Welcome to our newest section - Big Bore Airguns !

Cool! I have to ask,is the weapon in the picture something from Hatsan designed to give the owners of the Hercules something a little lighter for totin' around in the woods?

Mike.

Yes! Thanks!

Good, should be less searching to do if folks start putting any and all big bore questions and info here starting with the .30 cal.

Michael A Big Thank you for adding this new section 

Good move Michael. Would a Texan .257 generating 175 fpe be considered a big bore?

Thanks for the new big bore section. 

Good, should be less searching to do if folks start putting any and all big bore questions and info here starting with the .30 cal.

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In the description of this section I also in included "Big power" because caliber isn't the only factor in play here. That being said I wouldn't consider your typical off-the-shelf .30 caliber a big bore.

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Good because I know there is a lot of confusion when the word Big Bore comes up, now Big Power can go a long way and that’s why I put .30 there, to see what would come up as far as caliber goes so now you have answered my question or you have clarified it. Thanks Michael..

Good move Michael. Would a Texan .257 generating 175 fpe be considered a big bore?

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Yes I would think so.

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The Texan .257 should be listed as Big Power or else the .30 would have to be listed as big bore being a off the shelf Texan .30 puts up around 300 fpe but then again the Texan kinda falls under its own category being they are listed as big bores and have big power.

Anyway I’m glad you started a Big Bore/Big Power thread now maybe will see more talk about 357-40-45 and 50 caliber airguns, Again thanks.



its hump day had to throw that out there.

Should be based on caliber/bore. Not energy as any caliber can put out big power. 

"Big bore" = .30 cal and above.

My two cents ✌

Good, should be less searching to do if folks start putting any and all big bore questions and info here starting with the .30 cal.

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In the description of this section I also in included "Big power" because caliber isn't the only factor in play here. That being said I wouldn't consider your typical off-the-shelf .30 caliber a big bore.

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Good because I know there is a lot of confusion when the word Big Bore comes up, now Big Power can go a long way and that’s why I put .30 there, to see what would come up as far as caliber goes so now you have answered my question or you have clarified it. Thanks Michael..

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I agree. It starts with .30 in my book but I wanted to start a conversation and get other folks opinions being this does come up periodically and folks do bump heads on it quite a bit.

This is another reason that I liked Michael adding in BIG POWER, it adds to the conversation and yes the Texan.257 does have Power.

Should be based on caliber/bore. Not energy as any caliber can put out big power. 

"Big bore" = .30 cal and above.

My two cents

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I’d like to see what you folks are getting with your .45 caliber airguns, I have a Texan .45 and shoot NSA 220gr slugs, I’ll have to redo my chrono numbers being I lost my sheet, also psi per shot, think I’m around 400 psi per shot but again my sheet is missing all I do know is it’s a air hog for sure.

Anything bigger then 25 cal is big bore. So a .257 is a big bore. 

My $.02

I have everything from .22 to .45

A lot of .30 are not really big bore

I would not call my Vulcan .30 big bore

I’m using 44gr JSB pellets it’s just a bit bigger than .25

l would say .357/9mm and up should be called big bore

Big Bore MUST be enough energy to take larger game and Typical off the shelf big name multi shot .30's can't fill the bill.

I would say above .25 Caliber, Slug Shooters that make 150 ft/lb or more. NO PELLETS allowed!

Then there are Extreme Big Bores the upper range of which is 1 shot then refill, Helium working gas, 1150 grain to 1600 grain bullet at 82 caliber, 834 fps making 1776+ ft/lb.

A .257 can be considered a bigbore if it is designed to shoot slugs at crazy power at something like a coyote. A .30 that shoots pellets, most consider small bore. A .308 slug-shooter is considered bigbore. All .357's (even pellets) is bigbore, in my opinion.

Please post if you disagree or agree.