Probably permanently blind you, if it fired unloaded while looking down that barrel. If loaded I rekon your brains would go about 20 feet upward. I need one though for shooting wasps
Imagine Lewis n Clark expedition had this exact gun but done with hand pumps lol the Indians perfered them for there stealth something modern military wouldn't pick up for another 50 years
My late Father had an antique air rifle which was a fine presentation version of what was used in the Austrian army against Napoleon ( early 19C ) using a pump and chamber. A nearly 1/2" lead ball could penetrate oak doors, reputedly, as he never shot it. The standard version spooked the French troops as it was low noise, produced no smoke, needed no powder supplies and was powerful and accurate. The cut trigger fingers off the Austrians captured with them. But there were reliability problems with dirt in valves. It was sold in auction at Southerbys in London in 2003.
In the 17th C an hunting airgun was built for King Gustav Adolphus of Sweden that would take deer of similar calibre . It's valve was opened by a dogs head hammer understruck and the cylinder was over the barrel and was a pump up . The stirrup for the foot to pump it up was held in the butt alongside the pump made of leather . The sides of the lock were engraved with a hunter in contemporary garb , montero cap with ostrich feather ,with a fully antlered deer behind. A beautifully made air rifle and in King Gustavus Adolphus collection . History has turned full circle .
@@om617yota8 Your probably right . A London gunmaker called Harman Barne also produced the first repeating rifle at the same time for Prince Rupert I believe . This operated by swinging the trigger guard out 90° , allowing ball From one section in the butt, the powder from another section to follow it , cooking the hammer and allowing the pan to fill all in one motion , before pulling the trigger to fire . Kind of like the action of an RCBS powder measure with an extra stage . But when you compare this to the amazing clocks that formed the centrepieces of the noble dining tables , this was a comparatively easy thing to accomplish .
And not just that, but...they put the damn thing as far away from your face as possible. All the way down at the other end of the gun. Why not put it closer to where your eyes actually are? 😆
If it's like any other PCP rifle the gauge is on the bottom end of a bottle that you can unscrew from the rifle. And you'd obviously clear the rifle before looking at the gauge, though normally you wouldn't even look at it. You'd notice the droop in your groupings and just swap the bottle out, no need to look at the gauge while the bottle is on the rifle. Personally I prefer a lever operated gas ram over PCP. But I've never seen anyone at the range stare at the business end of their rifle to read the gauge. Any decent air rifle, even a .177 is powerful enough to seriously injure or kill a person.
@@fermitupoupon1754 You seem to know a thing or two about air rifles, whereas I'm in the group that has never seen anything bigger than the .22 caliber pellet, so I have a question: Can you give me an example of this gun's destructive power? I can see it taking down a deer, but how about a moose or a bear...or a bull? "1200 foot pounds" doesn't say much to someone like me who doesn't shoot. Would this leave an exit wound in a person, or just stay inside? I thought there were shots that looked like they weren't even going through the plywood
@@jasonvoorhees895 Lets just say that, you get more penetration with a smaller round, a large hollow point is not going to penetrate as much (no through and through on a soft target) but it will ruin someone's day... now, with all that been said, it really depends on the distance, the rifle shoots subsonic and the heavier the round the faster it loses velocity, that is why in the video at 100 yards he had the crosshairs almost a foot above where he intended to shoot. As far as using such a rifle to hunt moose or bear, hmmm, shot placement counts.
My Gramps already bought a custom made airgun that was the early 80s, it's convertible caliber, as big as that 72cal but steel ball inside a brass shell, I remember you put a brass barrel sleeve inside so you'll have a .22. It was long, like 5ft 4in, and heavy, like 15+pounds or more. It's bolt action, shooting the steel ball can go through a steel drum all the way, 3 shots your air is depleted or low, despite it's larger air tank. I think it was a prototype concept.
@@raksh9 it was Filipino made, here in Philippines, probably they have lathe machine, rest was hand made, I'll ask my uncle coz he's the one ordered it. We have an even older customed airgun, built in pump, .177cal, early 60s
@@theothertonydutch hoot? A joke u mean? Point taken, late 60s early 70s, modified versions or customed airguns in those days are derivative from original brands like daisy or crossman, hunting certain wildlife is ok but today is outlawed. Later on it's impractical to improve or invest in it's development, it's unprofitable, market is small, unlike in big countries.
Just to let you guys know one of the most powerful air rifles to this day. Was created back at the start of America Lewis and Clark had an air rifle that is still more powerful than most air rifles
@@nikvibing1538 not necessarily that round being so big and traveling a little lower than supersonic which ur .22 long will go supersonic for reference it might not go far into the ballistic gel but also it might blow it to pieces lol
I have had my Remington Model 742 Woods master .308 semi. I was given it by my Dad when I was 13 years old. I shot my first Buck that year with it, an 8 PTR. Whitetail. I still use it, only completely took it apart to clean once cuz it started jammin' , hasn't jammed since, that is 15 years ago. I shot over 100 deer with that rifle.
@@jliswins9396 there are way better places to go than joe's in huntington beach airgun shop he isn't a nice guy check out air guns of arizona the people are very nice and true professionals .
@@thepunisher8078 from my experience he has been cool but I understand everyone has their own experience. Awesome, I would love to try airguns of Arizona out. I'm always looking for new places. Thank you.
@@jliswins9396 check out my review on google my horrible experience is on the review…. No one talks about my mom joe said my mother sucks the guy is a douche bag
@@thepunisher8078 wow man sry to hear that. I'll just be a little more cautious because he is the nearest airgun shop to me but I will keep in mind what you said just be cautious. Like I said I've had a different experience than what you have and once again I'm sorry you have to deal with that but he seem like a pretty cool genuine dude. Thanks for the info about airguns of Arizona when I go out there I will definitely take a look at that place 💯
I once had a Sam Yang .45 caliber Big Bore 909 air rifle. It was awesome, but constantly was locking up, probably due to improper charging? Had to send it back to the factory numerous times until I perfected my nitrogen valve & scuba tank. Problem solved. I also had the 9mm version & a .22 version, which were cool. I had a friend who was a dealer, so I got to try out all of the Sam Yang air rifles. .45 caliber was the best. 10 strong shots on high power setting. I used .454 lead roundballs for best velocity & great accuracy. Like a giant, locomotive-powered Red Ryder. Shooting a Hatsan Model 95 in .25 caliber presently. Great squirrel hammer. I would love to have the .72 caliber!!!
Zeus 72 cal is equal to desert eagle 1500ft pounds. Obviously depends on the grain. I believe the 1080 grain comes out to 1500 ft pounds. Powder burner desert eagles shoots 1500 foot pounds. Blows my mind that an air gun can generate so much power. By the way I didn't do the testing on this it was a video I saw of a guy with the Zeus shooting a 1080 grain slug cuz heavier the slug the more foot pounds of energy you get for good old smacking knocked down power. If this thing was a repeater even three shots it would be on everyone's list because when powder burners are hard to obtain and people find out about the air gun world and how powerful they are this gun would be bought with the quickness. Hunting, protection for your home, just an all-around gun.
@@MrRedeyedJedi depending on what slug you use. I stated depends on the slug to achieve 1500ftps. So its more then 1200. I've seen way too many TH-cam videos of people with the aea 72 Cal Zeus and they shot up 1,080 something grain bullet and got 1,500 ft lb. And I saw a particular video of a guy comparing it to a desert eagle. He did the chronograph etc. Check a bunch of vids out on the Zeus and you will see what I'm talking about because if you're saying it stops at 1200 foot pounds then you must not know much about it. Like I said the foot pounds depends on what grain of slug it is you're using and heavier the grain the more foot pounds you get.
