You might also want to have a look at an interesting recent release from FX called the Redback over at Gogun.co (not .com)
It's an 8-shot repeating air bow with side lever cocking and 8 Gatling style barrels which rotate into place as the action is cycled.
It has the usual FX adjustable power options up to 150fpe at the top end, though I'm not sure how many shots per refill at that level.
I've always liked archery and crossbows. But I've never liked the idea of a slow reload in a hunting situation. Especially if it means an injured animal will get away or possibly turn and attack. So an 8-shot Redback airbow might make sense if a person planned to stalk a pest hog with one down Texas way.
I had an Airjavelin (C02) and an Airjavelin Pro (HPA) for a couple of years. Those were light carbines in the 35fpe power range and fun to shoot. Then had an Airsaber for a while it's a lot of power for the price. The Airsaber was very easy to shoot but (as was mentioned in detail in an earlier post in this thread) arrows going that fast still broke frequently and tore vanes or were difficult to remove even with the (necessary) high-velocity easy-release targets. And arrows were impossible to remove without breaking if they hit a tree, and they were easily lost by burying themselves into the ground at a shallow angle. OK, if I could have actually hit what I was aiming at more frequently, or been able to practice at longer distances where the velocity at impact had dropped off, then arrow attrition might not have been such a big $$$ deal.
Arrows with razor broadheads for hunting don't need nearly as much energy as a lead slug. There's a nice FPE for hunting different animals chart at the Airsaber product page. An arrow is just a flying dagger designed to cut and cause blood loss as they pass through and it doesn't take much power to cut through muscle and hide with a razor. Especially if the arrow is still going at over 400f/s (275mph or 440kph) when it hits the target.
So a 150fpe hunting arrow is a formidable weapon indeed. At least the FX can also be tuned down to much slower velocities for practice.
Some people might argue that it isn't sporting (meaning to give the animal a fair chance to get away in an actual stalk and hunt situation) to have eight 150fpe magnum-power arrows at the ready. That point of view depends heavily on whether a wounded hog is running away from you after being shot or is turning around to charge at you.
JP
