Western Airguns Bushbuck Carbine

Tony, let me know how that works for schwacking ground squirrels! More like SPLATTING (or vaporizing them)

I had one. It shot High Arc Hunter 365 gr with a fill pressure of 3900 psi the best
Off a solid rest and me doing my part (and some trigger adjusting) it would shoot within an inch at 50 yards.
That was take the first shot and then refill to 3900 psi and take the next and so on.

I'd get with https://www.mrhollowpoint.com/index.html#/ on that. From what I understand he developed some nice big game slugs specifically for the Bushbuck.

Enjoy and safe hunting. You will enjoy your rifle. The kinetic energy at 100 yards is impressive. Looking at the numbers are one thing but the practical aspects are inspiring.
I built a special wooden target board for sighting mine in. I was torn as to what to use, so I built a 2x4 frame with 5/4 board from a deck rebuild as the main target area. At 100 yards, it may as well just have been cardboard. At 200 yards, the same thing. Huge dust and rock clouds as the 365 grain hollow points passed through and hit the berm. Complete pass-through shots on every deer I have shot to date.

pesty3782 said:

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Thor (Yes I named the rifle Thor) is ready to hammer some piggies!!!!!

Bushbuck Carbine topped off with an Athlon Ares ETR.

Kip and I rebuilt Thor on Monday. Kip instructed and I did the work. We grabbed some High Arc Hunter 365 grain slugs, the ones I will be hunting with and came up with a 4100 PSI fill. 1st shot 775 FPS for about 480 FPE and the 2nd at 725 FPS.

Then for 's and grins we launched a 480 grain slug at 707 FPS for about 532 FPE

Hope to head out Friday and get Thor all sighted in.

Tony P.

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Did you change the hammer spring back to an original? I think Shamu had trimmed his back
2 1:/2 coils if I remember his last post correctly.

Nice looks like you have it dialed in for sure, keep us updated on your hunt.

Beautiful rifle. Good luck with it and on your pig hunt.

pesty3782 said:

The carbine arrived last night....Kip and I will be going through it on Monday to make sure it has the latest valve etc in it. Then I will get out shooting it. Hope to have it all setup for the Texas pig hunt the boys and I are going on in early February.

Tony P.

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@pesty3782 What’s the difference between the original valve and the newer valve? Do you know what other changes or upgrades it’s gone through?

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I do not, but mine had the newer valve. Not sure on upgrades from the original design.

Tony P.

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Ok thanks Tony. If you find out anything on Improvements, please post it. After Reading through the threads, your post is one of the only ones that I recall mentioning a new valve or improvements.