Looking for a bigger bore than my .22's. Something more ideal for coyote. Don't want to spend big money, and see Benjamin Bulldogs for a decent price. Do they shoot? If I throw on a Donny FL can I get it to be relatively quiet? Anything else I want to keep an eye out for?
Bulldog?
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Buldog has plenty of power for coyote or deer for that matter. Shoots both pellets and slugs. Not quiet stock, I put a Donny Emperor on mine and now it is backyard friendly. Still a lot of noise from the internals, but that is only going to bother you. All around good value. That said I don't shoot it much. .25 is a more versatile caliber, still enough punch for a well placed coyote kill, and the ammo is half the price of the .35
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Bulldog is great right out of the box and can be tuned for even more power. You'll want a scope riser and if you'd like it quiet the DonnyFL adapter and mod for it.
The 110 gr. FB HP, Nielsen Speciality Ammo shoots great in it and has good expansion.
The 110 gr. FB HP, Nielsen Speciality Ammo shoots great in it and has good expansion.
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I have mine regulated and tuned for pellets, with homemade LDC. As mentioned above, you will still have a good deal of mechanical noise, and being a bullpup your ear is closer to it. The plastic clam shell stock takes a bit to get use to. Overall, it is easy to work on and parts are readily available from crosman. If you are distance shooting, scour the net for accuracy reports. I don't recall it being a highly accurate gun at 100+ yds. Myself, only shoot within 70yds, and get about 1 1/4" groups at 50. Good luck with your search.
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Great Choice! I had two. Perfect field gun. I'm never worried about scrapping it. First one (1st Gen) not shoot great, second one is a Pittbull 1.5 MOA at 100y (with three shots) tuned for 1030 ft/sec with 110g NSA. There are many dead coyotes in it's future. You need at a minimum at Pittbull Long moderator or a Ronin.
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Hey S97, I have an unmodified Bulldog, and I have yet to take some game, but it clearly has the power.
This is the only Bulldog Coyote video that I have seen on YT, by The Airgun Hunter, who has since moved out of state after making an awesome series of hunting videos.
https://youtu.be/ZoWN3TorMuU
This is the only Bulldog Coyote video that I have seen on YT, by The Airgun Hunter, who has since moved out of state after making an awesome series of hunting videos.
https://youtu.be/ZoWN3TorMuU
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I'm glad that crosman didn't put that large white "BENJAMIN BULLDOG 357" on the production guns. Special paint for a reviewer?
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This is the best tip I can give you. Make the neck shot. A group of us hunt coyotes with Airguns and the neck shot is the only shot we take now. It drops them on the spot. We’ve tried body shots with.a Texan .457 and still had a tough time recovering them. We’ve all gone to the bulldog and neck shots.
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