Who has any and what is to be passed on . Im looking for a quite shoot for deer and larger to elk/bear Sloth
You might want to talk to @Bishop Here is a thread that he posted on his PCP rifle. 22 PCP air gun | Survival Monkey Forums
Look at Airforce Airguns ,,, they have calibers all the way up to 50 cal . I had one on order for a few months ,, then I had to use that money for an emergency. I was getting a Texan LSS 308 ,, which is fully suppressed . They were pretty highly rated,, not necessarily cheap tho .
There is a fellow in Texas that makes large caliber air rifles for hunting large game. History of large bore air rifles goes back to the 1700's. Lewis and Clark carried and used one for hunting during their little trip out west. Here is some links; Big Bore Caliber Air Rifles AirForce Airguns - World's Most Powerful Production Air Rifle - Texan .457 Caliber Big Bore Airguns - Airguns of Arizona
I have a Badger .40 air plinker. Nothing fancy about it and not a pretty gun but it is a very effective air gun. Cast my own bullets S/W .401 out dead soft lead that expand and deform very nicely on impact. I have killed Turkeys, Coyotes, a couple coons and yeah had to test it on a Deer. A little 160ish pound doe with a chest shot right behind the shoulder. Knocked her down and she did not get back up. Bullet went between ribs, not sure what would have happened if it had hit bone. I have no way to measure the FPE but it was billed at 300FPE and operates at 4500PSI. I get 3 shots per fill up. Billed as 3-5 but have found the 4th shot to be a waste of good lead. The first shots are very good at 100-120 yards. Takes some practice though as the drop is considerably more than a centerfire. Drawback to it is that it not a practical survival weapon unless you want to pack a generator and good size air compressor with you. Going to run into that with pretty much all of the bigger bore air rifles. My old Crossman 2200 Powermaster on the other hand is a pump .22 air rifle that I have had since I was 14 or so. I have resealed it so many times over the decades........ It takes small game up to rabbits and squirrels easily and used it for years as a kid to kill coons on the trapline. At max pumps it makes a crack comparable to a .22LR due to the high velocity. I think the Crossman 2200 Magnum they sell now days is basically the same as the vintage 2200 powermasters only made with plastic parts where my old one is wood stock and grip. And I doubt the new ones will still be functioning after 40 years of use The guts of mine have a lot of metal parts with O rings....... I am going to guess the same parts in the new ones are plastic. I had a semi custom .50 cal big bore it was more hassle in the long run than it was worth and the ballistics left a lot to be desired. Traded it for the Badger and a small collection of old sharp finger knives. Personally if I was wanting a survival weapon with some knock down and killing power that was quiet and did not require fuel to fire (Air or Gun Powder) I would go with any number of the more modern crossbows. The big bore air guns are IMO opinion more of a novelty than a dependable tool....... FUN without question but it would not be my first choice for my life to depend on.
@Thunder5Ranch Great write up. We had a Cougar on the property of my neighbours , it took one of their alpacas. the dog treed it and then if we were to use any of our center fire big bores , the city folk who live where they don't fit in , would cause us more grief . Hence the PCP im looking at , I have a few crossbows and other toys . Thanks Sloth.
Ahhh I see yer problem and can relate A good broad head with enough pounds pushing it would be my choice, just for the silent factor. Might want to make sure yer kitty is not wearing a tracking collar as well.
Broad head that "KUMA" the killer dog , might bite , Hes after that cat and there is no way to remove him from that . Tracker collars for a cat thats 6 feet long (not including the tail) . Nope . 2 bears so far there and kuma has got one himself. Sloth
A bobcat somehow died here a few years back and about a week later some people from the Government showed up looking for it and its GPS transponder collar. In the conversation they were telling me about everything they sedate put collars on track movements of. Cougars were on the list, we have one that passes through here about every 3-4 weeks, so far no calves or pigs lost to it. I guess the Bobcat developed a taste for piglet and the last one it killed didn't agree with it.
