Talonairgun | txwatcher91 | Activity https://talonairgunforum.com/members/txwatcher91/activity/ Activity feed for txwatcher91. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:09:21 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 ff0ca8f1a7d003f08e6f2c353eebe2a3 txwatcher91 replied to the topic Condor valve leaking in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/condor-valve-leaking/#post-173515 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:29:53 -0400 Where can I get one of those from?

Was looking on Amazon and was wondering if these would be the right size and work well? http://www.amazon.com/Standard-K-Valve-DuPont-O-Ring-10pcs/dp/B00BGVNH0C/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1370356624&sr=8-2&keywords=014+o-ring

]]> 7ee60e7a8f9d492cfe60d063d9ee0a18 txwatcher91 replied to the topic New Condor in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/new-condor-d0/#post-100358 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:45:44 -0400 Either turn the power wheel almost all the way down, or you could fill to a lower PSI, like 2500 or so.

]]> 0d8e302051478eaa89184b70293e6229 txwatcher91 replied to the topic FUN TARGETS!!!!! in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/fun-targets/#post-100357 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:44:20 -0400 quote rj-porter:glue pistol primer to head of 22cal crow mag pellet shoot squirrel i thw head and watch it explode

Hmm thats an interesting one, how do you put the primer on there without it rubbing against the edges of the barrel?

]]> dcec15b855d2ef2163384f913f96ccd3 txwatcher91 replied to the topic Condor Info in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/condor-info/#post-100276 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:51:23 -0400 quote Rowdy:If your really into the target shooting at 100 yards and with the Condor, I would look for the .25 caliber custom Condors… You can’t buy a new Condor in .25 to my knowledge anyway. But Talon Tunes could fix you up with the Condor you would be best off with… Trust me if I was going to get a Condor again and starting from scratch and…Read more

]]> d25ad782110baa18331a6a5ac4abaa1c txwatcher91 replied to the topic Expensive pellets, lol in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/expensive-pellets-lol/#post-53016 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:41:06 -0400 quote Love my Talon SS:quote txwatcher91:quote Love my Talon SS:I just bought 5 tins $2500.00 Maybe They will give them to me for free when they realize the mistake. 😆

Or either you are going to be paying out a boatload of money, let us know the results 😆 😆 😆

I am of coarse just kidding, But they prolly would give free to save…Read more

]]> 1a70cd378cd2ae55e93a161c0ff031cb txwatcher91 replied to the topic Expensive pellets, lol in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/expensive-pellets-lol/#post-52981 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:39:34 -0400 quote Love my Talon SS:I just bought 5 tins $2500.00 Maybe They will give them to me for free when they realize the mistake. 😆

Or either you are going to be paying out a boatload of money, let us know the results 😆 😆 😆

]]> 1cc2fff07f4efda420909893749b012b txwatcher91 replied to the topic Expensive pellets, lol in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/expensive-pellets-lol/#post-52974 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:05:09 -0400 quote Mr-lama:Ha. I’m guessing the decimal should be a couple places to the left.

I can see someone thinking it said 5.00, and buying it. That would SUCK. 😛

Yeah, like me, “WOW, $5 for that many pellets, I am gonna buy some.” Only to check out and find I spent $500, lol. 😯

]]> 92b1fbf52b6a8b35563df15119ac806a txwatcher91 replied to the topic Big Boy vs Kodiak and JSB Exact Jumbo's in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/big-boy-vs-kodiak-and-jsb-exact-jumbo-s/#post-50948 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:12:42 -0400 How accurate are the new JSB big boy pellets? I have been looking at trying them if they are accurate.

]]> 581ffb5b2a5f34a02466cdb407f74641 txwatcher91 replied to the topic A thought about Predators and making a better Hollow Point in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/a-thought-about-predators-and-making-a-better-hollow-point/page/2/#post-50230 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:06:23 -0400 quote Mr-lama:Again, you have to consider the rapid accelleration. If it’s too thin, the air resistance will collapse it.

Yeah, that’s true. But a thin piece of steel or lead would probably do the trick. Gun primers are fun though, shot one glued to a CM into a tin can filled with gas and it blew up! 😈

]]> 2c320cc3ddcb4f1cd8a8ab317e207dc4 txwatcher91 replied to the topic A thought about Predators and making a better Hollow Point in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/a-thought-about-predators-and-making-a-better-hollow-point/page/2/#post-50164 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:54:06 -0400 What about it somehow you could put like a “sheet” of something thing over the top of the HP with the inside cavity still hollow? Maybe paper? This would be so light it wouldn’t affect the balance much if at all and would make more of a wadcutter shape.

