Talonairgun | mike17670 | Activity https://talonairgunforum.com/members/mike17670/activity/ Activity feed for mike17670. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:09:21 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 d97745fa50c45877e8d20a4ecf372c66 mike17670 replied to the topic HOW OLD ARE WE??? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/how-old-are-we/page/9/#post-53660 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:04:56 -0400 56 years going on 18 here.

Mike17670 😀

]]> 4f1c707daf609fa45be04523523600a3 mike17670 replied to the topic 9mm Condor? in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/9mm-condor/#post-53290 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 16:28:16 -0400 Nice job on that 9mm MM :8

]]> 4b23ec04768eac21b7f8813e414cae89 mike17670 replied to the topic Accuracy problems in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/accuracy-problems/#post-52100 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:09:31 -0400 As I look at the Frame Extender, muzzle face me with the screw hole at 6:00, I see a heavy build-up of lead dust starting at 1:00 continuing to 5:00 tapering down to minimal at 7:00. My “groups ” shot at 20 yards with the FE installed , point of impact moved 1.5 inches low and random showing a terrible 1″ + grouping. However with the FE removed…Read more

]]> 1a6c3dae5893a4473faad5234e856bab mike17670 replied to the topic Accuracy problems in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/accuracy-problems/#post-51932 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 02:27:17 -0400 All righty, I’ll give the “shimming ago and see if it helps. I had a fire breather once that was 100% free floated barrel. groups where 1.5” at 100 yards. I added slight forestock pressure via shims and watch it go to sub moa. Only a thought.

Thanks SS28,

Mike

]]> 754c19aaf0acefd9194b2bae6c9e3358 mike17670 replied to the topic Accuracy problems in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/accuracy-problems/#post-51849 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 03:34:34 -0400 As it turns out , I took off the frame extender and installed the end cap and did some shooting. Looks like I need a bushing between the barrel and the frame extender so I can apply a slight up pressure to the front of the barrel. Judging by what I’ve been reading , it should be vented, possible made of Delrin. Any ideas where a guy could get one…Read more

]]> 65d58a8205660b0a0225d6f34b96f2a1 mike17670 replied to the topic Condor is smoking now – Nebraska tuned Isabel in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/condor-is-smoking-now-nebraska-tuned-isabel/#post-47849 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:11:19 -0400 Hey Dadwilson,

You folks went about tuning your .20 a little different than me but both of us came up the pretty much the same results. 24″ barrel, PW on 6, Kodaks 13.9 gr, 2700 psi fill, tophat @.087, I’m getting velocities in the mid 1025’s + or – 5 fps. With the pw set on 8, I’m getting mid 980’s + or- 8 fps with 23.1 Eunjins.

How does your…Read more

]]> 80146ab9de1baee47a72f655224f4d57 mike17670 replied to the topic Finer threads on TH stem in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/finer-threads-on-th-stem/#post-43605 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:07:07 -0400 Rowdy,

We’re talking a variance of .004 . An example would be the side of the top hat where the set screws are located would be .086, opposite side, .090. The top hat is sitting catty woppus. Have you seen anything like this on your valve / th assembly? I don’t know if its worth concern or not. I have also experienced 2 miss fires, hammer comes…Read more

]]> 2fa99dda18ce6a03c01c5af3382f7d78 mike17670 replied to the topic Putting together a shoot in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/putting-together-a-shoot/page/5/#post-43462 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:41:28 -0400 Go for SS. If you got a place in Merced with live targets{grugees aka ground squirrels} lets do it.

]]> df5596049312c1a1d133193ac7124338 mike17670 replied to the topic Putting together a shoot in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/putting-together-a-shoot/page/5/#post-43129 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:45:30 -0400 Ah yes, Beserkely, I remember it well, I think. Last time I was there, they had just bricked up the windows in the Bank of America. As I remember, nice little college town, with a real cute little park. Do they still have “Peoples Park”? No matter, here in Prunetucky, we have two colleges close by to visit. Got to love those fighting Otters and my…Read more

]]> 789273c1bfca1ac5d60e1e80936ec912 mike17670 replied to the topic Putting together a shoot in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/putting-together-a-shoot/page/4/#post-43081 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:15:17 -0400 DK,

It’s Prunetucky to all north bay boys, where men are men and the sheep are in love. 😈

]]> e7c1c23f3894b746acf36ba80b3b0fc9 mike17670 replied to the topic Putting together a shoot in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/putting-together-a-shoot/page/4/#post-43080 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:11:34 -0400 DK, That explains alot being born in SF. Castro district I bet hey?

