AirVenturi-I'm impressed

[Ed Smurf]

I watched this video and was impressed with the capabilities of this air gun. Quite the list of beasts you can drop...even Cape buffalo.
Are these available in Kanada? I am going to Texas for a hog hunt in November. While I won't bring a firearm with me (my host has all I need) I may want to try one of these while I'm there.

https://www.airventuri.com/av/featured-products/avenger/

 

[regulate34]

45-50 ft/lbs
That’s like half the energy of a 22lr.
Not sure how confident I would be with shooting anything bigger then a fox with it at 25yrds.

 

[kodiakjack]

Wouldn’t be legal for big game in Ontario:

But aside from legalities…

The most powerful offering in that rifle is a 43gr 25cal pellet at 900fps. That’s only 77fpe. Identical to a 22 Short. Cape Buffalo with a 22 short? I think they’re pulling your leg…

Either that, or they’re referring to a VASTLY different model, or one of the arrow-launching versions.

 

[grauhanen]

While the Air Venturi Avenger model shown above may generate about 45 fpe (in .25 cal at 900 fps), there are other big bore air rifles that have been available in Canada.

For example, one of the most powerful is the AirForce Texan, available in .257, .308, .357, .457, and .50 calibers, can deliver quite a lot of energy, in the 500 - 800 fp range, according to the information on a Canadian retailer's and the manufacturer's websites. Currently out of stock in Canada, these particular rifles are made for what in the airgun world is high velocity and high energy. I have no interest in them and would prefer a powder burner for hunting big game.

 

[kodiakjack]

I have no interest in them and would prefer a powder burner for hunting big game.

I feel the same way. At some point, the big bore air guns just become an exercise in “look what I can do”, with great expense being put forward to achieve mediocre results by powder-burning standards.