AirForce Texan .50 cal Carbine: Big Bore Airgun Tree Saddle Hunting and Deer Camp Shenanigans!
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- The AirForce Texan .50 cal big bore airgun has been on my wish list ever since I saw Justin Jacobson and Rick Rehm slinging lead at hogs in Texas hanging from a helicopter. The second I saw that video, I knew that this would be a great compact big bore option for my new passion of tree saddle hunting. Little did I know this big bore airgun would change a lot of opinions I had about the concept that longer barrels are always better.
I have been a HUGE proponent that the longer the barrel the better for big bore airguns when it comes to big game and deer hunting. Reason being, is you get roughly 10-15 additional FPS (and more FPE) in velocity for every inch of barrel you put onto an AirForce Texan. FPE is always your friend when hunting deer and with this hunt, I confirmed that theory, but with a nuanced approach.
HOW you are hunting should dictate though which big bore airgun rig you go with. Normally I am on the ground on a stool with my trigger sticks tripod. In that situation, having a long big bore airgun is just fine and I can eeeeek out every bit of energy from my AirForce Texan. But if you are going to be in a blind, hunting from an elevated position, or in a restricted space, like up in a tree, losing all that barrel length is a HUGE benefit.
It is a balance though giving up some of that energy for maneuverability and there are terminal ballistic considerations you need to understand. This .50 cal Carbine is slinging 345 grain Mr. Hollowpoint slugs and as a comparison, slinging similar 350ish grain weight in .457 slugs can yield much different terminal ballistics on impact. In my testing, I have seen smaller caliber slugs penetrate even deeper at the same FPE levels. FPE isn't your only consideration, but it is nuanced.
The sectional density and how the projectile penetrates is also a HUGE consideration and this hunt proved it for me hands down. What I mean by that is I am a firm believer that a full passthrough on a deer is what you are going for. I have tracked many - many - many deer after being shot with big bore airguns and I can tell you this, three holes are always better than one. Three holes? WTH is he talking about? This is going to be a bit graphic, so if you aren't a hunter, please stop reading here.
A single entry hole often won't yield in ANY blood trail because of the suctioning effect internally to that deer where the lungs are collapsed, but the diaphragm of the deer is still trying to function which can actually suck the blood back into the chest cavity leaving little to NO blood trail. A single hole is often clogged up by tissue and you won't find a single drop of blood. If you get a full passthrough, you fully ventilate the chest cavity allowing for a better blood trail and those two holes are now creating a much better opportunity for recovering that deer.
Well, what did I mean about three holes? The third hole is the mouth of the deer. I have found that when I get a full passthrough in a double lung shot, I also get a lot of blood being expelled through the nose and mouth of the deer which adds to the better blood trail and better opportunity of recovering the deer.
Now this is where the nuance of HOW and WHERE you are hunting matters. If you are in a situation where you know that you don't even have a shot greater than 50 or maybe 75 yards just go BIG! Go with a .50 cal and maybe even slinging the heaviest slug you can fit in the chamber. At those ranges you don't have to worry about the vertical drop of the slug and flatness of your shot trajectory, but you do want all that FPE and penetration. So that is why this .50 cal carbine is PERFECT for the kind of hunting I am doing from a saddle. It is more like archery ranges and I need the maneuverability it offers.
So in conclusion, this .50 cal AirForce Texan carbine performed EXACTLY as I hoped and is perfect for the vast majority of deep woods deer hunting I typically do and with my new found love of dangling from a rope like Spider Man from a tree. This new AirForce Texan is a compact winner!
That was a freaking awesome time! Thank you so much for inviting a @WisconsinAirGunner over to get involved in something new. I’m looking forward to many future years of Airgunner deer camp!
Welcome to the big bore club man! Nov. 15 will be here soon and you are always welcome!
I think l need this Texan Air force Air gun for hunting with thus accessories it's awesome absolutely yes.
When I can’t hunt I just sit back and pretend I’m in the tree stand with you guys . 😁
The camaraderie of your fellow hunters is what makes it special !
Thats what we are here for! Thanks for watching!
😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
Living vicariously through your airgun deer camp. Thanks for sharing. 👍👍👍
Good times need to be shared! It was awesome!
Another successful airgun deer camp! Caleb and I had a blast thanks for inviting us back again this year
Hahah you guys had just the right amount of shine and fun
😂😂😂 just the right amount plus a tad more. Epic Airgunner deer camp! I think it’s about time to introduce some Unburdened “Garden State” water into the Deer Camp shenanigans! You in!
Wow! Nice shot! Love the way she dropped!
Right in her tracks! Long drag back to the truck though.....
what a fantastic hunt and evening all together in nature eating your game beautiful, truly a great video congratulations greetings from Italy
Excellent video.Just ordered my texan 50 cal.Been shooting a benjamin bulldog pitbulled and harvested several nice bucks with it.Cant wait to hunt with it
Awesome video sir
Thanks for checking it out!