]]> b139708b8f27df56be9ba0c1edcfd787 mike17670 replied to the topic Putting together a shoot in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/putting-together-a-shoot/page/4/#post-42950 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:55:49 -0400 SS,

I’m in Prunedale, just north of Salinas.

Mike17670

]]> 86844fff175fc3f486e5c24eb500145c mike17670 replied to the topic BEST SCOPE UNDER $200.00??? in the forum Optics/Nightvision https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/best-scope-under-200-00/#post-42757 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:35:54 -0400 SS,

Take a look at this web page http://www.kermitairgunclub.com . They have quite a list of scopes with reviews, no prices though. I’ve been looking for a scope for a Beeman C-1 that will hold together. Man, shooting a springer once in awhile makes you appreciate the PCP’s even more.

Mike17670

]]> 558d54dd47d667b7349df433a183f678 mike17670 replied to the topic Putting together a shoot in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/putting-together-a-shoot/page/3/#post-42756 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:27:18 -0400 Hey SS,
How about San Luis / Los Banos area for a gathering. Right in the middle of all of us Californian’s.

Mike17670

]]> defef6ec652bcd82fd4708ddb4746d9a mike17670 replied to the topic Looking at getting a .20 cal barrel some day in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/looking-at-getting-a-20-cal-barrel-some-day/page/2/#post-42067 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:42:50 -0400 PatricKStam,

I have a .20 cal 24″ barreled Condor. After messing around a bit with I get 23.4 gr Eunjins running in the 980’s. TH .087, pw 11. Turn the pw down to 7 and throw 13.9 Kodiaks at 1050. POI for both are so close to being the same that starlings don’t care at 60 yards. Flat-a#* amazing what a 23.4 gr. sleeping pill will do to the…Read more

]]> 3d3f035db0e1f76cc1cec20b81125e6d mike17670 replied to the topic my universal whisper in the forum Shrouds and Moderators https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/my-universal-whisper/#post-40627 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:46:33 -0400 Real nice work! 😀 Hows your velocity compare with or without the shroud on? Looks like the interior baffle is 8 inches? Once again, nice work.

Mike17670

]]> 2ca3f18129bd577f4c5a7836e806ccd5 mike17670 replied to the topic Kodiak trajectory in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/kodiak-trajectory/#post-40626 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:35:46 -0400 SavageSam,
Sorry, thats with .20 cal Kodiaks out of a Condor with a 24″ barrel.

Mike17670

]]> 2eb161d4ebfc73e214be018663f36b36 mike17670 replied to the topic Kodiak trajectory in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/kodiak-trajectory/#post-40530 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:25:22 -0400 I’ve got my pw set 7,top hat at .087 and I’m getting 1050 fps, with a fill of 2700 psi.

Mike17670 😀

]]> f19ddca199fb916f68d8422627d6bb31 mike17670 replied to the topic TOP HAT ADJUSTMENT QUESTION FOR THOSE IN THE KNOW...ADAM/WOK in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/top-hat-adjustment-question-for-those-in-the-know-adam-wok/#post-39487 Fri, 23 May 2008 04:01:48 -0400 Sam,
I’ve got my th at .087 , pw @6, 1050 +/- , Kodiaks,13.9 gr .20 cal. Fill is 2700, will start having noticeable drop in trajectory after 40/or so shots. That’s a lot of starlings. Refill 1800. Cool thing is poi for Kodiaks is the same for eunjin , 23.7, with the pw @ 11. Much more punch with the eunjin and more sound. My neighbors don’t mind…Read more

]]> b17c2f0115b73313b20c7d5507cf6316 mike17670 replied to the topic The $8 Grip in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/the-8-grip/page/3/#post-39025 Tue, 13 May 2008 04:46:40 -0400 Just got mine from the manufacture. It took all of 1 minute to put it on and gives the gun a nice “hand-shake”.

