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mtnGhost

mtnGhost

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Never owned one before. So I bought two to play with:

  1. Mutant Shorty (black) .22 CZ barrel (from another AGN member)
  2. Veteran Standard (grey laminate) .22 LW (from TalonTunes)
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    Questions - I have a 1/2" thread adapter coming from Donny, and opted for a Tatsu for the Mutant. Is that going to be enough?

    For the Vet standard - how much bark does it have? 

    Should I get Huma regs for them? I saw a video of the factory regs, they don't look fun to tweak.

    I got one if Ernest's air tube extenders and I'm looking at getting a plenum extension to test out in one or both, but I might just leave the shorty alone for backyard pesting.

    What else do these things need? 
 
The stock regs. are pretty good, no need to get a Huma unless you don't know how to test and adjust the reg. and/or want a Huma to make it easier. The Taipan regs. are good, about the same as a Huma, but not as good as an AGT or Cricket reg... Get a biathlon cocking lever and cheek piece from @papy_yosh here on AGN.
 
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The stock regs. are pretty good, no need to get a Huma unless you don't know how to test and adjust the reg. and/or want a Huma to make it easier. The Taipan regs. are good, about the same as a Huma, but not as good as an AGT or Cricket reg... Get a biathlon cocking lever and cheek piece from @papy_yosh here on AGN.
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Yeah the cheek piece might be a good idea. Are his padded? If so, are they durable? I'll pass on the lever though - I'd prefer the sleeker factory setup, the biathlon style levers get caught in my hunting packs.
 
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Darn ... I didn't know you could put a biathlon lever on a Taipan, if I had known that I would have got one a long time ago … do you have to modify anything to put it on???

Agree about the AGT and Cricket regulators, they are spot on!

I've always heard that the Taipans were one of the quietest guns out there so may not even need a moderator. ☝️

Shalom

John
 
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The stock regs. are pretty good, no need to get a Huma unless you don't know how to test and adjust the reg. and/or want a Huma to make it easier. The Taipan regs. are good, about the same as a Huma, but not as good as an AGT or Cricket reg... Get a biathlon cocking lever and cheek piece from @papy_yosh here on AGN.
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get some mags holders from him too
 
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Darn ... I didn't know you could put a biathlon lever on a Taipan, if I had known that I would have got one a long time ago … do you have to modify anything to put it on???

Agree about the AGT and Cricket regulators, they are spot on!

I've always heard that the Taipans were one of the quietest guns out there so may not even need a moderator. 
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Shalom

John
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The biathlon lever just snaps on over the OEM lever
 
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my taipan reg has very tight shot string ,I have a 22 std , Mine std gun was louder then others in the 35fpe range , Now when I cranked it to 52fpe the tatsu helped tame it .My taipan veteran with CZ barrel shoots nsa slugs , mp slugs and most pellets out there it is not fussy with ammo , trigger is best I own in a airgun

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Truth... the trigger must be experienced to be truly appreciated. PERFECT. 

I'm shooting 40 ft lbs and the Tatsu makes it very quiet... I forget the power it shoots at, because the report is like... "meh".
 
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Get LOTS of pellets, you're going to enjoy shooting these guns
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That's great advice right there!👆



I have 2 Vet shortys in .22 cal.

JSB 18s are my fav in these guns but other pellets shoot well too.

At the moment I have shorty #2 shooting JSB 14.3s at 870 for about 75 shots per fill.



Keeping things compact and light I have Tatsus on all three (yes 3) of my Veteran shortys. I also have a .25 shorty.

Hello my name is Matt and I am a Veteran shorty addict LoL 😂



I mean you could definitely go with a larger mod but unless you need maximum silence the Tatsu is perfect IMO 👍



Let us know how you like the triggers on those Taipans.



Matt




 
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Anybody try slugs in the shorties? Once I deplete most of my pellet stock I’m wanting to go the slug rout
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The new FX Hybrids shoot lights out out of my Shorty at 30 yards, 3 shot group inside my pinky nail.
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What velocity are you seeing with those?
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Mid 700s if I recall correctly. The gun will shoot 18gr JSBs high 800s or low 900s. But these fit a bit tight, and are a bit heavier. 
 
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