Bottle Taipan
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That’s what I’m talking about!!! All they need now is to tell us there’s an external regulator adjustment and I’m SOLD!!!
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Higher shot count (bottle) is always nice.
Appears big and long, but that could be skewed by the actor being a little guy.
Externally adjustable reg (as Thach mentioned) would be nice.
At first glance it makes me think the tube is plenum, ala Vulcan V3. If so, that's a pretty big plenum. All speculation here but assuming the tube is same diameter as older Vet tubes, that looks roughly the length of a Short tube. I believe the volume on a Vet Short tube is around 183ccs.....Yep, large plenum if all that is the case.
I like that the undermount pic rail has more than just 2 or 3 slots. Might be enough there to not have to immediately add an aftermarket one like so many other guns need.
There are more changes here than I think we orginally suspected. The OG Vets don't have a removable plate on this side of the breech block. This one appears to.
Cocking handle is still giving me Edgun R5M vibes.
Overall? Looks to me like an R5M, an OG Vet, and a Cricket 2 Tac had a baby.
Appears big and long, but that could be skewed by the actor being a little guy.
Externally adjustable reg (as Thach mentioned) would be nice.
At first glance it makes me think the tube is plenum, ala Vulcan V3. If so, that's a pretty big plenum. All speculation here but assuming the tube is same diameter as older Vet tubes, that looks roughly the length of a Short tube. I believe the volume on a Vet Short tube is around 183ccs.....Yep, large plenum if all that is the case.
I like that the undermount pic rail has more than just 2 or 3 slots. Might be enough there to not have to immediately add an aftermarket one like so many other guns need.
There are more changes here than I think we orginally suspected. The OG Vets don't have a removable plate on this side of the breech block. This one appears to.
Cocking handle is still giving me Edgun R5M vibes.
Overall? Looks to me like an R5M, an OG Vet, and a Cricket 2 Tac had a baby.
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Thanks for posting Derrick, as I have the cricket tact II 60 in 22 cal. seriously thinking of the vet. II in laminate 22 cal. but not sure what barrel.
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So much for the clean look of the originals. I hope the sell like mad and push the prices of the old ones down into my range.
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I still have an original Taipan Mutant in .22. Super awesome and robust design with THE best trigger on the market.
I’ll have one of these or 4
I’ll have one of these or 4
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Can any of you seasoned taipan guys look at those pictures and see if it has the anti double feed feature still in place?
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These four bolts are also a very differently designed breech.
They look like a clamp breech, like a USFT or a Thomas uses.
Does it thread into the breach like the OG Vet AND have the clamping force from those four bolts? I don't know the answer, but this new breech design appears to be how they achieved free floating barrels.
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They look like a clamp breech, like a USFT or a Thomas uses.
Does it thread into the breach like the OG Vet AND have the clamping force from those four bolts? I don't know the answer, but this new breech design appears to be how they achieved free floating barrels.
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Liking the original Taipan even more now
Yeah... I was cautiously optimistic about the Vet II, but it's just trying to hard to be like other guns on the market, IMO. The beauty of the OG Vet is that it's robust, simple, but still exudes high end quality. If they, God forbid, discontinue the OG Vet, prices are gonna go nuts.
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Having been inside my OG Vets, near as I've ever been able to tell, this component here plays a part in the antidouble feed. Photo isn't zoomed enough to definitively tell, but it sure looks like it could be the same as OG Vets.
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In the photo I shared above, the hammer and hammer spring and adjustments of hammer tension look just like a OG Vet. And that's a good thing. Low weight hammer, with a short stroke with a relatively heavy hammer spring all seem to be parts that factor into how pleasant OG Vets are to shoot.
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Did anyone notice that the air cylinder tube is now 40mm and hold 311cc of air. Mutant 34mm, Vet 36mm and now Vet2 40mm!!!
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