I just seen the video by bintac. of the new AEA, Zeus, 95 caliber. 500 grain at 900 ft./s and 4000 foot pounds of energy. I know I said I wouldn’t buy another AEA. But I’m thinking I might have to buy this one to repair. Seems like it would be a lot of fun.
AEA 95 Cal
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Man, this is perfect. I keep running into the same problem where all the grizzly bears I’m trying to kill are hiding behind car doors at 60 yards. Thanks, AEA!
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Me too, they are waiting on dot, to issue certification for the 7000 psi, can’t wait to go squirrel hunting. Ha ha ha
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Where's the waiting list at? Couldn't find anything on bintac's.
My max distance at the house is 30 yards, need to see if this little puppy can reach out that far.
My max distance at the house is 30 yards, need to see if this little puppy can reach out that far.
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Meh. I’m holding tight until they get past 1.25 cal. The rats in my neighborhood are tough little burgers.
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At a certain energy point, solid lead projectiles become very inefficient at impact. I don't know exactly where that point is, but it's quite a bit below 4,000fpe.
I'm not knocking innovation, but unless they intend for there to be an armor piercing application or similar (so, not lead), I just don't see the point.
I'm not knocking innovation, but unless they intend for there to be an armor piercing application or similar (so, not lead), I just don't see the point.
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The larger frontal area allows you to hit the vitals with less precise accuracy. Example if you're going for the brains of the squirrel the brain is a size of a almond seed. With a 1.25 in projectile you have over a 3 inch diameter circle which you can hit and still hit the brain. With the 177 pellet will do the job just as well the diameter of the circle is probably the size of a quarter. Essentially you could be a poopty Marksman and still hit the target.
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I’m going to cast my own, I’ve casted my first batch of 50 cal slugs about a week ago. with lead free solder. They are pretty accurate, and break into chunks when they make impact acting more like buck shot than a slug. The trick is getting the mold good and hot before you pour them. Then I double check the diameter and will make adjustments with the pen lathe if needed. So far they’ve cam out a perfect .495. I’m thinking I can get that 500grian slug down to 235 240 and push it closer to 1000fps or greater. The 50 is a 235 grain mold, with the alloy it brought it down 155 grain and pushing it out of the element max at 1150fps
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That would be more than enough air gun for the task. However I would think that any 338 powder burner would do a better job with less recoil maybe even less noise and lighter weight more accuracy and range. So I don't really see the point unless you cannot own a powder burner.
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