I am shooting the new AEA Zeus .58 caliber big bore airgun for accuracy and power testing. This thing is a powerhouse tac driver! Testing Mr Hollowpoint slugs from 302grn to 650grn. Get yours at Utah Airguns or The Pellet Shop.
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@ColoradoAirgunner2 жыл бұрын
Hey guys. I apologize for the sound quality on this one, as well as the other technical difficulties. I know it's bad. But It's hard to throw away an entire days worth of driving, setting up, shooting, and a ton of lead, and start over sometimes. My philosophy on slug testing for a big game hunting gun. Shoot several slugs at or near max power and see if it likes one of them. I'm looking for the top of the curve where speed and power peak and give me the accuracy I need. I'm sure some of these lighter slugs might shoot better at lower speeds/pressure. However, they would not get anywhere near the energy or penetration as the big heavy ones. I try to choose a bullet that is best for the animal I'm hunting as well. I'm tuning this gun primarily for bull elk this fall in Idaho so I'm after max power. If you are hunting medium size game like hogs and whitetail, I think it would be worth it to tune speed/pressure with the 350grn to 480grn slugs. Where you can sacrifice a little power to have a flatter shooting slug with plenty of power for that size animal.
@iceman79862 жыл бұрын
Thank You very much! This is what i was looking for the "ballistic coefficient". Thank You for teaching!@ I appreciate your help sir.
@ColoradoAirgunner2 жыл бұрын
You are welcome!
@DrSaminstine2 жыл бұрын
I started my testing at 3000 psi and am moving up. It’s amazing what a thousand psi can do to a group. Those lighter rounds might stabilize around 800-1000 fps. You might even need to drop it to 2500-3000 psi to get them to fly straight. The bonus there is multiple fills from a 4500 psi tank. Try it you might be surprised by the results.
@ColoradoAirgunner2 жыл бұрын
I agree Sam. It was spraying the light stuff. I will test them again with less pressure. With big game hunting in mind, I tend to just start near max power and see what it likes the best. I want to put the most energy, penetration, and expansion, I can into the animal. Also, if I'm hunting with this gun I'm after something big (bears, elk, big hogs) so a 350 to 450grn bullet going 900fps won't penetrate like a 610grn at 920fps will do. On smaller animals (small to medium hogs, whitetail) the lighter stuff would be great though.
@careydurbin17962 жыл бұрын
This is what I do for bullet development for my cast bullets. I cast for my Texan 457 CF TX2 so the max fill is still 3600, but the principle is still the same for this larger capacity bottle. I’m very interested in this .580 cal and this is what I would do for testing EACH bullet regardless of weight and style. I have a spreadsheet chart to record data including FPS and groups on target. 4500 psi, 3 shots 4300 psi, 3 shots 4100 psi, 3 shots 3900 psi, 3 shots 3700 psi, 3 shots 3500 psi, 3 shots 3300 psi, 3 shots 3100 psi, 3 shots 2900 psi, 3 shots 2700 psi, 3 shots 2500 psi 3 shots Then when I’ve found the best accuracy, fine tune the psi range to tighten up! Like Sam Houston stated, a lot of surprises are to be found and we’ll likely get more refills from a breathing tank!
@ColoradoAirgunner2 жыл бұрын
Very nice!
@chriswest45762 жыл бұрын
Great review, fantastic looking air rifle !!! Many thanks for all the great tech information !!! Keep the fantastic reviews coming sir !!! 👍👍👍
@ColoradoAirgunner2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@motorgearhead2 жыл бұрын
Those 610’s printed very well!!! You might be a the sweet spot regarding air pressure. More velocity may not improve or even maintain grouping
@ColoradoAirgunner2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips!
@DrSaminstine2 жыл бұрын
I would not mind testing a wide range of lead to find the sweet spot on mr hollow point slugs for the community. I posted my results so far but it is just what slugs I have made myself so far.
@chrisfigueroa33612 жыл бұрын
Awesome video man wow that air gun is a power house freaking beast of a gun.... good groups as well thanks for sharing bsafe buddy 👍
@ColoradoAirgunner2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@roastntoast7550 Жыл бұрын
Good video, thanks for sharing. I use the Challenger Bullpup cal.50 for big game hunting at a ranges of round about 110 yards, never had any problems at least the first 5 shots. I shoot big pigs 🐖 and realy huge deer 🦌 easily. I don't know how big the game of those guys is, who use the zeus cal.72. In my opinion this gun is to heavy, and for real hunting unpractical. You have almost 2 or 3 good shots with the high pressure you'll for big ranges!
