Taipan Baptized the new Taipan Vet 2 today
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Thanks Tom. This is all great info. Mine will be here Tuesday
We should collaborate as we test out our guns. Remind me again, which gun are you buying? Are you planning to use for your N50 matches?
I don’t see you benching that Thomas for N50 matches. That said, I’m going to try with mine to get in the mid 240’s with 2 flags just for kicks. Heck, lucked out with a 241 without flags and I was guessing based on prior shot.
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Congratulations! And what a shooter! Excellent groups, plus your Vet 2 has a beautiful laminated stock! I am the one who purchased Dillon's V2 550mm .22 and I found it also really likes the JSB/Fx 18gr @ 975fps FYI. Enjoy shooting it!Oh....mines barrel likes NSA 20.2 .218 @ 940-950-ish fps ( better than FX Hybrids). Shooter1721 shot a 700mm V2 .22 and it shot FX Hybrids really well FYI....
Tx.. Good info on the 18.1g JSBs and NSA slugs.
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Yes, let’s do compare notes. Mine is the same as your I believe? .22 Long, tube. Stock color will be a surprise?We should collaborate as we test out our guns. Remind me again, which gun are you buying? Are you planning to use for your N50 matches?
That said, I’m going to try with mine to get in the mid 240’s with 2 flags just for kicks. Heck, lucked out with a 241 without flags and I was guessing based on prior shot.
My Thomas will remain my main N50 tool and I don’t see that changing.
I love Taipans and wanted to try a Vet 2 and this is the one that appealed most to me. Its use will be mainly as a BR tool at 50y and I plan to tune it for MRDs but will certainly experiment with 20-22 grain pellets. I have no need nor interest in shooting slugs, at least for now.
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Yeah, I was doing a whole lot of teasing on the Vet 2 for N50. That Thomas is a machine.
No need for slugs for me either.
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My problem, which I verified with high speed video, was that the sear would actually bounce back up off of the 2nd stage assembly after releasing the hammer/firing and reset itself- because when I feel the shot break, my trigger finger stops moving. If I pulled through, or gave the trigger a second pull after each shot that also worked. That’s why for some more overtravel can help. Adjusting sear engagement with the sear adjustment screw did not help. Adjusting the sear tensioner did not do much either. The screw that fixed the problem for me was labeled 2nd stage tension in the above image. I simply backed it out until 1) it was still well engaged with the threads- don’t want it to fall out obviously, and 2) the 2nd stage lever could still reset. Worked for me, might for you. This trigger is somewhat sensitive to shooting technique, which isn’t ideal, but it can be adjusted to work and still feel great.
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Mine came with the barrel band, but I can't figure out where it's attached to since I got the tactical version with 550mm barrel length. I'm assuming it's only for 700mm barrel versions. Mine is also the ADF version even though it doesn't say ADF on the receiver. I got my gun from Balistas.
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Barrel bands? That's interesting. One of the big points about them was the free floating tensioned barrels.
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That's what it looks like, it comes uninstalled. I'm not an engineer but wouldn't the gun be more accurate with a barrel band to secure it in place? Sure, they touted as free floating barrel but what does that really mean,? Better harmonics? I would think depending on where one puts the barrel band on the barrel, one can tune the harmonics for the 700mm version for accuracy? Just thinking out loud here...
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Tim
Yes, mine came with a barrel band. It was not affixed on barrel so I assumed it’s not needed. I really don’t know if it adds or detracts from making the barrel any more accurate. Others, please chime in.
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Since Vet 1s are noted for their accuracy and those barrels are anchored at 3 different points, I would assume the Vet 2 could be as accurate with or without a band, depending on where its attached and how if effects harmonics? I can see the benefit of free floating barrels too so only time and experimentation will tell.
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Re. Taipan Moderator - Ed (EPG) has a Vet 2 550 mm and we were discussing the moderator. He mentioned that the moderator comes with some pins ( mine did ) and that you can tighten or loosen the moderator, which in turn puts tension on the shroud and barrel.
I don’t have any experience with modifying the tension on the moderator, but I know in the Service and support YT video, the guy mentions it needs to be tight.
I don’t have any experience with modifying the tension on the moderator, but I know in the Service and support YT video, the guy mentions it needs to be tight.
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I've always wanted to try a Taipan Veteran. But with 10lbs bench weight and that trigger setup, I may have second thoughts about it.
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The primary purpose of free floating is to remove points of potential binding or changes with temperature, etc. That said, given this design, I doubt that you would see any affect on accuracy with the band, assuming it fits with no uneven pressure.
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It made my accuracy worse. I tried several different positions in 1/2“ increments and my groups really opened up.
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H'mmm.....maybe that's why it came not mounted? The Vet2's barrel is very secure being threaded, tensioned and rigid from the breech shroud with carbon fiber (700mm) or aluminum (550mm) barrel sleeve.
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