AirForce Texan .257 at 330 Yards: AirGunDepot.com Long Ranger Offhand Challenge

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5 жыл бұрын

Aiforce Texan .257 @ 330 yards offhand for the Airgun Depot Long Ranger Challenge? YUP! It is possible! I had to watch this video a TON of times and zoom in and go frame by frame because I couldn't tell if I hit it or not. This ball did something I had NEVER seen before shooting up in the air like that. I have been shooting these balls for 2 years now and have burned through dozens of these balls. Hitting the post right under the ball happens quite often, but the ball just drops off the post - it doesn't shoot up in the air like that. So I knew something was different about this shot. In an upcoming video I show how we can use ballistic calculations to prove if I hit the ball or not. Hint: the angle of flight at the point of impact was -120 degrees. Bonus points goes to the person who can describe in the comments how you could prove I hit the ball or not using that known ballistic information. GO!
After getting my .257 Texan at Airgun Depot, I shot it bone stock for the last month or so testing it out. This thing is the MOST accurate Texan - hands down.
I realized right away this was the slug slinging gun that could do some amazing things. Then AGD announced the Offhand Long Ranger Challenge. BINGO! Challenge accepted!
But I needed to do some work to eeek out every ounce of performance I could. So I teamed up with Chad Simon from Lethal Air and Doug Russell from Mad Dog Custom Rifle Stocks to build this precision long range slug slinging AirForce Airguns Texan .257. All I can say is.... Holy. Crap.
Using the Heritage Arms Inc. ColdShot Adjustable base, I optically zero'd the Hawke Optics Sidewinder ED at 22 MOA and added in another 43-ish MOA for the 330 yard shot. I cranked the magnification down to 10x and took some sighters. Rang steel on the first three shots. Stood up still tethered to my tank and shouldered this hefty beast (20 fricken pounds) and got to work.
I was ringing steel on more than 90% of my shots. I only had a partial box of Hunters Supply 85 grain and a few 85 grain spitzer I cast myself.
This was a brand new exploded golf ball right out of the bag from Airgun Depot and you can see the visible lead and scuff mark. I am starting to think Travis Patten sent me a bunch of real golf balls to mess with me!
This is truly a airgunner sniper's rifle designed for this kind of shot (except for the fact that it weighs 20 pounds and I can't lift my arms now).

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@DonnyDu 5 жыл бұрын

DAMNNNNnnnn so awesome Chris, great job!

@russellswanson208 5 жыл бұрын

Insanity cool. You can't deny the excitement in your voice

@TargetedBySatan 5 жыл бұрын

That's insane, dood! Wow... What a shot!

@HajimotoProductions 5 жыл бұрын

Dayyyyyyyum! Nice work Chris! Sick!

@slowpokeairgunner4027 5 жыл бұрын

Dude, that's just so awesome!

@eduardodeoliveiraribeiro7136 5 жыл бұрын

Congratulations my friend. Really cool.

@airguns_rc 5 жыл бұрын

Nice Shot Chris. Congrats.

@Daedalu 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome Shot ! keep it up and you will have a new world record.

@easternblocairguns2728 5 жыл бұрын

Great work! Wow!

@phillipmendiola1257 5 жыл бұрын

Nice shooting damm , that's is one sweet 257 Texan

@johnmajka5404 3 жыл бұрын

This video convinced me to order that 85gr Arsenal mould. I also ordered their 257-420 BT mould. Im going to have the 420 mould altered into Hollow point for hunting. 5 week waiting on Arsenal moulds. Awesome shooting love your video's. Im considering buying the Texan duel gauge Regulater from TT. But still on the fence about it.

@adijorio 5 жыл бұрын

Close enough for me. That’s crazy. Congrats.

@jonathanstaley3883 3 жыл бұрын

Just awesome!

@Gunner-ll1zd 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice! I like those stocks a lot. You sure are picking up a lot of sponsors.

@UpNorthAirGunner 5 жыл бұрын

I like calling them friends vs. sponsors. Getting to know a lot of these guys (and gals) at the companies within the airgunning industry has been great. We all just help each other out and brainstorm new ideas for airgunning applications. It is an awesome time to be an airgunner!

