In the UK these are considered ‘bazooka airguns’ and are punishable by up to 150 wags of the finger and 3 concurrent life sentences

“If I was a better shot and had no wind” it would be a tighter group. Can confirm, this is true. Thank you, Mr Garand Thumb.

BTW, The oldest existing mechanical air gun, dates back to about 1580, and is in the Livrustkammaren Museum in Stockholm. This is approximately when most historians recognize as the beginning of the modern air gun. Thats 224 years before Lewis and Clark.

My favorite large bore Airgun is the Zalinski airguns used on the U.S.S. Vesuvius (1888) that had 15 inch bores and launched dynamite filled projectiles.

If the AFT can declare a piece of plastic not related to the trigger a machine gun, then they can also break the laws of physics to declare an air gun a "firearm"

Fun history fact: Lewis and Clark took an air rifle for hunting on their expedition, and saved the gunpowder they took for demonstrating muskets to Native American tribes they encountered along the way as a way of sparking trade with the government. The Smithsonian has the air rifle they took, and Robert Beeman of Beeman Air Rifles made a reproduction using experimental archaeology to see how powerful it would have been new. Collaborating with other historians working on reproductions of other period air rifles, Dr. Beeman determined that the rifle Lewis and Clark had would have been on par with modern .38 Special in terms of terminal ballistics. Anyone wanting to read the actual article Dr. Beeman wrote should web search 'Beeman Girandoni reproduction.'

Had a whole crew of guys come out to the ranch with these to hunt ground squirrels. Very economical critter control, extremely impressive performance.

A very big part of this is Matt Dubber. He personally spent countless hours on slug technology. Fredrik Axelsson said Matt was the reason behind this advancement in slugs. Matt Dubber deserves to be mentioned here. 🎯👍

I used to use airguns like this back in the UK before I moved here. Anything over 12 ft/lbs was a "felony" but we still turned them up anyway.

It was very satisfying to hear the pings from the long-range targets on the hill. 300 yards with an air gun. Impressive. Very nice. 😎

Gorgeous man! Absolutely phenomenal. I love this video man. I love the setting and I love the view. Feels like a huge man cave. 💪💪

I have a Seneca Dragon Claw, and this very much gets close to on par with some guns. A 50 cal pellet (210-550 grain) at 230-240 fpe. That's well enough power to leave a giant exit wound, as its been shown in ballistics tests as very effective

Reminder that Girardoni airguns were actually the high-end DM rifles of the late 18th century, with some attributes of an AR. I mean it sucked by modern standards, and you essentially had to be a specialized mobile gunsmith in addition to a rifleman if you wanted to actually keep it running. But when they worked, they literally had about as much firepower as a modern magazine-fed manual action 22, which for a shoulder rifle in 1800 is almost incomprehensible.

They make 7.62 air rifles that are crazy powerful. I'd love to see you guys check those ones out too!

Used to have a.177 pump air rifle. Took it apart put a piece of inner tube in the bleed off valve so it couldn't bleed off. It could put a bb right through a car door into the interior. Awesome.

Awesome fun excellent video thanks Mike and Micah

I do a lot of rimfire shooting in high winds (prairies of central Canada), both .22 and .17HMR, so I'm pretty familiar with the conditions in this video, shooting lightweight low velocity projectiles - all I can say is holy hell, that group in those winds is INSANE. Then the course of fire near the end of the video, making one shot hits at those windspeeds and with changing direction that was obvious in the vid....wow, that rifle/system is an incredible performer. I have some Olympic style/quality air pistols, but have no experience with air rifles such as this. That's going to be changing, now. Currently trying to find a dealer in Canada for this rifle/company, and if not, I'll just purchase one next time I'm at my US property. Impressive, not often I'm sold on something I just see online. -EDIT Found a Canadian distributor/dealer, it's on FX's website, easy peasy.

A lot of people here in California are buying these air powered rifles and like they said you can learn the fundamentals of marksmanship with these and you dont need a range or even be out of city limits to shoot em... I love all this

I live in the Philippines, shoot a locally assembled, 18" barrel, 22 cal. Cost was $225 - used. At 50 yards hold a 3/4" spread (.375" from center) with the Diablo type pellet (cost $0.02 - 2 US cents each). Scope, bipod, no bag. At 30 yards puts rounds through 0.6mm steel roofing. Typ bottle PSI is 3,000 and shoot down to 2,000. Actual "shooting" psi at 1,500. BTW I'm 76 and use a 4 stage Hunter Antler hand pump.

