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  1. allan_wind

    Taipan Taipan Veteran II tactical owners 550 barrel

    I would miss the anti-double load feature of the original Veteran. The only thing you give up with a shorter barrel is efficiency and max power.
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    If you could only have 1 springer air rifle, what would you choose?

    It depends on what you need it for. Competition Air Arms TX200 or Weihrauch HW97 in .177 where weight is less of a concern. Hunting/pesting Weihrauch HW98 in .22 or HW95; same gun in two different configurations. HW80 if you want more power but it's heavier and with a harsher shot cycle. .20...
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    Chrono's don't agree... At all

    ProChrono DLX specification says "accuracy +/-.5% of measured velocity or better". With my Taipan Veteran w/ ProChorno DLX I was getting 258 m/s and extreme spread of 4 m/s over 7 shots (I was making power adjustments in a series of 75 shots). When I looked the only thing more accurate was Lab...
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    H&N Baracuda copper plated and other non lead projectiles question

    They have worked well for me both in Weihrauch HW80 .22 and Taipan Veteran .22. They are accurate at short range.
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    Chrono's don't agree... At all

    FX Chronograph does not have any specification for accuracy just so you know. Competition Electronics does specify the accuracy of their devices including the ProChrono DLX. They also have excellent support so I would call them or drop them an email and see what they say. strlok+ has a...
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    H&N Baracuda copper plated and other non lead projectiles question

    Not that it answers your question but I suggest you give Predator GTO a whirl.
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    Taipan Veteran: is it possible to make safety easier to operate?

    I never had a need to take the gun apart as it always just worked. Tuning for comfort if you will. Decocking is not a bad idea either... hmm. Thanks everyone.
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    Taipan Veteran: is it possible to make safety easier to operate?

    I had my Taipan Veteran for just under 3 years now and it's been brilliant. Is possible to make the safety easier (require less force) to operate? Vendor had no suggestions.
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    What's your magazine type preference and why?

    Agree. They are super easy to load, and paired with the anti-double feed mechanism in the gun they work reliably every time even when you forget if you loaded a pellet or not.
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    Sightron S8 ELR scope on sale

    Richard Utting seemed to really like this scope: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNDp_V-MtEE
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    Lead Free Pellets & Springers

    They shoot great in my HW80 .22 at near ideal speed. The tin-alloy is harder than lead, so I don't think I ever had a deformed pellet. H&N Baracuda Green are also good and a little heavier and more expensive than the GTOs.
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    Price alert!

    You can also use the website: https://camelcamelcamel.com/
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    Few more short pesting clips, and a youtube question

    OpenShot was the best (easy & usable, non-crashing) video editor on Linux when I played with a few years back. Debian GNU/Linux 11 packages these video editors: flowblade, kdenlive, melt, openshot, olive-editor, lives, pitivi, shotcut. blender, I guess, have video editor features too.
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    Taipan veteran compact .22

    Anti-double load is an important feature for me (pesting). I don't see any shift in POI after refilling, or after not using the gun for a while. The magazine is really easy to load even when holding the gun. The rear-cocking hasn't been a big deal for me but I did put a biathlon level on mine...
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    Tuning Veteran o-ring identification help, please

    Looking at the 2nd picture your pellet diameter is d_pellet = ~52px. The inside diameter of the o-ring is d_broken_o_ring = ~123px, and the angle of the missing section is a_broken_o_ring = ~55 degrees. To find a replacement you need to determine the inside diameter of unbroken o-ring, so...
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    What Binoculars Do You Prefer?

    Your default choice should be 8x42. I find that I prefer 10x50 for pesting but it comes at the cost of being harder to hold steady and less field of view and dimmer at low light. I have both sizes in Athlon Midas from a cost/benefit point of view they are great. Of the ones I looked through at...