Hey guys,
In the market for a new bullpup after a year-long hiatus from the hobby. I owned a first gen vulcan in .22 for a couple of years and generally liked it. I didn't have any reliability issues and could achieve generally good accuracy with it. I didn't like the miniature buttplate (subsequently improved in later generations) or the somewhat rough bolt, which has since been replaced by the side lever. I did sometimes experience some POI shifts for unknown reasons but I was never entirely sure if it was the gun or me. All in all, a pretty solid bit of kit.
For my next bullpup, I've not decided between the new Vulcan 2, and the Taipan Veteran. The vulcan has the apparent advantages of forward cocking, adjustable buttplate and built in rail for bipods. That said, I seem to have read some reports that the Veteran gets more shots per fill the way the regulator is set from the factory (at least previous versions of the vulcan were getting only around 36 in this caliber). I'm not a tinkerer, so however the reg comes from the factory is how it will stay. Taipan also seems to have a reputation for being amongst the most rugged and durable bullpups.
If anyone owns either in .22 or .25, I'd be very interested to see a shot-string. Is there a noticeable difference between the two guns?
Also, has anyone tried either in .22 with the new heavy 25gr pellets from jsb? Is accuracy good?
Thanks a lot!
Rob
In the market for a new bullpup after a year-long hiatus from the hobby. I owned a first gen vulcan in .22 for a couple of years and generally liked it. I didn't have any reliability issues and could achieve generally good accuracy with it. I didn't like the miniature buttplate (subsequently improved in later generations) or the somewhat rough bolt, which has since been replaced by the side lever. I did sometimes experience some POI shifts for unknown reasons but I was never entirely sure if it was the gun or me. All in all, a pretty solid bit of kit.
For my next bullpup, I've not decided between the new Vulcan 2, and the Taipan Veteran. The vulcan has the apparent advantages of forward cocking, adjustable buttplate and built in rail for bipods. That said, I seem to have read some reports that the Veteran gets more shots per fill the way the regulator is set from the factory (at least previous versions of the vulcan were getting only around 36 in this caliber). I'm not a tinkerer, so however the reg comes from the factory is how it will stay. Taipan also seems to have a reputation for being amongst the most rugged and durable bullpups.
If anyone owns either in .22 or .25, I'd be very interested to see a shot-string. Is there a noticeable difference between the two guns?
Also, has anyone tried either in .22 with the new heavy 25gr pellets from jsb? Is accuracy good?
Thanks a lot!
Rob