Vulcan 3 .22 700 arrived this week

[Hearkens]

My Vulcan 3 22 long arrived arrived from Talon Tunes Wednesday and I’m very happy with the gun and their service! I’m still testing but this appears to be an extremely accurate slugger.

Tony set it up for ZAN’s which I don’t have, but it’s shooting 31.2 NSA at 920 fps and is shooting moa at 155 yards with no additional tuning.

I have much testing to do, but even at this power level (59 ft lbs) it gets MANY shots and I’m certain I can improve accuracy.

my only disappointment is that my unchoked barrel does not shoot the JSB .22 Redesigns nearly as well as slugs. I had hoped to potentially use this gun for Benchrest. I’m hoping Theres an option to buy a separate choked barrel for BR.

I have 2 Uragans and owned a Vulcan 25. This is an awesome gun and a nice addition to the lineup! I doubt anyone will be disappointed. 

Im testing other NSA’s and H&N slugs tomorrow. Stay tuned. 

Brad in Salt Lake

 

[EPG]

That is a beautiful gun! I’m interested in a Vulcan 3. Pellets only in .22 (or even .177). Looking for ultimate accuracy out to 75 yards. Would you suggest the 500mm choked barrel based on that?

 

[Hearkens]

I think the Vulcan 3 500 or Uragan are perfect for what you are after. My .22 Uragan shoots tiny tiny 50 yard groups with 18 gr JSB with a factory tune. It’s even slightly more accurate with H&N 21 grain .217 at 840 fps with same tune. 

 

[heavy-impact]

AGT said only the .30 barrel in would be unchoked for slugs. Are you sure the .22 has no choke?

https://youtu.be/32KQ0HY7XDs?t=66

 

[Julez]

+1

Made it  

 

[douger]

 



says 700mm are unchocked 

 

[Hearkens]

I will double check. 

 

[Hearkens]

Guys,

I will confirm, but I’m nearly certain that Tony told me the 700 .22 he sent was unchoked… a surprise to me. I had thought only the 30 was unchoked.

I just pulled patches through and this gun appears to be unchoked to me.



the literature above sure looks like the 700 .22 is unchoked…. I must have missed that when buying. 

 

[Ranchibi]

Beautiful gun! You might want to try the regular .22 Monsters not the Redesigns, they may be more accurate thru your barrel, well worth a try.

 

[Peashooter]

Choked or unchoked, the 700 mm in .177 cant get here quickly enough, or a change in laws so i could get a .22, but i hear hell are still quite toasty with no change in sight.

 

[Emu]

Beautiful Super Rifle !!!

Congratulations !!!

 

[smithfan4152]

Will try some pellets, but right now it's not outdoor shooting season, so hopefully people will be able to purchase the choked barrel when they become available. I had ordered a 25 Long, but it didn't come in, so I took at 25 500. Then ordered a 700 in 22. I wanted one with the long barrel, didn't read the fine print, so at least a second barrel should not be all that bad. 

 

[bconlon]

I believe agt said the unchoked barrel had polygonal rifling so you should be able to just look at the crown and tell right away what you have if it has standard riffling or not. I’d love to know if you do check

 

[budfarkus]

Congrats! I have been looking at these too. Think the unchocked barrel would be ideal. They seem to shoot everything really well.

 

[Bravo1956]

Keep us posted these are interesting airguns, I have the 22/700 on my list.

 

[Archdesigner03]

How does one adjust the hammer spring?

 

[Hearkens]

Hey all,

I’ve been extremely busy with work so I haven’t shot much but I did shoot a very nice 132 yard group today on a telephone pole in the wind that was about 1.5”. The gun appears very accurate with 32 grain .217 NSA slugs.

I’m gonna use it in an NRL match tomorrow though I’m not 100% certain about dope. I’ll report back. 


I haven’t tried adjusting the hammer spring yet but if it’s like the Uragan, it’s just an Allen key adjustment on the backside of the butt plate. very easy to adjust. 


Brad in Salt Lake

 

[Ricochet]

How bout a report Brad ? Been checking in here pretty regular to see how things went with the Vulcan 3 over the weekend... Lets hear it !

 

[Hearkens]

Well… I got up at 5:30 am to go to an NRL match with the Vulcan 3 (2 hours drive away from Salt Lake) and arrived to a locked parking lot. The match had been pushed out by a week and we hadn’t noticed!

Went to a couple dairy farms instead and shot starlings out to 212 ( lucky shot on low wind day) on Saturday and Sunday. I need to do more on paper at 100 yards… but This gun continues to look promising. 

Im headed south of Salt lake today to another farm…. Will report back. 
One thing I don’t love is the loud ping on firing. I’m guessing it’s because of the 60 ftlb power level. The gun it’s relatively quiet outside of this annoying ping. 

 

[Ricochet]

60 FPE in 22 is impressive. Gotta be a pretty hard smack to let that much air loose. I've narrowed my search down to the Argus 60 and the Vulcan 3. I don't think the argus would make 60 FPE in 22. I like AGT's mags better, and their safety inside the trigger guard i like better too. Be nice to have that much power on tap, but my primary goal is big shot count, shooting standard pellets inside 100 yards. Thanks for the report. The long drive for not is unfortunate, but at least you found some trigger time along the way anyhow. Hope to hear more soon.