@@MrRedeyedJedi also in this particular video that you and I are commenting on the guy uses a 500 grain slug which creates 1200 foot pounds. So imagine using a 1080 something grain slug. At 1200 goes to 1500.
That thing is insane. Me hollow point did a review with I think it was 660gn or something like that. And it was like a 1-1/2” group at 100. It’s got potential. I think his worst group was using the 500gn. It was a while back. But I was super impressed either way.
I'm especially interested in 'em cuz we can't have firearms in euroland. Our rules are even more eldritch and labyrinthine than yours. I can have a longbow, as long as the string is off, because then it's considered a stick. If I put the string on it's a weapon I can go to prison for. But air rifles are fine and not dangerous. 🤪
When I started shooting air guns only custom made big bore rifles were available and the cost was incredibly high, sometimes even causing as much as US$5000. Anything about the thousand dollar range did not look very quality. I can’t see 20 years later things are dramatically changed for the better. There seems to be a lot of options though and I definitely will return to airguns.
I really wish someone would make a version of this with a built in pump system like the aspen or similar so that you could refill it without any other extra tank or device. I don’t care how much the weapon would weigh or if it would take me 15 or 20 minutes to fill it.. it would be self contained and awesome. That’s the only reason. I haven’t purchased this or something similar. There has got to be a market for it.
Just stick with Aspen i have one in .25...great prepper gun...self contained enough fire power for small game, you won't starve...but with the probe you can use any external pumping device, hand pump, compressed air tank or compressor...the accuracy is great, side lever is fast although Chinese (my first gun) it has all the bells shoots everything pellets and slugs...great bang for the buck.
@@stompingpeak2043 the reason for purchase would be to have something in addition to my current weapons that wouldn’t require cartridge ammo or a compressor, external pump etc. Easily being able to carry, and stockpile large amounts of ammo that is resistant to humidity and temperature for long periods of time is ideal. The ability to cleanly take large game when traditional ammo would become difficult to find is also preferable.
@@stephenevans-2paradox767 what do you think? Keith Warren has used to to take down 40 lb hogs with a real good shot placement...so that's about it...so squirrels, rabbits, Prarie dogs, pigeons...you won't starve
Interesting side lever cocking design. I had a .177 take down rife. It was a spring piston and cocked with a side lever. It also had 2 safety mechanisms. One to unlock the lever to cock the spring back. Then it had a breech lock that also acted as an anti bear trap mechanism. You unlocked the side lever, cocked it back, and loaded it. Then there was another little catch you had to depress before you could push the lever back forward to close the breech and ready it to fire. It was there so if the gun accidentally fired while you were trying to load it. The breech would grab that catch and stop before it smashed your fingers. Really nice design. But because of all the safety catches you had to work with just to load, it was slow to load and fire. I liked it because it was unique. And it did shoot pretty accurately at 650fps.
if there is no locking like a firearm bolt of the carrier where the probe is mounted ,and it dependes only at the linkage and pins ,the lever will brake out at some time . because the same power after the bullet is also going back
I have not used air guns in a long time, but seeing how technology has advanced my interest is way up. By the way did you know that .72 inch is the bore diameter of a 12 gauge shotgun.
Accuracy may improve if you shoot, well fitted, round nose pellets? Cooooool pellet rifle! Love it! If you hit something at 200 yards, it's going to definitely feel it...lol! Thanks for sharing that beast...sure puts a smile on my face to watch you shoot it!
I would like to see you find out how far it will shoot and what it will go through wood, gel, and at what distance and also what the price is for everything ammo, rifle,pump and where to get it all
Lee Precision can make a custom bullet mold for your 72 cal. Send them a couple of bullets and they will get it done. I have about 30 of their molds and I shoot for next to nothing with all of my guns. Check around at tire shops for their discard wheel weights for free lead. Another thing you can do is make your targets bullet retaining by having them filled with packed sand 7 inches deep. Can keep reusing the lead. One of my videos at my channel talks about my targets.
What a monster! Even with that impressive locking mechanism keeping everything aligned I would still be nervous shooting that thing as I bet a misfire wouldn't be pretty
Just blow out around the seals sending particulates back at shooters face. It has to be a big volume of air dumped per shot. Has to go somewhere if it’s not moving the slug down the barrel.
Hey Ben Pierson, great demo on the Zeus, air rifle? That's an impressive Air Rifle 12 lbs, wow a lot of weight to pack in the field? Unless you are stationary, the air loading is not convenient too do in the field? As for range it's accessable,& manageable!! Groupings at range I noticed not bad at 50yds,slightly off too left 3x4 inch's that grouping!! The Baby has a kick?Then at 100 yds grouping was larger say 4x5 approx, Inch's? I'm not sure I'd be pleased with those results? Of course that was just that set? More practice I'm sure results would improve? As far as shooting in the field? Why not try it out on some wild Hogs, say Texas, Arkansas, or any other State that has a population problem? and Coyote's don't forget them varmits? Well Ben Thank You for Video/Demo on The Zeus, a nice Air Rifle, indeed!! WYO, Robert,🇨🇦🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇸👀👀👍👍🤳🤳🤔🤔😎😎
Did you know that the 1st airguns were made in the 1800s? They were powerful enough to kill an elk. They too weighed about 12 lbs . About midway down the barrel was a bell like a moose that held the air. But I don't know how the air was pumped into the gun but the bullet was muzzle loaded.
Fantastic. But where can we shoot with it and what we can kill to shoot legally and eat? What’s the main purpose of this gun? Legally we cannot shoot at a dear with a .177 or .22 unless it is .75 correct me if I am wrong. So is it legal and practical to shoot with this gun? How much does it cost?
To give perspective 500 grains is just a little heavier than 1 1/8 ounce. 12 gauge is .729 cylinder bore. A 12 gauge uses 9,000 to 10,000psi, from gunpowder.
Imagine converting that down to a 50 cal with thicker barrel walls to handle higher pressure and maybe a little different cocking mechanism especially with it shooting that 72 cal projectile that fast ... I would like to see someone do this and test it of course safely
You don't want to go supersonic with air, transitioning back too quick makes tumble. Easier to go subsonic slow and FAT. The energy transfer is unlike anything else powderburner that isn't an elephant gun.
I've seen 50 cal air rifles but I was thinking with a little fabrication work and some testing maybe someone could make that monster 72 cal into a high power 50 cal air rifle capable of who knows what with out actually trying to do the fabrication and testing could just blow the gun up or it could shoot further with higher mussel velocity and may need special ammo instead of hollow point but I'm only speculating at this point
I would machine a bracket to clamp the top barrel to the bottom tube. The rest of the gun look so well-designed and made amazed the AEA just left them floating.
6 minutes to fill up the gun says it all really. That is just a huge amount of air and it looks like it would be a great gun for big game. I prefer something in the .25 .30 range for small to mid sized hunting because of the amount of shots i can get and the relative quietness compared to these monster rifles.
Yes, actually .22, .25., .30 and .35 are most useful airgun calibers where you do see a lot of use. .72 single shot is kind of useless when you can get a shotgun for really cheap price for that once in a blue moon when you need 500 grain slugs going out at 1500 fps. Shotguns are also multishots to and much more versatile than this monster air gun.
Pretty good idea to have the gauge at the end of the barrel so you have to point it at your face to read it.... Tell me, did they put as much thought into the rest of it?
I entered into the air rifle world a couple years back when my mom bought me a gamo urban for Christmas. It’s a super accurate .22 caliber but I’d love a Texan SS or this Zeus is amazing looking… that being said it’s way more expensive than firearms that are more powerful and easier to use so it’s not for everyone..
