Selling my .357 bullpup. It has a shroud adapter and m18 threaded Neil Clague moderator (which is a very nice custom .357 moderator worth $175). It has a regulator also but I can only get the reg to to work at the lowest setting, at which it will only shoot around 600 fps. So I just set it on the higher end where it does not regulate the psi at all but does essentially act as a good plenum.
I swapped out the original hammer preload spring and with this lighter spring it shoots an excellent shot string (8 shots in a bell curve from around 855 up to 895 then back to 855 fps with 90 grain zan slugs - from 3300 down to 2300 psi. With the original spring you can fill it up to a much higher psi and it will put out a lot more power but it just has a steadily decreasing shot string with the heavy spring since the spring is very strong and easily overcomes the valve pressure (maybe it would get a bell curve at the high end of the max fill - something close to 4500 psi - with the right ammo combo….but don’t know….i never took it over 3600 psi as I was not looking to use this for larger game).
Comes with 2 rotary magazines (125 gr Zan slugs are a smidge too long for the mags but can be loaded individually pretty easily).
I have probably around seventy-five 81 gr jsb pellets and around ninety 125gr zan slugs, and I think maybe eight or nine 90 gr zan slugs. I have put a couple hundred rounds through it and can say that it actually shoots the slugs better than the pellets (probably needs an even lighter spring for the pellets since they are still going well over 900 FPS with the lighter spring I currently have installed).
I originally bought the gun because I wanted to have my siteMark wraith camera/scope installed on one gun to hunt everything with so I didn’t have to rezero and swap around but with this heavy hammer/trigger, I really cannot seem to get really tight groups at 50-75 yards for precision shooting on things like rabbit/squirrel headshots, starlings, collared doves, etc. i have connected on several crows (even past 80 yards) but precision shooting out my window isn’t quite what I’d like it to be…..it will consistently get 4” to 5” groups at 100 yards shooting off a bench (my best 5 shot group was a little under 3” with zan 90 grain slugs), but with a very heavy trigger and the heavy hammer/piston I find it difficult to get the long range precision I’m looking for for small game (I’ve found that it is probably better suited for medium to large size game, however, I have not yet succeeded in getting our state to authorize airguns for those game animals).
I will include the moderator adapter and all the pellets/slugs I have, shipped within CONUS for $400….. and if you want the moderator as well, I was thinking somewhere around $475 for everything (no scope or bipod included - and this is much less than what I have invested in this setup, but I need to put this towards the new Gauntlet that I just purchased).
In my experience with this gun, if you are only looking for something for coon or smaller game, I would probably look at a .30 caliber gun (which is the route I’m now taking). However, if you are considering something for coyote or larger game then you probably won’t find a more affordable/capable option, but with AEA’s, I’ve found that you get what you pay for. The gun functions great with no leaks or mechanical issues whatsoever….very reliable and solidly built gun…..just not smooth/refined like guns costing several times as much.
I swapped out the original hammer preload spring and with this lighter spring it shoots an excellent shot string (8 shots in a bell curve from around 855 up to 895 then back to 855 fps with 90 grain zan slugs - from 3300 down to 2300 psi. With the original spring you can fill it up to a much higher psi and it will put out a lot more power but it just has a steadily decreasing shot string with the heavy spring since the spring is very strong and easily overcomes the valve pressure (maybe it would get a bell curve at the high end of the max fill - something close to 4500 psi - with the right ammo combo….but don’t know….i never took it over 3600 psi as I was not looking to use this for larger game).
Comes with 2 rotary magazines (125 gr Zan slugs are a smidge too long for the mags but can be loaded individually pretty easily).
I have probably around seventy-five 81 gr jsb pellets and around ninety 125gr zan slugs, and I think maybe eight or nine 90 gr zan slugs. I have put a couple hundred rounds through it and can say that it actually shoots the slugs better than the pellets (probably needs an even lighter spring for the pellets since they are still going well over 900 FPS with the lighter spring I currently have installed).
I originally bought the gun because I wanted to have my siteMark wraith camera/scope installed on one gun to hunt everything with so I didn’t have to rezero and swap around but with this heavy hammer/trigger, I really cannot seem to get really tight groups at 50-75 yards for precision shooting on things like rabbit/squirrel headshots, starlings, collared doves, etc. i have connected on several crows (even past 80 yards) but precision shooting out my window isn’t quite what I’d like it to be…..it will consistently get 4” to 5” groups at 100 yards shooting off a bench (my best 5 shot group was a little under 3” with zan 90 grain slugs), but with a very heavy trigger and the heavy hammer/piston I find it difficult to get the long range precision I’m looking for for small game (I’ve found that it is probably better suited for medium to large size game, however, I have not yet succeeded in getting our state to authorize airguns for those game animals).
I will include the moderator adapter and all the pellets/slugs I have, shipped within CONUS for $400….. and if you want the moderator as well, I was thinking somewhere around $475 for everything (no scope or bipod included - and this is much less than what I have invested in this setup, but I need to put this towards the new Gauntlet that I just purchased).
In my experience with this gun, if you are only looking for something for coon or smaller game, I would probably look at a .30 caliber gun (which is the route I’m now taking). However, if you are considering something for coyote or larger game then you probably won’t find a more affordable/capable option, but with AEA’s, I’ve found that you get what you pay for. The gun functions great with no leaks or mechanical issues whatsoever….very reliable and solidly built gun…..just not smooth/refined like guns costing several times as much.
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