Dude. The landscape. So beautiful!

We use .22 and .17 for pest control (rats, Pidgeon, squirrel,rabbit and corvids) but also use FAC air rifles specifically in barns and outbuilding that use asbestos sheeting as cladding also useful for urban areas where residents tend to be rather sensitive about fluffy things and noise. Air rifle have their place, my favorite go to is an old tuned Daystate pcp rentokill rifle that never fails, whisper quiet, extremely accurate and effective. Underrated tool for light pest control.

The first “real” guns I got to shoot as a child were airguns in Norway… we visited my Mama’s aunt’s house, and her son had some pump air guns. My mother was an anti-gun absolutist- not even toy guns. Which of course sent me straight to a Woolworth’s on my 18th birthday to buy a pistol grip Mossberg 500 pump ($218 out the door…). It looked like the coolest! 😆

1952 Crosman 101 tuned up pushes 800fps plus with 10 pumps and is rifled. Most versatile US invention imo. BSA has great early air rifles as well.

Thanks for the name drop, Bro!

Smol bike big mike

Turned 17 yesterday, my parents signed waivers for me to get training. Thanks for setting me on this path Mike!!!

Great vid! I own the OG FX Impact.

Lived in Idaho my entire life, not sure how I just barely found your channel but love the content.

Awesome! I've been an air gunner for the last 10 years and let me tell you, the precision is unbelievable but so is the price for a piece of kit like this. You're looking at 3k+ on this setup! Also air guns are available in calibers to take bear with... no joke.

The Girardoni air rifle was in service with the Austrian army from 1780 to around 1815. Effective range of 125 Yards with 30 Rounds Air capasity, Either .46 or a .51 with around 500 fps

the best cinematography and mini bike action I've ever witnessed! ...now I want one of these air rifles! damn you!

Love the intro. And this was a no brainer for me, I own and use those certain air rifles.

There are even some larger caliber air guns that are meant to hunt larger game. Winchester has a .45 airgun that can take down deer. BB guns aren't just little trainers for kids to shoot cans with, they can get very serious.

Years ago i was on the airgun craze.. while fun they are crazy expensive, the price points for them are typically higher than quality rimfires and maintaining them is very time consuming. 2 of the 3 i still currently have leak. constantly trying to find leaks and lubricate o-rings become an annoyance especially with how intricate they can be.. useful, quiet, and cheaper on a per shot basis. but I’ve stop investing in air rifles because rimfire is just more user friendly

Fun fact: Air rifles have been around since the 1760s. Lewis and Clark had a few on their exploration of the US it was called the Giradoni rifle I think. Yeah the buttstock held 600PSI of Air. No that's not a typo and it was hand pumped. It could shoot 48 times with a full Air tank and had a 22 round Magazine. It could also punch a hole through a 1 inch pine board at 100 yards. Not bad when everyone else had a musket. Also they were issued to some military back in the day.

Very Well Done ~

Holy moly! I thought that we wouldn't see high powered airguns on this channel but I am positively surprised! Owning one and doing competitions on a small scale has definately been super fun and I can recommend it to everyone. It is also a great tool for learning fundamentals on long range shooting and shooting in general. I have had several ranch owners asking me to come and take care of their gopher problems and I have been happy to help them out. They have been super happy with the results and were amazed how quiet the thing is. It is also a great advantage on hunting because you can get follow up shot without them running back to their holes. Coyotes are also a thing you can hunt with them and there's nothing better than sending out 68grains of lead at 1000fps towards their way.

I almost expected Ted's Holdover to be presenting. That would be the crossover of the year for sure. Also: props to the sound engineer for dealing with the extreme wind. A+ seriously.

Wonderful stuff.

