Taipan Veteran questions

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Franklink

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Are there any unhappy owners, or past-owners, out there? I've read up on them quite a bit and can only seem to find complaints on the plainness of the stock.

Are the stocks on the current inventory a reddish color or more orange? I can find pics of both colors. Not sure which I like better.

Anybody tried to strip off the factory stain/varnish to see what's under it and refinish it to look nicer?

Anybody down-tune one to do something like 22-24 fpe in .22? How'd it go (shot count/fill pressures/accuracy/pellet used/etc)?

Can they be tuned to run on lower pressure? I understand i would probably lose shot count doing this but my pcp journey started with a hand pump. It has progressed to SCUBA tanks and all of my PCPs have been tuned to use lower fill pressures-is that an option with the Veteran? (I'm kind of leaning towards the shorty with the 160cc air tube in case pumping would be my only option-I'd rather pump 50-60 strokes every 30 shots than pump 120 strokes every 60 shots.)



I don't have a bullpup and haven't ever shot one. Just trying to do some research as the Veteran is the front-runner as my possible first bullpup. 

Thanks.


 
I have the Taipan Mutant Shorty in 0.22. Mine was tuned by Charlie Frear at GeorgiaAirguns to shoot the 18.1g JSB's at 800 fps for 25 ft lbs of energy. The HST on the back of the gun allows you to adjust velocity easily without having to get into the gun to change the regulator. My Mutant is laser accurate at that velocity and power output and I get at least 4 magazines through it from a 220 bar fill before considering refilling. So that's roughly 48 shots for me. I'm getting one hole groups at 40 yards and roughly 1/2" or better groups at 50 yards with the setup.

Because the Shorty has a small air cylinder, it is easily topped off with a hand pump - in fact, I've never filled it with anything else since it's very convenient to fill with a hand pump. I pump in 50 pump cycles so about 100 pumps will easily top me off back up in the 220 bar range.

If you want to wait a bit, it looks like Taipan has released laminate stocks which may end up being sold here in the future. My stock is piano black and has held up well with no issues.

The Veteran is just an upgrade of the Mutant with some nice features like anti-double loading, etc.

I topped mine off with a compact Discovery Optics 3-12x42 FFP scope, which makes the whole package very light/compact and easy to travel with/carry out in the field. I've had mine for a little over 2 years and it's been trouble free.
 
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I just got a .25 Veteran and the finish on it is pretty great. Not sure what kind of wood they use but it takes a consistent stain and feels durable. They must have upgraded their stocks because that’s the only complaint I found in researching and I have no problems with mine. The looks/shape of the stock isn’t for everyone but I like it. I bought an FX Impact and the Vet. to decide which to keep and now can’t get myself to get rid of either. Now I have both guns and over budget to dress them both but they are fun to hold and look at lol.
 
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I was at Georgia Airguns a couple months ago when I saw a small cardboard card with a shot group on it. It was a single hole. Don’t recall the distance, but Charlie usually sights in at 40. When I asked him about it he said it was from a Taipan he had tuned a while back. 

I have one, it’s very accurate and I have grown to like the stock a bit. May sell it one of these days, I just don’t use it. It’s a great woods walker, but I don’t have time ever to go do that. 
 
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There was a guy in Finland that made after market stocks for the Mutant, Not sure about the Veteran, I think his name was Michael but it was spelled different, The new stocks on the Vulcan # 2 are just drop dead beautiful, But your going to pay for it, No one complains about the seals or regulators , or bad POI, on the Veteran/Mutants , The guns are built like Tanks, There is a learning curve shooting the shorty, There so light and small,

Mike


 
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I had a mutant standard in .22 which I sold for no apparent reason. I currently have a Veteran .25 standard which is a phenomenal gun. It’s tuned to shoot the 25.4 gr JSB Kings at 955 for nearly 40 shots. It’s scary accurate as well and posts groups at 50 yards that scares my Anschutz match .22lr rifle 😜



like you said, the only complaints I hear are about the stock and that’s a personal thing for the end user. 
 
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I have the .22 long... amazing bp. Only complaint is why did I wait so long to get one?
 
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I have a .22 Veteran shorty and the gun is almost perfect. I don’t like the blockiness of the stock. Sharp corners. I wish cocking lever was by trigger. And I wish walnut was an option. The gun is a laser and a blast to shoot.The machining on the gun is first class. I don’t think I will ever get rid of it. It’s my go to gun. I wish I could find a Raptor 3 stock for it to change it up every once in a while. That is supposed to be same gun in different stock. Here is a picture. This in walnut with a few mods would be nice!

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I bought a Shorty........this gun is something special.

Tuned it down to bout 20 fpe with the rear power adjuster and got 80 shots from 225 to 105 bar. It surely came off the reg somewhere above that fill pressure but it was maintaining the exact same poi at 55 yards. I won't normally shoot it that low but I was just seeing how low it had to get for the poi to drop-gave up at 105 bar. 

Pellet on pellet accuracy and not hard to achieve like I was afraid it was going to be with such a short gun. 

Extremely impressed.

Thanks for the input and recommendations, I plan to enjoy the heck out of it. Not many of my Airguns have impressed me this much, this early in ownership. 
 
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Were did you buy .25 air tube? How long is it? Does it fit to .22 Veteran?
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I have a Taipan Veteran Standard in .25 as well so just stole it off of there. Once you Degas it and take all the bolts holding the picatinny rail and forward trigger area you just unscrew the airtube. Didn't take very long to do but if you don't know what your doing don't mess with tearing down a PCP! Can be very dangerous.
 
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