Others Brand New Airforce Talon Escapes For $300

[Billm]

116f heat index at 6:30pm lol. Here in Florida we have two seasons hot and warm. I lived in Silicon Valley years ago. The Bay Area had the perfect climate for this kind of hobby.

 

[Chief 10-Beers]

Agreed. I was Bay area too. Northern Nevada as well, but that was before I tried the PCP Money Pit! lol

 

[JimT66]

Very tempting price. I was checking the stock status of something at DonnyFL and saw that he has three different Airforce Talons on sale for $300-$339.

I got me one! Couldn't turn that price down!

 

[Chief 10-Beers]

Now you will be able to try your inline Reg on it!

 

[JimT66]

Now you will be able to try your inline Reg on it!

Go ahead and laugh, it never crossed my mind. Sometimes I can be clueless. I already have one on my spin lock tank on my Condor 22. Being spin lock, it should fit my Talon shouldn't it?

 

[Chief 10-Beers]

Go ahead and laugh, it never crossed my mind. Sometimes I can be clueless. I already have one on my spin lock tank on my Condor 22. Being spin lock, it should fit my Talon shouldn't it?

I would imagine as long as the Threads on the Tank are the same?

 

[JimT66]

I would imagine as long as the Threads on the Tank are the same?

Unless someone says different, will have to give it a try. I know my Condor will spit out the big 22 slugs at coyote splattering energy with the regulator on it. Or a crapload of shots at 40-50 yard for tree rat smashing. Lot to be said for a good regulator.

 

[Chief 10-Beers]

Is the Reg that you are using the $99 Cricket I believe it is called?

 

[JimT66]

Is the Reg that you are using the $99 Cricket I believe it is called?

Chief, I not familiar with that one.

 

[JimT66]

Chief, I not familiar with that one.

It is a cricket regulator though.

 

[Chief 10-Beers]

I believe it's the same one that "Air Shootist" reccommended?
ETA The $99 reg is only a 19.5 cc Plenum. The one with 50cc's is $179.00

 

[JimT66]

I believe it's the same one that "Air Shootist" reccommended?
ETA The $99 reg is only a 19.5 cc Plenum. The one with 50cc's is $179.00

The one on my Pic the other day is the one that came on my Pinty P-tac, not a spare regulator. Sorry about the confusion. I have read that it's not the cheaper version though, but the version that alone cost half the price of the P tac rifle.

 

[SpindleB]

The one on my Pic the other day is the one that came on my Pinty P-tac, not a spare regulator. Sorry about the confusion. I have read that it's not the cheaper version though, but the version that alone cost half the price of the P tac rifle.

That is a Huben Power Cricket. Same as the $99 one Chief asked about. We actually were not sure it was the real Cricket when the Pinty first came out. Tough to tell the real Cricket from the AliExpress knockoff Cricket so I asked Nick Scott at Huben and he confirmed they sold a large quantity for the Pinty.

They really are the best external regulator. Couple vendors stateside sell them, Hajimoto and High Pressure Pneumatics I know for sure.

And yes, the $189 Cricket Max-ATH with the 50cc plenum is what Air Shootist used. I own 4 of them, 3 Dream Universal and a bunch of Cricket i have disassembled for my plenum experiments.

 

[JimT66]

That is a Huben Power Cricket. Same as the $99 one Chief asked about. We actually were not sure it was the real Cricket when the Pinty first came out. Tough to tell the real Cricket from the AliExpress knockoff Cricket so I asked Nick Scott at Huben and he confirmed they sold a large quantity for the Pinty.

They really are the best external regulator. Couple vendors stateside sell them, Hajimoto and High Pressure Pneumatics I know for sure.

And yes, the $189 Cricket Max-ATH with the 50cc plenum is what Air Shootist used. I own 4 of them, 3 Dream Universal and a bunch of Cricket i have disassembled for my plenum experiments.

I'm learning about these things, and only know what I read from guys on here and other pages that have experience working on them. But I am trying to learn.

 

[JimT66]

That is a Huben Power Cricket. Same as the $99 one Chief asked about. We actually were not sure it was the real Cricket when the Pinty first came out. Tough to tell the real Cricket from the AliExpress knockoff Cricket so I asked Nick Scott at Huben and he confirmed they sold a large quantity for the Pinty.

They really are the best external regulator. Couple vendors stateside sell them, Hajimoto and High Pressure Pneumatics I know for sure.