Mike17670 😀

]]> 119df9304c5f1ccf267a224d9f3bae98 mike17670 replied to the topic AirForce scope. in the forum Optics/Nightvision https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/airforce-scope/#post-38933 Sun, 11 May 2008 03:15:08 -0400 I got a 4-16×50 on my condor .20 cal., works good, just got to watch the set screws in the adjuster knobs.
mike17670

]]> 5e35f09fdd41802efd1f0b24808b0d55 mike17670 started the topic Shimming scopes in the forum Optics/Nightvision https://talonairgunforum.com/forums/topic/shimming-scopes/ Sun, 11 May 2008 02:13:43 -0400 How do the rest of you folks shim your scopes you get it on paper? I’ve been using lead strips between the rear ring and the scope tube, sound familiar?
Mike 17670

]]> 1486ba9b3ffe16c263db3dfd6fb973e8 mike17670 started the topic Food for thought. in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgunforum.com/forums/topic/food-for-thought/ Fri, 09 May 2008 21:38:25 -0400 Got a question Guy’s. If you adjust the TH at a low PW number, as Adam suggests, instead of the PW that you normally would shoot, would that help control the number of shots needed after re-charging to return to “normal” velocity? I ask this because of the number of shots{38} it took after my last re-charge{2800 psi} to get back to normal…Read more

]]> 2ca95dabcf6a81343606beadd9e8b137 mike17670 replied to the topic 20 cal barrels in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/20-cal-barrels/page/2/#post-38736 Tue, 06 May 2008 16:12:03 -0400 I’ve had great results with my .20 Condor. Just working on getting to know it but everything I’ve shot dies.
Mike 17670

]]> 79f19217224b26f77cd1e87f20c965af mike17670 replied to the topic Velocity and accuracy questions in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/velocity-and-accuracy-questions/#post-38735 Tue, 06 May 2008 16:02:57 -0400 Had great luck with Eunjins and Kodiaks in my .20 cal Condor.Top hat set @.087, pw set @11 for the EJ”S and PW set @ 6 for the Kodiaks. High 900’s with the EJ’s and mid 1000’s {1050} with the Kodiaks. Alot of variables play into finding what works the best in your gun, as I’m learning. This forum is the best place to find the answers as you…Read more

]]> 400b4658c6deb307baf794a96da73b74 mike17670 replied to the topic Help in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/help-d11/#post-38694 Mon, 05 May 2008 21:39:57 -0400 New valve,I think, new gun should be a new valve you think? Your explanation makes sense though. When I preloaded the PW to 11 to shoot the EJs, my velocity was normal for that pellet at that PW rate.
Only when I backed off the PW, I saw a large difference, i.e. spring wasn’t strong enough to open the valve all the way. I know I didn’t put over…Read more

]]> 659de31f017727742697b1da9ac36e7e mike17670 replied to the topic Help in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/help-d11/#post-38692 Mon, 05 May 2008 21:25:56 -0400 Took your advice and you were correct, the velocity returned after 30 some shots. What happened, is this common, and what can I do to prevent it from happening again?

Thanks,
Mike 17670 ❓

]]> 4aed9ff658831cb1f471301342396ce3 mike17670 started the topic Help in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgunforum.com/forums/topic/help-d11/ Mon, 05 May 2008 17:21:37 -0400 I was running some chrony test this morning on some EJ’S and Kodiaks, both were coming in just as expected. I decided to top off my tank and recheck at 2900 psi when I discovered that my velocity dropped off by 200 fps with my Kodiaks. Wo , what happened? I check and refilled the bottle again, still the same results. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Mike…Read more

]]> 224253fece6150696c017460448a643d mike17670 replied to the topic Modifying calipers for top hat measuring. in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/modifying-calipers-for-top-hat-measuring/#post-38656 Sun, 04 May 2008 14:55:52 -0400 Very Nice! Every at Fort Ord or Hunter Leggett?

]]> df6a86ad291d9629895cd3d11fca5112 mike17670 replied to the topic PYRAMID AIR REPORT FRIDAY MAY 2ND. GOOD READING in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/pyramid-air-report-friday-may-2nd-good-reading/#post-38632 Sat, 03 May 2008 22:58:14 -0400 Amen brother!