I’m waiting on airgun depot to ship my preorder for a Texan ss cf. This year will also be my first deer with a big bore. Can’t wait
Great video
Nice! Keep me posted on your success!
Thanks for sharing. Looks like a real good time.
Thanks for coming along for the video journey!
Im ready for next year! Had a blast
Great shooting
Thanks for watching!
What an awesome video!
Share some of that Mountain water !
There was none left to share! LOL!
Nice shot of the chemtrails in the sky at the beginning of the video
Ordered my .50 lss. 6 hours ago? And I’m subscribed! From Harrison Township.
Wowwww...Powerful AirGun
Great video! Love the shenanigans!
Replace black power option? Is it legally use for big game?
PAUL-"deer is coming!! get ready"
Rick-"need to hook up the compresor"
Paul-" hurry up, be quit" 😂😂😂
Niiice! A year or so, my buddy and I did an ad/review for Pyramyd Air & the Hunting Channel..
They sent a pneumatic compound bow.. annnd.. The AirForce Texan .457
All we had to say was D-A-M-N that thing packed a serious punch! In front of And behind the gun!
These AirForce setups are no joke!
Mine sat collecting dust for too long, so last week, I custom-converted it into an "Escape Compact".
Meh', yeah.. it lost some range, but, the thing [at least IMO] is so much cooler now!
**I still can't shoot it indoors though - 2 walls didn't like that the last time I tried that. haha
My god that's a terrifying air rifle ! AWESOME !!!! Fun Factor means AIR RIFLE > Powder Guns
That cinder block fire pit is the shit !!! NICE !!!
It’s a beast!!!!!
Parabéns meu amigo...
Bela arma! Show de vídeo
Chris I need your suggestions for a full new air setup mainly concerning the humidity side of things I’d love the alkin but can’t afford it right now but with maybe a bottle 6.8l or 9 maybe could you build a full dry air supply for 5,000$
I live in Florida and visit Kentucky also and main problem is moisture and don’t want to mess guns up
Sweet.
Thanks for watching!
I want to see these men actually devouring the deer!
how much may be guns
that was a great shot. Wow!
I am wanting the 45 cal LSS ... It should meet the muzzle velocity, and kinetic energy for white tail but offer a little more distance over the 50 cal..
I have a flashpup QE for rabbit and squirrel and I use a hand pump, which = about 25 minutes of serious pushing 🤣..
How do you pump your rifle, compressor or hand pump ? I've been looking at cheaper compressors $4 - 500 range but not going to purchase until I have the Texan LSS 45 . Then hope to head down to Florida for a hog or two...
i use a hatsan spark. great little compressor and portable.Two years and still ticking
@@cliftonhagan2397 thank you
Nice shot.
If you are getting winded you simply aren’t high enough. I find 20’ (the higher the better) to be minimum no wind height. Thanks for the video. I’m
airforce texan the best💪
Awesome buddy!
Salam persahabatan dari Indonesia 🇲🇨🙏🙏🙏
Nice video 👍🏻
Good...
Awesome..
👍 From me
In central Borneo..
Good job 👍🏻👍🏻
Hi guys, nice video. Just got 50 cal Texan for Christmas. I have a question about cast bullets. Do I lube them? I got 100 lubed 512 cal 450 gr bullets from my buddy. Is it safe to shoot them? Thanks
I use racers edge 10 wgt shock fluid 100 percent premium silicone and works excellent.thats what i was recommended and works excellent Hope that helps
Nice boss 👍👍👍👍👍
Nice Shot
Can you provide a link for the extreme booster pump please?
It’s in the description. Thanks for watching!
@@UpNorthAirGunner Ooops...got it now. Thank you! This is a must have item.
I’m curious where that doe was shot that dropped. Was it spined? How far was the shot? Did that air gun really have enough power to drop it with a vitals shot?
You guys got me thinking I may need to get me one of them things.
High shoulder shot and yes these have more than enough energy to drop deer in the vitals. Go watch the rest of my hunting videos and you’ll see what I mean.
Where did you get that saber tactical tank bag
It’s a prototype I’ve been testing for them, but they should be out soon!
Very fun hunting sir, greetings from Indonesian hunter
if the position of the red dot is pushed back again, like an inch away from the eye, can you hit the target, sir?
I like it, nice gun...iam from Indonesia...🙏
awesome chris!! currently beating you Lions! hey talk to us about the extreme booster --where, why, how...etc!
Thanks brother! Go Lions!
Waow nice shoot....
Best rifle 👍👍👍
Berapa psi pengeluaran untuk sekali tembak?
fantastic 👍
very powerful 😮😮
Nice shot Chris, congrats! I am drooling about hunting camp coming up too. Headed for Montana on the 18th for two weeks of elk and mule deer hunting with my brothers and lifelong friends. Not legal for airgun hunting yet but definitely taking along a couple of them to showcase with some night jack rabbit fun. Best they have is a SIG Vertis so my AEA .30 and Gauntlet 2 .22 are sure to wow them.