]]> a40a827b681a811713ae166703a9acdf txwatcher91 replied to the topic New type of pellet in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/new-type-of-pellet/#post-46715 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:46:20 -0400 quote airtight_python:Make that 6.

I wish they’d put a copper tip in the predators rather than polymer. I don’t know that it’d change much. But it’d be cool. 😛

No, a steel tip on the predator would be even better! Can you imagine how well that would penetrate on game with thick fur or hard bones 😈

]]> 961bb0cf5746ad996238af687f3b33c4 txwatcher91 replied to the topic New type of pellet in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/new-type-of-pellet/#post-46639 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:11:00 -0400 These pellets look pretty cool, but that is about it. Maybe I can order some in the coming months and test them out.
BTW, has anyone tried the 32gr. .22 caliber pointed EJ yet? I haven’t been on here much lately so haven’t checked in awhile.

]]> 533ffd7c52f8fcf9a5b63617d52875a8 txwatcher91 replied to the topic Is a TalonSS for me? in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/is-a-talonss-for-me/#post-39642 Mon, 26 May 2008 23:42:44 -0400 You could always order one from Tony. That way it would be working in optimal condition, and you could even get him to make a small shroud for it to make it deadly quiet. That is what I would do if I did not want to worry about getting it to work properly.

]]> 82549f5bef7090f5ca69f16a181f0119 txwatcher91 replied to the topic works for me in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/works-for-me/#post-39351 Tue, 20 May 2008 17:14:45 -0400 Nice shooting. Now try a shotgun shell 😉

]]> 8e6012132329855b359c691d560f5fdf txwatcher91 replied to the topic JSB "BIG BOY" .22 Predators on the way in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/jsb-quot-big-boy-quot-22-predators-on-the-way/#post-38658 Sun, 04 May 2008 18:07:55 -0400 quote ironbrad:i got an email saying these guys are not going to be poly tipped. bummer. i really love the current poly tipped preds. i should be gettiing the “big boys” this week to beta test. i’ll let you guys know how it goes.

on a side note, I asked about .25 poly tipped preds. I was told it was too expensive to do and not enough demand.…Read more

]]> a485422bdbc8b3315c57c64638003a14 txwatcher91 started the topic Why I shoot airguns... in the forum Other Guns https://talonairgunforum.com/forums/topic/why-i-shoot-airguns/ Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:07:31 -0400 Look at this video. This is pretty unbelievable how much kick this gun has. The last guy takes it like it should be.
Video

]]> 506a7092ed831f1afbb95869cf0d533e txwatcher91 replied to the topic 5 Tins of .22 Predators Arrived Today in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/5-tins-of-22-predators-arrived-today/#post-37066 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:15:11 -0400 quote mikemilz:They weigh 16.5 gr …. I’m impressed in the craftmanship in the pellet also it is well put together.

You will love the predators. When you hit a grackle or crow in the chest, you hear a very loud smack. Nothing more pleasing than that sound hitting a crow…

]]> 3445a2170c458f403b593eda7c8be10c txwatcher91 replied to the topic My New AAA.25 Condor in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/my-new-aaa-25-condor/#post-35933 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:22:50 -0400 [quote=”mikemilz”]That is awsome I like the fluted breech and shroud, Tony does awesome work. also how quiet is it with the shroud?

A person spitting is louder.

]]> 4ec4113b491a6fcd2c05aa4eb99664b6 txwatcher91 replied to the topic Getting rid of cats in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/getting-rid-of-cats/page/4/#post-35849 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:17:26 -0400 I am still wondering how this thread went from keeping cats off my property to pitbulls to people arguing about shooting a pitbull.

quote :”I ran to the living room and grabbed my Condor”
“The gun was 3 feet away and the window was open.”

