Coming to the “Dark Side”

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Welll….I have officially come to the “Dark Side”…..(imagine Darth Vader breathing sounds, inhale…exhale…inhale…exhale)…you are my brothers…

OK, nothing fancy…I have a used Talon SS in .22 coming. My choice was between the Talon and a Prod/1720T. I think what swung me to the Talon the higher shot count and the ease of changing calibers. I’m planing on getting a .177 bbl once I get the .22 shooting and tuned.
 
My first was a marauder. Then a 1701P Pistol, now an Impact, looking at a second Impact. The dark side is the hole we throw money into.
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Just curious why you want two Impacts ?
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Mostly, all the upgrades since Gen 1, in another caliber. Love the gun, and now know how to take it apart and put it back together, so why change? I may also go slugs, so the MKII seems a better choice with larger plenum and better regulator.

And of course, vanity comes into play.
 
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Just curious why you want two Impacts ?
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Mostly, all the upgrades since Gen 1, in another caliber. Love the gun, and now know how to take it apart and put it back together, so why change? I may also go slugs, so the MKII seems a better choice with larger plenum and better regulator.

And of course, vanity comes into play.
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Sounds good to me. I'd like to have another myself.
 
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Well the Talon SS .22 is here. I scoped it (Athlon Talus 4x12x40), took the top hat off and put some home made washers under (about 1mm), put the top hat back to original position and blue locktight on the grub screws. The tank was completely empty....have only a hand pump....I lost count around 400+ strokes. Pumped it up to 2600 psi. After much reading decided from information available that should be near the beginning of the sweet spot of the bell curve (had to use an assumption as don’t yet have a crony yet). Sighted in the scope, windage was good from first shot but low. Two more shots and am at one inch low at 10 yards, where it will stay till I have a chance to go outside and check 20,30 and 40 yds. Raining outside.

I shot 13 pellets total to sight in and then to confirm, and just a few to see how it shoots. One ragged hole. Those 13 shots depleted the tank by approximately 200 psi. It took 40 pump strokes to get it back up to 2600 psi. Since I’m hand pumping I will probably only shoot between 15 and 20 shots before topping off the tank. That should keep the velocities pretty consistent because it is in the heart of the sweet spot and I won’t have to wear myself out pumping.

Can’t hardly wait for squirrel season...
 
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