Recent content by Babaganoush

Picking your battles is tough. If you have the run of the mill careless asshole neighbors you may act one way. If you have the full blown batpoop crazy and unpredictable ones, you may act another.

I think all states have laws that give more protection to the landowner and their livelihood. You have the right to protect your livestock with force up to and including lethal force on the attacking animal. So slingshots, airguns, paintballs, rocks, 12ga are all allowed. Different states will...

I would play the three strikes game with them. 1. A verbal reprimand. 2. A financial penalty (Shoot the dog in the ass with a pellet gun. No permanent damage to the dog, but a costly vet bill.) 3. No more games....308 for a fast retirement.

That's how the projectile market works. When I weight and design is known to shoot well in a certain caliber almost all the manufactures will offer it. For example, let's look at 9X19 Luger. Almost every bullet manufacturer offers 115gr FMJ and 124gr FMJ because it is a proven performer...hell...

The .35 are tempting me, but I doubt I can keep them subsonic even with the spring on my Texan under minimum tension. The 81gr pellets are at about 1050fps.

What's the twist in your barrel?

I would look for some soft cast 45-70 bullets. There should be plenty of guys out there that can size them to .458

Looking good so far, at least you have one projectile that is respectable right off the bat. I saw you ordered the 145 grain GT bullet, did you get the RN or the SWC design? The wadcutters and semiwadcutters are the only thing that I would call very accurate in my Texan right now.

100 of each. Sealed JSB tin 88 grain HP 105 grain coated TCFN 130 grain HP 148 grain BNWC Lead bullets have a light coating of lanolin. Coated bullet is by Missouri Bullet Lead Bullets are by GT Bullets $80 shipped CONUS

I've found in .22 that the H&N Hunters do every bit as good as Polymags for half the price. I fling em at over 900fps so the Polymags might have an edge at lowers speeds that I never cared to test.

That sounds like something I might be interested in. I remember the first long day at the range with my Texan, I left with a bloodblister on my thumb trying to seat full wadcutters in the chamber. That might fix my Micheal Jackson range issue, having to wear a glove on my loading hand.

If I didn't luck out and get a shooter I would have ditched my Bullboss years ago. I can't get rid of a sub MOA gun..just cant. Other than it does make good power and can be accurate, is all I can say good about it. Side lever works as intended, but is a sloppy janky rig. The gun shipped with...

I think 45-70 bullets might work well for airguns as well. They usually come in .459 probably wouldn't be hard to find a few guys that can size to .458 or .457

I have been sending these 145 grainers from my Texan at around 920 FPS. They do make up for less than optimal shot placement. Like I said, when I see a groundhog I'm in a hurry to get a shot off. I took a shot at a front facing one, made a horrible shot and hit him in the front leg. There was...

Groundhogs are so damn skittish and waiting for a good headshot can mean an escaped garden raider. A good .357 hollow point will allow you to quickly line up the shoulder shot and let loose. Even if the shot isn't perfect there is no way he is going very far with a quarter sized exit hole in...