I don’t see anything that is not credible in CW’s story. He never appeared to be changing the facts…Read more

]]> 23f662158b720f1ea64ba7ae8eb6e364 txwatcher91 replied to the topic Getting rid of cats in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/getting-rid-of-cats/page/2/#post-35797 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:47:41 -0400 Thanks for the help everyone. I don’t want to kill the cat as I don’t want to worry about a lawsuit from my neighbor, he is the kind that would sue you at something small and minor like this. I think the best way to go will probably be to get an airsoft gun, or catch the cat in a trap and take it to the owner and tell him my concerns.

Now feral…Read more

]]> bf83cec800c8a45bc0600942b063939f txwatcher91 replied to the topic Getting rid of cats in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/getting-rid-of-cats/#post-35726 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 02:57:43 -0400 quote rob3dr:For real fun, spray the cat itself with the stuff… If you can get it in a non aerosol form (I dont know if it comes that way) just put it in a super soaker with some water and blast the cat next time you see it….haha

Now that sounds like an idea to try. That cat will probably go crazy with that stuff on it 😈

]]> e5fa553aa7e48c4ed73f32b12ca04be9 txwatcher91 replied to the topic Getting rid of cats in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/getting-rid-of-cats/#post-35723 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 02:46:25 -0400 quote martin777:

Hmm, not only would he eat the cat, I might could set out some corn for the squirrels and have him hidden nearby 😈

]]> 4d60372dca30dd908209ed2e11f3f178 txwatcher91 replied to the topic Getting rid of cats in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/getting-rid-of-cats/#post-35709 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:43:28 -0400 Unfortunately, shooting the cat is not an option because my neighbor knows I have an air rifle and if his cat disappeared he would be very upset. How well would an airsoft gun work?

]]> 34a5cda1f81bf346459dc88133465a3c txwatcher91 started the topic Getting rid of cats in the forum General Chat https://talonairgunforum.com/forums/topic/getting-rid-of-cats/ Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:12:08 -0400 Our neighbors behind us have a male cat that keeps coming over meowing, spraying our bushes, chasing squirrels away, etc. and it is driving me crazy. I would like to do something to this cat to keep it from coming back in our yard, but don’t know what I should do to keep him away. Any suggestions on a way I could humanely keep this cat…Read more

]]> d0ac63d0c25d1583c8b9c62a77192d3c txwatcher91 replied to the topic Would this work on the condor? in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/would-this-work-on-the-condor/#post-35127 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:51:25 -0400 Thanks for the help everybody. I will look into the several possibilities mentioned and decide from there.

]]> b8edb60fe8dff567d10a293a67e253ff txwatcher91 replied to the topic 55 yard groups in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/55-yard-groups/#post-35053 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:27:09 -0400 quote RiffRaff:Wierd thing though, the domed 37gr EJs group horrible (same experience in .22 caliber, I guess Im unlucky),
Ive noticed in both calibers, the domed EJs fit very tight. I have to push very hard to chamber these. The 42gr push in tight, but much easier.
I wonder if they were sized slightly smaller if they would shoot better in my…Read more

]]> b09ad510fb12fac68ff06dbc6a20e718 txwatcher91 replied to the topic 55 yard groups in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/55-yard-groups/#post-34987 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:31:53 -0400 Hopefully I will be able to get some groups like that when the wind calms down in the next few weeks. In North Carolina it is usually pretty windy in the late winter/spring and is therefore not very condusive for shooting tight groups.

Have you converted your condor to .25, and if so, is it more accurate at the same distance?

]]> 7d264cc15464e3eba6fba05d7a2e1272 txwatcher91 replied to the topic 55 yard groups in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/55-yard-groups/#post-34963 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:13:06 -0400 quote Vlady:Nice. Looks like under an inch center to center. I assume it’s a Condor?

Yep, sure is. Group measured .91ctc. I think I will be able to manage .60 on a calm day with predators and .50 with kodiaks. BTW, here is a 3 shot kodiak group from 55 yards. Couldn’t shoot a five shot group because it started raining on me.

]]> 7df8c2d14406f0304316ad896e830e4c txwatcher91 started the topic 55 yard groups in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgunforum.com/forums/topic/55-yard-groups/ Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:09:37 -0400 I did some testing today after finally receiving the JSB predators from PA. The shots were taken from 55 yards away and the wind was blowing from left to right, which is the main reason this group is not tighter. Had the weather conditions been better, these groups probably would have been closer to nickel sized at this distance. Overall…Read more

]]> 686f4ad2d0f6d152688788f091e948df txwatcher91 replied to the topic Would this work on the condor? in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/would-this-work-on-the-condor/#post-34763 Sat, 23 Feb 2008 18:15:20 -0400 Anyone?

