Talonairgun | lostsailor | Activity https://talonairgunforum.com/members/lostsailor/activity/ Activity feed for lostsailor. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:09:21 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 8c12ff56fe9214abe18a77e5e7c74162 lostsailor replied to the topic Compressors ... info from an owner. in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/compressors-info-from-an-owner/#post-85871 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:15:44 -0400 I’ve been on the fence for a while about buying a compressor. One of my sticking points is that I want bomber reliability. This is the sort of tool I expect not to replace for a very long time.

What model is the unit you picked up? Thanks again for the post (my wife may not agree…)

]]> a72fcd892f4aa34568a9b78c922df6e8 lostsailor replied to the topic Hey Guys....as a lot of you know I am in the hospital.... in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/hey-guys-as-a-lot-of-you-know-i-am-in-the-hospital/page/2/#post-75458 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:04:04 -0400 That’ll buff right out.

Riff said it. Your lucky to be alive.

]]> ef379c7ba5b827e6ded0633bf3a92f41 lostsailor replied to the topic Mr. Brown in the forum Other Guns https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/mr-brown/#post-60108 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:22:58 -0400 I covet that rifle big time.

]]> 2bfa9f9d0bcb7382b5af24e9a5bc1a41 lostsailor replied to the topic Awesome Wireless Nightvision Webcam in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/awesome-wireless-nightvision-webcam/#post-58789 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:22:48 -0400 Is it battery powered? I would like to see a live feed from it.

]]> fa00cd7bf78b61cfca0e4946cc383c43 lostsailor replied to the topic Cold weather issues with Talon SS. in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/cold-weather-issues-with-talon-ss/#post-55295 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:48:52 -0400 Thanks for the feedback regarding the grease – I did use divers grease, and I’ll bet it gets rather stiff when cold. As I said the breach was moving kinda hard.

I thought about the scope contraction issue, and I know that Field Target guys work out different range marks on their adjustable objectives to account for these types of changes. I’d…Read more

]]> ac17eeaa98a52b6f36be34d48edda7da lostsailor replied to the topic Pellet Holder Grip Mod in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/pellet-holder-grip-mod/#post-54069 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:04:43 -0400 Very clever. I’ve been thinking of a grip upgrade… may try to do both mods.

]]> f246710363fbfa369ba8d246287168f8 lostsailor replied to the topic Are airforce rifles extrusions? how are they made? in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/are-airforce-rifles-extrusions-how-are-they-made/#post-53742 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:33:55 -0400 Take a look here for a few details:

http://www.ipnews.com/archives/general_editorials/oct05/AmTTech.htm

]]> b30f8e91a54cab7a91a578e6a0a83b72 lostsailor replied to the topic Condor on the yellow $400 -nt in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/condor-on-the-yellow-400-nt/#post-52161 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:42:24 -0400 It’s a .22 with an AirForce Bipod on HPA, tuned for about 830 with kodiaks (~30 ft lbs). Shipping was also included in the cost, all-in-all a sweet deal.

I watch the Yellow Classified for deals all the time, and miss alot of sweet guns because I think too long. I’m still waiting for the right Air Arms to come along….

Being experienced with…Read more

]]> a7f021869c61350f51ca7dfff67ec336 lostsailor replied to the topic Condor on the yellow $400 -nt in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/condor-on-the-yellow-400-nt/#post-52068 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:26:11 -0400 I got it. I love my SS, and this should compliment it nicely. I think I did OK on this deal!

]]> 19f838aafd6d50ee82c1b364d499061a lostsailor replied to the topic Using PVC for a shroud in the forum Shrouds and Moderators https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/using-pvc-for-a-shroud/#post-43879 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:35:21 -0400 ID = Inner Diameter
OD = Outer Diameter

]]> cdc6b293751d33e85fbc0bf9c7a57ae9 lostsailor replied to the topic Installing a Fosters QF into the Valve Body in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/installing-a-fosters-qf-into-the-valve-body/#post-43746 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:55:29 -0400 What prevents the tank from dumping through the foster? It will need a check valve correct?

