Talonairgun | secoda | Activity https://talonairgunforum.com/members/secoda/activity/ Activity feed for secoda. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:09:21 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 ad8f820c0796b7e98502b90c05fe18bc secoda replied to the topic hoot in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/hoot-d35/page/2/#post-430290 Wed, 14 Aug 2019 18:56:47 -0400 This might explain it now (new forum). 😉

I just picked off a chipmunk with the Baby Cricket. It has been a fierce summer of backyard pests. 🙂

I just went to resupply the sunflower seeds and someone had bought the entire pallet of 50 lb. bags at the farm store.

The summer here has been relatively mild for the Missouri Ozarks after a wet…Read more

]]> a374996e5ad417b8f02a69b54642a9d7 secoda replied to the topic hoot in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/hoot-d35/page/2/#post-332694 Fri, 09 Aug 2019 17:30:30 -0400 I am getting messages from 2013 from this forum. The forum must be changing? Looks like my last few posts are missing. Anyone else noticing strange phenomena? 🙂

]]> d5aee852d182e0c6dee28ef1d78ac3fc secoda replied to the topic Long range (178 m) with my .22 Huben in the forum Other BullPups https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/long-range-178-m-with-my-22-huben/#post-277177 Thu, 16 May 2019 18:14:47 -0400 Is it pretty quiet?

So about 70 ft. lbs.? Enough for small game.

Is the semi-auto functioning pretty reliable at this point?

Thanks!

]]> d8eef4aed9f534e407dc77be858da250 secoda replied to the topic Long range (178 m) with my .22 Huben in the forum Other BullPups https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/long-range-178-m-with-my-22-huben/#post-277173 Wed, 15 May 2019 18:30:52 -0400 :suprisedn: So what size group in inches or mm did you get with the Huben at 88 meters (96 yards)? I saw Joe’s video on one at 244 yards. They have been trying to get these guns working reliably a long time.

Please give the specifications on your Huben and the details of the group size, velocity, etc.

How many full power shots are you…Read more

]]> 818c7574c636c36ae2d95dcdffbcb821 secoda replied to the topic hoot in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/hoot-d35/#post-277152 Tue, 30 Apr 2019 23:54:09 -0400 Same here. It’s the only place I could sell an airgun. No responses on three forums for a week and it was sold on AGN in two days once I posted there. Sad but true.

On another note the millenials are as a group really screwed up. They are putting a ton of traditional industries in a tail spin in favor of having their noses buried in their cell…Read more

]]> 87d2f38cd12b0b7c8c1b4188a00bd208 secoda replied to the topic I think its a bullpup full auto in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/i-think-its-a-bullpup-full-auto/#post-276974 Sun, 24 Feb 2019 18:56:39 -0400 You think this full-auto will actually work reliably? :suprisedn:

]]> a72bfca513a7473cdbb1b7f5f57e9960 secoda replied to the topic I knew the air gun laws were coming in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/i-knew-the-air-gun-laws-were-coming/#post-276971 Sun, 24 Feb 2019 13:43:09 -0400 We are unincorporated but any nearby cities have had airgun ordinances for decades. Lots of airgun shooting still occurs in city limits but if anything malicious happens they can nail you.

]]> 88ef8bc778156d5593ba475d8a2832f4 secoda replied to the topic Kalibrgun bullpup in 30 caliber in the forum Kalibrgun https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/kalibrgun-bullpup-in-30-caliber/#post-276844 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 01:27:36 -0400 I was just shooting my Gen 1 30 cal standard Edgun. It is still on the the first valve stem amazingly.

I lost track of the shots on it but it is higher than 2500 on the original stem. It is a bird feeder and large pest killer. lol

75 FPE is tough on stuff. 😈 I usually use the .177 Compact Cricket or .22 Mutant but the 30 cal blows them up.

]]> bd701a0849b5b65c85ccdd7884b061ef secoda replied to the topic Protect your nuts in the forum Other Guns https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/protect-your-nuts/#post-276654 Mon, 03 Dec 2018 18:06:57 -0400 Missouri is a little known secret (the southern Ozarks). Most folks hear only about the high H&H weather and crime in St. Louis and steer clear of the rest of the state. Now some “yahoo” went and put it in the top ten undiscovered places to live IN THE WORLD. :suprisedn: We hate them for that. :angrymob: Hopefully, most dismiss it. We don’t…Read more

]]> 4d3ad354a270ac576febe3e7c437be0f secoda replied to the topic Protect your nuts in the forum Other Guns https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/protect-your-nuts/#post-276644 Sat, 01 Dec 2018 13:53:04 -0400 I rarely get a hold of any departed pests because the owls, hawks, and a small falcon we have know to come a flying when they hear that airgun go off. :biggrinn: Even the foxes and neighbors cat can’t compete with the big birds for a snack.

