Taipan Taipan SLASH Review (World's Top Semi Auto Air Rifle)


Well, in this video they sure make it look simple, don't know why Taipan says two completely different things. Maybe they want to have they're asses covered when someone does something stupid?

Anyway, great video!

I don't know why the Slash manual recommends not adjusting the regulator pressure, it was very simple and worked just like you'd expect. Talon Tunes recommend using a regulator pressure range of between 120 Bar to 180 Bar.

I have a .25 Slash with the 420 barrel and ran chrony tests for 8 brands of pellets and 5 kinds of slugs. The slug magazines were very accurately machined and only accepted 0.249 slugs. I ran the most of the tests at 125 Bar, 155 Bar and 185 Bar. A ~100 degree turn on the regulator's rear adjustment plate took the regulator pressure from a low of ~120 Bar up to a high ~180 Bar.

When I tried it at 100 Bar the magazine didn't cycle consistently for some lighter pellets. Pellets and slugs all cycled the magazines correctly when reg pressure was over 120 Bar, though that most recent recent video from Barista's and how to adjusting the magazine's cycling should resolve any cycling issues at that lowest test pressure on the reg.

The shot power in the 25 cal 420mm barrel at 125 Bar in the regulator ranged from about 55 fpe to 60 fpe depending mostly on the ammo weight, and at 185 Bar ranged between 75 fpe to 80 fpe. These Slash results are posted in a different relatively recent 8 page thread on Slash tuning, along with some initial Slash test results for power and accuracy from a couple of .22 cal Slash owners on the forum.

I just posted post my .25 Slash Tactical along with 6 boxes of .249 slugs for sale in the AGN Classifieds a few minutes ago, in case anyone is interested.

It'll be especially interesting to see real-world results when the new .30 Slash is released this fall, and how it compares to the new .30 cal K1 being released by Huben around the same time.

JP
 
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The vector objects did not work at all.

The vector optics did not work at all. I could not get the cross hairs and the barrel to line up. Crosshairs pointing too low. I used the helix because I had to. I always prefer the continental. I like the thinner cross hairs.
I was going to get the Vector Continental X8 6-48x56 with my taipan slash. Was the misalignment incidental or are the two just incompatible? The slash rail is 20 moa canted, but I expected this combo to just work.
 
I was going to get the Vector Continental X8 6-48x56 with my taipan slash. Was the misalignment incidental or are the two just incompatible? The slash rail is 20 moa canted, but I expected this combo to just work.
I really don't know. Either my $2400 Slash barrel was pointing the wrong place or my scope was pointing the wrong place. Something was way off.
 

CORRECTION!!!: That is NOT the BLEED SCREW (shown at the end of this video). DO NOT UNSCREW THAT SCREW UNDER PRESSURE. It is the test pressure guage port to ad an included test guage. Probably for reg pressure. To see it.


Got $2500 burning a hole in your pocket? Here you go:


This aint' no Western Sidewinder...way nicer. Worth the $, if you got it to spend, in my opinion. Best slug shooter out there for sure. Thanks for watching! -Nate
My friend just got one. He loves it.