I started saving up my money at about 10. My first, the one I wanted, was a Benjamin Franklin, pump. The round forend with grooves. In 22 cal. Next was a Crossman, one we probably all had. Then I saved up and got a Sheridan tada! At the time the top of the line as far as I knew. 61,62,somewhere along there. I've had them every since and I'm 70 years old. I've got a Benjamin Franklin pump handgun and a Benjamin Franklin one pump long gun with a scope. Man,I'd love to get one of these new ones. This is as close as I can get right now. Will be watching for ideas.

Got a 45. cal air rifle, the Texan LSS. You can hunt Boars with here in Europe, pretty effective and is extremely accurate up to 300 meters. More powerful than a 45. ACP

If you had a way to fill gas canister at home manually; really a great bug out gun for survival hunting. You could have thousands of inexpensive bullets with infinite recharging.

AMAZING shooting!! Seriously fun video. I'm wondering what Mike will be like when he's in his 70's.

Been into air rifles since i was a kid now into the pcp air rifles , ive got 6 of them now my go to is usually my AEA hp varmint .25 , super accurate 1" groups at 100yards, perfect for woodchucks, opossums, raccoons, with .25 30 grain hollow point slugs its a beast

Some time ago, Polenar Tactical examined Texan AirArms .50 rifles and they punched a hole trough a frying pan with it. Granted, it was aluminium frying pan, but still. Both FX and Texan AA are excellent and pricey air rifles.

That is one beautiful air rifle. I was surprised how deep the ball penetrated the gelatin. So quiet, it didn't seem capable of much. A good thing about airgun, they make you study precision fundamentals.

Just picked up a jts airacuda to plink at home in the city. Working on under 1 inch groups un supported at 30 yards practicing to go on an iguana hunt tour in fl

You can also get full auto air guns delivered to your door as well. also not stated is Air guns are available up to 50cal, some are made to shoot arrows as well. My first PCP was a 300 buck origin in .22cal and remains one of my favorites, have only had the opportunity to shoot it out to 200 yards. There are local ranges here to shoot a little farther, but they are quite costly and right now I cannot afford the extra expense associated with these larger club ranges.

I'm so glad you guys were able to put this together and show what modern airguns are capable of. I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned it, but most States allow some type of hunting for non-game, all the way up to big game. Any animal/bird that you can hunt with a firearm in the State of Idaho, you can hunt with an airgun. In Idaho there are caliber requirements for medium and big game, as well as lead-free and caliber requirements for waterfowl, but they are easy to follow and gives you one more way to hunt in this great State!

Long live 22 man! I felt his essence flowing through this whole video. It was just beautiful.

That looks like fun!

It's pretty funny, here in the Netherlands you need more paperwork than the Apollo program to get a 9mm. But a .50 cal air rifle is completely free to have above age 18, even though it packs quite a few joules more

I go target shooting with my dad with these things. We have air rifles from .22 to .457. We can shoot a lot more rounds on the range than everyone else, since we're not worried about the cost of ammo.

Good to see I’m not the only one riding those tiny Motor bikes..🤙🏻

Even the commercials segments that you guys do are hilariously entertaining and effective, not even to mention the payload of your videos! Unlike with other content creators, never skipped a single of your commercials! Snorin' Desert Institute 4evah!!!

I got into these back in 2011, and have multiple FX and Daystate airguns. It’s great to see the growth in the PCP airgun world 👍👊🇺🇸🤘

For those just looking into the FX Impact line of air rifles, I would strongly suggest looking at a model that offers their barrel harmonic controller. You could have dialed in an even tighter group as you shot it. Sub MOA groups at 100 are the norm with an Impact, add the harmonic barrel tuner and it's a nail driver at 100.

Great shooting.

Air guns taught me how to arc it at a young age. A valuable piece of the puzzle to master and a great way to teach your kids the basics. Thanks for the quality content once again Mike.

I've been into PCP for a few years. Love it. ZERO regrets. I'd never use one for defensive purposes or even a bug out hunting gun. Far too finicky. If I'm going with air for survival it's a break barrel.

The combination between science, awesome cinematic, complete uncoordinated fuckery and memes is why this is THE best channel on youtube. Often forgotten but certainly not by me, Dr Garand

I saw your face when he said "shuttlecock," Mike. Good job keeping it together lol

I haven’t picked up my .22lr since buying an fx. I do think the .22 lr drops less, bucks the wind better and holds more energy behind it. The airgun works wonders on ground squirrels. There are other models that cater more towards a hunting platform. More shots per fill, larger magazine ect.

