Barnes Pneumatic

What Can We Expect From Big Bore?

 

If you read alittle bit on forums, you'll pretty quickly run across someone using the term: "Magnumitus" with various spellings. The context of the post usually has the flavor that big bore pcp's are just raw, noisy, inaccurate, and perhaps not for the serious marksman, or for mature tastes.

I beg to differ. My customers expect far more.

 

I shot this today (5-02-01) while mounting a scope on one of my 45 caliber muzzle loaders for a customer.

let's see . . . that's .915 outside to outside . . . those are 45 caliber slugs sized to .4515 . . . subtract . . .

That's .4635" c/c @ 50 Yards.

A fluke? . . . not when I have a drawer full of them here in the office. They are posted all over my site.

This was shot at alittle over 400 ft. lbs.

We use the energy to reach way out for long targets. We just start at 50 yards. Alot of the misunderstanding regarding big bore comes from a few folks blasting away at 20 yards and not doing such a good job at that. And, we should always yield to those trying to have a quiet outing. These rifles belong on the rifle range (where you can outshoot the firearm's guys . . .snicker, snicker . . . ) The sport of long range target shooting is just getting off the ground with airguns.

Well yes, there was that Girandoni chap in 1780 . . .

 

Thanks, Gary

(yes, I clicked it up and left before I put the caps back on . . Ha ha)

 

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