JSAR Raptor Mini vs FX Wildcat MKII

[KnifeMaker]

I've never seen one. But then again, I haven't seem most of the guns we talk about in the GTA. I pretty much liveni in  n AG wasteland. LOL


I do have one member close by that has offered to have me over to shoot his .3o Impact. I declined. I can't bare to shoot one and fall in love.




On the other hand, I will be a Raptor owner. Yes I will!


I talked to DonnyFl some time ago. We are old friends. He told me that the way the ldc's are anodized, that there is always a blemish usually in the opening of the end cap. It is where it is hung for the process It is not a fault, if this is where
Chimps imperfection is.


I am looking forward to hearing Chris's take on the new .177 Taipan he has on order.


I have heard nothing but praises on them. Kinda an ugly duckling in my eyes, but performance is the point. And look are subjective. On the other hand, I really like their new stock. Particularly in the grey laminate. Nice!!!


Knife

[UCChris]

Taipan in .177?
Did not know there is one, but, I want one😀.

Mitch

Chris will be here soon...i'm sure, then he will explain 

I have arrived!

First of all, I want to give a shout out to Travis with JSAR. I talked to him on the phone this morning for about 20 minutes and he was amazing to talk to. After talking to him, he recommended a Taipan Veteran, just as he said. I told him that I couldn't find one in .177, or else I would totally do that.

However, I went into Utah Airguns today and was telling them how everyone was telling me that I should get a Taipan, but I couldn't find one in .177 at all. Travis @ UTAG told me they ordered a .177 Taipan Veteran Compact that the customer had flaked on. Even though I'm not religious, this seemed as big a sign as any, so I bought it right then and there!

I got it back to work and got a few shots through it. First impressions are that it's pretty accurate, but needs a bit of breaking in. I'm getting some vertical stringing. The trigger is great, but I need to get the second stage creep out of it. It's very quiet! Overall, I'm very pleased, but I need more time to get to know it.

KnifeMaker is right, they are certainly not the most attractive. Here she is.



Edit: Quick update! Said goodnight to the missus and I had some time to play with the Veteran trigger. A little adjustment gave me a little more 1st stage take up and no creep. This is now easily the best trigger I have ever used in a gun. It's simply incredible.

[oldpro]

 Right on!!!! Talk with Motorhead hear on GTA he’s our resident Taipan expert and does tuning including doing Cobra valve adaptation.

[UCChris]

Right on!!!! Talk with Motorhead hear on GTA he’s our resident Taipan expert and does tuning including doing Cobra valve adaptation.

Uh oh. I'll have to check and see what his tune prices are.

[Tonykarter]

Taipan in .177?
Did not know there is one, but, I want one😀.

WHUT?  .177?  I want one too.  As long as we are getting our Taipan moons hung for us, how 'bout a grey-laminate Taipan Long in .20 ?  My kingdom for one in .20.  Will throw in wife's half of kingdom if it is a CZ-barreled .20.

[UCChris]

Taipan in .177?
Did not know there is one, but, I want one😀.

WHUT?  .177?  I want one too.  As long as we are getting our Taipan moons hung for us, how 'bout a grey-laminate Taipan Long in .20 ?  My kingdom for one in .20.  Will throw in wife's half of kingdom if it is a CZ-barreled .20.

Yup. I just about died when Travis @ UTAG told me he had one. I basically couldn't get my wallet out fast enough.

[wimpanzee]

Looking sweet! My Taipan is my favorite gun. They just shoot so well, all day, every day. Congrats!

[KnifeMaker]

You may  not be religious, but somebody was look'n out for ya!


Unless you're just about the luckiest man on the planet. LOL


Mike/Knife

[miksatx]

Had my Taipan Mutant .177 going on 3 yrs. it just 1of 5 with the factory conversion in the USA.

[KnifeMaker]

You may  not be religious, but somebody was look'n out for ya!


Unless you're just about the luckiest man on the planet. LOL


Now that I think about it, you did have Travis and Travis looking out for ya.


Mike/Knife


Mike/Knife

[lloyd-ss]

I love a happy ending!    The gun looks like it is all business: form follows function. Which, BTW, I think is beautiful, LOL.
I am curious about how the barrel is supported. It looks like the solid barrel is secured in the breech and also at the two posts that support the scope mounting rail, with a narrow slot and pinch bolts? And then the moderator on the front end is mounted directly on the barrel, but not touching the front scope post? Is that correct? Is the barrel unusually fat, like maybe 15mm? Sorry for all the questions. Chris, you are a lucky guy!

[UCChris]

I love a happy ending!    The gun looks like it is all business: form follows function. Which, BTW, I think is beautiful, LOL.
I am curious about how the barrel is supported. It looks like the solid barrel is secured in the breech and also at the two posts that support the scope mounting rail, with a narrow slot and pinch bolts? And then the moderator on the front end is mounted directly on the barrel, but not touching the front scope post? Is that correct? Is the barrel unusually fat, like maybe 15mm? Sorry for all the questions. Chris, you are a lucky guy!

You are correct. Barrel is threaded into breech, then the two scope rail clamps tighten against it. The shroud is free floating. The awesome thing about this design is that it's a super simple machining project to machine a new barrel since it's just lead, crown, then threads at both ends. Since the barrel is supported at three points, it's incredibly stiff, so I'm contemplating getting a 20" .172 barrel made for it. The barrel looks to be 15mm or so. I'll mic it in just a sec

Edit: The barrel is 15mm

[lloyd-ss]

Thanks for that additional info, Chris. Yes, it does make things easier (and better?) when there is no barrel port drilled thru the side of the barrel. And that 3 point barrel mounting makes for stiffness, although there is the floating barrel camp, too. But the field results are what really matter.
Lloyd

[UCChris]

Thanks for that additional info, Chris. Yes, it does make things easier (and better?) when there is no barrel port drilled thru the side of the barrel. And that 3 point barrel mounting makes for stiffness, although there is the floating barrel camp, too. But the field results are what really matter.
Lloyd

I still have to do further testing, but it looks like the gun might be sensitive to those clamps being too tight.

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