A year of hunting with an airgun

I got the Umarex Air Saber one year ago and started hunting with it. It shoots an arrow 450 FPS. It’s basically a crossbow bolt without a nock. The arrow slides over a barrel and it’s pushed by air against the insert of the arrow from the inside. It’s devastating on big game. I will carry it to Africa this year and see just how big I can go. The only draw back so far is I have yet to find an arrow I’ve shot through a deer or pig.

what is the range on that thing?


very interesting weapon.

It’ll group good at 75 I don’t know that I’d shoot at deer at that distance. There is some noise and they can jump the string at that distance I’d think. I don’t think a pig at 50-60 would be able to jump it. I’ve only shot animals at 40 but there’s plenty power at that distance and I've had no issue with any animal jumping at that distance.

Glad that the sport is catching on, and getting legal legs!

Good job!

I used to do quite a bit of hunting with an airgun, myself... people couldn't believe what I was killing with one.

Hogs, coyotes, etc.

Awesome!

I didn't think deer hunting was allowed with those, if it's legal I've gotta have one.

https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/hunting/air-gun-arrow-gun-regulations

That is pretty cool.

Nice work sir

Wow, less than $700.00 with a hand operated high pressure air pump. That is way less than a top of the line crossbow. I may have to check and see it that will qualify as archery only where I hunt.

Very cool.....congrats on the hunts!

Its not considered archery equipment anywhere that I know of and trust me you don’t wanna hand pump it. It will take thousands of strokes and you will hate every minute.

Thats awesome. Thanks for sharing.

very cool.

Looks like you have had a pretty good year. Good luck in Africa.

Great year and great pics also

I hunted Africa a couple of years ago and didn't get anywhere near enough to use either a bow or air gun.

Thanks for that information. Do you have an electric one or do you use a scuba tank? Good luck on your Africa hunt if you get to go.

Questions, you've already mentioned noise, can you give us a comparison?
How about the recoil moment?
I'm just starting to look into PCP rifles, this is new to me.

cool!

I’ve killed several animals inside of 50 yards in Africa so I’m hoping I can repeat that. Now a buffalo on the ground inside 50 with an air gun may be a little sketchy. 😄

Noise of this gun is less than a 22 LR, no ear plugs required but I wouldn’t shoot it in my back yard in the city. The recoil of this one is basically none but the big bores like a .45 Texan will be very loud and will have some recoil. The Umarex Hammer .50 cal is very loud and has substantial recoil. The Air Saber I shoot is very shooter friendly. Also the noise is not the same it’s not the crack of a rifle.

I use a tank but it’s the 4500 carbon fiber tanks and the scuba shop or paintball shop fills it I have both near me so I have no problems there. This particular gun shoots at 3600 psi so a regular scuba tank at 3000 would not be good. You can shoot it at 3000 but power and shot count would be drastically reduced.

So he is shooting arrows, however many of these weapons come with integral noise suppression that makes them somewhat backyard friendly. I have a Airforce Texan .308 LSS that I can shoot in the backyard and not alert the neighbors. However, these things produce quite a bit of energy and your not going to stop the bullet with a 4” x 4” backstop. There are tricks and tweaks that can make them even more quiet to the point where it isn’t uncommon to be able to get 3 shots off at a sounder before they alert.