Texan .45 Owners

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Imold

Imold

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Please give your honest opinions on this Airgun, likes and dislikes. I'm looking at getting a Texan .45 from a well know member here as I wait for my HMx .357 to be done plus I wanted to add one more bigger caliber to my airgun collection and having a BullDog already and a RAW on the way I've decided to go with the regular Texan in .45, it will be used for longer targets off a bench(metal gongs to be exact)and also for hunting critters from a deer stand where a bit longer shot with more Impact then the .357 can do, I do understand they will both be capable of what I will be using them for. ANYWAY........
1st off from what I've read there seems to be a small issue with the hammer spring and folks are replacing it with a heavier spring from AAO and not needing to replace the valve, so is this a real issue or are owners just using to light of a bullet or not enough air or both? ALSO...
I am looking at a couple of full length stocks to put on to stiffen the rifle up a bit in hoping to get a little better accuracy out of it if I do buy one so next question is have any of you put a different stock on your Texan .45 and if so how do you like it?
I have rings and Bipods in my box of extras along with a scope or two so I'm good there I would just like some honest answers and replys on the airgun. Thanks.

 
Imold I’ve owned a .45 Texan in stock form for the last 2 years. I’ve had no issues with hammer spring, but had a leak at pressure gauge, which Airforce promptly replaced(5 minute fix). It is a beast compared to my Bulldog. It produces 481 fpe shooting a .457 diameter, 290g Nielsen hollow pt. as compared to 196 fpe with the Bulldog shooting an Areo-magnum.

I set my Texan up to deer hunt by zeroing it at 50 yards. This produces holes touching in Bullseye at 25 and 50 yards and a 1.5” drop at 75 yards. Due to the Texan valve opening differently depending on bullet weight, I fill my gun initially to 2700 psi when shooting the 290g Nielsen bullet to obtain the best accuracy. You determine the best initial fill pressure of any bullet with the Texan by first shooting it filled to 3000 psi and then take notice of gauge reading on Airgun. This is where you then always fill the gun using that weight bullet. Note: you want to cock the Texan before you fill it. 

My honest opinion based on my experience with the Texan is that it is an awesome big bore Airgun, especially now that there are some great comercial bullets being producesd for it. For the Texan .457 diameter works best. Also figuring out what initial fill pressure to use greatly improves accuracy. Your mentioned bipod works well with sitting it down or shooting it.
 
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Thanks Kev,good info there. Nielsens new 290 swaged hollow points are what I'm going to be using for the most part, I do have some .457 JSBs and some .457 AV 300 grain that I bought from a guy who got out of airguning, think about 80 rounds between the two which I'll shoot up at steel targets while I wait for the 290s from Nielsens if I buy this Texan .45 and figure out the true Bore size, I've also read that Nielsen has come out with a 220 swaged bullet that is supposed to be a good round for the Texan .45 and just might be the ticket for yotes.
Im also looking at getting a Mad Dog Ultima Long stock for it after I've had it for a few weeks, I feel that it will stiffen the gun up a bit and maybe give me a bit more accuracy and also make it nicer for shooting out of a deer stand and the bench. 
Still need to get the lowdown on the hammer spring issue that I've been reading about but have a idea of what the issue might be but will see.
Thanks.
 
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I've had one for a couple of years and love it. Definitely look into a suppressor (see pic). Brings the noise down to where you can potentially "double up" on your game. As in, drop one, and while the others are standing there wondering WTH that sound was, you crush a 2nd. Mine is from RL Airguns. 

They shoot 144gn .457" Hornady lead balls amazingly well. More so than Speer .457, or any other diameter. They're one-hole accurate out to 40 yards, but fall to pieces past 60. Great for cheap "plinking" at 300fpe, haha. 

If you want to go long, the Nielsen bullets are the way to go. Shot the best 150 yard group of my life with his 281gn hp. Under 1". That was tethered, mind you, but it shows what the rifle and bullet are capable of. Same accuracy with the Nielsen 295 hp. I've tried a ton of bullets and nothing else was close.

Only issues I've had are minor. Now and then the hammer doesn't catch while cocking and I have to cycle it a couple more times. Also, when playing with the power adjuster, I found out the hard way it's not linear. Adjust down too far and it falls off a cliff. Best setting, no surprise is at or very close to the factory setting.

100% agree with @Kev on fill pressure- 2700psi. 

Highly recommend!

Brian

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So I got to thinking on how it seems everyone says the Texan .45 is such a Long Airgun(I've never held or seen one in person)then I started thinking about those remarks and went and relooked at a comparisons between my BT65SB, FX 500 Royale and the Texan .45 and the Texan is only 1" longer then the FX Royale 500 and the Hatsan BT65SB is almost a inch longer then the Texan so I take it that the folks that say it's so long are used to Bullpups or carbines not mid 40 length airguns. And as far as weight goes the Texan is 7.6 pounds, Royale 500 is 7 pounds and the Hatsan BT65SB is 9.3 lbs, heck my Trail NP Mag is over 48" long and 9.7 pounds which makes that a tank but it doesn't feel like one, my Hatsan feels like a tank....
Guess what I'm saying is that I'm looking forward to getting a Texan .45 in the next Couple of weeks then I can really see for myself how it compares to a few of my other airguns. yah it's Sunday and I'm board although the rain has stopped and it's drying up outside but the humidity is a kicker.
 
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"crusher75060"Still waiting on the WC. :)
Man I'd like to see/hear that Texan. I have heard that it is a great gun. Keep us posted. Interested in some big bore myself. (secretly considering if a 30 cal Crown might be more fun than the 25 cal).


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Being I have a few .25's and a couple .357's now so I can't really justify the .30 even though it a awesome caliber and capable of some good distances I had to go with the .45 just to keep the caliber's far enough away in size but it's not to say I might add a .30 down the road, time will tell.
 
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