I have a 357 bullpup and its an interesting gun. I have very few shots on mine but I would like to take a hog with it. As a first airgun for someone with powder burner experience, it will be ok, though, i dont think this gun is what you're looking for.
It is a very large, heavy gun and the power is no joke; especially if you got it with the high-power valve which gives it power knocking on the door of a 9mm pistol. You will get 5 or 6 shots with that valve. With the standard valve, maybe 10 shots.
The triggers on these are terrible. You will need to do a trigger job to get it acceptable. Luckily, AEA triggers are pretty easy to clean up.
I like to shoot long range (at least for an airgun) and 100 yards should be pretty easy to pull off. That said, i have not pushed mine past 50 yards yet. I have only shot hard-cast pistol ammo and haven't put any airgun specific ammo through it yet. The groups im getting with this pistol ammo is acceptable at 50 yards, but i dont think would work great much past that.
I dont think this is a good gun for you since it seems like you are looking for a light weight gun that can deliver quick follow up shots. This gun doesn't fulfill either of those. Its heavy, i dont think much lighter than your 223 setup (i should weigh mine) and cocking the gun is slow due to the position of the cocking handle and the massive weight of the spring. This gun was originally designed as a standard non-bullpup rifle, but then was adapted to a bullpup which places the charging handle in a sub-optimal position.
This gun would be good for sitting in a blind or in a tree and taking out one large target. If you can shoot it off a bench or table, even better.
Here is mine, I make a custom stock for it and it takes over a pound off the gun! I think the biggest downside to this gun is its heavy weight. If you are going deep into the woods and going to be carrying this, its going to get tiring pretty quick and you'll want to wear it on your back.
I need to say that many big-bore airguns do not provide the same experience that small-bore airguns do. Small bore airguns provide a comfortable, quiet, and cheap shooting experience that I think is what we enjoy about them. Big bore airguns are generally none of those things and are more of a tool to get game.
It is a very large, heavy gun and the power is no joke; especially if you got it with the high-power valve which gives it power knocking on the door of a 9mm pistol. You will get 5 or 6 shots with that valve. With the standard valve, maybe 10 shots.
The triggers on these are terrible. You will need to do a trigger job to get it acceptable. Luckily, AEA triggers are pretty easy to clean up.
I like to shoot long range (at least for an airgun) and 100 yards should be pretty easy to pull off. That said, i have not pushed mine past 50 yards yet. I have only shot hard-cast pistol ammo and haven't put any airgun specific ammo through it yet. The groups im getting with this pistol ammo is acceptable at 50 yards, but i dont think would work great much past that.
I dont think this is a good gun for you since it seems like you are looking for a light weight gun that can deliver quick follow up shots. This gun doesn't fulfill either of those. Its heavy, i dont think much lighter than your 223 setup (i should weigh mine) and cocking the gun is slow due to the position of the cocking handle and the massive weight of the spring. This gun was originally designed as a standard non-bullpup rifle, but then was adapted to a bullpup which places the charging handle in a sub-optimal position.
This gun would be good for sitting in a blind or in a tree and taking out one large target. If you can shoot it off a bench or table, even better.
Here is mine, I make a custom stock for it and it takes over a pound off the gun! I think the biggest downside to this gun is its heavy weight. If you are going deep into the woods and going to be carrying this, its going to get tiring pretty quick and you'll want to wear it on your back.
I need to say that many big-bore airguns do not provide the same experience that small-bore airguns do. Small bore airguns provide a comfortable, quiet, and cheap shooting experience that I think is what we enjoy about them. Big bore airguns are generally none of those things and are more of a tool to get game.
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