Taipan A Great Gun That is Not Talked About Much.....

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bfloyd1095

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I wanted to do a quick little write up on a gun that seems to be flying under the radar.

I bought this a couple of weeks ago, spent all week this past week shooting it and dialing it in to damn near perfection.
I have right at 1200 rounds through it now, the regulator has settled in Very nice, the best numbers to date is a 10 shot string with a spread of 5 and std. deviation of 2 shooting FX 18.13gr @ 900fps.
I ran a 20 shot string using the same pellets ended with a spread of 7 and std. deviation of 3 . All pellets right out of the tin, no special treatment.

The gun is getting 75 shots on a 250bar fill.

The trigger is one of the best, as it was in the previous version of the gun... ( as a comparison i have owned RAW guns, Feinwerkbau guns, and yes, the prior version of this gun )

We used to use a term" mouse fart quiet ", this gun IS that quiet right out of the box.

The Gun has a CZ Unchocked 1:17 Twist Barrel, 10 round simple and inexpensive mags, 20 moa upper rail, Butter Smooth Forward Side Lever (reversable) cocking, Laminate Wood Stock, Regulated, External Hammer Spring Adjustment....

Oh and did i mention it shoots the hell out of the ZAN .218 23gr slugs as good as it shoothe FX 18.1gr pellets, Cloverleaf groups you can cover with your pinky finger @ 40 yards,....

All of this for Under $1500.00
My .22 Standard with Laminate stock, 2 mags, moderator and some other extra goodies was $1425.00.. MADNESS I Tell ya...
I can name some pretty :poop: guns out there at, and above this guns price!!!

So you have read this entire post thinking wht the hell is it?

Taipan Veteran II .22, Standard.

To end this for now , I did own a Veteran Shorty, had it for years. It was one of absolute favorite guns, so I can say this New version is Every bit as good ....

It Is VERY nice to see a Great gun, Fairly priced, in todays market.. I don't know about you guys, but I have about had my fill of the
2K-3K base price guns...

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One of those much loved but not much discussed (re: things going wrong) out of the box SOLID, great shooting airguns. There are a few of those out there that fit the "no news is good news" category as they SELDOM have problems to be discussed here. I'm waiting to see, over time, if the Vet2 tactical will be one of those.
 
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thumper said:
Now if they can just put one in a real rifle stock with an actual cheekrest.... I have my money ready.
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Isn't there anyone here that can make you a stock to set the action into? Not familiar with this platform but there's a pretty good chance that the same gun is already in a monte carlo or sporter stock under a different name.
 
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thumper said:
Now if they can just put one in a real rifle stock with an actual cheekrest.... I have my money ready.
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GenXer said:
Isn't there anyone here that can make you a stock to set the action into? Not familiar with this platform but there's a pretty good chance that the same gun is already in a monte carlo or sporter stock under a different name.
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With the 1st Gen I've studied mine to see what would need done....shortening the trigger rod by cutting it could certainly happen, to get the trigger closer to the breech block. But I think it'd still be a challenge to make it a sporter/long rifle that was still semi-ergonomic.

It'd take a guy who's pretty proficient working with metal and wood/laminate. And willing to take a chance.
 
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Gerry52 said:
One of those much loved but not much discussed (re: things going wrong) out of the box SOLID, great shooting airguns. There are a few of those out there that fit the "no news is good news" category as they SELDOM have problems to be discussed here. I'm waiting to see, over time, if the Vet2 tactical will be one of those.
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I think you hit than nail right on the head.
People love to complain about the bad about almost anything. The less bad there is, the less is said.
 
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I've owned a .22 Taipan Mutant for 8 years. It is the quietest, most accurate, and trouble free bullpup I've ever owned. In the earlier days the Taipans came with less attractive wood than they have now. I'm left handed and appreciate the fact that the cocking lever is reversable. The only upgrades I've done to mine was adding a printed cheekpiece, biathlon cocking lever and replacing the factory stock with a Michal Osyda walnut stock. In spite of the fact that some aren't fond of the stock shape I've found it to be ergonomically perfect.
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Humdinger said:
I've owned a .22 Taipan Mutant for 8 years. It is the quietest, most accurate, and trouble free bullpup I've ever owned. In the earlier days the Taipans came with less attractive wood than they have now. I'm left handed and appreciate the fact that the cocking lever is reversable. The only upgrades I've done to mine was adding a printed cheekpiece, biathlon cocking lever and replacing the factory stock with a Michal Osyda walnut stock. In spite of the fact that some aren't fond of the stock shape I've found it to be ergonomically perfect. View attachment 434361
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I think that your stock looks great!
 
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