Taipan Veteran .25 - Slug Shooting

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Anyone on here shooting a slugs in a .25 Vet - I've been testing past few days - AVS 46gr cup - 46gr BT - 48gr BT and 50gr BT. All have proven extremely accurate but wow, that .50 really impresse....got it tuned to 986fps and shooting quarters @ 75yrds. Not interested in shot count at the moment, more wanting a fast & hard-hitting bullet - just wanting to see what other Taipan shooters are using. I have some lighter weight slugs, 32,34,36,44, etc. just not getting the performance - seems, least for my gun that nothing below 46gr seems to equal the heavier bullets
 
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jasmlowe said:
You Taipan Veteran must not be stock if its shoot 107-foot pounds. What did you do to get it that high?
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just shot a 10 string @ 1005 with AVS 46gr BTs. - same quarter accuracy. No, the gun is not stock. Ported/Polished both air transfer ports - has a PP - Huma regulator - 24in. LW polygonal barrel with a STO Sarissa moderator - modified a TT hammer spring and installed a DIY spring damper. Worked and re-worked the trigger....smooth as butter now, very light with a 1-2mm roll-off, zero lag. Burris 8-40x50 scope. Love this thing. Have basically the same gun in Compact .22 - still tuning on that one though it seems to like AVS 30gr. BT's
 
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Vetmx said:
Just curious. With the big ole list of things done to your gun, why would it even matter what stock Taipan .25 guys were shooting? You are shooting a different animal.
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Never know where good information may come from...sometimes, someone says something that makes you think and say, wow....never thought of that!
CTairgunner1288 said:
Any pics of your rifle with the 24 inch barrel and moderator? That is impressive! very very impressive!!!! Also how loud is the action setup like that?
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Pics attached - .25 with the 27in barrel and my .22 compact with the 18in. polygonal. I have my shrouds off, taken apart at the moment - waiting for some sound deadening materiel to come in. Both are pretty quiet as is but trying to lower the db's a bit more. will post that information soon as i get the shrouds back on - want to ask, when testing sound - I'm guessing outside but how far from the barrel do you place the probe? and do you place it flush or in front/ behind the barrel if so, how far? just trying to be consistent with whatever the standard method is. I normally test in the house - i have a tripod with a bullet box and the tester normally just sits alongside but i know that can't be right.

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That kind of performance almost seems incredible. I basically have a stock Taipan long and just finished slug shooting. my modifications were simply a heavy hammer spring, put in a huma reg set at 155 bar and added a plenum that is easily available. that's it. Shooting AVS 35-37g slugs dish base. .253 and at 950 FPS getting about 72 FPE. Steve and I just shot a bunch at 87 yards in a bit of wind 6-8 mph for some decent groups. Video coming soon. My upgrades cost about $180 combined and don't require special machining to do.
 
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rangur1 said:
That kind of performance almost seems incredible. I basically have a stock Taipan long and just finished slug shooting. my modifications were simply a heavy hammer spring, put in a huma reg set at 155 bar and added a plenum that is easily available. that's it. Shooting AVS 35-37g slugs dish base. .253 and at 950 FPS getting about 72 FPE. Steve and I just shot a bunch at 87 yards in a bit of wind 6-8 mph for some decent groups. Video coming soon. My upgrades cost about $180 combined and don't require special machining to do.
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I know this thread ended a while back, but do you remember where you got your heavy hammer spring and plenum from?
 
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JaceSpace1369 said:
I know this thread ended a while back, but do you remember where you got your heavy hammer spring and plenum from?
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Heavy hammer spring was from talon tunes, you can get the plenum there too but it's pricey. earnest rowe has it cheaper. Remember though, if you add a plenum, you will need to add a moderator to extend the barrel past the air tube. Which requires an adapter - donnyfl or talon tunes.
 
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rangur1 said:
Heavy hammer spring was from talon tunes, you can get the plenum there too but it's pricey. earnest rowe has it cheaper. Remember though, if you add a plenum, you will need to add a moderator to extend the barrel past the air tube. Which requires an adapter - donnyfl or talon tunes.
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A moderator that matches the diameter of the shroud?
 
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