I literally just watched Dirty Civilian's "Dirt Bike for Prepared Citizens" before this video, and I feel astonished that I understood the reference at 9:24 lmao

Every PCP manufacturer has a particular pellet or slug that shoots the best out a certain barrel . The 22 happens to be the caliber with the most variety in shape and diameter for the PCP . With equal speed to a 22 rim fire and same grain . Giving both the best ammo each can shoot should come down to the person behind the gun .

Amazing!

As a proud owner of a few of these PCP rifles and someone who served 21 years active duty army and fired plenty of weapons, these things are a blast! I have some spendy ones but honestly my favorite to just dick around with is my cheaper Benjamin Bulldog .357 cal, it’s a heavy chunk of lead that will go through 3 pressure treated 2x4s at a quarter the price per round lol

Glad that you took a look at the FX Airgun Gerand. I have three FX Impacts in .22 Caliber, .30 Caliber and .357 Caliber. My biggest airgun is the Airforce Texan .457 Caliber, and I shoot a 350 grain slug in competition at the Rocky Mountain Airgun Challenge ( RMAC ) in Utah. I shoot all of the other FX Impacts in 100 yard benchrest competitions, 50 yard benchrest competitions, PRS Competitions, speed challenge, and I have other airguns that I shoot in Hunter Field Target Competitions. You shot the FX Panthera awesome for the first time shooting it. 300 yards, first time shooting is impressive. I have shot all of my FX Impact .22 caliber with ZAN Slugs and the .357 Caliber with NSA Slugs, both out to 350 yards on steel. All three of my slug shooters can hit the 3" circle at 300 yards at the range in Indiana that I shoot long distances in. The airgun that Louis & Clark had in their journey was the Girardoni Airgun that Napolean wanted banned in war. It was a .46 caliber round ball. The air reservoir was filled to 800 PSI and was good for about 80 full power shots. The airgun was a 20-round repeater in a tubular feed magazine. If you can find one, and want to add it to any collection, it would be more than worth picking up. Thanks for the awesome video.

I'll be 60 this year and own quite a few bb,pellet, pcp rifles. In .177,.22, .25cal. I perf to shoot long rifles lefty. So that limits the choices, and I am a form fit and function for the price kind of guy. I have 6 in 25cal witch for me was the sweet spot. I have only found a few Bullpups that can be flipped or ordered lefty. The 25cal is very quit as compared to the 30cal. More stable(.177,.22cal) in high crosswinds carrys excellent down range punch and price per round. And just bought a semiautomatic with 10 round rotate mag. Barely put 60rnds through it haven't fully season the barrel yet (300-500rnds) and I am placing sub dimes at 25yrds. For ratting around my house I have a 25cal lever action with night vision and 50x scope with inferred laser and a home made moderator with padded gun cover under 50 decibels of sound at 3ft out. And it is so effect for 30rds before refill. When stripped down to day hunting with red dot or open sites it is 6lbs. and 12 pounds for night with 4hrs of battery life on board. We have nutria rodents(22lbs) here and can't wait to hunt them with the 25cal perfectly suited for the job. I have two Jack Russell and think a small pit bull(30to40lbs) or larger terrier would be better. Hopefully be able to hunt iguanas in Florida soon.

This is really good

Ammunition is not cheap but that FX Panthera will set you back about $1,950 without that additional suppressor which adds about another $200; plus shipping from most dealers of course. The Panthera is a purpose built rifle and the purpose is to shot slugs rather than pellets. Unless things have changed, the big events (100 yard bench rest) at the AOA Extreme Benchrest, Rocky Mountain Airgun Challenge, and Pyramid Air Cup all require the competitors to use pellets rather than slugs, which would mean also buying a pellet barrel for the Panthera unless they have figured out how to make a barrel that shoots both slugs and pellets equally accurate (don't think so; entirely different ballistics). All that said the FX are just about the most popular rifles for the serious airgun competitors. But there are tons of considerations when deciding what air rifle to buy. I decided to go renegade and but an AirMaks Katran X HP Long for benchrest since it is almost half the price of the FX rifles; but unless I tune the power way down I am limited to just a few very heavy .22 pellets to keep the velocity under 1000fps. It is also an amazing and stunningly powerful rifle, but pretty much a single purpose gun. If I had the money and the time to mess about with the tuning I would probably have gone with FX. The growing fear now is that given the kind of power and accuracy that is being achieved with modern air rifles, eventually government agencies are going to realize that they are just as lethal as firearms and start to add restrictions. But for the moment airgunners can still enjoy the sport of shooting without all the restrictions on powder guns.