And yes, the $189 Cricket Max-ATH with the 50cc plenum is what Air Shootist used. I own 4 of them, 3 Dream Universal and a bunch of Cricket i have disassembled for my plenum experiments.

What is the difference in the Cricket Max and the power cricket?

 

[Danman]

That is a Huben Power Cricket. Same as the $99 one Chief asked about. We actually were not sure it was the real Cricket when the Pinty first came out. Tough to tell the real Cricket from the AliExpress knockoff Cricket so I asked Nick Scott at Huben and he confirmed they sold a large quantity for the Pinty.

They really are the best external regulator. Couple vendors stateside sell them, Hajimoto and High Pressure Pneumatics I know for sure.

And yes, the $189 Cricket Max-ATH with the 50cc plenum is what Air Shootist used. I own 4 of them, 3 Dream Universal and a bunch of Cricket i have disassembled for my plenum experiments.

I'd sure love a write-up from you about your findings/comparisons with that reg system someday!
Next year i hope to 'step up' to a .25cal pcp, the full length condor is about tops on my list, just simple and reliable, and I'd like something American made (the 2 i own/shoot currently are British) I would use it for a few months as-is unregulated, and then get the 50cc plenum reg and tune is for 70-ish fpe hopefully with big pellets The full length version is an absolute beast, and AF is the only American made Pcps available up here on a regular basis.

 

[SpindleB]

What is the difference in the Cricket Max and the power cricket?

Plenum size, 19.5cc vs 50cc.
The Max-ATH 50cc is a perfect addon to AirForce Condor/Talon with a high flow tophat. I run my .22 Talon at 1400PSI and push 21.14gr Baracuda Match at around 900FPS. I have no idea what kind of shots count that gives me with a 1.1.1L bottle.

My .25 Condor runs at ~1750psi and pushes JSB Heavy King 33.95gr at 850FPS.

The Pinty should would work with the MAX-ATH regulator too. Only issue would be the plenum hitting the frame. The narrow part is about 1.25" before the plenum starts expanding.

 

[SpindleB]

I'd sure love a write-up from you about your findings/comparisons with that reg system someday!
Next year i hope to 'step up' to a .25cal pcp, the full length condor is about tops on my list, just simple and reliable, and I'd like something American made (the 2 i own/shoot currently are British) I would use it for a few months as-is unregulated, and then get the 50cc plenum reg and tune is for 70-ish fpe hopefully with big pellets The full length version is an absolute beast, and AF is the only American made Pcps available up here on a regular basis.

I have done two versions
Straight with Max-ATH 50cc and a short fat 1.1L bottle
U adapter with Cricket regulator 1/2 and a Shan Bao 20CM 120cc 3000psi tube and various bottles.

There is very little difference in performance. The 120cc on the .25 is 25FPS or so better than the 50cc.

I am also a big fan of the 24" barrel. More accurate and with a plenum a lot more power than the 18" or 12" barrels.

 

[Danman]

I have done two versions
Straight with Max-ATH 50cc and a short fat 1.1L bottle
U adapter with Cricket regulator 1/2 and a Shan Bao 20CM 120cc 3000psi tube and various bottles.

There is very little difference in performance. The 120cc on the .25 is 25FPS or so better than the 50cc.

I am also a big fan of the 24" barrel. More accurate and with a plenum a lot more power than the 18" or 12" barrels.

Couldn't agree more, I dont like to leave any power potential on the table. And ....it doesn't hurt we can't legally buy the SS version up here Did you run a smaller tank (300cc) with the straight reg ever?

 

[JimT66]

That is a Huben Power Cricket. Same as the $99 one Chief asked about. We actually were not sure it was the real Cricket when the Pinty first came out. Tough to tell the real Cricket from the AliExpress knockoff Cricket so I asked Nick Scott at Huben and he confirmed they sold a large quantity for the Pinty.

They really are the best external regulator. Couple vendors stateside sell them, Hajimoto and High Pressure Pneumatics I know for sure.

And yes, the $189 Cricket Max-ATH with the 50cc plenum is what Air Shootist used. I own 4 of them, 3 Dream Universal and a bunch of Cricket i have disassembled for my plenum experiments.

I have never ordered from Aliexpress, or even perused its products. They must be another version of Temu, A more upscale version with more products. Temu seems to have been lacking on air rifle things about 6 months ago, last time I looked.