@anugrahcahya5964 4 жыл бұрын

Wow... That unit is awesome, the accuracy , power & the model... Btw, hi from Indonesia.

@markminyard4874 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice shooting!👊

@shooter1721 5 жыл бұрын

CMon Man !!!!! What that’s just sick !!!

@UpNorthAirGunner 5 жыл бұрын

I wanted that first shot sooooo bad! But to do it in 20 shots or less and hitting the plate like that so consistently at 330 yards. This thing is CRAZY accurate!

@shooter1721 5 жыл бұрын

Chris the .257 Texan is awesome crazy accurate

@jokopurnomo97 3 жыл бұрын

Good morning Sir, have you change the Valve, TOPHAT, Brench, and Hammer? If you change please give the Link for order the upgrade Kit?

@turksinnovations 5 жыл бұрын

That's some serious distance for an off hand air rifle shot.

@shawndubay4050 4 жыл бұрын

Wow dam!! That is an amazing shot. Excellent excellent shot. I really like the rifle stalk. Is this a game changer on the rifles hold sensitivity?? I just bought a condor .25 and was wondering if this would improve things??

@WeissRC 5 жыл бұрын

Sorry man, not being a troll or a "hater" but that looked like a miss! It struck definitively below the ball. You can see the impact point on the pedestal. Anyway, nothin but respect and that was EXTREMELY close... but I'm in the lead with the ball breaking at 307 yards. :P All in good sportsmanship!

@UpNorthAirGunner 5 жыл бұрын

Good shooting man! That is NUTS with pellets. I get it man - the shot I submitted needs some hard review. I had to go back to Chairgun and 3 others ballistics apps to try and see if I hit it mathematically and send the data to other in our community to calculate the final trajectory. If nothing else - the 330 yard shot will be fun to debate. They asked for all the data and info I had on the shot and asked that I submit it. I haven't set the video as public yet as I am using it in another video. But you can see it here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gJlma8eU2pacYWw.html

@UpNorthAirGunner 5 жыл бұрын

Also - I have been showing people your shot from the first Long Rangers Challenge a few years ago to show them a grazing shot can and does happen. I have had multiple hit the ball and not break it and your 309 yard shot before is a good example of how these balls can be hit without breaking.

@WeissRC 5 жыл бұрын

@@UpNorthAirGunner Dude I totally feel your pain with the ball not breaking!! Believe me, been down that road! Haha. It just looked to me like your slug hit the pedestal very clearly (due to the impact mark). Nevertheless, if they accepted it as a hit it counts!

@UpNorthAirGunner 5 жыл бұрын

@@WeissRC Oh I agree - it totally hit the post! I am not claiming that at all as it is very obvious. Quite honestly, the impact on the post is what allowed me to ballistically prove that I hit it using the angle of trajectory at impact by measuring the angle of impact with the dent. I reached out to a few trusted long range airgunners to check the math and each of them come up with around -120 degrees of trajectory angle at impact. So with a simple protractor measurement you can see that there is an intersection between the line of flight - the ball - and the impact on the post. When I first reviewed the video I though the small fragment that is falling away is a piece of the ball, but now I think it was a small piece of the lip on the post. I took a harder look at that lip the next day and sure enough - there was a small piece of the lip missing right in line with the dent on the post. Isn't ballistics awesome! This was some FBI level of review! I am using this follow up video in an upcoming video - but here is an early look: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nJ6Fm6egs8m6fH0.html

@ikonikhunter 5 жыл бұрын

Great shot, bro! I have the same setup in 257 minus the dip.

@UpNorthAirGunner 5 жыл бұрын

Sweet! Not sure what a dip is, unless your talking about the guy behind the trigger. In that case you're right. That dude gets way to excited about airgunning!

@ikonikhunter 5 жыл бұрын

@@UpNorthAirGunner lol I was referring to the hydrographic dip on the stock. I'll have to do a video for my Texan soon

@addcart7651 2 жыл бұрын

Did I understand correctly.? You also shoot JSB through the 257 Texan?

@ians1464 5 жыл бұрын

I hope your sponsored by them or at least they should make you some custom guns you are their best advertisement

@davyboone1794 4 жыл бұрын

That was really good especially for offhand! Although I am a little bit of a snob when it comes to shooting tethered. Unhook that big bottle boy and shoot like a man with the little tank:-)

@MrCcfly Жыл бұрын

how manny shots u get from scuba bottle ?

