This is from the Missouri Conservationist magazine.

**Starting this fall, firearms deer hunters will be able to use air-powered guns, .40 caliber or larger, charged only from an external high compression power source (external hand pump, air tank or air compressor). This change was the result of a suggestion from the public. Before it was passed, staff members tested large bore air rifles powered by compressed air and found them suitable for hunting deer.**

Just curious to hear everyones thoughts. I did not know that air rifles like this exsisted.

Quick google search found this - http://www.airgunsbbguns.com/Career_Dragon_Slayer_Air_Rifle_50_cal_p/shin-sung-career-dragon-50.htm

http://www.beemans.net/images/Austrian%20airguns.htm

Lewis and Clark thought it was a good idea.

seeing would tell me more.. but id always feel undergunned..if the anti gun folks,, ever succeed..
i cant imagine they would let this loop hole get by..
but they are not gonna succeed.. the laid back silent majority ,understands the significants of the coming elections..or they better..
at the range the other day i was listening to a fellow talk about how he wasnt gonna vote,, cause he didnt like any ofum..translation.... i never vote cause i never have even registered.
.voting is a[ paid for] right that
he doesnt deserve..sooner or later we may lose most of our individual rights,because of this attitude.jmo

Well Pyramidair sells air rifles up to .50 cal. People in the phillipeans have been using them for years.

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I think I'll stick to regular rifles for that duty. I do like an airgun for plinking at targets, but other than kill a bunch of birds when I was a youngster I couldn't wait til I graduated to a 22 rifle.

back in the days of WWII the US GOV. experimented with air rifles. They had a 50 cal that could shoot thru a buffalo at several hundred yards, problem was the air compressor was so heavy it required rails for transport.

Bullet doesn't know where it comes from, neither does the deer...but even the best air guns (50cal.) is well under a muzzle loader in power. More like the power of a Kentucky pistol.

...make that a "Belt Pistol".

I recently read an article about a .45 air rifle that will fire a 300 gr. bullet at velocities of up to 1000 fps. Knowing for a personal fact that a ,45 Colt pushing a 255 gr. swc at 900 fps will do quite well on deer, I'd have to say that's a serious deer-hunting proposition.

This should do it:
http://www.americanairgunhunter.com/agquart.html

This is a joke right? $620 and 8.8lbs? I fail to see any advantage in an air rifle.

Rest assured, that's one of the CHEAP ones....coughing up $1200-$2000 for a custom isn't uncommon.
Thee is a under-wrold of airgunning out there, and the folks deep into it are not opposed to spending $:
http://www.glbarnes.com/index2.html

That wouldn't go over well in my state. We are more anti so-called BB guns (air rifles) then we are firearms. More municipal ordinances against air guns with few regulation of firearms other than Federal and state laws.
In fact my dad would not let me have a BB gun but bought me a single shot .22 which I still own!

Baron

I looked at several and decided on the one in 9mm because it had the best overall performance and could also use regular bullets! The 44 can shoot 185-200 grain cast bullets normally used in the 45 ACP, but the 50 caliber uses a very short bullet that I'd tend to think is just way too light for deer!

The Swiss army adopted an air rifle as their primary rifle back in the 1800's. But, they abandoned it when repeating rifles could out shoot them. They were competitive against muzzleloaders, tho.

Liberal timeline:

1 Make air rifles legal for hunting.
2 Ban propellant guns - they have no "sporting purpose" since air rifles are available.
3 Ban hunting.
4 Ban air rifles, since they have no further "sporting purpose"
5 Ban hunting knives.

:mad: :(

Pretty sure it was Austria-Hungarian Empire with a unit of troops armed with airguns, not the Swiss.

Airguns are a not legal method of taking game animals in Texas. they can be used for non-game animals.