My Tau MK 08 'ten-meter' pistol has been a helluva LOT of trouble! But being side-lever loading allows mounting a scope to my preferred low center of gravity, so I decided to make a hunting and field-target pistol of it despite the fact it was very inaccurate with the original barrel.
So after souping 'er up, I sent Ole Blue to that airgun magician Allen Zasadny along with a Daystate rifle barrel to be chopped and fitted, and also have him fabricate a custom scope base. Of course he did his usual incredible work; but not long after return, the valve-stem failed (broke).
I found Steve at Pomona Airguns the ONLY person with parts and knowledge to repair a Tau MK 08. Unfortunately the replacement (factory) valve-stem also broke a couple years later... but not until I'd fallen utterly in love with the gorgeous thing and it's awesome abilities.
Thankfully Steve said he could fabricate a "new, better, stronger" valve-stem, that he assured would hold up much better than the originals. Of course Steve suffered some personal issues after he received it, so Ole Blue was away a full year. She came home a couple weeks ago, and our reunion couldn't be sweeter.
Here is my latest bench-rest effort at 35 yards; the maximum field-target range, and probable-maximum small-game reach. The five-shot group with 8.4 grain JSB Exacts at 680 FPS measures just .175" center-to-center; less than the diameter of the pellets that shot it! Four of the five shots stacked right on top of one-another, and would have been virtually immeasurable. The group is about 1" below the white aiming-spot, and would easily hide under the dime laying to the right.
Ole Blue sure been a whole lotta trouble... but she worth it!
So after souping 'er up, I sent Ole Blue to that airgun magician Allen Zasadny along with a Daystate rifle barrel to be chopped and fitted, and also have him fabricate a custom scope base. Of course he did his usual incredible work; but not long after return, the valve-stem failed (broke).
I found Steve at Pomona Airguns the ONLY person with parts and knowledge to repair a Tau MK 08. Unfortunately the replacement (factory) valve-stem also broke a couple years later... but not until I'd fallen utterly in love with the gorgeous thing and it's awesome abilities.
Thankfully Steve said he could fabricate a "new, better, stronger" valve-stem, that he assured would hold up much better than the originals. Of course Steve suffered some personal issues after he received it, so Ole Blue was away a full year. She came home a couple weeks ago, and our reunion couldn't be sweeter.
Here is my latest bench-rest effort at 35 yards; the maximum field-target range, and probable-maximum small-game reach. The five-shot group with 8.4 grain JSB Exacts at 680 FPS measures just .175" center-to-center; less than the diameter of the pellets that shot it! Four of the five shots stacked right on top of one-another, and would have been virtually immeasurable. The group is about 1" below the white aiming-spot, and would easily hide under the dime laying to the right.
Ole Blue sure been a whole lotta trouble... but she worth it!
I’m new to air pistols and I don’t even see myself coming close to that in a few years of practicing. Again nice shooting.