied to the topic Where to buy slugs ??? in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/where-to-buy-slugs/#post-174344 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:10:06 -0400 John,

Sorry I didn’t get back to your email from Friday until today, I was out of town eating blue crabs and dragging my kids around the creek for father’s day weekend. I just sent you an email but then realized we have a couple bags of slugs from an order we had to repeat. Check my reply to your PM.

For all the rest of you with any interest…Read more

]]> a2ea0a1bc22074e640fb56fe9f1666d2 jerry replied to the topic Does nose shape matter at subsonnic velocities? in the forum Other Guns https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/does-nose-shape-matter-at-subsonnic-velocities/page/2/#post-173047 Tue, 28 May 2013 20:46:28 -0400 It has been proven over and over again that at subsonic velocities, tail drag is a greater influence than nose drag. The sharp point works well at supersonic speeds but does not help at subsonic where a decent ogive is best. Just look at the old A-6, what an ugly aircraft (if you’re into pointy fighters) but extremely aero-efficient.

The money…Read more

]]> 0c0f188241752f635f98028f63b1e6f0 jerry replied to the topic the hottest valve i've ever got in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/the-hottest-valve-i-ve-ever-got/page/2/#post-173046 Tue, 28 May 2013 20:12:19 -0400 Well, I’m convinced!

]]> 2c15bcded36c2d3fa99ca58c16595f65 jerry replied to the topic Im on the list. in the forum Other Guns https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/im-on-the-list/#post-171506 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:48:07 -0400 I’m a vicarious hunter, so, I really like this story!

]]> e69a82cdd72b544eb979ba7ab8ccc83d jerry replied to the topic .257 Shots fired, shots fired, all TAG units within... in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/257-shots-fired-shots-fired-all-tag-units-within/page/2/#post-171335 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:35:01 -0400 RC,

I see you have the air hose connected at an angle. Try connecting it so the hose hangs straight down and position the tanks so the hose is just pure dead weight straight down.

You’re groups are so small now that even the smallest refinements in technique may be noticeable to you. Changing the hose connection might remove some little bit…Read more

]]> 36c268588bb1dc56859c50956027937f jerry replied to the topic LW - whats the deal? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/lw-whats-the-deal/#post-169989 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:11:09 -0400 Great, at least 3 barrels measured to 5 significant digits and none are close to each other or what a .25 air gun should be! Other than that, these barrels are awesome!

Fat in the middle or tight in the middle, what’s up with LW? Did they start pulling the buttons through twice as fast to increase production? It used to be that the Korean…Read more

]]> 3d2afec10dfd585aac2a2bda0b4336f9 jerry replied to the topic .25/.257 Condor Build in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/25-257-condor-build/page/4/#post-169855 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 23:05:19 -0400 You’re going to need some Raptors to try with the .452. Ced can make the video so you hear them “screaming” downrange. 😆

]]> eccf5c708950963607f72c6d24ef9531 jerry replied to the topic LW - whats the deal? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/lw-whats-the-deal/#post-169854 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:22:03 -0400 It’s pretty screwed up to making barrels that slug at .251 with the choke cut off and then a couple years later be making them at .253+. I used to be able to consistently recommend to customers they buy their slugs sized to .251 if they had a LW barrel. Now, I have to consistently recommend they slug the bore.

]]> e9c88cc2f080c9b0ad0a910adb4e1c4d jerry replied to the topic DYOTAT100's Shrouded .308...........SHHHHHHHHH! in the forum Shrouds and Moderators https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/dyotat100-s-shrouded-308-shhhhhhhhh/page/2/#post-169782 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:42:35 -0400 Don’t assume the air inside the shroud is just the air that got there post trigger pull! I’ve gone out a bunch of times and shot enough that my shroud was covered in condensation as the barrel and shroud were cold from shooting so much. Ambient air is in there when you start shooting and is free to enter between shots. Of course, I have a…Read more

]]> 73b2edd7b02e9982e3b5ded4c7b2a043 jerry replied to the topic Best group ever at 260 yards with the 257 Haley in the forum Other Guns https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/best-group-ever-at-260-yards-with-the-257-haley/#post-169780 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:23:52 -0400 RC,

I doubt the vapor trails were from lube blowing off the bullet. I expect you just happened to be shooting when the conditions were right for “vapes,” that’s a term we use in aviation when trails will form off Hornet wingtips even during low G flight and they blow off rotor tips etc.

Did it look like this?…Read more

]]> 5fb795ae82224bcf0ffc81c75617f2b0 jerry replied to the topic Jack Haley is very ill in the forum Other Guns https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/jack-haley-is-very-ill/#post-169542 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:39:48 -0400 Jack and Reba have a lot of folks pulling for them in thoughts and prayers, I hope that helps.

]]> 7343f9153b638f1804a66feb9bf3de41 jerry replied to the topic 260 yards, 14 power in the forum Other Guns https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/260-yards-14-power/#post-169541 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:29:15 -0400 I think the whole bipod vs. rest controversy will never end. I say that because I have a gun that will shoot ever so tiny groups off the bipod when set to low power but needs to be rested to get the best results when set to high power.

I surmise that the cause is due to harmonics. If nothing else, the high and low power vibration levels differ…Read more

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