Sounds awesome! Have fun brother!
Wow verry good boss
Where was the shot placement with the air gun
High shoulder on this one, but often inside the vital V much like an archery shot.
I'm trying to figure out if I can hunt airgun in oklahoma I know we can use airbow it would be awesome
I personally can't see me buying one of those rifles here in the UK.I think we can't have them imported over here due to restrictions.
fantastic..air force..good..
就像荒野大镖客2里面的狩猎一样 太棒了
Apologies for the silly question but the air rifle in 18:36 what is it?
looks fun
I'm very interested in hunting, but I have no chance to get a good and powerful airgun
Good brother
Nice video..Great times..
Find a way to create/build/invent high capacity magazine for that contraption. That would be Amazing 👏 😍 🙌 😉 ❤ 🙏🏽 👏
Without losing the best future about it. (Noise level 💯)
@@ai2851 at 3 shots per fill... not sure what a "high capacity magazine" is going to do for you. Treat it like a Black Powder muzzle loader or single shot BPCR , and you will be more pleased with these things.
Which tree saddle are you using?
I made this one myself. It’s a design I came up with.
wow thanks for sharing
very good video.
how can i have that gun. I really want to have it.?
How often and how much maintenance do these guns require
What an experience 😎
Thanks for sharing Chris 🙂
Thanks for watching!
Mantap kawan👍 salam kenal🤝 dari Indonesia
Haw we can online this air gonna or what is the rate or price of this kind of air arm
what is the cylinder pressure to withstand a .50 shot?
Cái van xả trực tiếp đó bao nhiêu tiền1 cái vậy Anh
OK these are my people
Where can I buy it the .50 CAL CARBINE ?
Cool!
good bro
Awesome
Hadir ikit nyimak bos q sokses selalu ya
good bro❤🎉❤
terbaik mr..nice
How loud are these guns compared to regular firearms? Louder than a 22? Does the round go hypersonic?
Much louder than a .22 but nowhere near as loud as a shotgun or rifle
In terms of deer hunting calibers
I believe there is an integrally suppressed version of this gun as well or at least one with threads for a suppressor
@@BrianMusic12 unsuppressed, they're around the same noise as a 20 gauge shotgun. Not enough to seriously hurt your hearing in a hunting scenario (1-5 shots in a day), but you don't want to be recreationally shooting these things without ear-pro or a moderator.
is it even legal in michigan to use an airgun for deer, it is not legal in central new york?
We were one of the first states to legalize big game hunting with airguns. There are now over 20 states where it is legal. Hopefully NY will come around someday. Thanks for watching!
Is there an ss version that is carbine ?
Did I miss something # shots per fill. Might need follow up shot.
I get about 4-5 shots I would call usable shots for followup. More than enough.
How can I buy that nice gun? I am from Indonesia
Can it drop a yeti or Bigfoot
Onde eu consigo comprar uma dessa aqui e do Brasil
So I have the lss cf and I want to add 50 cal carbine to my collection but it says not avaliable only in up to 45 there's apre order for 50 cal. Anyone know when they'll be available?
ordered mine from airgun depot and it arrived 6 days later.Try them or utah air guns has the best price and are a great company Good luck
Waooo keren abis bang,,,senapan nya mantap
Watching here video boss
One time at deer camp.....
Top das galáxias
đi hàng ngày làm bôn bên trăng bên mặt trăng bởi sôi tầng khí chứ đâu phải về sự lặn trong tầng khí nó mỗi lần làm chông cây chăn nuôi phôi
Good👍👍👍
Wow 👍🙏👍
Bună seara cât costă o armă?
badass
Ok yes
How much psi do you need to shot a deer about 50 yards
not much, depends on the volume of your tank, Barrel length, and the flow rate of your valve. Most of the big bore hunting air guns up until the last 15 years or so ran on 600-1000 psi and killed animals up to Elk size. Europeans were hunting Red Deer with air rifles back in the early 1500's. The air rifle the Corps of Discovery (most likely a .50 Girandoni design, uses 7-800 PSI at max fill, shoots a 175gr lead ball at around 6-700 f/s.) took with them downed deer handedly, by their journals.
With low pressures (tbh, any pressure, but especially low pressure), to gain the most out of the gun, you need to have a high-flow valve (max volume of air in the bore) that stays open until just before the bullet leaves the muzzle, combined with as long a barrel as you can handle in your environment. Timed valves are the way you wring the most performance out of airguns, most of the good, old designs had them. Most PCP's on the market today are angled more towards the efficiency game (max shots per fill), rather than power. Even the Texan uses a valve design that maintains usable pressures for 3-5 shots, rather than dumping a third to half of the pressure in one shot.