I got into the airgunning world a few years ago for whitetail hunting and hogs. I can attest to the upfront costs. The rifle was almost 1700 bucks(AirForce Texan LSS 45) the 96 cu ft air tank another 800 bucks, and I bought 2 different compressors a 12v portable that barely fills the tank on the gun, 300 bucks, and broke down and bought an Air Venturi 4,500 psi compressor to fill the big scuba tank. Another 1500 bucks. Ammo was a bit of a quest to find. Sure, Seneca makes cast slugs for it, extreme spreads of 18 " at 50 yards. But then I happened across Nielsen precision. Their slugs are swedged rather than cast, and man, what a difference. Now, I can stack shots out to 200 yards with ease. For a deer gun, though, running Nielsen 350 grain slugs, at 940fps, it's a sledgehammer out to 150 yards. I just filled up the big scuba tank and go sit out on the porch and have a ball. I did, however, end up spending a small fortune before I found which slugs my rifle likes to eat. With grain weights from 177 grains all the way up to 410 grains, my particular set up prefers the 220 to 240 grain wad cutters. Running 980fps, with 480 to 500 fpe. I can say that at 50 yards, the lung damage to the deer I shot was comparable to the damage done to the deer my sister shot the next day with a 204 Ruger at 140 yards. When bith were opened up, both sets if lungs basically poured out of chest cavities . But that was still shooting a basically new rifle with roughly 3 hours behind the trigger. And with the Seneca slugs . Needless to say, It was expensive to get into, but I'm hooked.

Gald to see you guys come out victorious in the BBWs.

Very good shooting, I would love seeing you running around and shooting (your usual staff) with semi and fully auto airguns... I have myself a LCS sk19, 19 shoot auto piece and waiting for my new huben GK1 pistol, both pieces will be real dope shooting your style, I promise...

I have been shooting for a long time and what I have found is using airguns have greatly improved my ability to shoot better for many reasons. I think being able to practice without recoil and loud sounds and the fact I can practice in my basement and get a lot of trigger time are key to becoming a better shot.

Dude, that looks like so much fun! My buddies and I had pellet rifles and pistols when we we kids and had a blast. Watching this really takes me back.

Love the Tiny Motorcycle - ding!

Since I got my spring powered 22 cal air rifle 36 years ago and a pcp 22 cal 5 years ago I haven't shot a single rimfire ,so Its already replaced the rimfire for me a log time ago . You can get started in air gun shooting for as low as 300.00 for a pcp including a pump . You can buy 500 pellets for 7 dollars . Spend another 200.00 on a good scope and start shooting. Start off at 10 yards and work your way out to 200 yards . With the right pellet or slug you can start grouping less than 2 inches at 200 yards , It just takes practice . I don't shoot a lot these days but I average about a tin of 500 shots per month so thats 6,000 shots a year , for a grand total of 84 dollars in ammo . Now compare that to a 22 cal rimfire at 350.00 for 6,000 shots . The more you can shoot the better you get .

I use my Texan SS .457 for deer and bear hunting. I find them to do very well for penetrating's shots (Sort of like a arrow). They work really well, although they very easily over penetrate (watch what's behind your target as it will also be hit). I feel like this air rifle though (in the video) is still mid-low-range (regarding power). Also that stock tank is really small. I use a 4500psi carbon fiber tank on mine.

Recently Joerg of the slingshot channel showed a .75 air rifle that seemed to be the obnoxious distant cousin of this. Instead of being quiet with no recoil it was pretty loud and showed Joerg about some even though he's a pretty solid dude. It would be interesting to see just how far these air rifles can be pushed, and in case of the .75 caliber just how much air it uses per shot. When Joerg tested it was tethered by a pneumatic hose to either a huge tank or a compressor, so I'm thinking a more normal tank suitable to be mounted on the rifle won't allow for all that many shots before it's depleted...

