TALON 24 INCH BARREL 2500 FILL

[melloroadman]

CPH 10.5 , .177 pellets , 2500 psi fill .Two 25 shot strings , one 10 shot string , 60 shots total 1 fill . P.W. on low . 16 yard target .
String 1 - 1037 , 1031 , 1040 , 1034 , 1037 , 1020 , 1029 , 1021 , 1017 , 1032 , 1026 , 1030 , 1022 , 1021 , 1017 , 1024 , 1020 , 1017 , 1007 , 1011 , 1013 , 1006 , 1005 , 1003 , 998 , average 1021 fps
String 2 - 997 , 1000 , 995 , 988 , 986 , 991 , 987 , 981 , 979 , 980 , 980 , 973 , 975 , 968 , 966 , 962 , 964 , 960 , 956 , 952 , 952 , 951 , 948 , 941 , 942 , average 971 fps
String 3 - 941 , 940 , 939 , 936 , 934 , 927 , 928 , 922 , 922 , 920 , average 931 fps
Average of first 50 shots 996 fps , average of all 60 shots 985 fps . Deviation at 10 percent for total shot count .Marvin

[TCups]

Marvin:

Is it the barrel length of the Talon that makes it more efficient than the short barrel BSA Carbine?

[melloroadman]

Tommy when I looked up the barrel length of your rifle I believe it is 18.5 inches . The talon ss has a 12 inch barrel and they say it will so 1000 fps . The talon has a 18 inch barrel and they list it at 1100 fps . Both of these figures are in .177 caliber . So I think we could safely say that the 24 inch barrel would yield  another 100 fps and I believe those are figures I have seen some where . That would put it that much over the BSA in that area . The rest would have to do with valving . Marvin

[PeakChick]

PCP rifles, and to some extent CO2 rifles do get increased efficiency from longer barrels. Where a springer is pretty much done using all the available shot charge in 10-12" of barrel, most gas guns will show increased velocity with longer barrels. Marvin is also very correct in stating that valving has a big influence on efficiency.

[TexasShooter72]

How loud is the report with the 24inch barrel?

[melloroadman]

Matt it is a little louder than the discovery at this point . It is wasting air and I am still bringing it down as far as psi fill goes . You have to remember the more air you push the louder the noise . This is my condor with the striker weight removed and a talon tank . The rifle was pretty quite with the striker weight removed and the condor tank filled to 1300 psi . It had good performance and low fill rate not wasting a lot of air .If it was shrouded at that point is would be whisper quite I think . Jeff , Long Island Hunter has a shrouded condor in .22 . You might get him to do a low fill and give you a report on the noise level . Marvin

[SAVAGESAM]

Marvin did you do any strings with 2600, 2700, 2800, 2900, 3000? With the Crosman 10.5 Gr. premier heavies.