Kevin speaks truth. I have seen him smacking steel at 500 yards with his .308 Texan, and killing a Turkey at well over 200 yards, off hand.
Big bores are fun. I love them. If I had an unlimited bank account I’d have one of everything.
These days however, I am fighting not one but two frozen shoulders and carrying a Texan in the field and trying to shoulder it just isn’t working. Same with the DAQs or the Citrus .257. The big kick from the DAQs is a no go until my shoulders have healed up.
This brings me to the Bulldog. I bought one because of my shoulders, and having reasonable weight. Because it’s a Bullpup and the balance is closer to me, it allows me to shoot it more like an Olympic Airgun shooter. Elbows are tucked in giving me a more stable platform. I just can’t extend my left arm to support a long heavy rifle right now.
Stock, the Bulldog has plenty of power, and can make just under 200ft pounds with a heavy bullet and the hammer spring tightened down. But I’m going to use it to plink, shoot pests, and Turkey hunt. Way more than enough power. Right now I’m more interested in getting more consistent shots, and will end up with a regulator. I don’t need or want a 300 ft pound Bulldog with a violent recoil. If legal in your state, I see no issues killing deer and pigs with careful shot placement with a stock Bulldog.
Also, .357 is way cheaper to shoot than .457 and larger. Try shooting.50 or .58 and measure the amount of ammo you shoot in Pounds.
Finally, big bores eat air. I have two big tanks, a small one, and a portable 12v compressor. If I shoot my DAQs (.458, .58) on a fun day, I run out of air pretty quickly. Yeah I love throwing a lot of lead down range.
A big game changer for me was buying a .257 Texan. Plenty of power, accuracy and it sips air compared to the bigguns.
oh, and my lead supply goes way further casting .257 bullets vs the .458 or .58. Getting factory made bullets and pellets these days is difficult and expensive, so you might want to consider casting your own. (If you can find the molds).
whew, I sure can ramble.
Big bores are fun. I love them. If I had an unlimited bank account I’d have one of everything.
These days however, I am fighting not one but two frozen shoulders and carrying a Texan in the field and trying to shoulder it just isn’t working. Same with the DAQs or the Citrus .257. The big kick from the DAQs is a no go until my shoulders have healed up.
This brings me to the Bulldog. I bought one because of my shoulders, and having reasonable weight. Because it’s a Bullpup and the balance is closer to me, it allows me to shoot it more like an Olympic Airgun shooter. Elbows are tucked in giving me a more stable platform. I just can’t extend my left arm to support a long heavy rifle right now.
Stock, the Bulldog has plenty of power, and can make just under 200ft pounds with a heavy bullet and the hammer spring tightened down. But I’m going to use it to plink, shoot pests, and Turkey hunt. Way more than enough power. Right now I’m more interested in getting more consistent shots, and will end up with a regulator. I don’t need or want a 300 ft pound Bulldog with a violent recoil. If legal in your state, I see no issues killing deer and pigs with careful shot placement with a stock Bulldog.
Also, .357 is way cheaper to shoot than .457 and larger. Try shooting.50 or .58 and measure the amount of ammo you shoot in Pounds.
Finally, big bores eat air. I have two big tanks, a small one, and a portable 12v compressor. If I shoot my DAQs (.458, .58) on a fun day, I run out of air pretty quickly. Yeah I love throwing a lot of lead down range.
A big game changer for me was buying a .257 Texan. Plenty of power, accuracy and it sips air compared to the bigguns.
oh, and my lead supply goes way further casting .257 bullets vs the .458 or .58. Getting factory made bullets and pellets these days is difficult and expensive, so you might want to consider casting your own. (If you can find the molds).
whew, I sure can ramble.
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