I've been thinking of this problem for a long time. I've been wanting a bullet shooter for a very long time. I will mostly be using this next gun for target shooting but will also use it for long range prairie dog shooting (over a 100 yards) and coyote hunting. There is such a big price range between the guns I'm considering. I'm looking at the sumatra in .25 and the texan in 308 or 257. Not sure which to choose. If I do get a bullet shooter, I don't think I'll cast my own bullets because I think that's a hold new hobby to take on and I just don't have the time to start that. I may go as far as resizing but not much further than that. Power wise I want a flat shooting gun to help with coyote hunting in my area. I don't care about shot count so two or three shots are ok with me but still maintain accuracy.
The sumatra seems like a good gun because out of the three options, it is the least cost, good shot count, seems to be accurate, shoots both pellets and cast bullets, has a mag, and good power. From what I could find, it looks like power comes in just above 100 ft-lbs but it would be great if I could get more. Tuning wise, not very many people will touch the sumatra.
The texan looks good for its huge power, design for shooting cast bullets, seems to be accurate but it doesn't have a mag, looks awkward to shoot, and looks like I have to spend more money to get the gun shooting at its potential. I like the power the 257 is putting out at 180 ft'lbs and I believe 200 ft-lbs for the 308 which is great. The 308 looks like it has the biggest array of weight options and style of bullets to choose from. It seems like the texan has a huge following and I don't think I will have a hard time finding someone who will help me on tuning the gun.
Another problem I'm also having is choosing which caliber for my situation. What advantage and disadvantage does each caliber have to each other? I don't want any caliber bigger than a 30 cal and I'm only looking at these two brands. It wound be nice to afford a Slayer but that's way over my budget.
The sumatra seems like a good gun because out of the three options, it is the least cost, good shot count, seems to be accurate, shoots both pellets and cast bullets, has a mag, and good power. From what I could find, it looks like power comes in just above 100 ft-lbs but it would be great if I could get more. Tuning wise, not very many people will touch the sumatra.
The texan looks good for its huge power, design for shooting cast bullets, seems to be accurate but it doesn't have a mag, looks awkward to shoot, and looks like I have to spend more money to get the gun shooting at its potential. I like the power the 257 is putting out at 180 ft'lbs and I believe 200 ft-lbs for the 308 which is great. The 308 looks like it has the biggest array of weight options and style of bullets to choose from. It seems like the texan has a huge following and I don't think I will have a hard time finding someone who will help me on tuning the gun.
Another problem I'm also having is choosing which caliber for my situation. What advantage and disadvantage does each caliber have to each other? I don't want any caliber bigger than a 30 cal and I'm only looking at these two brands. It wound be nice to afford a Slayer but that's way over my budget.