The thing I like about the big bore air rifles though is the hunting and in some states there isn't regulations on them plus you can shoot them just about anywhere outside of city limits that's why I'd take one over a real gun
@@travislupum That's interesting I forget that you can't shoot guns as freely in some places. Here in AZ there's a lot of state land and BLM managed land where you can legally shoot. But if you didn't have that the air gun would prolly be nice.
@@K0sm1cKid I live in arizona as well up north and Arizona has zero regulations for hunting with airguns as far as I know I was born and raised on the real thing but even then it's getting harder and harder to find places to go plant lead farms
I mainly use air rifles indoors for trigger practice and breath control (getting that perfect squeeze and not anticipate the shot ending up in a jerk)... I dont know if I need a 72cal and what I would even use it for, lol... Impressive though.
That's what i was thinking. A smaller and harder slug with a polymer housing at about 300 grains seems like it would have much better external ballistics
So I was super interested until I realized it's essentially tethered to a high pressure air filling station. Makes sense, such a large projectile will require a lot of air. Neat, but I don't intend to own one.
I completely don't understand where your problem with it lies at all, (that is assuming you buy the refilling station with it as well, though it isn't at all necessary for hunting applications). It's an entirely practical set-up. Consider this, the power only starts to taper after 5 shots, meaning you have AT LEAST 6-7 shots that can each EASILY down a deer or something considerably larger, (a 50 cal airgun is all you need for deer hunting). If you need more shots than that you are either doing something very wrong or illegal. Now when it comes to simple target practice what does it matter at all as you are already going to be staying in one area, so wherin lies the problem? See why I don't get your comment? You may appreciate this more though, I want to send you a link to another youtube video showcasing a 50 cal airgun that you will probably consider MUCH MORE practical given your comment. th-cam.com/video/XS4ANd0NCQQ/w-d-xo.html. It's much cooler in my opinion. You can still go deer hunting and a single charge lasts waaaay longer, I'm guestimating maybe 20 shots, it's not made clear. However as a super-badass feature this airgun also fires crossbow bolts and with more power than any crossbow you can buy, (I currently own last years most powerful crossbow and this made me a bit jealous lol). I would probably favor this 50 cal. Also this is a really cool youtube channel if you've never come across it before, (Demolition Ranch). He showcases alot of interesting firearms.
Dragging a suitable air compressor to support this is kind of like improving the range and flow of one of those Super Soaker water guns by connecting it to an air hose to increase the range and a garden hose so you don’t have to refill it.
I'ma gonna get me one!! I have.177, .20, .22, .25, .30 and my favorite.38 caliber air rifle. I'm definitely going to look into purchasing that unbelievable monster ! Thanks for the very cool video. Peace on the path.
That is absolutely bananas. They are gonna have air anti tank weapons in 5 years at this rate. That is a civil war era sized slug. I dont even They should just design airguns that shoot civil war spec Minie ball projectiles, so that would be .58 caliber.
Maybe the slight inconsistency from the 100 yd shots isn't the fault of the shooter or the gun? Maybe it's down to the actual ammo being used? The pellets did not look that uniform to me. They looked far to short or compact for their diameter. The shape of the .50 cal pellet looked a better option and it also looked more uniform in shape. And the 500 grain slug is about 100 to 150 grains to heavy. _I'm sure that a company like H&N would/could produce a far better quality of pellet for this .72 cal beast of an air __-rifle-__ cannon/howitzer?_ 8-))... *For Your Information.* But going way back to the late 1700's, the Austrian army used to use airguns. They used the Girardoni 20/21 shot repeating air rifle in either .46 cal (146.3 grains) or .51 cal (201.49 grains) with a muzzle velocity of about 500 fps at 117 ft lbs. PS - It was interesting to hear that the gun sounded like a badly oiled, spring air rifle when being fired 8-\\...
Louis and Clark explored the west of the USA, back in the day, with air guns. I don't remember any specifics, other than they used air rifles. Pretty cool and dam interesting, to know many nations were using the same type of weaponry.
@@elgoog7830 Lewis and Clark's secret weapon - a late 18th Century .46 cal. 20 shot repeating air rifle by Girandoni. Same as those used by the Austrian army used in the Napoleonic wars. th-cam.com/video/-pqFyKh-rUI/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=NRANationalFirearmsMuseum
I wanted to build a liquid air rifle. The tank would hold liquid air that would be allowed to change phase. That could generate pressures in the powder range. Wanted to rebuild the H&K G11 into it as the rotating bolt would make the perfect valve. And yes, it would be full auto! Also, you could change the ballistics by adjusting the pressure regulator.
This is already pushing rounds into the black powder range... my black powder .577 3 band Enfield pushes out a 500 grain slug at about 1100fps. Which isn't much faster than this...
@Ben States Liquid air phase change can go 70K+ psi in a cylinder. Almost impossible to contain! But at that pressure, you could drive rifle bullets instead of pellets.
It’s not quiet,it’s very expensive,to own and to shoot, really what’s the point here,?rim fire gunpowder guns make way more sense to me,hunting and target
I wonder what adding a second air tank, changing the barrel to a .50, and improving the projectile would do for performance. could make a perfect stealth weapon for long range assassinations, and you could be much closer without worrying about giving yourself away with the boom!
With a lead round? Depends on the material but it would most likely just go splat. My black powder rifles push a 500 grain round to 1200fps, and they don't even mark an ar500 plate. It just splatters. Makes a slight dent in 3mm steel. You would need to develop a round with a metal core to get any kind of decent penetration.
About the same energy as a NATO 5.56mm, .223 Remington or .224 Weatherby Magnum. The big difference between these bullets is that the airgun would be quieter and the heavy projectile will have a greater concussive effect.
That's a heavy gun. Almost double the weight of a centerfire rifle. The performance is impressive. 500 grains at over 1,000 feet. They should be doing more research on air rifles.
There isn't much to improve on. I believe only England has made heavy use of pneumatic weapons during warfare. In the end miniature explosions using powder is cheaper and more reliable. Rail guns are a technology we are improving on though!
You could make your own ammo by making a mould. Take two pieces of wood, drill a right calibre hole half way down, between the 2 wood pieces. Now all you have to do is pour molten solder into your mould. Open once it's cooled for a sufficient while.
@@stoneyswolf what do you mean? a 55 grain m193 round out a 20-inch barrel produces around 1200-1300 ft/lbs and that's being generous. This thing is at what? Around 1500? Yeah, your damn right I would take the much heavier bullet with more energy that's going to leave a much, much bigger hole for the bear to bleed out from. I can virtually guarantee you this airgun would drop a black bear a lot faster from a lung shot than an ar. The bare minimum bullet weight that should be used for bears is around 150 grains and 180-grain bullets are more preferable. Literally, triple a 5.56. So, how about not talking out of your ass when you have no idea what you talking about especially when you could go read forum post after forum post agreeing with me that bullet weight is more important than raw energy for bears.
@@anthonyjones8043 while your loading another round I've dumped a 30 round mag. I can swap mags faster than you can reload another shot. The AR is a very versatile weapon and can be chambered in a variety of different calibers that will out perform that air rifle.
@@stoneyswolf Yeah if you have to mag dump while your hunting you shouldn't even have the privilege. Most I have ever shot at one animal is twice. Because you know, I'm actually competent unlike you.
@@applesandpairs7691 lol yes it would, I've shot heaps of rats with one of my 1.77 cal rifles and at 1400 fps it realy messes a rat up with a good head shot using hollow or flat headed pellets, i have 5,5 cal rifles too and one of them ts the Artemis GR1600W and thats realy powerfull though I've never tested it on a rat before because 1,77 is more than effective for even the largest of rats, so this thing would make a rat go splat in a big way deffo 🤣👍
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Honestly, the way this thing rings like a bell with every shot... it either makes me nervous or ought to make someone else nervous. Is that typical with big bore guns?
