Question for the vet 2 tactical owners out there, do they make a fill port plug/protector? I got mine in and love it…but that open fill port I don’t care for.
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Taipan Taipan Veteran II Tactical aka Ugly Fat Pig
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I use these, what's showing is the larger size for my fill whips you can get smaller ones for the foster fitting or the one piece probe. If it is magnetic some suppliers sell magnetic dust caps also. Some guys use tire valve caps. I got mine at True Value.
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I stuck an extra Uragan one in that I have in it. Doesn't go all the way through but protects one side... I think a talented 3D printer person could make some!
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Thanks for the ideas! I’ll probably just put a little tape on the one side and stick a Uragon cap in there. Makes me wish I had a 3d printer! If someone has one and is willing to make one I’ll buy it!
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Finally got all the bits and pieces in and on the taipan vet 2 tactical. I put a zero tech thrive series 4-16x50 30mm tube on therewith it’s one piece Picatinny mounts. It (the scope) was made in China rather than Japan(slight disappointment with that fact) but I was able to find it for half off, so I can live with it. It’s a nice bright piece of glass with side focus from 10 yards to infinity.
I have to say I’ve never had a 30mm tube scope before, so I’m not sure how I’m going to like it. It “feels” massive after 30 years of using 1” scopes.
Hopefully I’ll get to finish leveling the scope tomorrow and get it all dialed in. It might be a fat ugly pig, but it’s my fat ugly pig! lol.
I have to say I’ve never had a 30mm tube scope before, so I’m not sure how I’m going to like it. It “feels” massive after 30 years of using 1” scopes.
Hopefully I’ll get to finish leveling the scope tomorrow and get it all dialed in. It might be a fat ugly pig, but it’s my fat ugly pig! lol.
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Since we're showing off pigs, here's mine. .22 caliber with a Hawke Frontier 34 FFP 5-30 x 56. It likes a wide range of pellets but is a bit pickier on slugs. At the current tune, I can't put 18g or lower weight ammo in as they are going at over 1085 fps! 25.4g FX/JSB average 944fps. And it likes the JTS as well as H&N! It's nice having a few rounds to select from instead of one or two that the gun really likes. I get tired of hitting the metal at 230 yards with the gun. I hold on the 18th crosshair instead of dialing in the elevation. Unfortunately one can only "zoom in" so far on an FFP when you start getting low on the holdovers! It's a pleasure to shoot.
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That’s a nice looking swine! I threw some cheap crosman 14.something grain pellets in mine yesterday after it was tuned for jsb extra heavies I realized that it can be more than a little loud when you’re slinging pellets that speed. It sounds about like a ruger 10/22. The shot count might be pretty impressive if I tuned for the light stuff though.
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I really want to see the new Taipan 2s slug accuracy. With a non choked free floating barrel , it should work well . And not something running on max tune either. Just a smooth accurate combination . 
I ran across this video. Looks like it does excellent with the slugs it likes.
www.airgun101.com
I ran across this video. Looks like it does excellent with the slugs it likes.
Taipan Veteran 2 Tactical (Review) Slug Gun Perfection! 60gr Airgun Slugs @ 970 FPS / Sub MOA
Airgun Reviews & Accuracy Testing of Air Rifles
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My 25 taipan 2 pig shooting jsb knockout 33.49 grain slugs at 943 fps. Was also accurate with mark 2 33.95 jsb pellets, and 25 gr jsb pellets. Like the ugly girl who makes up for it in the bedroom 
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Does a mechanic buy sockets for looks or to complete a task? In my opinion, accuracy, repeatable accuracy and reliability is the most important, along witth great machining and the Taipan is excellent at all of them. If you want pretty, then take your pretty gun and hang it on the wall lol. I buy airguns to hit what I am aiming at. I enjoy any airgun that is durable, decent trigger, and accurate. You just cant go wrong with a Taipan, unless you just want to hang it on the wall and not shoot it. No offense to anybody, but those Taipans are very well made and shoot extremely well. No rabbit or starling died looking at a pretty gun hanging on the wall, lol.Is there a point to these inquiries? This is verging on trolling now. If you are interested in purchasing I’d ask Tony or another Taipan dealer and if not, then learn to live with disappointment. David
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