8 Big-Bore Airguns That Are Powerful Enough to Take Big Game

Field and Stream ^ | August 21, 2020 | Joseph Albanese

[eastforker]

Interest in airguns is growing. Maybe it’s because of increasingly restrictive gun laws, the ability of air arms to skirt no-discharge ordinances, or because they’re just plain fun.

Perhaps the most exciting segment of the airgun world is the so-called big bores, which fire projectiles larger than .25 caliber. Make no mistake, these guns aren’t backyard plinkers. They’re serious hunting guns built with big game in mind, producing at least 300 foot-pounds of energy to take deer- and hog-sized animals.

Though only somewhere around 15 states allow hunters to take big game with an airgun, many have had open discussions about permitting the practice in the future. And, most states allow the taking of small game and varmints like coyotes with air rifles. Here’s a look at some of the better big bores available today.

[dfwgator]

The trouble is finding ammo, what good does a gun do if you cant get ammo for it.

Paperweight.

[Bob434]

i shoudl have put the link to it in- i forgot- I’ll see if i can finsd it

[Bob434]

[[I suspect the big ones are mostly a single shot and time out to fill the tank again. ]]

I think from what I’ve seen in videos- you can get a coupel of shots- around 4 or so- for the really large bore air rifles-

[Bob434]

here’s a good interactive map showing what is allowed to be hunted with air guns- :

https://www.pyramydair.com/airgun-map/?hunting=Furbearers

This shows what states allow what:

https://outdoorever.com/air-gun-laws-by-state/