@DrSaminstine2 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@steveburlingame19352 жыл бұрын
Awesome video im learning alot more from u than anyone else cant wait to see a hog and elk video from u
@ColoradoAirgunner2 жыл бұрын
More to come!
@catherineharris4746 Жыл бұрын
Action at 14:04👍
@Jim-zc6drАй бұрын
You need to get it together
@joseochoa93734 ай бұрын
Hello friend, the same thing will happen with Aea challenger elite .45 and 50
@XaviarJS Жыл бұрын
I wonder how well the Zeus would shoot sabots.
@DannyMostarac-zn6wd9 ай бұрын
Sweet
@Jppreacher2 жыл бұрын
Great videos Jim. `Jp Priecher
@ColoradoAirgunner2 жыл бұрын
Thanks JP!
@marknunag71442 жыл бұрын
loving it but can afford it. hahaha
@user-wv3st9fq1j10 ай бұрын
What all does it come with?
@kirnopemburubayaran9351 Жыл бұрын
Jeus 👍👍👍
@user-wv3st9fq1j10 ай бұрын
Scope? Tripod? Air ?
@cray-z7404 Жыл бұрын
I want a good long range whitetail pcp air rifle but I just can't imagine trying to get in a box stand , Ground blind , lock on stand , hunting in a saddle or even carrying around this giant Elmer Fudd gun in the woods or field all day or period actually... its seems so unrealistic & unreasonable to try to hunt with a gun that's longer than I am tall and weights 15 lbs !!! LMAO 😂 where & how do u hunt with this rifle ???
@lindseyzacek5211 Жыл бұрын
I got the aea 50cal challenger..its heavy..but it took a deer for me at 62 yards..getting 72 next year..use a rifle stick silly.
@cray-z7404 Жыл бұрын
@@lindseyzacek5211 u ever done any saddle hunting , I wouldn't even attempt with a rifle longer than myself ! I've got a shooting stick but that doesn't help when your gun doesn't fit into the ground blind lol 😆 or the box stand & it's so heavy you wouldn't want tote it more than a 100YARDS... I just think a 8ft gun is a bit extreme lmfao 🤣
@cray-z7404 Жыл бұрын
Idk of any ground blinds or box stands that are 8w×8 h×8 L
@donwilson3502 жыл бұрын
You know I like that when you guys have a air rifle and the trigger is no good so you say it's a hunting trigger what about the other big bores that's got like a really good trigger is that not a hunting trigger like the hammer that got a 2 lb trigger I just don't understand it if the triggers no good it's no good why do you guys call it a hunting trigger if the trigger is just no good
@motorgearhead2 жыл бұрын
Texan is about 2.5 lbs….
@motorgearhead2 жыл бұрын
You know you may not have same accuracy with full fill with those 600’s
@ColoradoAirgunner2 жыл бұрын
It's not a bad trigger. It's just not a match trigger.
@eyesintheskies Жыл бұрын
Never seen him in the same room as mr. Hollow point, just saying!
@ColoradoAirgunner Жыл бұрын
What are you trying to say?
@user-wv3st9fq1j10 ай бұрын
Does it have a safety?
@rickymeredith-cd2pj Жыл бұрын
Soo how much foot pounds. would you get if you threw a 3 pound rock at 20 ft ????
@user-wv3st9fq1j8 ай бұрын
Will it pass a background check?
@wildrangeringreen2 жыл бұрын
What I've never understood about airgunners is that they say 'oh, that bullet was going too fast to be accurate", yet people shoot very similar bullets out of firearms (especially Black powder muzzleloaders, which are at a technological disadvantage to these airguns) at similar velocities and get good accuracy🤦♂. It's not just big bore stuff either, everything from .17 on up, it's the same story. I've looked around on forums and such for an explanation from airgunners, but all I get sounds like absolute BS. If the bullet is sized to the bore dimensions, it shouldn't be shooting 12" at 50 yards from a rest... that's worse than what smoothbore military muskets are capable of lol (they can hit a man in the chest 7/10 shots at 100yards with laughably undersized military ammo, smoothbore competition shooters can get sub 14" groups at 100 yards consistently) but dang, those ".72" bullets have a bad BC, a 585gr .73 round ball has a BC around .103 lol
@ColoradoAirgunner2 жыл бұрын
Every gun can have a very specific pellet or slug it like. Just like I've seen one model 70 in 30-06 not like the same factory ammo as another.