@UpNorthAirGunner Жыл бұрын

In .257 I can spend the entire afternoon at the range. I’ve never counted total shots. It’s a lot from a 100cf tank.

@fathifathi490 5 жыл бұрын

Did you try jsb king havy in 257 texan??

@UpNorthAirGunner 5 жыл бұрын

HA! No.... It would be like 1500 FPS and corkscrewing like crazy! This is purely a slug gun.

@wildmodsedits4962 4 жыл бұрын

I love that custom air rifle .

@faranzia8890 5 жыл бұрын

Hello sir how are you,m from Pakistan,I want to some advice from you about this gun,plz you tell me that can I use the less(bottom) from 50 grains pellet in this gun? Thanks...Hello sir how are you,m from Pakistan,I want to some advice from you about this gun,plz you tell me that can I use the less(bottom) from 50 grains pellet in this gun? Thanks...

@redgum1340 3 жыл бұрын

LOL, what else can one expect? Hahaha

@AirForceAirguns1 5 жыл бұрын

Ding'd it!

@UpNorthAirGunner 5 жыл бұрын

HA! Yup! Just gave the ball a little lead kiss. Just a little nudge. 1/8 of an inch more and it would have been powder city! I'll take it though... Airforce Airguns hit a homerun with the .257!

@nekeke1 5 жыл бұрын

👏👏👏👏👏

@johnhansen6747 5 жыл бұрын

Sick shot! But no way it hit that ball that hard and didn't break it! It's a slug. And the huge lip on that pipe would stop it from hitting the body of the pipe if it had also nicked the ball. I think you need to rethink it. But still, sick shot!

@UpNorthAirGunner 5 жыл бұрын

Hey John - thanks for watching. I kind of knew this video would turn into the Long Ranger version of the JFK Magic Bullet / Zapruder film, soooo.... Here we go: #1 - That big lip is actually much smaller than the diameter of the ball. #2 - These balls have a very hard plastic cover and there are many other videos on KZfaq of Long Ranger shots that have been made where the projectiles bounce off of the hard shell and leave large chunks taken out of the cover without explosion. #3 - I wish I would have put an extended version of the slow motion impact clip in this final video because you can actually see the small chunk of the ball falling away from the ball. #4 - I also have a video clip of a shot I took later on at 350 yards that hit the post and the ball just falls off and doesn't shoot up in the air 20 feet. #5 - I wish I could post a screenshot here, but you can see clearly in the video if you go frame by frame the trajectory of the slug is clearly at the ball and deflects off the front of the ball to hit the post. PM me here and I think I can send you the screenshot or hit me up on Facebook in private message.

@UpNorthAirGunner 5 жыл бұрын

I decided to put together a bit of a ballistics proof video. Stayed tuned for the full version though and maybe some other surprises - watch here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nJ6Fm6egs8m6fH0.html

@speenlmar9575 3 жыл бұрын

Hard to believe.

@jarnitrulli 5 жыл бұрын

If the 1st shot only would've dropped a smidge lower...

@Abrar8574 5 жыл бұрын

Wah

@dugdiamond 3 жыл бұрын

Besides basically bolt on parts your Texan is basically stock? The barrels from airforce decent right out of the box! It appears many mom n pop slug manufacturers are selling many different .257 offerings. Are people buying these factory outta the box AF .257 Texans and able to shoot off the shelf slugs? It seemed that not long ago before the proliferation of people shooting air slugs , that this was a bit more involved than buying a gun and slugs off the shelf. That it neccesitated the the precise manufacture of a specific custom bullet that was of pure soft lead alloy. Such slug usually cast in molds precision ground or to within the tolerance of yet another custom matched sizing die that would be made to size the bullet to within precision of 5 millionths of what the slugged bore was to reveal.... 5 mils correct? As in .0005! so whatever your bore truly slugged out at, for pure cast lead required your .257 could be actually .2575 to .2579? Also what about the "lead -n" ... Does the stock barrel provide a decent lead in or does the average Joe consumer stuff whatever off the shelf slug fits? I am not too sure about these stock .257 and with what degree are they truly slug capable without some massage to consistently knock out 180 slugs up to 1050 ..... Back in the day 1050 w/180 grn 257 was really only the stuff of Noble modified valves with heavy hammers and big springs to pop the valve... I am very interested to see what a stock Texas is like? I imagine the cocking assembly is the greatest advantage and ya build upon it to shoot slugs with any prescision.