If you’re wanting to start into pcp’s get an Umarex Origin .22. Around $300 and has a small pic rail to mount some smaller optics. Nice starter to get your toes wet. I do varmint hunting and have hit field mice at 50yards at night no problem. Holds pressure during storage and shoots consistent as long as you keep pressure up.

Nice acuracy👍

The price comparison is significant. PCP air rifles require air pumps, air tanks, etc. It costs 3-4 times the price of a 22 rifle. Some of the air rifles are also regulated in some states so there is no shipping to your door in select states. These also have a much higher probability of failing than a standard rimfire rifle. I've got several hatsan pcp air rifles they are fun but incredibly expensive and tend to fail over time.

Being a dual national Aussie and Brit this is right up my alley 😅

I'm a Marylander...I have the Air Arms s510 tactical. 25 caliber...one of the best in the world. It's a beast!!! When I turkey hunt, I use my .50 caliber Wingshot that shoots shot shells. Slugs and arrows...that's a super beast!!!

Awesome!!!

Really great videos thank you so much for everything you do ! Your dedication and passion comes through in every video! Thank you! Take care!

06:27 its fun to see that you subconsciously know you didnt clear the weapon after taking the shot, and watching your arms automaticly reach for the bolt. but it isnt there. love to see it.

Glad to see air rifles on here!

PCP guns are so much fun, back in 2010 i shot a 10 shot group at 100m covering only 41mm CC with my 22. AA x-fac 410 and jumbo exact pellets

Wow amazing video, excited to see the Panthera in the hands of legendary KZfaqr Garand Thumb! Great shooting, and shout out to our Director of Sales Kevin!

Love it! I honestly never thought I'd see Garand actually review an air rifle! All around master of his craft!

Wow! Looks and sounds great, BUT! could you please answer a few questions such as: What is the make, model of the rifle you used in the video? What was the wind speed during your demonstration? What is the arc apex of the slug, and where did you near and far zero the pellet? What was the weight (mass of the slug) and at what velocity of the slug arriving at the target? What is the active rifling length of the barrel, and not just the length of the barrel? Rifling twist rate? How many lands and grooves, even if impressed from the outside? What is the volume of the cylinder and the plenum? What is the fill pressure you used? What was the regulator pressure set at? Where was the hammer spring compression set at, as well as valve and other adjustments? What was the pressure drop per shot, or pressure drop per 10 shots and I'll divide by 10. What is the slug barrel travel velocity? What is the valve dwell (open) durring firing and distance of pellet travel in the barrel as the valve shuts? What are the specifications of the scope you used? What type bipod was on the rifle because it looks really cool; and outer spacelike. What was the trigger pull weight? What type supressor was on the video and the dB report at 1 meter front and 1 meter right, or left? I calculated roughly that you had an effieciency of 1 grain of air per 1 foot pound of energy (fpe), which is not very efficient, but pretty powerful, but waisting too much air; unless, you are going for a one shot kill at distance. Your extreme spread of 3 fps means that if your valving is perfect then you have some anomolies in your projectiles center of gravity, mass variation, shape and form variations as well as mixing lot. Great video. Numbers do not lie, but you can lie with numbers, and the laws of physics are not just really good ideas. FJB Out!

beautiful backdrop

I’ve been following FX air guns for a long time, Matt duber is fantastic and helps develop them. Also has been developing some fantastic slug air guns that are incredibly accurate glad they’re getting more attention

Good for pest removal in populated areas like Florida canals

Found out a hat San 125 4.5mm/.177cal doing 395ms with steel billets in plastic holders punch through quite a few things. Bought it for my son tested it when sighting it in and when it punched through thick planks and 2-3 mm Norwegian garbage cans it suddenly became mine since I remember how many windows and roof tiles I cracked with old 80’s airguns

The accuracy on this is insane!!

Air rifles are where it's at. I used to shoot cans off a tractor 500 yards away with an air rifle with iron sights. 😅

This is great content on air rifles. It opens the eyes to a lot of people to how amazing these rifles can be! Keep up the great content!