Nice scenery. We had a grand fall.


]]> 2526546f611ebae9e1fadf818f26f97c secoda replied to the topic New Kalibrgun is coming in the forum Kalibrgun https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/new-kalibrgun-is-coming/#post-276213 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 16:30:35 -0400 I found this post from about a month ago. 😛

“ONLY Airguns of Arizona will sell this gun. I just emailed them today August 7th, 2018..and they said NO word on when the Capybara will be out.”

]]> 33a221ae81ceaac7ea3d555b220af97d secoda replied to the topic Pellets v/s slugs, Very good stuff in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/pellets-v-s-slugs-very-good-stuff/#post-276085 Sat, 01 Sep 2018 10:15:00 -0400 Which ones did you order? Have a link? I have on Ozark behind my house. It’s a good backstop.

]]> a17eca5435b7d2767cd6c5561d350143 secoda replied to the topic cocking lever in front or rear. in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/cocking-lever-in-front-or-rear/#post-275929 Tue, 14 Aug 2018 13:49:58 -0400 I guess I love the rear right because I never need a follow-up shot. 😛

95% of the time my gun is in a rest (gorilla bag rest) and the rear is sometimes more accessible. :winkn:

]]> 0f78e5605fb5412d0243586241caa6c3 secoda replied to the topic Matt testing the 177 caliber Cricket in the forum Kalibrgun https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/matt-testing-the-177-caliber-cricket/#post-275877 Fri, 03 Aug 2018 21:33:22 -0400 I just cleaned the barrel on my Compact Cricket .177 with a patch worm. Outstandingly accurate, small, and light.

:4:

]]> d6764ff39e057f682bb0a3bbc399953e secoda replied to the topic Early 2014 Omega Super Charger in the forum Compressors, tanks and pumps https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/early-2014-omega-super-charger/#post-275859 Tue, 31 Jul 2018 16:11:04 -0400 On the technique I use the pump doesn’t ever have a hard initial startup but you have to sit there maybe two minutes for it to pressurize up the line and the dryer I use.

Last time I spoke to Donny he wasn’t shooting much if at all. He stays busy making $$. :biggrinn:

quote GKU:Yah, it was this guy that taught me the wrong way ……..…Read more

]]> d9b34a2612f159a0a31c9c54571f0a48 secoda replied to the topic Early 2014 Omega Super Charger in the forum Compressors, tanks and pumps https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/early-2014-omega-super-charger/#post-275857 Tue, 31 Jul 2018 15:50:41 -0400 I charge up the line to the tank pressure (using the Omega shutoff gauge) before opening the tank valve while it is running. Then there is no change in the pump or high load added. That actually came from the manufacturer. :winkn:

I filled another’s tank for about a year since there is so much capacity.

]]> 58cd2416494a124bcd5739a9a602d5f2 secoda replied to the topic You want to be impressed with a .25 cal in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/you-want-to-be-impressed-with-a-25-cal/#post-275828 Sat, 28 Jul 2018 18:11:19 -0400 These pellets (below) are all I use set at 900 fps. ME 19 ft. lbs. It has taken a lot (hundreds) of birds and squirrels out to 75 yards. Maybe a few past that. The standard JSB of the same pellets are fine. My Baby Cricket has never had an oring or valve failure. It sounds like they are collectors items? :fishing: If I ever sell anything the .22…Read more

]]> d9183353c7c71f2c22f9e42cf3d28b1c secoda replied to the topic You want to be impressed with a .25 cal in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/you-want-to-be-impressed-with-a-25-cal/#post-275819 Fri, 27 Jul 2018 20:57:25 -0400 I also think I have the only Gen 1 shorty 30 cal Edgun that has not broken a valve stem in 3000 shots too (although I have a lot of spares). :biggrinn: It’s my coon gun. I do have it set only at 875 fps for about 75 fpe but it is sufficient on coons and ground hogs. It has mild hammer noise, etc. at this velocity but so many tried to get them…Read more