@UpNorthAirGunner 3 жыл бұрын

The guts of this gun are bone stock and I am shooting slugs I cast myself. I use a hand sizer to swage them to .257 on the nose. Thanks for watching!

@dugdiamond 3 жыл бұрын

@@UpNorthAirGunner Congrats! That's impressive. Where do you get your bullet mold and sizer? The stock oem Texan barrel is not choked like their other barrels? Nobody has polished the lead-in or bullet clearance on the breach end of the barrel. In otherwords there is enough clearance or "headspace" in the back of the barrel for any slug to fit when loaded without the slug being forced or started into the lands of the barrel? It seems that this Lead-in and how the bullet begins it's journey into it's flight through the barrel is as every bit critical as it is to the crowning at end of the barrel and how the bullet exits the barrel... I concur with you about 1050, seemed to be the speed to hit when shooting 188 gr Spitzer style of bullet. I believe it was an old antique and long discontinued Ideal mold with Gas Checks that Porter from Prescision Airgun Ammo had been dropping 188gr Spitzers that proved unreal accurate at 1050.... But it took me much work to get the gun up to speed, with Doug Noble orig handmade .257 specific valve . The breach cocking with heavier spring made for thumb fatigue in short order! It isn't easy getting slugs to consistently travel at up to this speed with what air that we have to work with.. You gotta hand it to those airgunners who created such a phenomena and widespread popularity with the .257! First Jack Haley, and then Roachcreek for intiating the Pepsi Challenge. But I believe the real widespread popularity must go out to Tofazfou and the work that Doug Noble/Dyotat have done to bring this to the Airforce Platform .... Doug should get a small percentage for every .257 Texan sold by Airforce!

@henryhawthorne7343 3 ай бұрын

Not even on the bench awsam😮

@bigkahoona2903 5 жыл бұрын

I'm not denying your skill...but after that many shots...is it just luck?

@UpNorthAirGunner 5 жыл бұрын

Big Kahoona To answer your question... Academically / statistically yes there is “luck” involved but it’s more of a statistical gamble shot to shot vs. “luck”. Here is why... no one can predict wind with 100% accuracy in those kind of conditions. What you don’t see in this video is I’m was trying to time the lulls in the wind but I got caught in different winds between me and the target a few times. So yes - statistical “luck” comes into play when the flight time is that long or longer. Furthermore - what if I presented this video in a way where my intended goal was to hit the plate. If that’s the case I rang steel over 90% of these shots. Aim small - miss small.

@bigkahoona2903 5 жыл бұрын

Good answer I understand Keep on shooting and I'll keep watching

@tonybranton 5 жыл бұрын

You gotta me try that gun man! I will match you or you can slap me. Lol

@UpNorthAirGunner 5 жыл бұрын

Love ya brother - but you'd have a heck of a dual on your hands if you want to go head-to-head with me. You should try and get to PA Cup in a few week! Tons of great shooters going to be there!

@tonybranton 5 жыл бұрын

UpNorthAirGunner well I would go to the pyramid cup but thats a LONG way

@michaelvaughn2287 4 жыл бұрын

Some more looked more like you used a shotgun

@stevelane325 4 жыл бұрын

Fucken sweeet 🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃👌😁 holey sheep shit bet something bigger an better

@michaelstone69 5 жыл бұрын

that was good shooting but need watch again

@UpNorthAirGunner 5 жыл бұрын

Here is a sneak preview of some of the details about this shot that (might) change your mind. A longer video on this topic coming soon. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nJ6Fm6egs8m6fH0.html See my reply to your other comment. Fun conversation / debate to have! Thanks for watching!

@jacobgreen6939 3 жыл бұрын

Not talking s*** I just don't get it.

@UpNorthAirGunner 3 жыл бұрын

Don’t get long range shooting?

