FX .30 cal Air Rifle Uses

I wouldnt boar hunt with a 30Cal air rifle. Not even legal in California, or ethical in my opinion. I agree with @thammer and @BlackICE and would use one for medium sized pests and/or for longer ranges 150+yds. I would consider taking down a coyote depending on its size and shot opportunity. But in most cases I would also be comfortable using a stout 25Cal like my Impact MK2 that does an easy ~80fpe. Nielsen 34.9g slugs at ~1005fps.
 
30 cal can take kill any animal in the US with a well placed headshot up to 100meters with appropriate ammo. Nsa 60gr slugs shot at 950fps from a pcp are still traveling close to 900fps at 100 yards and retaining close too or over 100fpe giving them plenty of power to smash through an animals skull. Just get some good pellets that arent too soft and with a good ballistic coefficient.
 
When are .30 cal air rifles the most effective option?

When the .30 caliber airgun produces as close to the 100 foot pound power limit in TEXtreme Field Target competitions shooting the highest ballistic-coefficient pellets made, AND is capable of the necessary 1 MOA accuracy to 100 yards. Said combinations have dominated the top podium placings all 2024 season; that being since I raised the power limit from 80 foot pounds.
 
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7 years using my FX Boss, .30 cal. for ground squirrels & rabbits. It's not overkill, the .30 is better for cutting through the wind, brush & br
30cal is my favorite caliber. Probably the best if anyone only wants or can only carry one gun with them. Not overkill for most small game and enough power for mid game. Big game too but i would probably only do headshots on big game and take extra care to place it in the right spot. Especially with horn bearing animals since theyre frontal skull is much thicker than non horn bearing animals.
 
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30 cal can take kill any animal in the US with a well placed headshot up to 100meters with appropriate ammo. Nsa 60gr slugs shot at 950fps from a pcp are still traveling close to 900fps at 100 yards and retaining close too or over 100fpe giving them plenty of power to smash through an animals skull. Just get some good pellets that arent too soft and with a good ballistic coefficient.
That may be the case but op needs to check local laws
 
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30 cal can take kill any animal in the US with a well placed headshot up to 100meters with appropriate ammo. Nsa 60gr slugs shot at 950fps from a pcp are still traveling close to 900fps at 100 yards and retaining close too or over 100fpe giving them plenty of power to smash through an animals skull. Just get some good pellets that arent too soft and with a good ballistic coefficient.
Any animal? You do realize 100fpe is well under a standard 22LR? Would you suggest people hunt any animal with a 22LR? This is wildly irresponsible.
 
@Ari I think it depends upon what your other options are and the sort of configuration your .30 is in as well as the terrain you’re hunting. For example, I hunt with .25 and .357. Those two calibers alone cover just about everything I want to hunt in Texas. I’ve taken animals from squirrel sized to deer with these guns. For me a .30 is not necessary and doesn’t really have a niche with the exception of maybe giving me more shots to coyote hunt with than a .357. I don’t usually hunt from long distances. I’m comfortable within 50 yards.

I mainly hunt woodlands and pastureland. I prefer bullpups. My .30 is not a bullpup, but it shoots good out to 100 yards when I have that type of space. Even still, I’m not comfortable hunting that far out. Airgun boar hunting is interesting. I’ve been working with a .357 big bore shooting slugs. If you’re using a .30 on a hog, you probably want to ear-hole him. You can probably get away with killing pigs and shoats with a .30 relatively easy.

To answer your question, a .30 cal is rarely the most effective option for me. That’s just my opinion based upon my usage.
 
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@Ari I think it depends upon what your other options are and the sort of configuration your .30 is in as well as the terrain you’re hunting. For example, I hunt with .25 and .357. Those two calibers alone cover just about everything I want to hunt in Texas. I’ve taken animals from squirrel sized to deer with these guns. For me a .30 is not necessary and doesn’t really have a niche with the exception of maybe giving me more shots to coyote hunt with than a .357. I don’t usually hunt from long distances. I’m comfortable within 50 yards.

I mainly hunt woodlands and pastureland. I prefer bullpups. My .30 is not a bullpup, but it shoots good out to 100 yards when I have that type of space. Even still, I’m not comfortable hunting that far out. Airgun boar hunting is interesting. I’ve been working with a .357 big bore shooting slugs. If you’re using a .30 on a hog, you probably want to ear-hole him. You can probably get away with killing pigs and shoats with a .30 relatively easy.

To answer your question, a .30 cal is rarely the most effective option for me. That’s just my opinion based upon my usage.
The 50 yard limit has always made sense to me too.
 
Any animal? You do realize 100fpe is well under a standard 22LR? Would you suggest people hunt any animal with a 22LR? This is wildly irresponsible.
You can hate it if you want but if its legal and it works i dont see the issue. Headshots are more ethical than heart shots anyway. People will shoot a deer with a 30-06 to the heart and have the deer run a quarter mile before it dies and call it ethical. If a shot misses with a 30cal slug off a pcp the deer has a better chance at survival. With a 30-06 or 50cal they probably won't survive even if you dont hit vitals and you probably wont find it either. Seems like the more responsible thing to do is hit your mark not pick your caliber. Id take an accurate 22lr over an inaccurate railgun shooting a .50cal bullet any day if you want to talk calibers.