Upstate NY *HORRIBLE* weather today *BUT* . . .

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jdanvers

jdanvers

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. . . my new gun showed up! I have yet to take shot 1 with it yet - just put a scope on it ( not sure if this will be the scope and rings combo but for now . . . ). Friggin' weather outside today has been cold (low to mid 30's) with WICKED winds - like gale force 30 & 40 mph gusts, snowing on and off, etc . . . just miserable out there.

But - in the meantime - my brand spanking new Taipan Veteran Long .22. 👊 💪 😁

I sure do hope we get better weather in a few days - I cannot wait to get outdoors and shoot it, sight it in, etc . . .

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:) Thanks all. Pretty cool to see a few upstate NY folks in here too. Those us us that live here know that NY is a surprisingly big state and "Upstate" can cover a HUGE area. To those of you who don't live in NY - we consider ourselves different from NYC(ity). That's downstate. That's a different place altogether. That ain't us. We have farms and cows. :) A couple of you are CNY'ers too which is even 'better' as I generalized 'Upstate' in the title - I'm actually CNY also - "Southern Tier" CNY as the area is known - Binghamton area. Hopefully after the covid mess clears - maybe we'll see one another sometime, somewhere out & about shootin' or at a meet, or . . . whatever. :) @Dairyboy - yeah Tony hooked me up with this thing - we discussed it over the phone a couple of times re: how did I want it tuned, what extra stuff might I want for it, etc .... fantastic service.
 
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:) Thanks all. Pretty cool to see a few upstate NY folks in here too. Those us us that live here know that NY is a surprisingly big state and "Upstate" can cover a HUGE area. To those of you who don't live in NY - we consider ourselves different from NYC(ity). That's downstate. That's a different place altogether. That ain't us. We have farms and cows. :) A couple of you are CNY'ers too which is even 'better' as I generalized 'Upstate' in the title - I'm actually CNY also - "Southern Tier" CNY as the area is known - Binghamton area. Hopefully after the covid mess clears - maybe we'll see one another sometime, somewhere out & about shootin' or at a meet, or . . . whatever. :) @Dairyboy - yeah Tony hooked me up with this thing - we discussed it over the phone a couple of times re: how did I want it tuned, what extra stuff might I want for it, etc .... fantastic service.
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This morning in CNY ❄️ Old Man Winter isn't leaving yet! Look me up when the Covid thing is behind us. I have a decent place to shoot (and shoot year 'round) :)

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Jim, 
Congratulations on your new gun! Awesome!
These Taipan Veterans are absolutely amazing. You're gonna' love it! 
[I had a Vet Shorty in .25 cal for a while - Tiny but packed a BIG punch]

As if things couldn't get any worse here in NY . . . of course we'd get more freeze and s**w. [Edit for four-letter-word] 😀
Hopefully it'll warm back up and stay that way sooner than later, and you'll really get to have fun shooting!

I didn't get the chance to get a very good white-out shot, 
but snapped this one after most of that nasty white stuff melted..

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Yuck..

COME ON SUMMER!!

😊👍

Sam -
 
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{sigh} Yeah. I'm boxing it up and sending it back. ( lol ) It'll be 90* and sunny now.

NOT!!!

East of Syracuse ( where I'm at now for work ) it's actually not to bad out - still a little cool but pretty sunny skies and just a slight bit of a breeze. Saturday supposed to be 60'ish . . . hopefully this damned weather will finally break!
 
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'K - update on this new toy. I got to (FINALLY) shoot it a little bit this evening after I got home from work. Temp wasn't ~bad~ - high 30's, low 40's - yeah - as of late that's not bad. {sigh} A little bit of a breeze. I had enough time to put a target out in the back yard at 30'ish yards and get the scope more or less zeroed.

The trigger on this thing . . . whoa. It's just like *everything* I've read / seen (via youtube) about it - friggin' awesome!! Light on the first stage and CRISP when it breaks which is also really light and easy. She's a shooter. Once I got it dialed in I was getting pretty tight groupings - just shooting out the back of my barn off of sticks. I'm going to park it on a homemade bench and park it on a bipod and/or sandbag and really get steady with it - maybe Saturday if forecast holds true. But for just winging out a magazine or two off of sticks - ala field target style - it was layin' the smack down on the target I was using.

The rear mounted side lever cocking . . . 'eh. Is this an acquired taste?

My other two guns that I have - a .177 m-rod (bolt action cocking just slightly behind the trigger) and my AA S510 - also a side lever cocker BUT much more forward just above the trigger. I'm most definitely WAY more used to those. I can shoot and "reload" both of those w/out even taking my eye away from the scope if I want to. Shooting the Taipan this evening -- right now I've no idea / comfortable way of cocking it w/out taking it off shoulder. Obviously I'll get more time with it and perhaps learn / figure something out - tips from those of you who do shoot 'em?

It (the Taipan) shoulders beautifully though for me, my body size / my build - ie; just bring it up to your eye as though going to shoot it standing off hand. The only two other guns I've ever shot are aforementioned m-rod and AA (above) and while I can shoulder them they're both kind of long and it's really hard to 'get steady'. The Taipan, being a bit shorter over all, initially it seems like I can hold it much steadier. I'll have to try some off hand with it in the not to distant future.

-=- jd -=-
 
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'K - update on this new toy. I got to (FINALLY) shoot it a little bit this evening after I got home from work. Temp wasn't ~bad~ - high 30's, low 40's - yeah - as of late that's not bad. {sigh} A little bit of a breeze. I had enough time to put a target out in the back yard at 30'ish yards and get the scope more or less zeroed.

The trigger on this thing . . . whoa. It's just like *everything* I've read / seen (via youtube) about it - friggin' awesome!! Light on the first stage and CRISP when it breaks which is also really light and easy. She's a shooter. Once I got it dialed in I was getting pretty tight groupings - just shooting out the back of my barn off of sticks. I'm going to park it on a homemade bench and park it on a bipod and/or sandbag and really get steady with it - maybe Saturday if forecast holds true. But for just winging out a magazine or two off of sticks - ala field target style - it was layin' the smack down on the target I was using.

The rear mounted side lever cocking . . . 'eh. Is this an acquired taste?

My other two guns that I have - a .177 m-rod (bolt action cocking just slightly behind the trigger) and my AA S510 - also a side lever cocker BUT much more forward just above the trigger. I'm most definitely WAY more used to those. I can shoot and "reload" both of those w/out even taking my eye away from the scope if I want to. Shooting the Taipan this evening -- right now I've no idea / comfortable way of cocking it w/out taking it off shoulder. Obviously I'll get more time with it and perhaps learn / figure something out - tips from those of you who do shoot 'em?



-=- jd -=-
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If the Taipan had forward cocking it would be in my stable... it’s a fine looker... the rear cocking is a non-starter for me. But the looks and performance of that gun are very, very alluring.
 
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