Talonairgun | longhunter | Activity https://talonairgunforum.com/members/longhunter/activity/ Activity feed for longhunter. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 22:39:34 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 815d27c52faac3176380f5a875e732b0 longhunter 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-182977 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 15:52:58 -0400 quote northside:Not so sure about the 4500psi SCUBA. Scuba usually tops off about 3442psi.
Good shooting. :1:
a 4500 psi. tank tops off at 4500 psi. .
quote evazejip:Hmmm, so what tanks are people using to fill their condor tanks?
I’m interested in getting this set up to just make my life more easy 😛
if you want a deal on a really good used…Read more

]]> 0566b0ee4efe470ab9ad95032ff02707 longhunter replied to the topic O- Ring Question in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/o-ring-question-d16/#post-173081 Wed, 29 May 2013 12:39:46 -0400 i use the 90 duro Viton o-rings. you can get a large variety pack at harbor freight for around 9.00.

]]> f43dc9d40855afb7eddb0910707e4110 longhunter 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-171193 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:21:36 -0400 quote 80 GRIT:quote Dyotat100:There is no such thing as a visual on a carbon tank. Hydro is all you need to get it filled.

I went thru this a long time ago with a shop. I called the hydro place and asked. Requires a special tool to remove a SCBA valve and there is a torque setting also.

That’s good to know. Then I should not have a problem…Read more

]]> 6161005cb6377782791d39aea181da29 longhunter replied to the topic Chronograph differences...? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/chronograph-differences/#post-171187 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:07:24 -0400 yep. the alpha is the base model, beta has more features like an add-on remote screen ( sold separately of course ), the gamma is the top of the heap with all the bells and whistles. just look them up online, there should be a description of each model on their website.

]]> 89c8c44969e6a2386e634a235b0af51c longhunter replied to the topic New Member Greetings from The UK in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/new-member-greetings-from-the-uk/#post-170189 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:58:37 -0400 quote SteveinLA:Welcome to the madhouse. There aren’t any stupid questions. There are stupid mistakes from not asking questions. Ask away! 😀

X2!!

]]> 87cac4608892f888cf9599e0e8acd25e longhunter replied to the topic Virus on the forum site in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/virus-on-the-forum-site/#post-167052 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 02:23:02 -0400 had that happen once, the other week, while logging in. AVG caught it and contained it right away. never caused any problems. AVG in conjunction with Malwarebytes works well for me. just a thought.

]]> 7b4c25601c86384540289e9a943bd5b1 longhunter replied to the topic New Member in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/new-member-d130/#post-166704 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:42:36 -0400 and so it begins. :tag:

]]> 20246adef4f0619e49f9440f5e8fe69b longhunter replied to the topic Removed safety, problems. in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/removed-safety-problems/#post-166039 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:30:40 -0400 stop apologizing. that’ll only get you ripped to shreds on this forum. the hyenas on tag take that as a sign of weakness and the feeding frenzy commences. just tell ’em to fuck off if they can’t take a joke. 😆
( by the way, i got the humor right off ).

]]> 28ea6c2a36957c0d4f38d037040f7824 longhunter replied to the topic looking for a gun rest in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/looking-for-a-gun-rest/#post-166038 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:22:36 -0400 ever thought of making one? there are some pretty nice homemade rests in the archives, just have to do a little digging to find them.

]]> a8f221818cb5e6f9ae8a4e34fe69b891 longhunter replied to the topic DYOTAT100 Machining Airgun Parts (TD257)---------A Video in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/dyotat100-machining-airgun-parts-td257-a-video/#post-166008 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:22:46 -0400 nice video ! love to see a machinist in action.

]]> 7adff3217690197a1f222b59a79e222c longhunter replied to the topic Beeman fts .22 copper plated in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/beeman-fts-22-copper-plated/#post-166007 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:01:43 -0400 HOOT does a better job with his limited capabilities than that asswipe GAYlord.