I guess same as when you need to shoot shotgun slugs. But shotguns are much cheaper than this monster air gun. So I guess if you are a felon and need powerful weapons this is your ticket! Still if I had to buy an airgun for self defense, zeus wouldn't be my choice as it's only single shot.
When you shot that first shot, it looked like that the barrel in the air tank moved apart from each other as a gun was firing like it actually moved apart. Maybe I’m wrong that’s what it look like.
not sure why im seeing this video but i was running around with a 600fps pellet gun in the early 2000's shooting squirrels and stuff. I had NO CLUE air guns got so advanced holy shit
With Springer air rifles the recoil takes place before the slug leaves the barrell which makes them good for training target practice. Is this the same with a PCP gun? I believe some ships years ago had guns that used steam. Steam has expansive qualities that makes it better than compressed air, as seen in its use for launching planes from aircraft carriers.
Thanks for your videos I'm learning a lot about airguns, I only wish you would provide a direct link to where you can purchase the gun you are demonstrating?
Mine just came in 2 days ago. How is the finish on the metal? Scuffed up like mine? Most Chinese guns come that way. Also, where are you buying ammo? 25 slugs for $36 is lunacy. Need a good place to buy a mold of you know of any.
The . 30-30 (pronounced "thirty-thirty"), as it is most commonly known, along with the . Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy 150 gr (10 g) FN 2,390 ft/s (730 m/s) 1,903 ft⋅lbf (2,580 J) 160 gr (10 g) cast LFN 2,330 ft/s (710 m/s) 1,929 ft⋅lbf (2,615 J) 170 gr (11 g) FP 2,227 ft/s (679 m/s) 1,873 ft⋅lbf (2,539 J) 2 more rows
Definitely a very DOPE gun. Looks like a Goddanged Tyrannosaurus gun. The air power does put a fresh slant on the expression: "To 'Blow' it's head clean off..." Etc.
How sustainable is it? I'm thinking in terms of post SHTF. A long time before spare parts and special lubes and gaskets are available. If these are high consumables, then they would need to be stockpiled, like magazines and such. I'm not familiar with anything more sophisticated than a Red Ryder and am intrigued....
No problem. I'm 65 years old and carry a 10 lb. rifle all day long in the woods. The problem would be trying to hold that thing on target for any length of time.
Is that noticable recoil from an airgun? That suprises me. Makes sense though, cant get a 72 caliber slug to move that fast without a noticeable opposite reaction. Compaired to a 12 gauge 2 3/4 1 ounce or 437.5 grains is achieving 1500 1600 fps give or take on the brand. ( I'm sure theres ones better or worse) Very impressive for an air gun. Awesome video! I want one !
The only real difference between airguns and firearms is the method of propelling the bullet, one uses a small explosion to build pressure to lob the bullet, the other uses compressed air pressure. So recoil is always a factor. ^.-.^
First time I’ve seen anything like this and I was impressed ! Nice video! My friend talked to me a few years ago about airguns and the first thing that popped in my head was Ralphy you’ll shoot your eye out lol. Do they have cal like 223, etc……
with the 72 I would not push it past 100. with the 58 cal it’s good to probly 150 maybe 200. check out my video with the 58 th-cam.com/video/V_8cqC2VTZY/w-d-xo.html
I love looking down a barrel while checking the air pressure. What could go wrong?
With the lower barrel compressed with air at 4500 psi, I'm wondering what would happen if the gun was dropped on concrete or a rock.
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Probably permanently blind you, if it fired unloaded while looking down that barrel. If loaded I rekon your brains would go about 20 feet upward.
I need one though for shooting wasps
@@waldo2635 blow out valve I've done it lol
Imagine Lewis n Clark expedition had this exact gun but done with hand pumps lol the Indians perfered them for there stealth something modern military wouldn't pick up for another 50 years
My late Father had an antique air rifle which was a fine presentation version of what was used in the Austrian army against Napoleon ( early 19C ) using a pump and chamber. A nearly 1/2" lead ball could penetrate oak doors, reputedly, as he never shot it. The standard version spooked the French troops as it was low noise, produced no smoke, needed no powder supplies and was powerful and accurate. The cut trigger fingers off the Austrians captured with them. But there were reliability problems with dirt in valves. It was sold in auction at Southerbys in London in 2003.
In the 17th C an hunting airgun was built for King Gustav Adolphus of Sweden that would take deer of similar calibre .
It's valve was opened by a dogs head hammer understruck and the cylinder was over the barrel and was a pump up . The stirrup for the foot to pump it up was held in the butt alongside the pump made of leather . The sides of the lock were engraved with a hunter in contemporary garb , montero cap with ostrich feather ,with a fully antlered deer behind. A beautifully made air rifle and in King Gustavus Adolphus collection .
History has turned full circle .
Thank you 🙏
That man was a visionary.
That air gun probably cost a normal person's lifetime wage at that point in history. Now, the average person can afford one.
@@om617yota8 Your probably right . A London gunmaker called Harman Barne also produced the first repeating rifle at the same time for Prince Rupert I believe . This operated by swinging the trigger guard out 90° , allowing ball From one section in the butt, the powder from another section to follow it , cooking the hammer and allowing the pan to fill all in one motion , before pulling the trigger to fire . Kind of like the action of an RCBS powder measure with an extra stage . But when you compare this to the amazing clocks that formed the centrepieces of the noble dining tables , this was a comparatively easy thing to accomplish .
Wow that's amazing is possible to see it online anywhere?
I feel like having the pressure gauge at the end of the barrel is just about as safe as having to look down the barrel to see if your gun is loaded.
Camera on your phone haha jk
And not just that, but...they put the damn thing as far away from your face as possible. All the way down at the other end of the gun. Why not put it closer to where your eyes actually are? 😆
If it's like any other PCP rifle the gauge is on the bottom end of a bottle that you can unscrew from the rifle. And you'd obviously clear the rifle before looking at the gauge, though normally you wouldn't even look at it. You'd notice the droop in your groupings and just swap the bottle out, no need to look at the gauge while the bottle is on the rifle.
Personally I prefer a lever operated gas ram over PCP. But I've never seen anyone at the range stare at the business end of their rifle to read the gauge. Any decent air rifle, even a .177 is powerful enough to seriously injure or kill a person.
@@fermitupoupon1754 You seem to know a thing or two about air rifles, whereas I'm in the group that has never seen anything bigger than the .22 caliber pellet, so I have a question: Can you give me an example of this gun's destructive power? I can see it taking down a deer, but how about a moose or a bear...or a bull? "1200 foot pounds" doesn't say much to someone like me who doesn't shoot. Would this leave an exit wound in a person, or just stay inside? I thought there were shots that looked like they weren't even going through the plywood
@@jasonvoorhees895 Lets just say that, you get more penetration with a smaller round, a large hollow point is not going to penetrate as much (no through and through on a soft target) but it will ruin someone's day... now, with all that been said, it really depends on the distance, the rifle shoots subsonic and the heavier the round the faster it loses velocity, that is why in the video at 100 yards he had the crosshairs almost a foot above where he intended to shoot.
As far as using such a rifle to hunt moose or bear, hmmm, shot placement counts.
My Gramps already bought a custom made airgun that was the early 80s, it's convertible caliber, as big as that 72cal but steel ball inside a brass shell, I remember you put a brass barrel sleeve inside so you'll have a .22. It was long, like 5ft 4in, and heavy, like 15+pounds or more. It's bolt action, shooting the steel ball can go through a steel drum all the way, 3 shots your air is depleted or low, despite it's larger air tank. I think it was a prototype concept.
