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Tribute to Tony

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I’m having a little trouble typing and holding my “Super SS” from TalonTunes.com, better known as Tony. If this commentary ends abruptly, it’s because I chose to hold my SS.

This is the most beautiful piece of craftsmanship I have ever owned. His workmanship is absolutely awesome, the details flawless. This man, Tony, loves his work. From the beginning of the shroud..to the butt of the tank…his work shines.

Some time ago on this forum, I brought up “….how quiet is quiet?” I thought I had achieved a level of quietness in my SS that was pretty good. “IT SOUNDED LIKE A FREIGHT TRAIN” compared to what Tony has done with it. Now its quieter than a baby’s burp!
Talent, attention to detail, dedication, it all shows up in his work. I want to hold it all the time. It’s like the grandchild I don’t have.

It’s an SS with an 18″ barrel, a full tune, custom shroud, breech knob, valve tune and O-ring, trigger job, vented frame, and custom hammer. It performs like a Jaguar, looks like a Marilyn Monroe, and leaves you with that post ejaculation feeling…….without the mess!

It shoots JSB’s at 910fps, Kodiaks at 835fps, on a wheel setting of 6, and a 2900 psi tank fill. I’d rather sleep with it than with my ex-wife. Thank you Tony…you have provided this old man with something I will cherish forever, and filled my heart with gratitude. You are far better at what you do than what my words are able to describe. We are all better people for having known you.

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OK, Now get up off the floor! You have work to do! LOL

When you get to my Condor we need to talk some more.
As much as I want my new rifle, you take your time. We cant have you getting burned-out. Go out and have some fun! You deserve it!

Bruce

I am speechless…

All I can say is “thank you” to my brothers here at the TAG.

That post just floored me.

Don’t have much to say on this one.

Tony’s work is first class.

Tony’s people skills are top- notch.

Never met him in person, but in my mind he will always be that old guy in Shooter that lived in a compound deep in the woods and really knows his shit about rifles and ballistics but seems just half a bubble off center. 😈

He did a tank mod for me and all I can say is I cant see why you would have a tank that wasn’t reworked by Tony. Shoots great and looks even better.
I think my next move will be from a AirHog shroud to one of Tony’s sweet lookin’ models. ( In .25 of corse! 8) )

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Man, You Guys are killing me. I have ordered a new Condor in 22 from Tony and I can hardly stand the wait! He is making me one with a 18″ barrel and shroud with full tune. And also a 25 cal. with a 24′” barrel. Oh yea, I am getting the SS tank with his valve work. I may order a shroud for the 25 barrel also! Now I have to get a pump or tank. I am trying to figure out if I can get 4500 psi fills here in Houston. Am I forgetting anything? Has anyone used a Harris bipod with a swivel?

His .25 setups are really something. I think you will like the 4500psi fill tank and the shroud will give your rig the stealth it may need. I ordered a Talon tank with mine as well as the Condor one, and the Talon tank gets used the most around my house and it shoots at 45fpe. When you start shooting the .25 setup you may not want to go back to the .22 barrel.

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The man (Tony) can really turn out some amazing work. His sense of craftsmanship is on a very high level playing field and the results are found everywhere.

He is a pretty good lap dancer too. I heard it from Tron 😛

I would love to see that…LOL 😆

AAAHHHHHHH!!!!! It burns!!!! I can’t get the image out of my head…. Jabbing forks in my eyes isn’t helping! AAAHHHHHHHH!!!!

Man, You Guys are killing me. I have ordered a new Condor in 22 from Tony and I can hardly stand the wait! He is making me one with a 18″ barrel and shroud with full tune. And also a 25 cal. with a 24′” barrel. Oh yea, I am getting the SS tank with his valve work. I may order a shroud for the 25 barrel also! Now I have to get a pump or tank. I am trying to figure out if I can get 4500 psi fills here in Houston. Am I forgetting anything? Has anyone used a Harris bipod with a swivel?

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The man (Tony) can really turn out some amazing work. His sense of craftsmanship is on a very high level playing field and the results are found everywhere.

He is a pretty good lap dancer too. I heard it from Tron 😛

I would love to see that…LOL 😆

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The man (Tony) can really turn out some amazing work. His sense of craftsmanship is on a very high level playing field and the results are found everywhere.

He is a pretty good lap dancer too. I heard it from Tron 😛

The man (Tony) can really turn out some amazing work. His sense of craftsmanship is on a very high level playing field and the results are found everywhere.

Pretty amazing, Huh! I love my TT custom .25 Condor. 8) 8) I wish you newer members could have seen my old TOG posts regarding my bird. I’ll see if I can find some.

Nuglor…. do you prefer “Noogz” or “Nugz” for short? You got one bad ass .25. That my friend is a FACT. 8) I’m gonna go have a look at mine as I’m jonesin’ for a fix.

Harry

I love posts like this, and I will add to it.

I havent had any work done on my rifle, but I did get a custom hammer and a .25 barrel from Tony. The barrel included machined bushings, and when I installed the barrel it was almost a vacuum fit. I can not feel any slop whatsoever in the fit.

The one piece hammer has given the gun a whole new level of velocity consistency. Standard deviation is now less than 10fps over 40 shots.

Whenever I think of doing anything to the gun, I check Tony’s website to see how he does it.

I think what I like best about the guy, he doesn’t act like a high-falutin’ ass when you ask questions. Ive never gotten an answer that didn’t make sense, and they all worked.

My glass is raised Tony. *clink*

Thanks you for posting this Shaky! I moded the valve on my SS, and added a 18″‘er as you have . But I was wondering where the valve work stacked up compared to others. I ran it over the chrony a couple of days ago, with a 2500 psi fill ad she gave 930+ with JSB’S, adn 870+ with the Kokiaks. I would really like to be a touch over 900 with the Kodiaks. Looking for that majic 40 Lb. FPE. ( We have tough critters here in Texas) Haa. I need to get the “o” ring mod done. She is very loud at the breach!

Thanks again. MIke

Tony does top notch work….

I was one who jumped on the chance to have him work on my gun when he first started tuning them. I’ll admit at the time, I thought the price for the tune was a bit much, but I try to support various craftsmen and I enjoy the work that ‘newcomers’ bring as the attention to detail is superb in general.

When I got my Talon back from Tony the cost of the tune was no longer in my head. The gun was awesome. This was before Tony started doing lots of bling on his guns and I got only performance mods. At the time, he didnt even offer jeweling but it didnt matter. The attention to detail was awesome and the performance was awesome. One piece of Tony bling now adorns my Condor as well as a .25 barrel from him and the workmanship is great.

Those that balk at his prices would balk no more if they just had an opportunity to hold one of his creations.

As most of you know, I’ve touted Tony’s work from the moment I got my Condor from him. It is one of the most incredible airguns I’ve ever owned. Hands down! He does excellent work and more importantly, stands behind it. When I had a problem with the aluminum in my valve starting to seperate, he replaced it at no charge and it works even better than the original one I got from him… if that’s even possible. TONY IS DA’ MAN! 😆 😆 😆

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