So for a diy'er is there a particular one that is eaiser to rebuild ( seals & that nature ) between the cricket & taipan ? I would rather work on my own gun instead of sending it to someone .
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So for a diy'er is there a particular one that is eaiser to rebuild ( seals & that nature ) between the cricket & taipan ? I would rather work on my own gun instead of sending it to someone .
So for a diy'er is there a particular one that is eaiser to rebuild ( seals & that nature ) between the cricket & taipan ? I would rather work on my own gun instead of sending it to someone .
I don't think one has an advantage over the other in the ease of how serviceable they are. About the same in that department.
With that said, I've not seen or heard of any Veterans that needed to be serviced as of yet. I know Charlie carries many Cricket parts. R&L, I believe, carries parts for Taipans.
So for a diy'er is there a particular one that is eaiser to rebuild ( seals & that nature ) between the cricket & taipan ? I would rather work on my own gun instead of sending it to someone .
I don't think one has an advantage over the other in the ease of how serviceable they are. About the same in that department.
With that said, I've not seen or heard of any Veterans that needed to be serviced as of yet. I know Charlie carries many Cricket parts. R&L, I believe, carries parts for Taipans.
I'm sorry for my ignorance, may I ask what's Charlie website? I just have read good stuff about him, so he is on the top of my list but at some point I need to ask right?
Tony, I too had to make the decision whether I went with the Edgun or the Veteran. Previously, I owned a Veteran Short in .22 caliber. I have nothing but praise for that gun. I sold it to try out another pcp, and that didn't turn out well.
I am going with the "Long" this time. The shot count is excellent, accuracy is great with all Veterans, but in .25 caliber I can shoot just about anything that crawls, climbs, slithers, or flies on my property. Reports of 67 fpe from this gun was the deciding factor, plus I can use DonnyFL's speed dialer to back it off it I so desire! I can't use a firearm in my rural, mountainous Arkansas residence due to neighbors being too close. But I can shoot all day with a pcp, and moderator, and absolutely no one knows what I'm up to...especially if I put my DonnyFL moderator on!
Now...the Edgun. Nothing but praise. Heavy, accurate, powerful, expensive and used to be the only game in town for highest quality. Then Eastern Europe opened up and the Ukrainians started showing their expertise in building excellent quality airguns. The main difference between the Edgun and the Veteran is a higher price. I can find no fault in either gun and since 2007, when I got into pcp airguns, there have been incredible advances in this technology. With the advent of CNC milling, and great quality control, there is a huge selection today to choose from. Right now the Veteran, Vulcan, and Edgun are the best of my experience. The Veteran has everything the others offer, but I have several hundred dollars left over to replace my Crosman 4X 3/4" tube scope!!! At my age and limited income, I can only own one pcp at a time. After trying most of them, the Veteran has been my personal favorite for quality, durability, simplicity, and most of all...value per dollar spent!
"Out of the box, the .25 Taipan Veteran Long will shoot the 33.95s at 920 fps."
Really? And how accurately (heard great things)? I'd love to get some confirmations on this. That's pretty much the same as a power tuned cricket, correct?
Thanks
Oh it will do it and very accurately!
The .25 has a lothar walther barrel and the .22 has a CZ barrel but both are superbly accurate. My .22 will do over 1000fps with 18.1 JSBs if I crank it up! But after some testing it's most accurate at around 900 where I have it set now...
James from Michigan,
Whats the speed on your R3? i heard the Redesigned perform better at higher speeds.