I wonder who made it, and if they are still being made.
@@raksh9 it was Filipino made, here in Philippines, probably they have lathe machine, rest was hand made, I'll ask my uncle coz he's the one ordered it. We have an even older customed airgun, built in pump, .177cal, early 60s
@@haldyordan2316 Philippine airguns are a hoot. They'd get darts with TNT to hunt water bufallos if I recall correctly.
@@theothertonydutch hoot? A joke u mean? Point taken, late 60s early 70s, modified versions or customed airguns in those days are derivative from original brands like daisy or crossman, hunting certain wildlife is ok but today is outlawed. Later on it's impractical to improve or invest in it's development, it's unprofitable, market is small, unlike in big countries.
@@haldyordan2316 Probably too late, but "a hoot" is English slang for "a lot of fun".
Just to let you guys know one of the most powerful air rifles to this day. Was created back at the start of America Lewis and Clark had an air rifle that is still more powerful than most air rifles
If only he had better materials.
It was a Girardoni and they were used by Austrian military from 1780 to about 1890 and yes one was used in the Lewis and Clark expedition
Yah he already said Lewis and Clark had one, you dont need to repeat it
Air rifles are no joke
That was only about as powerful as a 9mm pistol bullet. _Very_ far from "one of the most powerful air rifles to this day".
I'd love to see what it does in ballistic gel.
its like what? 3-4 times more powerful than a glock? youd need several meters of ballistic gel to catch it
@@nikvibing1538 not necessarily that round being so big and traveling a little lower than supersonic which ur .22 long will go supersonic for reference it might not go far into the ballistic gel but also it might blow it to pieces lol
@@TrickyGunzz imagine getting shot with that in the head lol
I have had my Remington Model 742 Woods master .308 semi. I was given it by my Dad when I was 13 years old. I shot my first Buck that year with it, an 8 PTR. Whitetail. I still use it, only completely took it apart to clean once cuz it started jammin' , hasn't jammed since, that is 15 years ago. I shot over 100 deer with that rifle.
I'll stick with my Texan .457 carbine with 500 grain pellets. AEA has great rifles, I'm just in love with my .457
If you live in Huntington beach you have definitely been to Joe's airgun shop. Great place and great guns 💯
@@jliswins9396 there are way better places to go than joe's in huntington beach airgun shop he isn't a nice guy check out air guns of arizona the people are very nice and true professionals .
@@thepunisher8078 from my experience he has been cool but I understand everyone has their own experience. Awesome, I would love to try airguns of Arizona out. I'm always looking for new places. Thank you.
@@jliswins9396 check out my review on google my horrible experience is on the review…. No one talks about my mom joe said my mother sucks the guy is a douche bag
@@thepunisher8078 wow man sry to hear that. I'll just be a little more cautious because he is the nearest airgun shop to me but I will keep in mind what you said just be cautious. Like I said I've had a different experience than what you have and once again I'm sorry you have to deal with that but he seem like a pretty cool genuine dude. Thanks for the info about airguns of Arizona when I go out there I will definitely take a look at that place 💯
I once had a Sam Yang .45 caliber Big Bore 909 air rifle. It was awesome, but constantly was locking up, probably due to improper charging? Had to send it back to the factory numerous times until I perfected my nitrogen valve & scuba tank. Problem solved. I also had the 9mm version & a .22 version, which were cool. I had a friend who was a dealer, so I got to try out all of the Sam Yang air rifles. .45 caliber was the best. 10 strong shots on high power setting. I used .454 lead roundballs for best velocity & great accuracy. Like a giant, locomotive-powered Red Ryder. Shooting a Hatsan Model 95 in .25 caliber presently. Great squirrel hammer. I would love to have the .72 caliber!!!
Did you have to look down the barrel to see if it was charged ?
@@timeWaster76 oh, you’re one of those pissed because people shoot squirrels. You can check your guns that way if you think that’s how it’s done.
Zeus 72 cal is equal to desert eagle 1500ft pounds. Obviously depends on the grain. I believe the 1080 grain comes out to 1500 ft pounds. Powder burner desert eagles shoots 1500 foot pounds. Blows my mind that an air gun can generate so much power. By the way I didn't do the testing on this it was a video I saw of a guy with the Zeus shooting a 1080 grain slug cuz heavier the slug the more foot pounds of energy you get for good old smacking knocked down power. If this thing was a repeater even three shots it would be on everyone's list because when powder burners are hard to obtain and people find out about the air gun world and how powerful they are this gun would be bought with the quickness. Hunting, protection for your home, just an all-around gun.
Well... The air gun is 1200ftlb but yeah it is powerful for an air gun
@@MrRedeyedJedi depending on what slug you use. I stated depends on the slug to achieve 1500ftps. So its more then 1200. I've seen way too many TH-cam videos of people with the aea 72 Cal Zeus and they shot up 1,080 something grain bullet and got 1,500 ft lb. And I saw a particular video of a guy comparing it to a desert eagle. He did the chronograph etc. Check a bunch of vids out on the Zeus and you will see what I'm talking about because if you're saying it stops at 1200 foot pounds then you must not know much about it. Like I said the foot pounds depends on what grain of slug it is you're using and heavier the grain the more foot pounds you get.
@@MrRedeyedJedi also in this particular video that you and I are commenting on the guy uses a 500 grain slug which creates 1200 foot pounds. So imagine using a 1080 something grain slug. At 1200 goes to 1500.
At 1200 bucks... I don't see this making it to the top of many people's list.
Bet the wet bandits are glad Kevin didn’t have this
That thing is insane. Me hollow point did a review with I think it was 660gn or something like that. And it was like a 1-1/2” group at 100. It’s got potential. I think his worst group was using the 500gn. It was a while back. But I was super impressed either way.
I'm especially interested in 'em cuz we can't have firearms in euroland. Our rules are even more eldritch and labyrinthine than yours. I can have a longbow, as long as the string is off, because then it's considered a stick. If I put the string on it's a weapon I can go to prison for. But air rifles are fine and not dangerous. 🤪
For those that don't know a .72 cal is a 12 ga.!
12ga has way more power & one can be had much cheaper.
A 12 Guage is 50 Cal. Or, the 50 BMG fits perfectly and can be fired out of a 12 Guage anyway.
Not cheaper if fire arms are restricted in your country
@@righty-o3585 You're wrong. A 12 gauge slug is .72 caliber. He was referring to projectile not shell casing.
@@handsofstone1887 but 72 caliber is bigger than a 50 Cal. So how would a 72 Cal casing fit into a 50 Cal space?
@@righty-o3585 use google and learn for your self, but I can assure you a 12 gauge bore is .72 caliber.
When I started shooting air guns only custom made big bore rifles were available and the cost was incredibly high, sometimes even causing as much as US$5000. Anything about the thousand dollar range did not look very quality. I can’t see 20 years later things are dramatically changed for the better. There seems to be a lot of options though and I definitely will return to airguns.
I really wish someone would make a version of this with a built in pump system like the aspen or similar so that you could refill it without any other extra tank or device. I don’t care how much the weapon would weigh or if it would take me 15 or 20 minutes to fill it.. it would be self contained and awesome. That’s the only reason. I haven’t purchased this or something similar. There has got to be a market for it.
Just stick with Aspen i have one in .25...great prepper gun...self contained enough fire power for small game, you won't
starve...but with the probe you can use any external pumping device, hand pump, compressed air tank or compressor...the accuracy is great, side lever is fast although Chinese (my first gun) it has all the bells shoots everything pellets and slugs...great bang for the buck.
Or just get a compressor and all your air needs will me met forever. You can buy cheap ones at Walmart.
@@mr1234tempo in an off grid emergency prepper situation, would you be able to take large game with the aspen25?
