Airforce Texan slug weight?

[PolarisRngr]

I’m currently using 330grain slugs with my .510 carbine carbon fiber bottle and the drop is excessive past 60 yards. Anyone out there having luck with lighter slugs in there Texans?

 

[wimpanzee]

i have a texan carbine TX2 CF in .457.
It seems most slugs I try in the 180 to 330gr range all mostly go the same speed - 800-850fps. I settled on NSA 240gr.
Zeroed at 50 yards, I get about 11" of drop at 100 yards.

what FPS are you hitting with the 330gr, and what is your zero range?

 

[c_m_shooter]

I’m currently using 330grain slugs with my .510 carbine carbon fiber bottle and the drop is excessive past 60 yards. Anyone out there having luck with lighter slugs in there Texans?

Define Excessive. What do you expect from 800 fps?

 

[PolarisRngr]

Define Excessive. What do you expect from 800 fps?

I do think I’m expecting too much with that heavy of a slug. A .30 would probably better suit my needs for coyote.

 

[The Archer]

I’m currently using 330grain slugs with my .510 carbine carbon fiber bottle and the drop is excessive past 60 yards. Anyone out there having luck with lighter slugs in there Texans?

I’ve been shooting the Mr. Hollow Point .510 255gr slugs with good results at 100 and minimal drop. My rifle is the LSSCF and after a little tuning it launches the 255gr. HP at 1,015fps which yields a three shot 1.5” 100yd group,4th shot will drop roughly 1 inch from the group.

 

[RM.510bigbore]

I'm my 34 inch barrel .510 CF it really doesn't make faster fps for lighter slugs. Example 310grain slugs max fps 900.......640 grain slug max fps 820 average 750.....450 to460 grain slug 800-820fps....Light slugs give you more shots ...but Texans seem to gain power through heavy weight slugs.... I'm at around 4.5mils drop at 125 yards from 50 yard zero with either my 450 grain or 640 grain slugs... Without a external regulator Texans not much fun target shooting..

 

[The Archer]

I'm my 34 inch barrel .510 CF it really doesn't make faster fps for lighter slugs. Example 310grain slugs max fps 900.......640 grain slug max fps 820 average 750.....450 to460 grain slug 800-820fps....Light slugs give you more shots ...but Texans seem to gain power through heavy weight slugs.... I'm at around 4.5mils drop at 125 yards from 50 yard zero with either my 450 grain or 640 grain slugs... Without a external regulator Texans not much fun target shooting..

FYI; you should be getting closer to 960fps or better with a 310gr slug. My rifle was pushing 980fps with 310’s. Today it’s slinging the 310’s at 1045fps.

 

[crittahitta]

i have a texan carbine TX2 CF in .457.
It seems most slugs I try in the 180 to 330gr range all mostly go the same speed - 800-850fps. I settled on NSA 240gr.
Zeroed at 50 yards, I get about 11" of drop at 100 yards.

what FPS are you hitting with the 330gr, and what is your zero range?

i have the same rifle. Try the 350 grain botail hollow points from NSA. They are very accurate and crazy as it seems travel at almost the same speed as the 240gr. Im getting about 840fps with ‘em.