]]> 8563888ceeb108a744c7cb3e8b99472b lostsailor replied to the topic Auto pump idea in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/auto-pump-idea/#post-37196 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:06:37 -0400 Is overheating of the pump an issue with the non-stop cycling? I figured I’d put an interval timer on the electric motor so it would cycle, pause, cycle, etc. Adding a bit of heat sink like radiator fins to the pump might help as well.

my .02

EDIT: Sorry, I see the overheating issue was discussed in the linked thread. If geared right it…Read more

]]> 02972678b072ffb07cecd845412e0e8b lostsailor replied to the topic Tutorial on Scuba tanks for PCP's in the forum Quick Reference https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/tutorial-on-scuba-tanks-for-pcp-s/#post-35176 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:34:35 -0400 Here’s a direct link for the scroll weary:

http://www.pyramydair.com/blog/2005/11/scuba-tanks-for-precharged-airguns.html

* Thanks for the assist!….WOK*

]]> dadfa2495fd60313e24be04ff7667ca9 lostsailor replied to the topic New Bushnell Legend Came and it is great. in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/new-bushnell-legend-came-and-it-is-great/#post-32648 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:35:12 -0400 Last question… Is the tube 1″ or 30mm?

]]> 0e78cb80890125b6534b87d08297907a lostsailor replied to the topic New Bushnell Legend Came and it is great. in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/new-bushnell-legend-came-and-it-is-great/#post-32561 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:36:22 -0400 nt

]]> 71f209927e1d87824834f4db9a825413 lostsailor replied to the topic New Bushnell Legend Came and it is great. in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/new-bushnell-legend-came-and-it-is-great/#post-32559 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:16:48 -0400 Which Legend is that Adam, the 4-12 or 5-15? I’m eyeing the 5-12 to replace a Leapers as well. About $170 at optics planet for the 5-15…

I’m used to my sidewheel now, but for the most part I can estimate the range well enough to holdover with mil-dots for 90% of my shooting. I figure ranging with the AO on the front bell must be tough. Sure…Read more

]]> eb76a77bd394b93bd0d08bdd5c93dd03 lostsailor replied to the topic Frame Venting in the forum Quick Reference https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/frame-venting/#post-31455 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:54:53 -0400 Any thoughts on if adding these holes might increase frame flexing and POI shift? I suspect that most of the hold influenced frame flex happens in the breach area.

]]> 8b43c4e4d0d6061c7c7a8619881b78a6 lostsailor replied to the topic How Did You Find This Forum....? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/how-did-you-find-this-forum/page/2/#post-31005 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 02:19:57 -0400 Can’t remember if I found in on Talontunes or the Yellow

]]> 637e0a906db0cffcf66e4e61d55f40c0 lostsailor replied to the topic Is this happening to anyone else? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/is-this-happening-to-anyone-else/#post-30946 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 13:22:29 -0400 I’ve received pellets in the same condition. Why the manufacturers don’t tape wrap some of the tins I cant imagine, particullarly the unthreaded ones.

I sent Pyramyd a polite complaint and suggested that they adopt a policy of taping the tins themselves. With the 4 for 3 price deal Pyramyd sells pellets at a good price. Taking the time to…Read more

]]> 526003ee578f5ee80e5d617f35d4cd58 lostsailor replied to the topic COMPETITION Official Thread in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/competition-official-thread/page/13/#post-30682 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:48:00 -0400 Congrats RiffRaff!

]]> 3cbb0bfb30b1b7f4d9e7cd6542395ef5 lostsailor replied to the topic COMPETITION Official Thread in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/competition-official-thread/page/13/#post-30661 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 12:52:34 -0400 16,332 grains

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]]> e875c35b81f5a1b399e70fcab5487985 lostsailor replied to the topic Happy Birthday to me in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/happy-birthday-to-me/#post-30218 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:23:15 -0400 Hey volsr1, we share a birthday! I know the good / bad aspect of a Dec. 26th birthday very well (Had more than a few of them)! Enjoy the tuned SS.

]]> 32622acdd08cf0814535611e69abbb96 lostsailor replied to the topic COMPETITION Official Thread in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/competition-official-thread/page/10/#post-30206 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 03:09:49 -0400 16,746 grains

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]]> 0c939c5a593ca2617e3d92cc300639ae lostsailor replied to the topic How to check your scope rails... in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/how-to-check-your-scope-rails/#post-29913 Sat, 22 Dec 2007 03:08:59 -0400 Nice work. I’ve suspected a misalignment based on a left / right POI shift vs distance. I may try that gage trick.