@@stompingpeak2043 the reason for purchase would be to have something in addition to my current weapons that wouldn’t require cartridge ammo or a compressor, external pump etc.
Easily being able to carry, and stockpile large amounts of ammo that is resistant to humidity and temperature for long periods of time is ideal. The ability to cleanly take large game when traditional ammo would become difficult to find is also preferable.
@@stephenevans-2paradox767 what do you think? Keith Warren has used to to take down 40 lb hogs with a real good shot placement...so that's about it...so squirrels, rabbits, Prarie dogs, pigeons...you won't starve
Interesting side lever cocking design. I had a .177 take down rife. It was a spring piston and cocked with a side lever. It also had 2 safety mechanisms. One to unlock the lever to cock the spring back. Then it had a breech lock that also acted as an anti bear trap mechanism. You unlocked the side lever, cocked it back, and loaded it. Then there was another little catch you had to depress before you could push the lever back forward to close the breech and ready it to fire. It was there so if the gun accidentally fired while you were trying to load it. The breech would grab that catch and stop before it smashed your fingers. Really nice design. But because of all the safety catches you had to work with just to load, it was slow to load and fire. I liked it because it was unique. And it did shoot pretty accurately at 650fps.
Accuracy is king, this 72 cal is horrendous unless he's a terrible shot.
Air king ...very very accurate
if there is no locking like a firearm bolt of the carrier where the probe is mounted ,and it dependes only at the linkage and pins ,the lever will brake out at some time . because the same power after the bullet is also going back
This looks like a good way to avoid the complicated application process in CA.
Or if you can't own a firearm.
A cannon in a air rifle package.😳
It’s great. I’d buy one, but the refill is a dealbreaker for me.
More like an air rifle in a cannon package
@@ikwer111 something like that.👍
I have not used air guns in a long time, but seeing how technology has advanced my interest is way up. By the way did you know that .72 inch is the bore diameter of a 12 gauge shotgun.
Accuracy may improve if you shoot, well fitted, round nose pellets? Cooooool pellet rifle! Love it!
If you hit something at 200 yards, it's going to definitely feel it...lol!
Thanks for sharing that beast...sure puts a smile on my face to watch you shoot it!
Yep it has a lot more accuracy to give with round nose slugs 100%
What difference is an inch or two gonna make when you are throwing a frikkin’ cannonball?
I would like to see you find out how far it will shoot and what it will go through wood, gel, and at what distance and also what the price is for everything ammo, rifle,pump and where to get it all
1200fpe is kinda the avg! It can make way more. Easliy 1500 fpe w 1082gr.
Still a 1200 fps slug!? That's insane bro, that's like 100 fps less than federal buck load (3 inch 12ga buck)
Lee Precision can make a custom bullet mold for your 72 cal. Send them a couple of bullets and they will get it done. I have about 30 of their molds and I shoot for next to nothing with all of my guns. Check around at tire shops for their discard wheel weights for free lead. Another thing you can do is make your targets bullet retaining by having them filled with packed sand 7 inches deep. Can keep reusing the lead. One of my videos at my channel talks about my targets.
What a monster! Even with that impressive locking mechanism keeping everything aligned I would still be nervous shooting that thing as I bet a misfire wouldn't be pretty
It doesn't use "live ammo" so there is no way of having a misfire.
@@hardergamer misfire might be the wrong word, rather I mean firing with the barrel not completely cocked and locked in place
@@trevtall1094 Not likely with any amount of competency ...
Just blow out around the seals sending particulates back at shooters face. It has to be a big volume of air dumped per shot. Has to go somewhere if it’s not moving the slug down the barrel.
Hey Ben Pierson, great demo on the Zeus, air rifle? That's an impressive Air Rifle 12 lbs, wow a lot of weight to pack in the field? Unless you are stationary, the air loading is not convenient too do in the field? As for range it's accessable,& manageable!!
Groupings at range I noticed not bad at 50yds,slightly off too left 3x4 inch's that grouping!!
The Baby has a kick?Then at 100 yds
grouping was larger say 4x5 approx, Inch's? I'm not sure I'd be pleased with those results? Of course that was just that set? More practice I'm sure results would improve?
As far as shooting in the field? Why not try it out on some wild Hogs, say Texas, Arkansas, or any other State that has a population problem? and Coyote's don't forget them varmits?
Well Ben Thank You for Video/Demo on The Zeus, a nice Air Rifle, indeed!!
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I want to see a round for this that's a hard cast .50 or .45 cal core in a polymer sabot like a Gammo Lethal.
Did you know that the 1st airguns were made in the 1800s? They were powerful enough to kill an elk. They too weighed about 12 lbs . About midway down the barrel was a bell like a moose that held the air. But I don't know how the air was pumped into the gun but the bullet was muzzle loaded.
Yes, it the air rifle was used in Lewis and Clark expedition.
The “bell” was unscrewed from the rifle and pressurised with a pump. Then it was screwed back on.
Actually the first air gun was developed around 1580 and they developed from there.
Air rifles were made long before then. Check out the Girardoni for an impressive air rifle.
You're thinking of the Pritchard. Good air rifle like the Girardoni.
How far can it shot effectively?
Fantastic. But where can we shoot with it and what we can kill to shoot legally and eat? What’s the main purpose of this gun? Legally we cannot shoot at a dear with a .177 or .22 unless it is .75 correct me if I am wrong. So is it legal and practical to shoot with this gun? How much does it cost?
I am waiting for the airgun that shoots 144mm shells.😂😂
To give perspective 500 grains is just a little heavier than 1 1/8 ounce. 12 gauge is .729 cylinder bore. A 12 gauge uses 9,000 to 10,000psi, from gunpowder.
I wonder how 12 gauge slugs would work in this rifle.
Or 12 gauge shot loaded into cup wads for that matter.
Imagine converting that down to a 50 cal with thicker barrel walls to handle higher pressure and maybe a little different cocking mechanism especially with it shooting that 72 cal projectile that fast ... I would like to see someone do this and test it of course safely
There are a few 50 cal air guns, people use them to hunt deer
@@probablynotdad6553
Interesting. The biggest I've seen is .357.
You don't want to go supersonic with air, transitioning back too quick makes tumble. Easier to go subsonic slow and FAT. The energy transfer is unlike anything else powderburner that isn't an elephant gun.
I've seen 50 cal air rifles but I was thinking with a little fabrication work and some testing maybe someone could make that monster 72 cal into a high power 50 cal air rifle capable of who knows what with out actually trying to do the fabrication and testing could just blow the gun up or it could shoot further with higher mussel velocity and may need special ammo instead of hollow point but I'm only speculating at this point
I would machine a bracket to clamp the top barrel to the bottom tube. The rest of the gun look so well-designed and made amazed the AEA just left them floating.
6 minutes to fill up the gun says it all really.
That is just a huge amount of air and it looks like it would be a great gun for big game.
I prefer something in the .25 .30 range for small to mid sized hunting because of the amount of shots i can get and the relative quietness compared to these monster rifles.
Yes, actually .22, .25., .30 and .35 are most useful airgun calibers where you do see a lot of use. .72 single shot is kind of useless when you can get a shotgun for really cheap price for that once in a blue moon when you need 500 grain slugs going out at 1500 fps. Shotguns are also multishots to and much more versatile than this monster air gun.
That’s one hell of a serious gun wow air gun black powder guns are guns and I like this one yes Sir
So If you could take the power of the Zeus and with a switched barrel and a smaller cal it would truly be a range weapon be sick to see
These guys should make a Zeus shotgun barrel option. : )
Awesome. How much per round?
Pretty good idea to have the gauge at the end of the barrel so you have to point it at your face to read it....