]]> 39c9a4fabd85edd9e2d833be4586fb23 secoda replied to the topic You want to be impressed with a .25 cal in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/you-want-to-be-impressed-with-a-25-cal/#post-275816 Fri, 27 Jul 2018 19:14:03 -0400 Make me run! :suprisedn:

]]> ce3be651f8d1070a0582bd2e729a2c08 secoda replied to the topic You want to be impressed with a .25 cal in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/you-want-to-be-impressed-with-a-25-cal/#post-275813 Fri, 27 Jul 2018 18:32:15 -0400 Now I mainly use a .177 Baby Cricket or .22 compact Mutant. More flop! 😛

Our chipmunk population has exploded here and I have bagged over thirty this season already. That is more than most years. I have bagged Alvin, Theodore, and Simon, and most of their relatives I think. :4:

Now we have bears running around since they started “managing”…Read more

]]> c9f66b3c06f25a47fbb4a22c2533945d secoda replied to the topic Talondor .25 Soars in June in the forum Hunting https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/talondor-25-soars-in-june/#post-275389 Sun, 10 Jun 2018 14:17:06 -0400 requires a sign-in to view.

]]> 422e877dddbe1fef8dc64e1bb704bc20 secoda replied to the topic Hot in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/hot/#post-275374 Fri, 08 Jun 2018 19:52:06 -0400 I have been on all of the major islands except Hawaii. I need to get there for a visit.

Never let a volcano get in the way of a good round of golf. 😛

]]> 424b1400a4d4c3e3919392cffb37cd30 secoda replied to the topic Hot in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/hot/#post-275372 Fri, 08 Jun 2018 17:34:37 -0400 Can you surf the lava? I was shocked to see the count on houses was over 600. :suprisedn:

]]> b53f42f33db240ea64d7cddcb93801b1 secoda replied to the topic Hot in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/hot/#post-275361 Thu, 07 Jun 2018 20:13:18 -0400 I am often the designated driver. We are renting a 150 hp pontoon with a built-in slide this year (below). I have owned two boats and it makes me appreciate an expensive rental so much. lol


]]> e468229c392b0294b99655003dc04b90 secoda replied to the topic Hot in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/hot/#post-275358 Thu, 07 Jun 2018 18:41:38 -0400 I am envious. No plans to go this year. The chipmunks, sparrows, and starlings will have to do. lol

We have a seven trips reserved in the big RV for each of the seven month season this year and started in April. About thirty-five days reserved so far. We are going to Table Rock Lake next in two weeks for a full week with the entire family. Even…Read more

]]> 6eb11f58ec49b593a0c9b11b88dec1d5 secoda replied to the topic Hot in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/hot/#post-275349 Wed, 06 Jun 2018 15:08:42 -0400 We are under attack. The numbers of chipmunks has been skyrocketing the last three years and they are everywhere this spring. I have picked off about a dozen so far. There was little spring here this year. It went from cold to hot. We have few flying insects here surprisingly like mosquito’s and mainly see hornets and wasps normally but this year…Read more

]]> 5292dae719d3616e56924c7bb404114f secoda replied to the topic funny how we hide the cost in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/funny-how-we-hide-the-cost/#post-275323 Fri, 01 Jun 2018 19:36:39 -0400 That Marlin 39A could keep my Browning BL-22 company. :biggrinn:

My buddy retired from Browning and opened his own store which is huge now and they refinished my BL-22 with a new grade II stock to a new condition and fixed the trigger. Amazing work as it was pretty scratched. It was my very first firearm. I had a Browning semi-auto grade II 22…Read more

]]> b5585cabc1df3d0f96168c9dce345981 secoda replied to the topic new air gun site in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/new-air-gun-site/#post-275314 Fri, 01 Jun 2018 04:03:18 -0400 Their mission statement conflicts with their rules imo. It sounds like videos can have a fee to view. (Monetized)

]]> b1cdac542bc7625feadbe0c00cc282d4 secoda replied to the topic to dam hot, in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/to-dam-hot/#post-275303 Wed, 30 May 2018 10:45:11 -0400 I shoot out the crack of a sliding door. Been doing it for 25 years.