@jacobgreen6939 3 жыл бұрын

@@UpNorthAirGunner yeah I live in Hawaii and do everything based on survival and preparation for emergencies. I can't see why you would waste time and energy shooting at distances that would never pay off. Maybe that's because I'm poor.????? I just got a 257 to take out boars.

@UpNorthAirGunner 3 жыл бұрын

@@jacobgreen6939 Hmmmm.... I was poor once and loved to shoot long distance to understand my weapon and ammunition. Shooting long distance like this is all about aiming small / missing small. That’s true no matter if it’s 300 yards away or 30 yards away.

@jacobgreen6939 3 жыл бұрын

@@UpNorthAirGunner Poor like I couldn't afford it. I'm disabled and 880 a month doesn't cut it. Up until last year there were days I didn't eat.

@TheDspohn 5 жыл бұрын

Really,,, anybody could hit that given enough try's I thought the competition was to hit the target in one shot... Oh... me?? I can do 18 shots at one hundred yards with a MOA of less than 1/4 inch..

@UpNorthAirGunner 5 жыл бұрын

Damn! You must be a great marksman! Like sniper level skills. Did you serve in the military or a Call of Duty warrior? Either way, your skills sound impressive. Hope to see your shot soon for the AirGunDepot.com Long Ranger Challenge. ....and no - it isn't a one shot challenge, but it sounds like you will be able to hit it in one shot at 330 yards. That is going to be awesome to see! Thanks for watching!

@average_airgunner_Outdoorsman 5 жыл бұрын

You didn't break the ball ! And that was the point of there contest ! Do it again for real and actually break the ball ! You know powder broke ball ! You didn't do it and that's a fact or the ball would be in pieces!!!!!

@UpNorthAirGunner 5 жыл бұрын

So to your point... Not necessarily. I have shot dozens (and that isn't an exaggeration) of these AGD exploding golf balls and hitting them or grazing them with a pellet or slug with no explosion does happen. Don't take my word for it - here is the video of my uncle's long ranger attempt at 150 yards where it hit the top of the ball pushing the ball downward and falling off the post with no explosion. The rifle used has 100 FPE more power and was less than half the distance closer. But it didn't explode! Watch here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m7l0iqWltce2YYk.html

@JK-sn6tv 5 жыл бұрын

Can't really get the point in this video since you didn't even hit that ball. You should definedly keep making videos on distances you can really say the gun delivers not just damn luck. Dont really take any skill to shoot endless ammount of bullets to target and go YEAAAH after 25362attemps. No hate at all Im my self running with. 257texan arsenal 257388 and SPA M10 with 222rem barrel and 51gr spitzer from that. All I say is ur videos would be more interesting to watch if it would be on more suitable ranges shooting smaller targets for example. I find it hard to get why you Americans keep shooting 3shot groups instead of 10shot but I assume thats also some difference between ppl in US vs ppl in EU. Self-deception is worst! Peace and love

@UpNorthAirGunner 5 жыл бұрын

Peace and love? Buckle up because here comes my response. Instead of wasting your time with this comment go out and take your Texan and shoot offhand at a steel plate at 300+ yards and then report back with a video of your shots. Looking forward to seeing your video soon. Not sure what 3 shot group you are speaking of because I see 20 shots on that plate. Thanks for watching!

@JK-sn6tv 5 жыл бұрын

@@UpNorthAirGunner well I dont really see point of doing that. That dont really prove anything accuracywise. Jeesus sake dont be so sensitive towards feedback.. Learn to take negative comments lol. Waste my time huh? Just wasted alot of it by watching video saying hitting golfball 330yd away offhand just to see it didnt even happen. But what ever if you find that fun way of spending time and bullets who am I to judge? Anyhow cheers and thnxs for content its always better than no content.

@UpNorthAirGunner 5 жыл бұрын

@@JK-sn6tv Its all good... Sorry about wasting your time - but thanks for watching. Still looking forward to seeing that 300 yard offhand steel ringing video you will post soon! Keep on shooting bro!

@monkpato 5 жыл бұрын

Whoa, whoa, whoa! Who's shooting three-shot groups in the American airgun world? Once in a while with a big bore when that is the full shot string, but almost never otherwise, at least not as far as I have seen.