Airforce Talon P

[Struckat]

I picked up a Talon P 22 last week.

The thread written by Franklink a few months ago ago plus some Pasadena Mike pushed me over the edge.

I have two set ups with it so far. The 123 top hat makes a nice 22-23fpe with CPHP and AAFalcons.
Swap to the .145 and I can run 18s at 33-34 fpe.

The 12” barrel holds it back for sure. If I put the .166 top hat in it just wastes air.

Accuracy seems good indoor, with the exception of the Daisys, but no gun I have likes those.

It is a very light gun with the power of my AA 500, which is what I was after. As a light gun it is hold sensitive but not hard to figure out. At either power level it is very quiet. Should be with the giant can.
I really like this one.

So now I need an 18” barrel for more power that I don’t really need LOL

 

[PasadenaMike]

That’s sweet setup

 

[jmohme]

I picked up a Talon P 22 last week.

The thread written by Franklink a few months ago ago plus some Pasadena Mike pushed me over the edge.

I have two set ups with it so far. The 123 top hat makes a nice 22-23fpe with CPHP and AAFalcons.
Swap to the .145 and I can run 18s at 33-34 fpe.

The 12” barrel holds it back for sure. If I put the .166 top hat in it just wastes air.

Accuracy seems good indoor, with the exception of the Daisys, but no gun I have likes those.

It is a very light gun with the power of my AA 500, which is what I was after. As a light gun it is hold sensitive but not hard to figure out. At either power level it is very quiet. Should be with the giant can.
I really like this one.

So now I need an 18” barrel for more power that I don’t really need LOL

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The MadDog stock took care of any hold sensitivity on my TalonP.

 

[PasadenaMike]

lol you think this guy is hold sensitive? Try the Condor

 

[Struckat]

The MadDog stock took care of any hold sensitivity on my TalonP.

I should clarify. Short light guns are much more difficult for me to be consistent with.

My test is my 10m range in the basement shooting the 30 yard target with the 12 little bulls.

Killing the dots is not easy. With my AA 500 it’s not hard to score a 200, it’s more a question of how many X there will be.

But I can’t do that with any of my other pcp that are short and light. Its a me wiggle thing.

Or I miss the dot but in the same spot four times in a row, only to have the miss move to a new spot for a few shots. That’s me.

Anyway, the ring loc comes with a top hat .070. I drilled it to .100 and now have velocity down to where wadcutters are around 700. Good for basement shooting and silent pesting.

With length of this mod I may as well get an 18” inch barrel. An adapter plus m40 will only be slightly longer with 4 chambers. In low power I could drop to two and still be hushed.

I should have bought one of these a long time ago.

 

[Deeder]

Very nice rig!! Mad Dog stocks look so tough on the Airforces.
Curious, what is the orifice diameter of the factory installed top hat?

 

[Struckat]

Mmm, don’t know. Used gun. But with the .166 it just gushes air as it’s too much for the 12” .22
With the .145 it pushes 18 grain just over 900 with a nice thud. The .123 I can shoot CPHP in the 880s.

The ring loc kit comes with a little one .070, I drilled it to .100 and am shooting 17gr wadcutters at 700 for 50 or so shots. Very quiet.

The more I shoot the better it gets. I am getting used to it and the barrel is getting settled after clean and polish.

I want to get a couple more top hats and drill one to .150 or so and see where the limit is. Like would that get 21s up to 900 without wasting air? .166 is too much. .145 is good, .150 may be the ticket. But I have a lot of 18s…

 

[Franklink]

Nice!!!

The various sized transfer ports really open up the tuning capabilities. And so dang cool that they can be swapped so easily.

I never saw the hold sensitivy that so many mention. BUT, I beefed up the frame with a long rail so maybe that's why?

I like the Air Force platform. Simple design, in a good way. Power capability from mild to wild.

I need to crack open a Taipan Veteran to rebuild the regulator right now, and having this happen (even though it's rare) sure makes a guy appreciate a non-regulated airgun like one from the Air Force line-up.