Mike 17670

]]> 74e29dd83f46e03ea66824e2f0cc7f75 mike17670 replied to the topic Modifying calipers for top hat measuring. in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/modifying-calipers-for-top-hat-measuring/#post-38631 Sat, 03 May 2008 22:50:03 -0400 Sweet! Is that damascus steel or are my eyes going bad?
Mike17670

]]> 3c687881f89f38f297679c23e031b484 mike17670 replied to the topic Modifying calipers for top hat measuring. in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/modifying-calipers-for-top-hat-measuring/#post-38607 Sat, 03 May 2008 04:14:23 -0400 Mike, It’s more fun to tinker than it is to “just ” clean. Like you “upside-down” blade.

Mike 17670

]]> dd77dc6156f1570bbc5e6b2cf3abb400 mike17670 replied to the topic Modifying calipers for top hat measuring. in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/modifying-calipers-for-top-hat-measuring/#post-38359 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:22:50 -0400 Knifemaker,

Nothing as long as your feeler gauges are clean, no dirt ,oil, lent, or any other material that might add a couple thou or so.

Nice knives!

Mike 17670

]]> 27e117b6daa0e44d79d2e20ef7f5fdb6 mike17670 replied to the topic Modifying calipers for top hat measuring. in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/modifying-calipers-for-top-hat-measuring/#post-38358 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:17:26 -0400 Didn’t ruin anything, took material off where it’s not used for measuring function. Look at the probes used to measure interior dimensions. Closed they look like an broad head with two parts separated by a center line. When they open to measure, the center lines cross and expand with the measuring surfaces to the outside in position to measure…Read more

]]> 8fb72dabfe87dcfabcf3855fa64016c6 mike17670 started the topic Modifying calipers for top hat measuring. in the forum General Chat https://talonairgunforum.com/forums/topic/modifying-calipers-for-top-hat-measuring/ Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:35:22 -0400 Hey Guy’s ,

A little slow and careful work with a Dremal cutting down the inside measuring probes {back side} and you can get direct measurements with your calipers for top hat tuning.

Once I figure out how to post a picture I’ll show you.

🙄

I’ll double check with feeler gauges and playing cards.

Mike17670 😀

]]> e7446b2c973fd9c14ecffc809e4a338c mike17670 replied to the topic CHRONY RESULTS FOR TWO STOCK CONDORS 11 SHOT STRINGS in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/chrony-results-for-two-stock-condors-11-shot-strings/#post-38336 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:33:57 -0400 Sam,
What is your stock top hat measurement?
Thanks,
Mike17670

]]> 1cfd2452f0893afcf2abfb9648d62061 mike17670 replied to the topic top hat adjustment in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/top-hat-adjustment-d17/#post-38322 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:22:30 -0400 Ok Guy’s,

Just used a caliper on three different pellets measuring the “dome” and the “skirt”
“Dome” “Skirt”

Crosman .196 .202

Kodak .198 .207

Exact .201 .208

These are averages of 5 pellets per manufacture. All were reasonably constant.

Could explain the “feel”…Read more

]]> 617435502d1cf91b7b53cbd3caf3f2e6 mike17670 replied to the topic top hat adjustment in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/top-hat-adjustment-d17/#post-38320 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:11 -0400 It’s all the pellets. Every other brand I’ve tried , I feel a slight resistance while loading into the barrel. The Crosman slips right in with no resistance. Normal?

How about my other question about the “sweet spot”, am I on track here?

Thanks, Mike 😛

]]> 761dd17989fb51976e892f67c9ae1dc7 mike17670 started the topic top hat adjustment in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgunforum.com/forums/topic/top-hat-adjustment-d17/ Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:50:59 -0400 Hey Guy’s,

I thought I’d try adjusting my .20 cal. condors top hat as per instructions that WalkonKing provided. After starting at .070, at a power wheel setting of 4 and working my way wider, I found a series of small increases in velocity, 25 to 50 fps. When I adjusted to .087, the increase in velocity jump up by 154 fps. Is this the “sweet…Read more

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