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]]> 97e6e5ffb1cfc37b91a78f42762c6b60 lostsailor replied to the topic I Googled your name part 2 in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/i-googled-your-name-part-2/#post-29789 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:11:37 -0400 I’m speechless. My past has caught up with me. In my defense I’d like the record to show I was drinking heavily when that picture was taken!

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]]> 19bf1b3ef84c523dcb4bf9f29fe9152c lostsailor replied to the topic Stuck Valve? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/stuck-valve/#post-29362 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:11:21 -0400 I sorta followed Tony’s advice.

When I pulled the top hat out (After venting ALL pressure) the knurl at the bottom of the shaft bound up a bit in the brass part. I got it out, but it scratched the the bore of the brass part. So much for smoothing things out…

I strongly suspect that AirForce assembles the knurled shaft from the bottom.…Read more

]]> 1c72164a6577882e5d440a1724da3b7c lostsailor replied to the topic SIngle piece Tophat in the forum Talon/Talon SS https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/single-piece-tophat/#post-28359 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:44:26 -0400 Be carefull pulling the valve stem out from the front. The knurl that press fits into the delrin valve may scar the ID of the front brass part. I suspect that when AirForce make the valves up they insert the shaft from the back of the brass piece and then attach the top hat.

When I pulled mine out from the front I scratched up the bore of the…Read more

]]> 70897f4f752da89c4b30155c47a02243 lostsailor replied to the topic what a crap night in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/what-a-crap-night/#post-28155 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 22:30:59 -0400 That puncture isn’t top hat sized is it?

]]> 32e1bf42873564a0b731e457c23a9588 lostsailor replied to the topic Stuck Valve? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/stuck-valve/#post-28118 Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:29:15 -0400 Thanks Tony, I’ll do exactlly that.

]]> 24b64c16a83a32e646761dcc7e5de882 lostsailor started the topic Stuck Valve? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgunforum.com/forums/topic/stuck-valve/ Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:36:14 -0400 I need your help guys. I was just shooting my SS and the valve started leaking air. My groups started getting weird and then I noticed the constant hiss. When I opened the breach and put my finger over the top hat the hiss stopped, so I figured it was just a slow leak perhaps related to the outdoor temp (about freezing).

When I came back in…Read more

]]> c866f32e1fac0fda2a8f728cc1aeaf15 lostsailor replied to the topic Talon SS coming tomorrow. in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/talon-ss-coming-tomorrow/#post-27505 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 02:02:50 -0400 3,000 psi is the maximum. You may find it better your shots more consistent if you fill a bit lower, say 2,800 psi.

Take a look here: http://www.airforceairguns.com/manuals.html

]]> a83d485f4fe3a1fea11c42598c2bba8e lostsailor replied to the topic Hello - New TalonSS in the forum Talon/Talon SS https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/hello-new-talonss/#post-26725 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:55:54 -0400 That string sure has less scatter than my SS! I’ve shot a couple strings with CP’s, and the fps is higher, which makes sense with a lighter pellet, but the scatter is substantially more:

Pellet = CrosmanPremier 14.3 gr.
Power Wheel @ 10
~2,800 psi fill

01 – 838 11 – 870 21 – 859 31 – 825 41 – 830
02 – err 12 – 860 22 – 849 32 – 818 42 – err
03…Read more

]]> 46c041e25ff00c9fc02c7bce612ca16e lostsailor replied to the topic Scope Rings - Why such a range of costs? in the forum Optics/Nightvision https://talonairgunforum.com/forums/topic/scope-rings-why-such-a-range-of-costs/#post-25068 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:22:51 -0400 Point taken on rigidity / tolerance vs recoil, thanks.

On the subject of country of manufacture – Are Leapers, Beeman, B-Square, or Accushot manufacturing mounts in the US? I’m a bit new to airguns, but I had the impression that most of the gear was manufactured overseas.

]]> 5bb1e9b86ae59bb8a2ac296d6d9637c9 lostsailor replied to the topic Scope Rings - Why such a range of costs? in the forum Optics/Nightvision https://talonairgunforum.com/forums/topic/scope-rings-why-such-a-range-of-costs/#post-25065 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:39:05 -0400 Based on these two comments I think I get it.
If I buy more expensive mounts I may get:

– Tolerances beyond what are required
– Expensive materials that likely add little functionality
– An overly complex design

But… the inexpensive Accushot mount works fine.
I think my mount set may look alot like Adam’s but perhaps a bit higher.

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