]]> 3545bc15afe75f062d8e4845b4995d21 longhunter replied to the topic Was TAG down in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/was-tag-down/#post-166006 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:55:52 -0400 quote Jerry:I thought Obama had decided I didn’t “need” access to the TAG and had issued an executive order that I was forbidden…

Sorry, I should have known that my rights to talk about midget porn in the OT would never be abridged… 😆

now i know where HOOT gets it from.

]]> a15b271782d075b90049baa4475217ca longhunter replied to the topic Casting slug questions in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/casting-slug-questions/#post-166005 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:53:33 -0400 go back through the archives and read roachcreek’s posts on casting bullets for the condor. you’ll learn more than you might want to know. while reading R.C.’s posts, you might get the idea that he’s a bit of a blowhard, and he is 😛 😛 😛 . had to do it, R.C. seriously, the man knows his shit. he’s gone through a lot of trial and error to get…Read more

]]> 855e4bd0c874020b731c70d8aed7ad58 longhunter replied to the topic Ninja paintball is getting into the pellet gun business. in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/ninja-paintball-is-getting-into-the-pellet-gun-business/#post-165574 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 10:26:05 -0400 quote roachcreek:That is good news.

Now what we really need along with their reg, is a tank that is 4500 PSI with that 3000 or 3100 PSI regulator, and close to the same size as our AF tanks or perhaps just a bit shorter to make up for the regulator length.

I just bought one of their 3000PSI 22 ci tanks for my Drozd with a 1100 PSI reg, seems…Read more

]]> 879d844e0cf9a4a709bb7a340a805cb4 longhunter replied to the topic New to the Site, Happy New Year to All! in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/new-to-the-site-happy-new-year-to-all/#post-164608 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 14:32:22 -0400 back atcha’ ! :tag:

]]> 766d8f777768939891566c79999a3a38 longhunter replied to the topic New TT shroud .... in the forum Shrouds and Moderators https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/new-tt-shroud-d54/page/2/#post-164412 Fri, 28 Dec 2012 12:27:49 -0400 HOOT, wouldn’t it be easier and just as effective to drill the bushing, like Tony does on the frame, rather than trying to slot the bushing? i think it would be more effective and easier to adjust the amount of airflow, for optimum effect. start out with a small hole(s) and enlarge them until you reach the optimum size. just a thought.

]]> 96d51c967f159325a3d3591bdb1d1774 longhunter replied to the topic The 257 Haley, getting it to shoot in the forum Other Guns https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/the-257-haley-getting-it-to-shoot/page/3/#post-164371 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:36:17 -0400 quote roachcreek:Joe,

I think the way to do this is to buy a 4500 PSI paint ball bottle as mall in diamerter as you can find, if there are any, put a regulator on it, attach it to the bottom rail, which could easily be done with scope rings altered to attach to both the bottle and the rail.

Then you take your etac or angled adapter that most of…Read more

]]> 92edaca77f847a049b81731700a257ea longhunter replied to the topic New TT shroud .... in the forum Shrouds and Moderators https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/new-tt-shroud-d54/#post-164369 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:25:29 -0400 quote Hoot:I have friends in low places…… 😈

Muuuuwaaaahaaaahahahahahaaaaaaa!!!!

H :9: :9: t

best kind to have cause they’ll never look down at you. 😉

]]> 8e64a3118a1311f4b60fe0e44b079f02 longhunter replied to the topic New TT shroud .... in the forum Shrouds and Moderators https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/new-tt-shroud-d54/#post-164335 Wed, 26 Dec 2012 19:42:03 -0400 I’m working on a different way to vent the rear, using larger holes, but incorporating baffles around the barrel to slow the air flow. (quote)

according to mrs. Hoot, your hole is too big already. and, that you have quite a propensity for venting out of it. of course we knew that already. 😛

]]> da5b92bc58ae56eb2465e0d3b9e40cbf longhunter replied to the topic Tried to search with no luck in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/tried-to-search-with-no-luck/#post-164331 Wed, 26 Dec 2012 18:56:34 -0400 you can also use the brown viton o-rings. they can be purchased at your local auto parts store. a complete assortment can be had for around 9.00.