Tell me, did they put as much thought into the rest of it?
I entered into the air rifle world a couple years back when my mom bought me a gamo urban for Christmas. It’s a super accurate .22 caliber but I’d love a Texan SS or this Zeus is amazing looking… that being said it’s way more expensive than firearms that are more powerful and easier to use so it’s not for everyone..
The thing I like about the big bore air rifles though is the hunting and in some states there isn't regulations on them plus you can shoot them just about anywhere outside of city limits that's why I'd take one over a real gun
@@travislupum That's interesting I forget that you can't shoot guns as freely in some places. Here in AZ there's a lot of state land and BLM managed land where you can legally shoot. But if you didn't have that the air gun would prolly be nice.
@@K0sm1cKid I live in arizona as well up north and Arizona has zero regulations for hunting with airguns as far as I know I was born and raised on the real thing but even then it's getting harder and harder to find places to go plant lead farms
Cool story bro
I mainly use air rifles indoors for trigger practice and breath control (getting that perfect squeeze and not anticipate the shot ending up in a jerk)... I dont know if I need a 72cal and what I would even use it for, lol... Impressive though.
That pressure gage at the end of the rifle is peak Darwinism
@Rockwell Rhodes thats what puts me off
I'd like to see if you can get better fps and accuracy with alloy bullets. Like some sort of copper or aluminum based alloys.
That's what i was thinking. A smaller and harder slug with a polymer housing at about 300 grains seems like it would have much better external ballistics
So I was super interested until I realized it's essentially tethered to a high pressure air filling station. Makes sense, such a large projectile will require a lot of air. Neat, but I don't intend to own one.
I completely don't understand where your problem with it lies at all, (that is assuming you buy the refilling station with it as well, though it isn't at all necessary for hunting applications). It's an entirely practical set-up. Consider this, the power only starts to taper after 5 shots, meaning you have AT LEAST 6-7 shots that can each EASILY down a deer or something considerably larger, (a 50 cal airgun is all you need for deer hunting). If you need more shots than that you are either doing something very wrong or illegal. Now when it comes to simple target practice what does it matter at all as you are already going to be staying in one area, so wherin lies the problem? See why I don't get your comment? You may appreciate this more though, I want to send you a link to another youtube video showcasing a 50 cal airgun that you will probably consider MUCH MORE practical given your comment. th-cam.com/video/XS4ANd0NCQQ/w-d-xo.html. It's much cooler in my opinion. You can still go deer hunting and a single charge lasts waaaay longer, I'm guestimating maybe 20 shots, it's not made clear. However as a super-badass feature this airgun also fires crossbow bolts and with more power than any crossbow you can buy, (I currently own last years most powerful crossbow and this made me a bit jealous lol). I would probably favor this 50 cal. Also this is a really cool youtube channel if you've never come across it before, (Demolition Ranch). He showcases alot of interesting firearms.
@@0001captainawesome they probably just like shooting guns at a range or in their yard and like the bang noises
How many .72 cal slugs do you think a deer can take? Lol
Dragging a suitable air compressor to support this is kind of like improving the range and flow of one of those Super Soaker water guns by connecting it to an air hose to increase the range and a garden hose so you don’t have to refill it.
I'ma gonna get me one!! I have.177, .20, .22, .25, .30 and my favorite.38 caliber air rifle. I'm definitely going to look into purchasing that unbelievable monster ! Thanks for the very cool video. Peace on the path.
We’re do I find one?
Senapan yg luar biasa, dengan caliber sebesar ini, target besar pun akan dapat dilumpuhkan
That is absolutely bananas. They are gonna have air anti tank weapons in 5 years at this rate. That is a civil war era sized slug. I dont even
They should just design airguns that shoot civil war spec Minie ball projectiles, so that would be .58 caliber.
They do,lol... The Zeus 58... Time to break out the lead melter and the mold
Maybe the slight inconsistency from the 100 yd shots isn't the fault of the shooter or the gun? Maybe it's down to the actual ammo being used?
The pellets did not look that uniform to me. They looked far to short or compact for their diameter. The shape of the .50 cal pellet looked a better option and it also looked more uniform in shape. And the 500 grain slug is about 100 to 150 grains to heavy.
_I'm sure that a company like H&N would/could produce a far better quality of pellet for this .72 cal beast of an air __-rifle-__ cannon/howitzer?_ 8-))...
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But going way back to the late 1700's, the Austrian army used to use airguns. They used the Girardoni 20/21 shot repeating air rifle in either .46 cal (146.3 grains) or .51 cal (201.49 grains) with a muzzle velocity of about 500 fps at 117 ft lbs.
PS - It was interesting to hear that the gun sounded like a badly oiled, spring air rifle when being fired 8-\\...
Louis and Clark explored the west of the USA, back in the day, with air guns. I don't remember any specifics, other than they used air rifles. Pretty cool and dam interesting, to know many nations were using the same type of weaponry.
@@elgoog7830 Lewis and Clark's secret weapon - a late 18th Century .46 cal. 20 shot repeating air rifle by Girandoni. Same as those used by the Austrian army used in the Napoleonic wars.
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I would love to see a remake of "A Christmas Story" with Ralphie getting one of these.
I wanted to build a liquid air rifle. The tank would hold liquid air that would be allowed to change phase. That could generate pressures in the powder range. Wanted to rebuild the H&K G11 into it as the rotating bolt would make the perfect valve. And yes, it would be full auto! Also, you could change the ballistics by adjusting the pressure regulator.
This is already pushing rounds into the black powder range... my black powder .577 3 band Enfield pushes out a 500 grain slug at about 1100fps. Which isn't much faster than this...
@Ben States Liquid air phase change can go 70K+ psi in a cylinder. Almost impossible to contain! But at that pressure, you could drive rifle bullets instead of pellets.
Co2 is liquid ( just to state the obvious)
It’s not quiet,it’s very expensive,to own and to shoot, really what’s the point here,?rim fire gunpowder guns make way more sense to me,hunting and target
The turkeys freaking out at 3:42 I'm so dead 🤣
Very cool air gun. Yeah, you need plenty of ammo-for Extreme Big Bore next year.
Same as many comments ...A silly place to check the air pressure by looking down the end of the barrel..
I wonder what adding a second air tank, changing the barrel to a .50, and improving the projectile would do for performance. could make a perfect stealth weapon for long range assassinations, and you could be much closer without worrying about giving yourself away with the boom!
Absolutely not, anything leaving the barrel with 1200 fpe will make a boom, check out demolitionranch's video on the rifle
It's a BEAST Ben. You need to take out some watermelon, and any good reactive targets. Nice video.
Is the pressure from a CO2 canister? What is the biggest manually pumped airgun?
Nice video now I want to see penetration in hard things like concrete or steel ! with that rifle !
With a lead round? Depends on the material but it would most likely just go splat.
My black powder rifles push a 500 grain round to 1200fps, and they don't even mark an ar500 plate. It just splatters. Makes a slight dent in 3mm steel.
You would need to develop a round with a metal core to get any kind of decent penetration.
Awesome bit of kit but for a long shooting session i think it would be a bit tiresome recharging every half dozen shots . That said I'd love one .
P.s. that airgun might benefit from a compinsator.
About the same energy as a NATO 5.56mm, .223 Remington or .224 Weatherby Magnum. The big difference between these bullets is that the airgun would be quieter and the heavy projectile will have a greater concussive effect.
That's a heavy gun. Almost double the weight of a centerfire rifle. The performance is impressive. 500 grains at over 1,000 feet. They should be doing more research on air rifles.
There isn't much to improve on. I believe only England has made heavy use of pneumatic weapons during warfare. In the end miniature explosions using powder is cheaper and more reliable. Rail guns are a technology we are improving on though!