]]> ccdfbeaef482760990a45ee498615e81 txwatcher91 replied to the topic Condor shroud and updated AF valve in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/condor-shroud-and-updated-af-valve/#post-34725 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:30:09 -0400 quote Nuglor:What kind of bird were you shooting that blew into 3 pieces??? 😯

Not totally sure of the kind, but it was between the size of a sparrow and a robin.

]]> 21a90c5abbb5c863040bf1bddab8b2d7 txwatcher91 started the topic Condor shroud and updated AF valve in the forum Airforce Rifles/Pistols https://talonairgunforum.com/forums/topic/condor-shroud-and-updated-af-valve/ Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:04:58 -0400 I finally got to test my AF condor with shroud and updated valve yesterday and was very impressed. First of all, the shroud from Tony makes this gun VERY quiet. I went hunting and used MCM’s as my ammo. The gun was so quiet that even when I missed a bird they didn’t fly away, they just flew to another branch. One bird I hit square in the chest…Read more

]]> 5eacc6ffdae7e09c9a65ff8c2a1e3250 txwatcher91 replied to the topic 42gr. PEJ's now available from... in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/42gr-pej-s-now-available-from/#post-34148 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:45:15 -0400 I am sure Sluggo is a great guy to deal with, I never questioned that, I was just pointing out another source that people could get these pellets from since they are so popular.

]]> f6488acc288a122a661dae98b345e2a8 txwatcher91 started the topic 42gr. PEJ's now available from... in the forum General Chat https://talonairgunforum.com/forums/topic/42gr-pej-s-now-available-from/ Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:38:23 -0400 Pyramydair. I just noticed this and thought I would share it with everyone else.
42gr. PEJ

]]> 59642bdf002c5b1cbc75ac341616c0d6 txwatcher91 replied to the topic Big bore guns in the forum Other Guns https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/big-bore-guns/#post-32998 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:29:41 -0400 quote rob3dr:I dont know…. BUT… Jim Chapman is selling his Bontranger 45 on the American Airgun Hunters forum…. $450 If you are looking for a big bore and are serious about it, may want to jump on that one quickly.

Thanks for the heads up, but it appears I missed out on that one.

I saw his 20 gauge air shotgun and needless to say…Read more

]]> 9ac8ebc26d2d08f3b48ba649f4dec6b8 txwatcher91 replied to the topic Big bore guns in the forum Other Guns https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/big-bore-guns/#post-32861 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:20:46 -0400 quote rob3dr:Joe has been making guns for a little while now and more recently has been doing big bores. He made me a QB PCP conversion that I reviewed for his site, you’ll see it on the home page.

The 2240 pistol project on his site is also mine.

He’s also done some innovative work with air shotguns and has made a 20 gauge and is working on…Read more

]]> 7dabf92cb6fbb53c4ca5c29c3bd73171 txwatcher91 replied to the topic Big bore guns in the forum Other Guns https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/big-bore-guns/#post-32852 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:32:44 -0400 quote rob3dr:YMMV but I get around 6 good shots out of mine at around 185fpe before POI drops at 50 yards.

I use the .454 rounds in it. Havent tried the .457. Forget .451, may as well be throwing the balls by hand.

It can be modded, but shot count will drop of course with the higher fpe… if you want high FPE to start with, talk to Joe…Read more

]]> 2119b83374543db1c78d6228789aca46 txwatcher91 started the topic Big bore guns in the forum Other Guns https://talonairgunforum.com/forums/topic/big-bore-guns/ Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:21:46 -0400 I was thinking about getting a Sam Yang .45 big bore rifle but had a few questions regarding it.
1. How many good shots does it get on a fill?
2. Can it be modified to shoot close to 250 fpe?
3. What is the actual diameter of the bore of the gun?
4. Would the below mold be easy to use to make .454 round balls?

