yes the weight is much for sure, but its going to be held by my Bog death grip
After you mentioned the Veteran in another forum post where I was asking about length of pull on a Wildcat, I looked into the Veteran and the Veteran II. The tactical bottled fed II looked seriously interesting until I saw the weight.
I love the OG anti double feed too. No issues over many years. The Vet 2 can be de-cocked but it will rotate and chamber a round. I prefer the OG veterans ergonomics on the cheek. I prefer the power the new Vet provides and it’s floated barrel. I’ll be making laser neoprene cheek pads for these and I will offer them with Titanium or stainless cap bolts.
I find it interesting that they are making a marketing feature of the floated barrel. If ever there was an air rifle that did not need one, it is Veteran. Mine has had an absolutely stable POI. Where barrel heat isn't an issue, as it is in CF rifles, and where the barrel is not in contact with a wood stock, a floated barrel isn't needed. And this is especially true in a rifle put together in such a robust manner as the Veteran. If there is a practical advantage to the new barrel design, is is one that I haven't seen mentioned, ease of disassembly. But I've only disassembled mine one time, and that was just to remove the barrel for cleaning. I'm sure the Vet II will continue the Taipan reputation for high quality, and that many folks will enjoy the "advantages" of the new design. For bullpup enthusiasts, either version is about the best the market has to offer at its price point. Just my opinion of course.
.25 cal jsb Knockouts shot excellent. A lot more testing and tuning is coming. The gun has power. I’ve got a tactical model on the way in 550 so that should be interesting. Get all three in a row and start testing…exciting times in the air gun world.
Good to hear, thanks! At what distance did you test and group size you got? Was this out of box or did you alter?
The standard in 550 felt just like the OG standard in .22 in the shoulder. The balance was perfect, making the rifle feel lighter than it’s weight suggests. The targets that day were placed at 30, 50 and 65 yards. Without cleaning first, the rifle was zeroed using 34g JSB mk1s. After about 2 fills, the gun started to pick up consistency and was already precise. At 30 from a large PRS front bag placed central on the rifle and shouldered while seated, one hole no larger than two pellets ctc. At 50, just under 1/2 inch on most dots and just over on a few dots at 905-910 fps. We had winds but it’s never perfectly calm in these parts. It began raining just a few hours into the shoot. It is not loud but it’s not as quiet as an OG taipan in .22 standard set at 140 bar. The cocking is smooth as silk and solid. It’s reversible too. Trigger out of the box was light but with some creep. This can be dialed out (the trigger can be safely tuned to perfection) The rifle came from UTAH airguns. I didn’t have time to deep dive into the rifle but I will soon. Cleaning, pellet testing, chrono work, trigger adjustments etc a lot to do.Good to hear, thanks! At what distance did you test and group size you got? Was this out of box or did you alter?
I saw there's a power plenum available too?
How do you feel about weight/balance?
Is loud?
