Taipan listened.

[airgunmike56]

Test from unpaid people, I LIKE THAT, I like my rear cocking guns , I have the king of all the old style Cricket, Touched by the man himself "Earnest"
Saturday I will have a gun that dont cock at all, (Huben)
Mike

 

[Goldwing]

Now all they have to do is move the mag up to the middle of the gun and lengthen it to a normal rife and call it a FX Crown

 

[_CTAIRGUNNER_]

Some people will never grow up lol

@airgunmike56 you're going to love your Huben, I LOVE MINE!

 

[Бородин]

Жаль что барабанчик стал с пружинкой

 

[elh0102]

If they do, and taipan is listening, if possible please make the grip AR compatible.

Looks like that horse has left the barn. Personally, I hope they avoid anything that looks the least bit tactical, but I realize that many folks like it. I also notice, the engraving on the rifle pictured designates "Veteran II". Might that suggest that the current Veteran will remain in production?

 

[rangur1]

We’ll see this at IWA in a few weeks.

 

[HubenK1Sniper92]

Жаль что барабанчик стал с пружинкой

Lost me on that one

 

[RM100GUY]

Good for our sport...great decision on Taipan's part...less excuses for nay sayers...as for myself...you won't see mine in the classifieds...I'm good.

 

[RicL]

Looks like that horse has left the barn. Personally, I hope they avoid anything that looks the least bit tactical, but I realize that many folks like it. I also notice, the engraving on the rifle pictured designates "Veteran II". Might that suggest that the current Veteran will remain in production?

Perhaps like the Leshiy classic & Leshiy 2, both being in production. But then there is the Vulcan where the Vulcan 2 replaced it. Hard to tell.... Also I am guessing the Vet 2 will cost more.

 

[madeintheuk]

Lost me on that one

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He’s talking about the magazine. Gone is the standard mag in place is a spring fed mag like an fx or the like. I myself preferred the original veteran magazine.

 

[_CTAIRGUNNER_]

He’s talking about the magazine. Gone is the standard mag in place is a spring fed mag like an fx or the like. I myself preferred the original veteran magazine.

TBH that looks like the single shot tray that comes with the original vets.

If it is the new mag and it is spring fed mag, then the shot count of the mag could only possibly like 7 or 8 based on size, and that would be disappointing.

 

[madeintheuk]

If t

TBH that looks like the single shot tray that comes with the original vets.

If that’s the case, and it’s still the old style mag, it’ll be on my short list for sure.

 

[RicL]

No way that is the mag. That's almost for sure the single shot tray

 

[RicL]

Any chance the calibers can be interchanged on the new vet?

 

[madeintheuk]

Any chance the calibers can be interchanged on the new vet?

taipan has always taken pride in the simplicity and ruggedness of its setup. I don’t see them pulling the FX move of interchangeability.

 

[gendoc]

keep the mag in the same place so barrel length wont be compromised !
just get that lever out front !!
then i will own a few more now

 

[Vetmx]

Жаль что барабанчик стал с пружинкой

You took the words right out of my mouth.

 

[Vetmx]

Any chance the calibers can be interchanged on the new vet?

And that would be their downfall. KISS is what makes their guns so good. Same goes for the reg. If guys can’t play with it like a volume button, it works flawlessly for years.

 

[elh0102]

Жаль что барабанчик стал с пружинкой

Exactly.

 

[Franklink]

I agree with lots of what's already been said.

As many know, I'm a Veteran lover, and the rear cocking has not tempered how I feel about them.....

But with as many have been vocal about it needing mid-cocking I'm glad to see they are putting in the effort there. Until I handle one I'll pass on a final judgement, but just from the photos, the design they've come up with (cocking lever sticking out of the stock) screams Airmak's Caiman to me, and that's not a good thing.

Also, can it be swapped from side to side?

I would have preferred seeing a biathlon type lever with a drop handle, and placed a bit higher on the gun....

Some of the joys of shooting a rear-cocking Vet come from the buttery smoothness of the lever and the minimal amount of cocking effort needing for conservative fpe. Hope of all hopes is that this new configuration keeps the same bank vault feel during the act of cocking, as well as the minimal effort, as well as the quality trigger.