]]> 2a9e95b8cd6bf38bd6f1bac6ba8d301a secoda replied to the topic FX GUNS, Just take a look in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/fx-guns-just-take-a-look/#post-275068 Wed, 25 Apr 2018 21:05:31 -0400 Right – it’s the 2-3 year beta testing phase with customers that sux on brand new models. At least Ed was doing it with small quantities but Fredrick is sending bushels of the latest guns out to receive their final testing by the public. Ernest is helping mask the symptoms of the problem a bit but the guns often reach the customers first. I guess…Read more

]]> 346f1a6483f9ec0b026aa6e246f55704 secoda replied to the topic FX GUNS, Just take a look in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/fx-guns-just-take-a-look/#post-275064 Wed, 25 Apr 2018 19:15:49 -0400 Doesn’t their web site description say it all? :biggrinn:

From the shelf into the service department. :winkn:

]]> 17f57c00a7a0befd70ad9a703a157628 secoda replied to the topic My new FX impact... possibly the greatest gun of all time in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/my-new-fx-impact-possibly-the-greatest-gun-of-all-time/#post-274847 Sun, 01 Apr 2018 12:58:04 -0400 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

]]> 94a0987a0b397deca70cc26ce4cbe6b4 secoda replied to the topic Ernest is starting FX master classes in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/ernest-is-starting-fx-master-classes/#post-274516 Mon, 05 Mar 2018 14:28:06 -0400 So does all of this mean FX are masters at breaking so we are having master classes to fix them all of the time? 😛

I don’t need a master classes for my other airguns (just a few videos help). I don’t like airguns that break a lot or don’t work out of the box.

Or – the answer isn’t make the airguns better at the factory but to make the…Read more

]]> 56034a88217a2e97841c86221809cf83 secoda replied to the topic FX hate in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/fx-hate/#post-274505 Sun, 04 Mar 2018 15:33:50 -0400 Here is another crappy FX (Crown). I would call it constant disappointment instead of hate. 😉 The purpose of AGN is to spin the constant problems to sell FX. Any posts that deter from that purpose are deleted and the users banned.

http://www.talonairgun.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=36847

]]> bd0810a41c1d248121b6180bf47f7a02 secoda replied to the topic FX hate in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/fx-hate/#post-274454 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 14:35:17 -0400 Yep – it is an FX/AOA sponsored forum and extremely biased. My ID accuracy rating went down over there and I have not even logged on in six months until today. LOL

I was just reading through some posts and it has moderated a little more from the past IMO. As log as you are a sponsor – folks are allowed to post positively about your product.…Read more

]]> 850fa6cdb1a172d7c03728d2c3ea1139 secoda replied to the topic one more appeal to you tube, a call for help in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/one-more-appeal-to-you-tube-a-call-for-help/#post-274442 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 03:16:03 -0400 it doesn’t mean they will be allowed back on.

“YouTube’s new moderators, brought in to spot fake, misleading and extreme videos, stumbled in one of their first major tests, mistakenly removing some clips and channels in the midst of a nationwide debate on gun control.”

Pull Right-Wing C…Read more

]]> 27efb614ca3ff0a9b81b22f4403dcfa9 secoda replied to the topic FX hate in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/fx-hate/#post-274433 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 23:25:40 -0400 Are you wondering what the history is of FX airguns or what the history is the forum discussions are on FX? ❓

Your question is loaded to begin with.

]]> 9676cc668ba040022a8009a912a24978 secoda replied to the topic one more appeal to you tube, a call for help in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/one-more-appeal-to-you-tube-a-call-for-help/#post-274404 Sun, 25 Feb 2018 17:42:03 -0400 I see many think they added an auto-bot to police the channels that is errant. AI gone awry?

]]> fbbfa8d2c4485b1ec24350b7e81c6daf secoda replied to the topic Teds appeal to youtube in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/teds-appeal-to-youtube/#post-274402 Sun, 25 Feb 2018 15:30:23 -0400 I also read it is Google pressuring YouTube who owns them. Google is as Liberal as companies come these days. :winkn:

]]> b5692bbae421c929e2bfd94651594978 secoda replied to the topic Teds appeal to youtube in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/teds-appeal-to-youtube/#post-274399 Sun, 25 Feb 2018 03:46:10 -0400 It looks like they are knocking off vendor/businesses that deal with guns of any kind. They mentioned that HICKOK45 (famous firearm reviewer) was terminated but then temporarily reinstated since he isn’t a business. YouTube doesn’t guarantee 1st Amendment rights. It is still unclear completely what is going on but it seems connected to the Google…Read more

]]> 007b210ac993c3d88cae443a1c0920b2 secoda replied to the topic The new KalibrGun Colibri in the forum Kalibrgun https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/the-new-kalibrgun-colibri/#post-274160 Thu, 01 Feb 2018 19:52:21 -0400 Do the new ones come with a gunsmith to make them work? :biggrinn:

I might have picked another name.