]]> f547e1f7d6970fdb8bdd1632a50c4310 longhunter replied to the topic Guppy tank in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/guppy-tank/#post-164330 Wed, 26 Dec 2012 18:41:49 -0400 x2 on the great white. you’ll need it.

]]> 5d875ee7aa84d66ea093917f38b45c2e longhunter replied to the topic Merry Christmas And Happy Holidays From TalonTunes in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/merry-christmas-and-happy-holidays-from-talontunes/#post-164329 Wed, 26 Dec 2012 18:40:10 -0400 quote oldgoat:Tony: Merry Christmas to you and yours!

Thank you for having this site!

Without it; I would be lost!

REALLY!

you already are a lost cause. 😛

Tony, day late and a dollar short, but, thanks a million for the site and wishing you and yours the very best of the holiday season.

]]> 207c4aee677efb10aca42fd8a07592ff longhunter replied to the topic New member to forum in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/new-member-to-forum/#post-160765 Sat, 06 Oct 2012 00:39:23 -0400 can’t eat em while they’re still alive. well,HOOTdoes, parts of them anyway. 😎

]]> 0ccb052ab9c560614f0d042339ec074e longhunter replied to the topic New member to forum in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/new-member-to-forum/#post-160741 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:36:40 -0400 another willing vicitm has come over to the darkside. 😈 now, if we could just get HOOT to stop having sex with the livestock 🙄 , we could have a proper sacrifice.

]]> 3c62c2469acf600f5eccae7dbb397149 longhunter replied to the topic Upgrade valve in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/upgrade-valve/#post-160740 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:15:15 -0400 hey Faro ! click the banner at the top of the page. Tony makes a one piece tophat that works really well. no more grub screws to work loose. in response to your other question, no, all you need is the tophat. :tag:

]]> e3709c8a0150fea37419e1e310980366 longhunter replied to the topic new hammer in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/new-hammer-d30/#post-160451 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 11:32:03 -0400 quote chris21:does he has a website where he sells his stuff?

just pm him on this site. he’s a good guy to deal with.

]]> 8a06a84309c603206cd90b884f6baad0 longhunter replied to the topic How to change the top hat ? in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/how-to-change-the-top-hat/#post-160405 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:03:18 -0400 that’s the hard way. all you have to do is leave the bottle pressureized, take a pair of wire snips, and gently pry the tophat up. it doesn’t take much to loosen the tophat. then all you have to do is push the new one in, put the tank back in the gun and dry fire it a couple of times to seat the new tophat. ( you may have to max out your power…Read more

]]> 2421fe9f6af743f3d3d97cd9670bea25 longhunter replied to the topic Package from TalonTunes in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/package-from-talontunes/#post-159876 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:21:12 -0400 quote sanguish:quote longhunter:odd. try a pair of BKL mounts. they compress from both sides. that should solve your problem.

These were BKL mounts.

freakin’wierd. only thing i can figure is your frame rail is undersize. did you get a trirail with your gun? or are you using one of Tony’s angled adapters?

]]> ce0725554547284812966085c03173d0 longhunter replied to the topic Package from TalonTunes in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/package-from-talontunes/#post-159627 Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:12:21 -0400 odd. try a pair of BKL mounts. they compress from both sides. that should solve your problem.

]]> ed6c37702e0b80266eaac6d4a703c1f8 longhunter replied to the topic Package from TalonTunes in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/package-from-talontunes/#post-159590 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 11:03:08 -0400 quote sanguish:I can’t find any dovetail. Just 3/8″ 11mm.

Not Talon friendly

3/8, 11mm. IS dovetail.

