Looks like Taipan is finally coming out with a forward cocking lever.
Looking FORWARD to the new Taipan?
- Thread starter intenseaty22
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I don't think Charlie of Georgia Airguns has Taipans anymore. I asked him last year when I was Taipan shopping and he said no.
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Correct. I contacted Charlie a couple of months ago to ask him about some parts, and he said he no longer sells Taipans.
Utah Airguns and TalonTunes are your best bets
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Oh well, I'll move on to something he does carry. He's only a couple of hours from me and I'd like to have access to an expert if I'm going to spend big bucks on a PCP.
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Great PCP for the money in it's original config but rear cocking a bit awkward but the trigger really makes up for it. New cocking lever location and upper design looks great. Hopefully they will have some easy reg adjustability. Can't wait to see/hear more about it.
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I am liking the new design. The new upper brings the barrel down a bit closer to the air tank.
My only concern is it looks like they had to reduce the diameter of the shroud which means more moderation might be required to maintain current sound levels making the gun longer. But that's a minor concern. Overall looks like a well thought out redesign.
If you zoom in the on the breech you can clearly see Veteran II. What I can't read is the fill pressure - if it's 250bar or 300bar. Not that it matters much as I only fill my airguns to 260bar (for a 250bar fill after cool down).
My only concern is it looks like they had to reduce the diameter of the shroud which means more moderation might be required to maintain current sound levels making the gun longer. But that's a minor concern. Overall looks like a well thought out redesign.
If you zoom in the on the breech you can clearly see Veteran II. What I can't read is the fill pressure - if it's 250bar or 300bar. Not that it matters much as I only fill my airguns to 260bar (for a 250bar fill after cool down).
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I can't believe they stay with that awful stock design. I owned one and just couldn't get past holding a 4X4. Loved the rest of the gun. If they would slim down that forearm they would have a real winner.
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A wood rasp and some elbow grease can slim up the stock. Temped to take mine to a router to lighten it up on the inside.
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So the MANUFACTURER posts a photo of the gun that has too short of a scope rail and it needs cantilever rings? Odd.
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I have an Argus and a Kozak, both from Charlie. He's great to deal with, and both those guns are great too!
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It will probably never happen, but I'd love to drive over and hang out with him for an afternoon. Seems like a good way to shop for a new air rifle to me.
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I've got an original Taipan Mutant. It's the last bullpup I'd ever sell. I only had two complaints of an otherwise perfect air rifle. The shape of the factory stock never bothered me at all, just the cheap type of wood used which had deep grain. I ordered a custom stock which is exactly the same shape as the factory original but in a nice walnut finish. Their stock shape may be ugly in photos but it feels perfect in the hand. The rear cocking lever position wasn't ideal but at least they made it reversible for us lefties. I bought an aftermarket 3D printed biathlon lever on this forum that makes the rear position much less objectionable. I've never bought any brand of air rifle that was as refined in so many ways as the Taipan. Perfect trigger, no mechanical noise in the firing cycle, extremely quiet shrouded barrel, amazing accuracy, and metal work finished to perfection.
What I don't like to see in this new forward lever design is its placement within the stock. This is just like an FX Crown stock where it is necessary to remove parts in addition to taking off the stock screws in order to access the action. The sidelever on this Taipan must be removed in order to remove the stock. That is not a user friendly design choice.
What I don't like to see in this new forward lever design is its placement within the stock. This is just like an FX Crown stock where it is necessary to remove parts in addition to taking off the stock screws in order to access the action. The sidelever on this Taipan must be removed in order to remove the stock. That is not a user friendly design choice.
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MACTEN
I have a Taipan Veteran and like you the one thing that stuck out for me on the new design is how close the cocking lever is to the trigger finger. I would be curious to handle one in person and see what the clearance is between the two.
-PJ
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