Western Airguns Bushbuck Carbine

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pesty3782

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Bought Shamu’s bushbuck carbine (Ray is great to deal with) and have read every thread there is. I am wondering what commercial slugs folks are using and air pressure. I have sent out a few PM’s but haven’t heard anything back.

I have a friend’s full-size at the house for a Texas hunt and shoot the High Arc Hunter 365 grain at 3800 PSI Give me right at 800 FPS on the first shot. Going to take it out and see the drop at 50 yards and 75 yards for the second Shot.

Thanks for any help you can give me.

Tony P.
 
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Enjoy and safe hunting. You will enjoy your rifle. The kinetic energy at 100 yards is impressive. Looking at the numbers are one thing but the practical aspects are inspiring.
I built a special wooden target board for sighting mine in. I was torn as to what to use, so I built a 2x4 frame with 5/4 board from a deck rebuild as the main target area. At 100 yards, it may as well just have been cardboard. At 200 yards, the same thing. Huge dust and rock clouds as the 365 grain hollow points passed through and hit the berm. Complete pass-through shots on every deer I have shot to date.
 
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Thor (Yes I named the rifle Thor) is ready to hammer some piggies!!!!!

Bushbuck Carbine topped off with an Athlon Ares ETR.

Kip and I rebuilt Thor on Monday. Kip instructed and I did the work. We grabbed some High Arc Hunter 365 grain slugs, the ones I will be hunting with and came up with a 4100 PSI fill. 1st shot 775 FPS for about 480 FPE and the 2nd at 725 FPS.

Then for :poop:'s and grins we launched a 480 grain slug at 707 FPS for about 532 FPE :eek:

Hope to head out Friday and get Thor all sighted in.

Tony P.
 
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Thor (Yes I named the rifle Thor) is ready to hammer some piggies!!!!!

Bushbuck Carbine topped off with an Athlon Ares ETR.

Kip and I rebuilt Thor on Monday. Kip instructed and I did the work. We grabbed some High Arc Hunter 365 grain slugs, the ones I will be hunting with and came up with a 4100 PSI fill. 1st shot 775 FPS for about 480 FPE and the 2nd at 725 FPS.

Then for :poop:'s and grins we launched a 480 grain slug at 707 FPS for about 532 FPE :eek:

Hope to head out Friday and get Thor all sighted in.

Tony P.
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Did you change the hammer spring back to an original? I think Shamu had trimmed his back
2 1:/2 coils if I remember his last post correctly.
 
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The carbine arrived last night....Kip and I will be going through it on Monday to make sure it has the latest valve etc in it. Then I will get out shooting it. Hope to have it all setup for the Texas pig hunt the boys and I are going on in early February.

Tony P.
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@pesty3782 What’s the difference between the original valve and the newer valve? Do you know what other changes or upgrades it’s gone through?
 
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I do not, but mine had the newer valve. Not sure on upgrades from the original design.

Tony P.
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Ok thanks Tony. If you find out anything on Improvements, please post it. After Reading through the threads, your post is one of the only ones that I recall mentioning a new valve or improvements.
 
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