]]> 1cb0769d2b2e1d8b44baa41744d2cb65 longhunter 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-159319 Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:38:25 -0400 NKG makes a pretty decent one. i got one for my condor. whatever you do, get a green laser. red ones don’t show up as well in the daylight.

]]> 42863d26a90ccdde4d9d3618c51e3ad9 longhunter replied to the topic LDC review and Poll in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/ldc-review-and-poll/#post-159095 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 01:00:19 -0400 the term ” adapter” is the key factor. 1/2 unf is standard for firearms suppressors. no adapter required. therefore, it can be directly transferred from an airgun to a firearm. and that is where you run afoul of the atf.

]]> b83f8355f53c9b8dc76ded98d37095ef longhunter replied to the topic Great scope for the money? For my TT talon? in the forum Optics/Nightvision https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/great-scope-for-the-money-for-my-tt-talon/#post-159073 Sat, 18 Aug 2012 11:44:24 -0400 i was looking for a fixed power and RC told me about the SWFA. i don’t read the reviews on company sites, because they’re too easy to fake.
i specifically picked the SWFA because of the rear focus feature. in a hunting situation, it’s too hard to focus a front or side ao and still keep the gun on target. ( at least for me ). let me know how this…Read more

]]> 3c13deb1093f391fb52c8a9a896b099e longhunter replied to the topic 22 or 25 Condor in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/22-or-25-condor/#post-159072 Sat, 18 Aug 2012 11:34:50 -0400 .25’s are something to behold. more fpe at a given velocity than .22, and they retain that better over distance. the down side is that you won’t be able to purchase pellets at wally world, or your local sporting goods store, online only. at least that’s been my experience, so far. and yes, they are just as accurate, maybe a little more so, because…Read more

]]> af15d1e976350952c5eef56579aeb031 longhunter replied to the topic LDC review and Poll in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/ldc-review-and-poll/#post-159071 Sat, 18 Aug 2012 11:23:42 -0400 a question first; can you acquire a federal tax stamp ? you do realize that any moderator that screws on to the barrel requires one. if so, then go with the fatter one. if not, go with the thinner one and lose the shiny spacer. ( that way, you might be able to fly under the radar ).

i know i’m probably gonna get bashed to hell for telling you…Read more

]]> b5c33f011172345f0fcbd58239d1daf6 longhunter replied to the topic Hey all first post here, want to say howdy in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/hey-all-first-post-here-want-to-say-howdy/#post-158985 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 11:03:03 -0400 :tag: welcome to the darker side!

]]> 4ddf6449d1a599bea2a934d62dbf6469 longhunter replied to the topic probably noob question in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/probably-noob-question/#post-158963 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 11:02:04 -0400 it’s the same as filling your Mrod. i don’t know about the maintainence schedule, i went the scuba route. i’m too friggin’ old for all that exercise.

]]> 7f54d840ccc1e5883a0dbdcab9de541d longhunter replied to the topic probably noob question in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/probably-noob-question/#post-158957 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:50:36 -0400 don’t be shy. the more you ask now, the better idea you’ll have of what you should expect of your gun, when you get it. another thing is read, read, read. you’ll be amazed at what’s been asked & answered already on this forum.

]]> 34a697ef96823334197dcce7d18caf48 longhunter replied to the topic I finially broke 1 MOA at 275 yards with the Talon SSS in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/i-finially-broke-1-moa-at-275-yards-with-the-talon-sss/#post-158955 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 22:37:00 -0400 ’bout damned time! 😛
seriously, very nice shooting.

]]> 4282934b4ec9517293e55818b20d3f4f longhunter replied to the topic probably noob question in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/probably-noob-question/#post-158954 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 22:34:51 -0400 in a word, no. you’d have to get a barrel with that groove dia. pellet gun bores run undersize.