You could make your own ammo by making a mould. Take two pieces of wood, drill a right calibre hole half way down, between the 2 wood pieces. Now all you have to do is pour molten solder into your mould. Open once it's cooled for a sufficient while.
Cool but I can build two AR rifles for what it cost and that's not counting whatever that air pump thing might cost.
Yeah and? Some people are just into airguns. Plus technically this thing is more powerful than ar. Rather take a bear with this than 5.56.
@@anthonyjones8043 You need to stop smoking that hydro.
@@stoneyswolf what do you mean? a 55 grain m193 round out a 20-inch barrel produces around 1200-1300 ft/lbs and that's being generous. This thing is at what? Around 1500? Yeah, your damn right I would take the much heavier bullet with more energy that's going to leave a much, much bigger hole for the bear to bleed out from. I can virtually guarantee you this airgun would drop a black bear a lot faster from a lung shot than an ar. The bare minimum bullet weight that should be used for bears is around 150 grains and 180-grain bullets are more preferable. Literally, triple a 5.56. So, how about not talking out of your ass when you have no idea what you talking about especially when you could go read forum post after forum post agreeing with me that bullet weight is more important than raw energy for bears.
@@anthonyjones8043 while your loading another round I've dumped a 30 round mag. I can swap mags faster than you can reload another shot. The AR is a very versatile weapon and can be chambered in a variety of different calibers that will out perform that air rifle.
@@stoneyswolf Yeah if you have to mag dump while your hunting you shouldn't even have the privilege. Most I have ever shot at one animal is twice. Because you know, I'm actually competent unlike you.
I want to see a bench-test of that bolt safety
Muito bom, show de bola!
Whats the use if you have to carry around a air recharger with a generator.?
Old shooter and still shoot alot with 1.77 and 22 cal and that rifle is a beast.. I mean emagin shooting a rat wid that gun lol 🤣👍
It would disintegrate 😁
@@applesandpairs7691 lol yes it would, I've shot heaps of rats with one of my 1.77 cal rifles and at 1400 fps it realy messes a rat up with a good head shot using hollow or flat headed pellets, i have 5,5 cal rifles too and one of them ts the Artemis GR1600W and thats realy powerfull though I've never tested it on a rat before because 1,77 is more than effective for even the largest of rats, so this thing would make a rat go splat in a big way deffo 🤣👍
@@frednel4326 Ha, great fun. 5.5 must be huge!
Shooting 1.77 for years have you? With a grenade launcher I'm guessi
Fred you'd be like what rat it'd make it disappear lol
So, you have to stare in the barrel of the gun to check the pressure?
screw watermelons, You need to test if this can shoot through a car! ask someone in the scrapyard!
Been done already, Macabespeed shot through a car months ago
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@@producersteve1330 did it go all the way through??????
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What happens if you use a plastic bullet? And if you use helium instead of regular air?
Honestly, the way this thing rings like a bell with every shot... it either makes me nervous or ought to make someone else nervous. Is that typical with big bore guns?
I have the 32 inch barrel version with the gauge on the side of the tank,,it’s a monster
You can make shot capsules for it for varmenting and even upland game.
All very impressive. What would you use this for? Does anyone know?
I guess same as when you need to shoot shotgun slugs. But shotguns are much cheaper than this monster air gun. So I guess if you are a felon and need powerful weapons this is your ticket! Still if I had to buy an airgun for self defense, zeus wouldn't be my choice as it's only single shot.
What air rifle would you suggest for small game that won't break the bank?
When you shot that first shot, it looked like that the barrel in the air tank moved apart from each other as a gun was firing like it actually moved apart. Maybe I’m wrong that’s what it look like.
It probly did
That pumpkin and soda bottle never stood a chance. wow, please go away!!
not sure why im seeing this video but i was running around with a 600fps pellet gun in the early 2000's shooting squirrels and stuff. I had NO CLUE air guns got so advanced holy shit
how did you get into the more expensive guns. looking to buy a Benjamin armada. love me some rails
With Springer air rifles the recoil takes place before the slug leaves the barrell which makes them good for training target practice. Is this the same with a PCP gun?
I believe some ships years ago had guns that used steam. Steam has expansive qualities that makes it better than compressed air, as seen in its use for launching planes from aircraft carriers.
Thanks for your videos I'm learning a lot about airguns, I only wish you would provide a direct link to where you can purchase the gun you are demonstrating?
Mine just came in 2 days ago. How is the finish on the metal? Scuffed up like mine? Most Chinese guns come that way. Also, where are you buying ammo? 25 slugs for $36 is lunacy. Need a good place to buy a mold of you know of any.
The . 30-30 (pronounced "thirty-thirty"), as it is most commonly known, along with the .
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy
150 gr (10 g) FN 2,390 ft/s (730 m/s) 1,903 ft⋅lbf (2,580 J)
160 gr (10 g) cast LFN 2,330 ft/s (710 m/s) 1,929 ft⋅lbf (2,615 J)
170 gr (11 g) FP 2,227 ft/s (679 m/s) 1,873 ft⋅lbf (2,539 J)
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Definitely a very DOPE gun. Looks like a Goddanged Tyrannosaurus gun. The air power does put a fresh slant on the expression: "To 'Blow' it's head clean off..." Etc.
What size was the air guns the Corp of Discovery had with them?
How often do you have to replace seals??? Often, I'd bet!
I'm just curious have you ever went to test the velocity of a round and just completely peg your Chrono. Jus wonderin
With 1080 gr. slugs, my Zeus does 1550 ft-lbs muzzle energy, that's the same as a 7.62x39 powder burner.
How sustainable is it? I'm thinking in terms of post SHTF. A long time before spare parts and special lubes and gaskets are available. If these are high consumables, then they would need to be stockpiled, like magazines and such. I'm not familiar with anything more sophisticated than a Red Ryder and am intrigued....
If shtf this is the last gun u want. Needs an electric pump to work.
I would be interested in seeing how it does with ballistic jell, what kind of penetration ?
No problem. I'm 65 years old and carry a 10 lb. rifle all day long in the woods. The problem would be trying to hold that thing on target for any length of time.
Use Trigger sticks.
i can understand ar's etc. with big rounds but the projectile looks like it will never go strait and whats the use of it?
Nice gun but normally 100 meter it shud hit like coin area.Is these airgun not so sharp to shooting than normal gun..?
Is that noticable recoil from an airgun? That suprises me. Makes sense though, cant get a 72 caliber slug to move that fast without a noticeable opposite reaction. Compaired to a 12 gauge 2 3/4 1 ounce or 437.5 grains is achieving 1500 1600 fps give or take on the brand. ( I'm sure theres ones better or worse) Very impressive for an air gun. Awesome video! I want one !
The only real difference between airguns and firearms is the method of propelling the bullet, one uses a small explosion to build pressure to lob the bullet, the other uses compressed air pressure. So recoil is always a factor. ^.-.^
Is this powerful enough to potentially shoot an eye out? Like a Red Ryder? 🤔🧐
First time I’ve seen anything like this and I was impressed ! Nice video! My friend talked to me a few years ago about airguns and the first thing that popped in my head was Ralphy you’ll shoot your eye out lol. Do they have cal like 223, etc……
What is the LONG RANGE ( honest) accuracy - I'm thinking, not good at all.
with the 72 I would not push it past 100. with the 58 cal it’s good to probly 150 maybe 200. check out my video with the 58 th-cam.com/video/V_8cqC2VTZY/w-d-xo.html
So, did you state how many shots you can take before recharging? Surely it’s not one per charge.
Does the 50 caliber take less time to refill and has a higher feet per second?