Here is the link to the site…Read more

]]> e1c4186336f3a80c8e883e8e39f03aeb txwatcher91 replied to the topic Talon/condor vs a 22LR? in the forum Talon/Talon SS https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/talon-condor-vs-a-22lr/page/2/#post-32572 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:37:15 -0400 quote Saugus18:txwatcher91 wrote:]
Saugus18, the 2×4 I shoot at is a very heavy and dense one. It has aged outside for 2 years or so and as a result is very hard. I shoot a 29gr. Eun Jin from 10 yards and it goes through it most of the time, whereas my .22lr shooting 40gr. bullets goes through it from about the same distance, but past 15 yards…Read more

]]> 3834fc8622f571e071d2d49fdc70fd68 txwatcher91 replied to the topic Talon/condor vs a 22LR? in the forum Talon/Talon SS https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/talon-condor-vs-a-22lr/page/2/#post-32538 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:28:43 -0400 quote ronaldpdq:quote txwatcher91:quote ronaldpdq:Depending on where you live, you can buy a shroud from Tony at Talontunes.com.Tyler

I live in texas, is it legal to have a shroud here? My research has said that as long as it can’t be removed (and therefore used on a firearm) that it’s legal. I was told by airhog not to believe what i read on the…Read more

]]> a087fd725a8b57f5c326761e14d43eed txwatcher91 replied to the topic Talon/condor vs a 22LR? in the forum Talon/Talon SS https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/talon-condor-vs-a-22lr/page/2/#post-32502 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:15:48 -0400 quote ronaldpdq:What if someone were accidentally shot in the head with a heavy 22 air rifle bullet though, I have kids so this is a concern and I keep seeing posts where they got through 3/4″ plywood; that’s pretty thick.

Actually the condor will go through a 2×4 on high power with a 29gr. eun jin pellet. Depending on where you live, you can…Read more

]]> 59208c6c409c37121b7a2f4238b7c79b txwatcher91 replied to the topic Anyone seen... in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/anyone-seen/#post-31393 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:25:36 -0400 The reason from the movie was so that the round could not be traced back to the rifle since the ice would melt. We should get everyone on here to e-mail mythbusters and see if they would test this myth with the condor.

So, back to the original question, would a condor be able to shoot an ice bullet accurately, and deadly, at distances under 50…Read more

]]> 3d1d7532a362534c3ccefdd2881020c2 txwatcher91 started the topic Anyone seen... in the forum General Chat https://talonairgunforum.com/forums/topic/anyone-seen/ Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:22:47 -0400 the Mythbusters episode where they test the myth of a person being shot and killed with a bullet made of ice? They were using what looked like a .223, but the heat from the gunpowder was melting the ice bullet before it even came out of the barrel, and so the myth was busted. However, they never tested an air rifle to see if that would work. If…Read more

]]> 44c25dddabc342ef9787f142fc1b4721 txwatcher91 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-30917 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 03:20:27 -0400 As SteveinLA said, keep your receipt as the name of the person that packaged your pellets is usually written on there. I have never had any problems with Pyramyd before, receiving carefully packaged, double-boxed pellets.

]]> e051d60abd4bb2d09e16634e4604bad4 txwatcher91 replied to the topic Frame extender versus shroud in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/frame-extender-versus-shroud/#post-29429 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:08:42 -0400 quote RiffRaff:quote txwatcher91:Does the frame extender quiet the gun enough to allow you to shoot without your neighbors getting upset, or would a shroud be the best choice?
Thanks,
Tyler

I just built a frame extender that works very well. Parts shouldnt be hard to find at your hardware store.

See it…Read more

]]> a452a58fd1c7af3ba6664a28b16954be txwatcher91 replied to the topic Frame extender versus shroud in the forum General Chat https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/frame-extender-versus-shroud/#post-29359 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:51:28 -0400 quote Randyhub:I started with a Frame Extender and for 50 bucks it was okay it did make a difference but I sold it and went to a Diana 16mm Muzzle Stablizer for 60 bucks. It attaches with 2 set screws and has a steel endcap that unscrews. Not only does it make a difference without baffles but more in the way of changing the tone/report. Add a few…Read more

]]> 3fc8a7baf0605f41769efad9ecc34718 txwatcher91 started the topic Frame extender versus shroud in the forum General Chat https://talonairgunforum.com/forums/topic/frame-extender-versus-shroud/ Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:32:03 -0400 Between a frame extender and a shroud, which is more effective for quieting a condor on the lower power levels? Also, what is about the average price for each?

New valve on condor works great. Soon I am going to fill a milk jug with water, freeze it, and shoot a Eun Jin into it at full power. Anybody tried this before?
Thanks,
Tyler

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