]]> a31507b82f004067515d914ad3e5a5d4 secoda replied to the topic The new KalibrGun Colibri in the forum Kalibrgun https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/the-new-kalibrgun-colibri/#post-274141 Thu, 01 Feb 2018 02:22:36 -0400 5 – 6 months? :suprisedn: They have been coming for years. 😛

]]> 242621685c1edd3832e6a84daaee98d7 secoda replied to the topic 2018 Bunnies In The Bluff in the forum Hunting https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/2018-bunnies-in-the-bluff/#post-273902 Thu, 18 Jan 2018 21:22:57 -0400 I never put mine back out there after the Photobucket crisis. lol You simply link to it. There is a pixel limit on the size of the image but it allows animated GIF’s.

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]]> 5f4b78a57009ca40e3c96541dce38ee3 secoda replied to the topic 2018 Bunnies In The Bluff in the forum Hunting https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/2018-bunnies-in-the-bluff/#post-273901 Thu, 18 Jan 2018 21:20:47 -0400 I never put mine back out there after the Photobucket crisis. lol You simply upload it. There is probably a pixel limit on the size of the image but it allows animated GIF’s,

quote Zonk:See the guy above you, Secoda? He can answer better than I can. He’s a computer genius I’ve already forgot how I did it.

]]> 4b0b255781590ed8eae7245444a28798 secoda replied to the topic 2018 Bunnies In The Bluff in the forum Hunting https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/2018-bunnies-in-the-bluff/#post-273896 Thu, 18 Jan 2018 13:50:13 -0400 It seems like nothing still beats a Hawke scope for some cam action. :winkn:

That terrain is the exact opposite of ours. Think hilly woods.

]]> 21ac9b82d1b179a709b75303d9957d55 secoda replied to the topic Whom has the Ultimate SNIPING birdfeeder setup? in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/whom-has-the-ultimate-sniping-birdfeeder-setup/#post-273806 Fri, 12 Jan 2018 14:16:21 -0400 “blue gays” :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

The deer pulled my feeder down again. They grab the bottom tray with their teeth and bend the steel ring that holds it on. :4:

]]> 0f8ca01e3f2f4edb081e9cd96673be19 secoda replied to the topic Whom has the Ultimate SNIPING birdfeeder setup? in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/whom-has-the-ultimate-sniping-birdfeeder-setup/#post-273709 Fri, 05 Jan 2018 19:39:21 -0400 :mrgreen:

I consider my setup pretty optimal and even picked off sparrows on most of the arctic days we just had for the last two weeks. The feeders I use are all metal Chinese specials. Sparrows actually prefer the ground so I have raised platforms to keep the fox and deer from eating everything. I also stick with .177 a lot to minimize damage…Read more

]]> 244f6c0a3d6b58ce85d3af8340cd2402 secoda replied to the topic reading about a new gun, 25 yards WTF in the forum BullPup General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/reading-about-a-new-gun-25-yards-wtf/#post-273523 Mon, 25 Dec 2017 12:12:45 -0400 It certainly weighs less than FX and is more reliable. A much higher fun/dollar ratio. :8:

]]> 64149a86e9b36ea992df141c72d2c074 secoda replied to the topic Lube around air tube's hole ... does Cricket leak? in the forum Kalibrgun https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/lube-around-air-tube-s-hole-does-cricket-leak/#post-273421 Mon, 18 Dec 2017 16:24:02 -0400 My Baby Cricket did the same for the first few months.

]]> 0bb1f3c47a53d91352e60c6073969530 secoda replied to the topic Lube around air tube's hole ... does Cricket leak? in the forum Kalibrgun https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/lube-around-air-tube-s-hole-does-cricket-leak/#post-273400 Sun, 17 Dec 2017 16:52:47 -0400 Normal and unlikely it is leaking. Is the pressure dropping over a few days?

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