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  1. scallen2112

    Heart shot!

    Well, I would say I hit that one just right. I'm using a .457 Texan CF slinging 350 grn NSA boat-tails. Shot was at 37 yards. Entered right behind the leg and exited through the opposite front leg. NO blood trail to follow, so I had to do a grid search. He was dead before he ran off and just...
  2. scallen2112

    12 Y/Os first deer

    My room-mates 12-year-old son came over from the Bahamas for Christmas, and I took him out stalking hogs and sitting for deer. No hogs, but he did manage his first-ever deer. Just a little doe, but for me, it was like he dropped a 12 point. So happy to put a young man on his first. He got it...
  3. scallen2112

    OK, so I did something stupid....

    I have the Air Venturi 4500psi compressor. I went to fill my air tank back up to 4500 psi, so I could fill my Texans for hunting today. I hooked it up, closed the bleed valves, turned on the fan, then turned on the compressor. Where stupid comes in was failing to open the dag-blasted tank...
  4. scallen2112

    Corn thief neutralized

    This one has been stealing corn at my club for quite a while. Got him on camera right after a couple of days of rain and managed to track him back to his bedding spot. The .457 carbine did him in as he tried to make an exit. No more corn thieving for this one. He had gotten fat off raiding our...
  5. scallen2112

    What should my Texan be shooting?

    I have been shooting the Texan .457 Carbine CF for a couple of years. Love it for stalking hogs in the thick stuff. But I decided that I wanted to maybe reach out a little further for stand and blind hunting, so I purchased a new, full-sized Texan .457 CF. Got it sighted in and over a...
  6. scallen2112

    .457 Texan Carbine CF lost air and rattling

    So today I was making rounds on the hunting lease and heard some hogs down in the swamp bottom. I always carry my Texan carbine with me, so I decided to go see if I could stalk up some sausage as I am getting low. When I pulled the Texan out of the case, I heard something rattle. I checked the...
  7. scallen2112

    End Season Sow

    Well, yesterday was the last day of hunting for a while. In Georgia, we can hunt hogs on public land any time another season is open, but we must use the weapons that are legal for that season. This really reduces the opportunities for a lot of people who hunt them with firearms because they are...
  8. scallen2112

    Will the .22 BSA magazine fit the Gamo Urban?

    So I had my urban magazine in my pocket and "put it where I can find it". Meaning I hid it from myself so well I have no hope of ever finding it again. Of course the quickest way to find it would be to purchase another one. But not only are they out of stock everywhere, Midway says they are...
  9. scallen2112

    [FOUND] Gamo Urban .22 Magazine

    I "put it right here so I will know where it is" - you know how that goes. So the quickest way to find it again would be to buy another. Unfortunately, it is not in stock anywhere I can think to look. I even saw one site that said "discontinued".
  10. scallen2112

    So I have a new chrono - now what.

    Couldn't afford another gun, but I needed to buy a new toy (I love being single with grown children) so I got a Pro-Chrono DLX. All I have managed to do is get it set up and hook the ap up with an old tablet I found around the house. It seems to be working fine. While setting it up, I discovered...
  11. scallen2112

    Are there any mid-priced .30s? Need a Turkey gun.

    I am in need of a Turkey gun for hunting in Georgia. I would love a .25, as there are many good guns on the market in .25 at reasonable prices. Many a .25 would be great for accurate head shots at distance, an also serve as a squirrel and rabbit gun. However, Georgia, in it's infinite wisdom...
  12. scallen2112

    Tuning AF Texan - Fill Port Locks Open

    Hi. I have a problem with my Air Force Texan CF. The plastic cap for the male foster fill port was lost in the woods, and I think I may have gotten some rust or something in the port from hunting in the rain. In any case, it has started locking open. When I fill the gun, it sometimes takes...
  13. scallen2112

    SAM - Maybe I got a bad one!?

    I was really excited about the semi-automatic Marauder I had ordered. I thought it was going to be a great second squirrel gun and allow me to take my girlfriends son hunting with me. I had ordered it, a new Hawke scope and a compressor back in December. The SAM was the first to come in from...
  14. scallen2112

    Which matches would you make?

    I have two rifles: A Texan .457 Carbine CF, and a new Marauder SAM .22. I have two scopes: A Hawke Vantage 3-9x40 and a Hawke Vantage 4-12x50. Both IR. I had the 40 on the Texan and just purchased the SAM and the 50. I use the Texan for hog and deer hunting, often in the swamp bottoms, and...
  15. scallen2112

    Optics Planet

    Last week in December, I made an order with optics planet consisting of a new Hawke scope, a set of Vortex tall rings, and a Benjamin Recharge compressor. I had ordered a Hawke scope from them last year and finally did get it in a couple of weeks. I wasn't thrilled, but the price on the...
  16. scallen2112

    Tuning Airsmithing Tool Sets - Begginer Buys

    I am in the process of expanding further into the hobby of airgunning (poor me). I now have two in .22, one in .457, and plans to add a .30 before turkey season. I also finally have a real compressor for my tanks on the way. I have converted a bedroom into my hunting cave and am adding in a work...
  17. scallen2112

    First Deer Ever - AF Texan .457 Carbine CF and 300 gr Mr. Hollowpoint

    Well, I finally got it done in the fading last light of 2020. I started deer hunting just last year and quickly discovered that the spot and stalk methods I use on hogs and squirrels do NOT work on deer. So I have been in a self-taught learning curve that has been slowly getting me closer and...
  18. scallen2112

    Texan Aftermarket Stocks?

    I have the Texan in a .457 Carbine CF. The gun is an awesome performer for what I use it for most - stalking hogs in the heavy cover of south GA swamps and river bottoms. I shoot a 300 grain Mr. Hollowpoint round and have (so far) never failed to recover a hog. But while it is light and...
  19. scallen2112

    First Pig with the new Texan Carbine .457 CF

    In Georgia, it is legal to hunt feral hogs on public land any time another season is open, with whatever weapon is legal for that season. Since squirrel is the longest regular season, and any air rifle is legal for squirrel, I opted to hog hunt with an air rifle so as to extend my public land...
  20. scallen2112

    AIRGUN DEPOT & PYRAMID AIR - IF YOU ARE CLOSED SAY SO!!!!

    Both Airgun Depot and Pyramid Air are updating their website with what is - supposedly - in stock, and both are sending out sales emails right and left. They are very busy trying to get your money, and they will be very quick to take your money on line should you order anything from them - in my...