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The World’s Largest Floating Airgun

March 16, 2022 By Tom McHale

Maybe, like me, you’re impressed with the incredible industry innovations we’ve seen in the big-bore market. PCP rifles (remember, that last “P” stands for “pneumatic,” a fact that’ll become interesting in just a moment) are now becoming common chambered in caliber numbers starting with fours and fives. While a multi-shot, large-caliber airgun was an expensive […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Big Bore, Ships, USS Vesuvius, World's Largest Airgun

Hatsan’s Full-Auto Blitz .30 Cal

October 12, 2021 By Tom McHale Leave a Comment

The Blitz is a select-fire semi-/full-auto, Pre-Charged Pneumatic, .30 caliber air rifle that produces upwards of 50 ft-lbs of energy. Users can easily switch between either firing mode with just the flick of a switch. The gas-operated cycling mechanism does not rely on battery power and is capable of firing at a high rate of […]

Filed Under: Airguns Tagged With: Big Bore, Hatsan, Hatsan USA, PCP

It’s Big Bore Season Again…

September 15, 2021 By Tom McHale

An assortment of .45 caliber big bore airgun pellets from Hunters Supply.

It’s big-bore air rifle season. You know how I can tell? I woke up this morning and the sun hadn’t (yet) plummetted into Toad Suck, Arkansas. Or anywhere else for that matter, at least as far as I could tell. So in my world, every day is big-bore season. Sure, big-bore airguns are great for […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: AirForce Airguns, Benjamin, Big Bore, Umarex

Big Air with Gamo’s TC-45 Rifle

March 13, 2019 By Tom McHale

You'll definitely want a large air reservoir like this Omega Air Cylinders 75 cubic-foot, 4,500 psi tankto keep the TC-45 happy.

Thud. That’s not a sound generally associated with airguns, now is it? However, it was precisely that noise that had the whole rifle line laughing hysterically at my local range recently. I was there lobbing large lead slugs with the Gamo TC-45 big bore air rifle. Initially, the space-age looks and shockingly quiet operation (compared […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: .45 Caliber, Big Bore, Gamo, PCP

Product Look: Gamo TC-45 Big Bore PCP Rifle

March 4, 2019 By Tom McHale

Gamo TC-45 PCP Air Rifle

Stepping up things significantly, the Gamo TC-45 delivers massive power in a lightweight and quiet platform. The integrated moderator dampens the sound of the report, and the carbon-fiber tank removes unwanted weight. Producing more than 400 foot pounds of energy when shooting 350 grain cast slugs, there’s very little that the Gamo TC-45 can’t put […]

Filed Under: Airguns Tagged With: Big Bore, Gamo, PCP

Big Bore Airgun Hunting is Underway in Texas

December 13, 2018 By Tom McHale

Big bore airguns and arrow guns are now legal in Texas for big game animals. This past week, I used my 45 caliber ‘Texan’ with a big 350 grain lead bullet to harvest my first whitetail deer with the power of air. I was hunting up at Ranger Creek Ranch which has been one of […]

Filed Under: Hunting Tagged With: Big Bore, Hunting Regulations

FX Airguns Introduces FX Wildcat .30 Cal

December 11, 2018 By Tom McHale

FX Airguns adds a .30 caliber option for the FX Wildcat MKII line of bullpups. The Wildcat is considered one of the finest bullpups ever made. It’s beautifully balanced, light weight, powerful and has a smooth cocking side lever positioned perfectly over one of the most amazing bullpup triggers you will ever have the pleasure […]

Filed Under: Airguns Tagged With: .30 Caliber, Big Bore, FX Airguns

Big Bore Airgun Pellets from Hunters Supply

October 24, 2018 By Tom McHale

An assortment of .45 caliber big bore airgun pellets from Hunters Supply.

We’ve been testing a few different big (huge? gigantic? epic?) bore airguns over the past few months. Models like the Gamo TC-45 and AirForce Texan SS require serious big bore airgun pellets. As a result, we’ve developed a deep and meaningful logistical relationship with the kind folks over at Hunters Supply. The company makes gajillions […]

Filed Under: Accessories Tagged With: Big Bore, Hunters Supply, Pellets

Heavy Metal: The AirForce Texan SS Airgun

October 4, 2018 By Tom McHale

The AirForce Airguns Texan SS is compact yet features a boss suppressor shroud, making it extra quiet given its big-bore .45 caliber capability.

Sound suppressors are often referred to as “cans.” In the case of the AirForce Texan SS Airgun, that seems to be a literal engineering goal, but I mean that in a loving and complimentary way. You see, the raison d’être of the Texan SS is big bore performance without the noise. The standard AirForce Texan features […]

Filed Under: Airguns, Features Tagged With: .45 Caliber, AirForce Airguns, Big Bore, Hunters Supply, Omega Air Cylinders, Reviews

Benjamin’s Muscular and Hefty Bulldog

August 9, 2018 By Tom McHale

Bulldogs have a storied history even if they do look like they lost a game of chicken with a parked mail truck. According to Wikipedia, they’re “a muscular, hefty dog with a wrinkled face and a distinctive pushed-in nose.” That’s a much kinder way of describing that unfortunate postal vehicle accident, but I digress. Bulldogs were also associated with Winston Churchill’s heroic posturing back in the big war. Described by BBC, “to many, the Bulldog is a national icon, symbolising pluck and determination.” You know it’s a legit British quote because they spelled “symbolising” with an “s”.

A while back, I got my hands on a Benjamin Bulldog and its fraternal twin, the Benjamin Pioneer Airbow. While the Airbow is a nifty tool for hunting applications and perforating trees with arrows, the Bulldog has many practical applications too. While, like the Airbow, its looks are non-traditional, it’s got everything you’d expect in a big bore air rifle, even if it shares that flattened nose with our iconic English canine.

Filed Under: Airguns, Features Tagged With: Air Rifles, Benjamin, Big Bore, Reviews

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