Can you kill a bison with an airgun ?? YES - through and through shot.

[Brutus]

This be true fer sure. Most hunters out there have a set preference to high speed, light weight small bore rifles for "shock value" on game. They have their place of course, but for folks like me that rarely shoot meat critters past 80 yds or so, the .45 cal rifles are me favorites. Big boolits of good design & hardness, driven at modest velocities will open a lot of eyes for folks when they actually use 'em.

I don't run a big bore air rifle, but most all of my powder burner .45's be loaded to speeds between 800 to 1500 fps. Never a worry for me at the ranges I shoot at. There's folks out there running 12 bore airguns that toss 1100 gr boolits at 800 fps. Those will wake up yer shoulder as ye see the buff flop over.

You bring forth a very valid point sir. This powerful air rifle has more in common with a muzzleloading rifle than we know. It just uses highly compressed air to expel that bullet versus a chemical reaction of combustion.
Trapdoor Springfield's in BP 45-70 and 50-70 were very instrumental in the almost extinction of our prairie bison.
With ammunition running about merely 13000 to 15000 psi. Most 50 caliber caplock deer rifles are stocked with 100 grains of black powder.

 

[SHELL SHUCKER]

You bring forth a very valid point sir. This powerful air rifle has more in common with a muzzleloading rifle than we know. It just uses highly compressed air to expel that bullet versus a chemical reaction of combustion.
Trapdoor Springfield's in BP 45-70 and 50-70 were very instrumental in the almost extinction of our prairie bison.
With ammunition running about merely 13000 to 15000 psi. Most 50 caliber caplock deer rifles are stocked with 100 grains of black powder.

Even more fun with pre-charged airguns running helium at 4500+psi. Better consistency between shots, but adds costs.

 

[grauhanen]

Nitrogen is probably less expensive than helium and more easily available too.

 

[SHELL SHUCKER]

Folks wanting to play with helium will have to shop at welding gas supply shops & pay more for getting set up with the stuff.
This video shows good results in velocity gains vs pressure. It's an eye opener fer sure.

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...93AF02E621463BDA2E9B93AF02E621463&FORM=WRVORC

 

[53Izzy744]

Shooting living creatures to see if your chosen firearm will kill it is wrong, as judged by any human I can respect. The decision to vote for or against a pro hunting/firearm party gives the argument by anti hunters that we are a bunch of knuckle dragging neandrethals a legitimacy it does not deserve. The ethical hunter puts a bullet they know damned well will give a quick and humane kill in the vital area. To do otherwise only emboldens our enemies. Lets use our heads while we still have a way of life so dear to many of us.

How did they know a 30-30 worked on a deer prior to using it on a deer?

 

[mbogo3]

Found out it worked on people too during the Mexican Revolution.

 

[Brutus]

I harvested a WT buck with my 30-30 carbine @260 yards when my eyes were much younger 2005.
One shot & dead right there.

I guess that makes me a really bad and unethical person.

 

[PGW Steve]

Nitrogen is probably less expensive than helium and more easily available too.

And at least the nitrogen would be used in the airgun and not inhaled to make silly voices.

 

[Kloss]

??? Let's talk about liberals Lavalin stunts... Thats different galaxy level stunts, yet they are still in power... Explain that to me. Don't try to tell me the guy with the air-rifle is at fault here...

 

[SHELL SHUCKER]

??? Let's talk about liberals Lavalin stunts... Thats different galaxy level stunts, yet they are still in power... Explain that to me. Don't try to tell me the guy with the air-rifle is at fault here...

This be why.
http://www.surviveunagenda21depopulation.com/

 

[saskgunowner101]

While that seems pretty decent for an air rifle, it would be a pretty watered down 45-70 load if we're being honest here. Obviously it worked well enough for the guy though.

 

[B]

Hard not to laugh at all the Karens crying about the use of an airgun despite the creature dying about as quickly as any hunting cartridge would do the job...

 

[Brutus]

Hard not to laugh at all the Karens crying about the use of an airgun despite the creature dying about as quickly as any hunting cartridge would do the job...

They cannot understand that penetration to vitals equals the big sleep. Same as archery equipment.
It may not be immediate but the fatal process is in the works. A variation of traditional muzzleloader on a deer.

 

[Bobbydigital]

Shooting living creatures to see if your chosen firearm will kill it is wrong, as judged by any human I can respect. The decision to vote for or against a pro hunting/firearm party gives the argument by anti hunters that we are a bunch of knuckle dragging neandrethals a legitimacy it does not deserve. The ethical hunter puts a bullet they know damned well will give a quick and humane kill in the vital area. To do otherwise only emboldens our enemies. Lets use our heads while we still have a way of life so dear to many of us.

A 525gr bullet at 800fps is more than enough energy to puncture vitals at a reasonable distance. The hunter knew this before he set our to try. Dry your tears