PCP BIG BORE RIFLES

[nolachef]

As far as ballistics not being there, I’ll be running helium in my extreme so the ballistics will most def be there. I shot completely through a 200lb white tail at 140yards last week with a Texan, the extreme will be a lot more powerful than the Texan was. I’ve never been elk hunting, and it’s more about the experience with a group of friends all doing it our first time. Coming home with an elk is just the cherry on top. But I don’t see how it’s not possible to pull off with some training and lots of range practice, and ofcourse planning and luck 

 

[Chickenthief]

Hell spit i once read of a fellow who killed not one but two elephants on a dare with a 22LR!

It's not about what is needed but, what is legal and whats your "limit"

I'we seen a fine "hunter" get so exited he shot a moose in the ass at 50yds max. and that needed tracking for the best part of two days before it died.



So what do you as a specific hunter need for a good kill?

Can you stack'em within an inch each and every time or do you have some wobble so kill zone goes up?

Do not look for what is legal minimum. but what is your human maximum!

You cant miss hard enough to kill anything ;-)

And wounding is just nasty and not wanted.

 

[nolachef]

That’s great advice! If I’m being honest with myself, I’m only 100% out to 100, the buck I took at 140 was more an 80% shot with 20% luck(first buck with an Airgun so I was nervous). I have 8 months to get dead on at 150yds. I’ve been speaking with extreme big bores and I’ve been assured that the .457 will be able to give me that accuracy and power at 150yds, and that even more so if I’m running helium(which gets me to 1200-1400fps, and that’s pretty damn exciting. I’ll be using 250-350 hollowpoint boat tails for accuracy purposes. But Being patient and stalking up under 100 is the plan. Don’t want to spend a week in the backcountry and blow it by pulling the trigger and missing or even worse wounding something that I can’t follow

 

[Powers92]

So my 357 Texan Carbine busted today .

My cocking handle wouldn't budge and two little pieces came out of the barrel/ valve. That is only after shooting 30 some rounds. And having it for only 3 weeks.

Definitely not happy with the quality or the accuracy.

So packing it back up and shipping it off .





Looking at trading up what's your recommendation.

Texan. 457SS of LSS ? 357SS or LSS LSS?

Pitbull 357?

-With discount the: 

Texan 357/457 SS, Texan 457CF with the TX2 valve and the Pitbull 357 are all around 1000-1200$ or less. 

Did they ever fix the barrel twist on the 357 

Any other suggestions for a stock rifle...in the same power range stock/ unmodified. And one that carries a lifetime/ good warranty? 

Thanks

Dave

 

[bthurman]

Bulldog tuned properly can hit 321 fpe with the first 5 shots at 300 or above and if tuned rigt can hit any target at 150yds. I use 185g to 220g slugs in my tuned dog I can vary the air pressure from 3800psi to 3000 depending on the size of the game I am hunting and the slug I am utilizing. I can take a rabbit or I can take a huge hog either way the platform offers a multi game capability that others cant.

 

[Powers92]

Anyone know the barrel twist for the 357SS?

 

[thomasratkin]

XP airguns my favorite big bore. 
extreme big bores have as much power but two cocking mechanisms, one for the hammer and one for the slug whereas the xp uses only one bolt for both. 
I have a .45 ranger and a .58 they both shoot about 900-950FPS on 270 and 433 gr slugs respectively in their middle range (unregulated) three shots but get 5-6 shots total 

I used them to hunt boar and with the power the .58 has, I’ve killed big boar 2-350lb with terrible shot placement due to the sheer amount of damage it does 

 

[Airgun-hobbyist]

Three groups at 235 yards with the .357 Slayer other day... It does MOA groups at this range

all day, every day. (These groups would have been tighter had I adjusted parallax; I simply swung from 100 yards to 235 and held over, no scope adjustments.) These American Air Arms big bores are not mass produced, but with demand comes mass production, so give them a call.