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Air powered rifle or bow?
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01/13/16 01:28 AM
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"It is the same boiling water that softens the rice, which hardens the egg." It's not always about the circumstances, but what you are made of....
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Re: Air powered rifle or bow?
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01/13/16 01:43 AM
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lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: Air powered rifle or bow?
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01/13/16 01:47 AM
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Sorry.. I searched Benjamin and didn't find anything/
"It is the same boiling water that softens the rice, which hardens the egg." It's not always about the circumstances, but what you are made of....
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Re: Air powered rifle or bow?
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01/13/16 01:52 AM
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No problem Joe, just thought you might want to read what the Archery guys are saying about it
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: Air powered rifle or bow?
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01/13/16 01:56 AM
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The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference. -George Washington
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Re: Air powered rifle or bow?
[Re: Chief Joe]
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01/13/16 02:00 AM
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Wonder how the Game departments around the country are going to see this one? In Texas air rifles are legal for only non game animals and I think that has changed to include some small game.
What are they going to classify this? Lump it in with Crossbows?
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: Air powered rifle or bow?
[Re: Chief Joe]
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01/13/16 03:25 AM
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This is one of the few times that a new product doesn't scream "gimmick" to me. It's truly impressive.
The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference. -George Washington
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Re: Air powered rifle or bow?
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01/13/16 02:47 PM
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I'm not a Jim Shockey fan and was surprised to see that the bolt didn't penetrate farther. Are bison that tough?
"It is the same boiling water that softens the rice, which hardens the egg." It's not always about the circumstances, but what you are made of....
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Re: Air powered rifle or bow?
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01/13/16 07:05 PM
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Wonder how the Game departments around the country are going to see this one? In Texas air rifles are legal for only non game animals and I think that has changed to include some small game.
What are they going to classify this? Lump it in with Crossbows? It is my understanding it will be classified as a air rifle. Not a bow of any sort. It is also my understanding that the tpw will meet later this year to try and figure out what regulations need to be set forth to make hunting with a air powered rifle legal.
The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.- Thomas jefferson
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Re: Air powered rifle or bow?
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01/13/16 09:24 PM
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This is one of the few times that a new product doesn't scream "gimmick" to me. It's truly impressive. I agree completely.
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Re: Air powered rifle or bow?
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01/14/16 01:01 AM
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I would only be interested in this if it could be retrofitted with a bow fishing application.
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Re: Air powered rifle or bow?
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01/14/16 11:45 AM
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I would only be interested in this if it could be retrofitted with a bow fishing application.

"It is the same boiling water that softens the rice, which hardens the egg." It's not always about the circumstances, but what you are made of....
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Re: Air powered rifle or bow?
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01/14/16 06:14 PM
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Wonder how the Game departments around the country are going to see this one? In Texas air rifles are legal for only non game animals and I think that has changed to include some small game.
What are they going to classify this? Lump it in with Crossbows? It is my understanding it will be classified as a air rifle. Not a bow of any sort. It is also my understanding that the tpw will meet later this year to try and figure out what regulations need to be set forth to make hunting with a air powered rifle legal. Good. It's not a bow at all and shouldn't be classified as one. A crossbow barely classifies as a bow in my book. But this is impressive if it is slinging a 450g arrow at 450 fps. I'd try it out, but I'll stick with a bow. I think high powered large bore air rifles should be allowed for hunting. You can shoot a 350 grain bullet 70 yards accurately and kill a pig instantly. And it's quiet enough that the other pigs don't run. Seems pretty ethical to me.
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Re: Air powered rifle or bow?
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01/14/16 06:26 PM
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I would only be interested in this if it could be retrofitted with a bow fishing application.
 At that power imagine how hard it will be to pull the bow fishing arrow out of the bottom of the lake or a log at times you hit them. Pass through on fish would also be common as well as pinning fish to the bottom. If they offer a way to turn it down some then it might make a great bow fishing rig and could see one being modified or just another designed for bow fishing.
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: Air powered rifle or bow?
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01/14/16 09:35 PM
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Colt W. Knight
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Im sure you could change the pressure and slow it down some. It may have a regulator or pressure control valve on it already. You wouldn't want it to be to powerful, because flinging an arrow on a string to hard is dangerous. That is why you don't see a lot of new compound bows setup for bowing fishing. I had some bad experience with that, and switched over to a recurve.
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Re: Air powered rifle or bow?
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01/14/16 09:40 PM
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they are making compound bows for bowfishing that max out at 40lbs. Recurve still works well also. I expect to see more of the Mathews newer 40lb Genesis type bows used for bowfishing this year as well.
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: Air powered rifle or bow?
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01/14/16 09:41 PM
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they are making compound bows for bowfishing that max out at 40lbs. Recurve still works well also. I expect to see more of the Mathews newer 40lb Genesis type bows used for bowfishing this year as well. That would be nice not having to deal with those long limbs on a boat.
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Re: Air powered rifle or bow?
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01/15/16 05:04 PM
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Good. It's not a bow at all and shouldn't be classified as one. A crossbow barely classifies as a bow in my book.
If it got handicapped people out during bow season I think it deserves considerations. 
"It is the same boiling water that softens the rice, which hardens the egg." It's not always about the circumstances, but what you are made of....
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Re: Air powered rifle or bow?
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01/15/16 05:37 PM
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