Think We Need A Bigger Gun?

[Tokoloshe Safaris]

The Lewis and Clark expedition used a air rifle along with black powder. I believe it is now in the NRA musuem. As far as I know they did not encounter any Cape buffalo.

 

[Doug Hamilton]

Yes, but leave a will.

That sounds like a good idea! Glad I got Global Rescue too!

Cheers mate!

 

[Hunt anything]

That sounds like a good idea! Glad I got Global Rescue too!

Cheers mate!

And you can leave me the .458

 

[Foxi]

Yes, but leave a will.

.... but please in my favour

 

[Newboomer]

.... but please in my favour

I dunno. 1100fps from a 45 cal? That's about handgun specs. What's the energy at killing range? I'd want a damn big backup caliber for dg.

 

[Hammergun]

One that I saw advertised for hunting Cape Buffalo generated 700 ft/lbs of energy. Pretty dismal. I guess a 22LR could eventually kill a Buffalo too.

 

[Vinootz]

That's a bucket list hunt yet for me. Iguanas with an airgun like on TV, as well as a big old everglades python, tanned skin can hang beside my mamba shed skin. As a kid I spent many many days terrorizing, starlings, pigeons, rats, and pests with an air rifle. A Webley I still have. Cannot imagine using one for larger game, but some do, I did see the TV guys shooting some big stuff. Each to their own I guess, as long as they kill ethically.

MB

Try it you’ll like it. They are often on trees overhanging a waterfront. So drifting by boat works out well. In south Florida they are everywhere though. So you don’t need a boat to be successful.

 

[ZG47]

Don’t some of those “ big bore “ air rifles shoot arrows as well as pellets? May have already been asked or stated.

The Airrow product came out several decades ago.