]]> 8b72ac7033a11f44d8f8ec27e7e6b5b4 longhunter replied to the topic new hammer in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/new-hammer-d30/#post-158942 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:45:06 -0400 quote Turdferguson:hey im on the fence of getting one. i am getting some hammer chatter for sure i also noticed some little scrapes maybe from the hammer weight on my frame. my question is have you noticed any increase in accuracy?

my condor is pretty much a tack driver, as is. so, i really can’t say if there is a NOTICEABLE increase in accuracy.…Read more

]]> 7bb189d2444542e16b82e0fa49f155bf longhunter replied to the topic Glad to be back again. in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/glad-to-be-back-again/#post-158713 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 10:44:49 -0400 welcome back 😀 !
nothing’s changed around here, we’re all still insane !

]]> 301d24385b711648e02d6dbaa96b7fa5 longhunter replied to the topic Anyone have an airarcher conversion kit for sale... in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/anyone-have-an-airarcher-conversion-kit-for-sale/#post-158702 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 22:46:58 -0400 post a WTB in the for sale section.

]]> 9d10d862948293ec189170a313643962 longhunter replied to the topic new hammer in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/new-hammer-d30/#post-158697 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 15:40:57 -0400 ok, here’s my take on Dyotat’s hammer.
first, it is quieter. i think it has something to do with the fact that it’s got more derlin in it. that seems like it would make sense. the derlin dampens the sound and doesn’t allow as much vibration to be transferred to the brass. kind of like wrapping a towel around a brass bell.

the shot cycle seems to…Read more

]]> d7f84c692eeb5d12522f294cd87610dd longhunter replied to the topic RV1 (or Regulated Valve Mark 1) for AirForce Talon in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/rv1-or-regulated-valve-mark-1-for-airforce-talon/page/2/#post-158689 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 11:45:03 -0400 the more i look at this, i think it would make an interesting combo w/ a TTTA. you could then do away w/ the check ball.

]]> 24bb28ce4ea2fd046a2771ef92fbcf80 longhunter replied to the topic Introducing the E-TaCREG in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/introducing-the-e-tacreg/page/3/#post-158688 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 11:32:51 -0400 ok, you got my attention. a4500 psi. tank w/reg. now for the real brain twister. does anyone manufacture a 4500 psi. tank that is the same size or say 1/2 an inch larger in diameter than the AF tank, and if so, who????

]]> 59f13b55a7180370867eb7c5d4eca340 longhunter replied to the topic New nice Big Bore in the forum Other Guns https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/new-nice-big-bore/#post-158553 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 10:55:46 -0400 4 grand?? shit, for 1/10th of that i could buy everything i need to turn my condor into a .308. to each his own, i guess.
have to agree with you, tofaz, it seems that advertizing these days is getting more and more vague. remember when we used to get an actual target, shot with the gun in the box ? don’t see that much anymore.

]]> 6a71bcf62dd4fef444de6c273034d4c3 longhunter replied to the topic new hammer in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/new-hammer-d30/#post-158543 Sun, 29 Jul 2012 22:16:46 -0400 i was trying to figure out what i did wrong with photofuckit. thanks for fixing it for me.

Dyotat, i don’t like it, i love it. and, thank you again. 😀

]]> 8f16771193a205dfcd880b2925333c42 longhunter replied to the topic How to take out the Valve? in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/how-to-take-out-the-valve/#post-158542 Sun, 29 Jul 2012 22:12:01 -0400 damn, i missed the one about using die handles. that ought to work. just don’t use your best set, you will probably have to smack them with a hammer, initially, to break the valve loose. you don’t have to put it back on that tight. just hand tight, ( with the tool ), until it bottoms out.
glad i could help.

]]> 9fa3317117afb60ed1bb6f7749365c60 longhunter replied to the topic How to take out the Valve? in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/how-to-take-out-the-valve/#post-158536 Sun, 29 Jul 2012 18:51:13 -0400 you’re going to need a ” valve removal tool”. check with Joe Brancato at expert hpa, or i think Dyotat100 on this forum also makes them. they’re around 10.00. make sure you drain your tank COMPLETELY before you try to remove the valve!!!

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