Airforce Texan .357 Review 

I must say like many... I am disappointed with the accuracy.

Nice job Tyler! This is Rick from shooter1721

how would .38 wad cutters do in this rifle? sized properly of course

What's the twist rate of the barrel on .30cal ? Enyone know?

Any chance of a .22 calibre being tested in the near future with Mr. Hollowpoint 43 grainers or .22 Piledriver pellets both with excellent BC's at distance. Was also inmressed with the Ataman video. would love to see accuracy test with .177 calibre in that rifle. The Ruskies really seemed to put some proper research into that brand. Kudo's to them. Cheers Mehl

what a treat!

Thank you for posting. Question: what is the barrel twist rate? Happy Shooting, Aeromagnum.

Great review and thanks for that. Thumbs up! But.. I don't like the design. Having to plant your cheek on the bottle really prevents good cheek weld and the other side effect of this being an "in-line plumbing kit" is that the scope has to be too far above the bore to make aiming easy. Having the scope so high also increases the potential for cant error. Might be better with the bottle under the fore-end. Then it would be possible to fit a better stock, and mount the scope lower. I'm not sure how airforce managed to reduce the accuracy of the lothar walther barrel to 3" at 45 yards. That was quite an accomplishment. The overall impression is a piece of plumbing with a metal plate screwed into the bottle to put your shoulder against. Ugly. But yes, it is powerful. I think I'd probably look at something like a sako or CZ powder burner if I was thinking of shooting deer or coyotes. Much more accurate, lighter, shorter. Would look better to, to my mind.

I see the .308 Texan is still not available, Hunter supply makes a lot of Ammo in .308. If PA wants to promote the other Texan gun’s I would suggest trying Ammo that you guys don't have, and find a good grouping round. Most people are going to be turned off when they see bad groups @ 45 yards. I know you want to promote your products only but I know you want to sell guns also….

Powerful , but all over the place. Imagine 100 yards!

I quit watching after the accuracy eval. Who cares about the rest if you can't hit what you're shooting at?

the average FPE is WRONG!!! when the test of the .30 caliber???? thanks

I've got a question why do all the Big Bore Airguns shoot so bad the groups are terrible you would think for that kind of money that you would spend on a gun like that if you can't hit hole on hole that's a waste of money

every time I see this, I think is it a giant caulking gun, a rivet driver, a super syringe for the ultimate addict.. I know estetics aren't everything but..?

Dude, like your review, loose the earrings.

I think it needs heavy ammo

👍👍👍👍👍💎

Se necesita algún permiso

Gui ve vn cho khẩu

Why do you think the accuracy is not all that great with this gun? I mean, lets face it, those are not really great groups for 45 yards. Could the accuracy be suffering due to the fact that the weapons barrel is so long, which generates more speed and power but the projectile is being affected by the recoil of the weapon as it is in the barrel for far too long.

How could you say the accuracy is sufficient with a straight face. That was not a great demonstration. Sorry.

That is a seriously cool looking rifle... the GunPower Stealth on steroids!!!

That is a seriously cool looking rifle... the GunPower Stealth on steroids!!!

Whats up Tyler? Not that its your fault but man, the accuracy is sub par for only 45 yards. Airforce is one of my fav style of airguns but i'm afraid they missed the mark with the twist rate therefore accuracy on this gun. I hope the 308 is much better and that Airforce doesn't choose something like a 10" twist. AIRFORCE: 1 in 14"-16" twist rates are pretty fast for a 357 cal airgun. Roundball accuracy falls off once you get UNDER 1-20" twist in MOST BIG BORES and perform even better with slower twist. Once you get into the TEENS twist rate like 14" or 16" or 18" twist, RB accuracy suffers. With this level of power, a 1-26" twist would have been much better suited. But if you guys made the guns SPECIFICALLY for 190 gr 357 ammo (word on the street), then, i guess you've done well in that regards. But you sure limit your consumers. As Tyler said to someone else down below in the comments, you guys should really pay more attention to the forum guys and don't be afraid to give us credit for what we have done with these guns over the years. There is a happy medium between, SAFETY, ACCURACY and POWER and its easily achieved Just my .02

somethng is wrong with the acurracy ,.....they shoot in low power at 45 yards ?

I would expect a lot better accuracy out of a 1000.00 airgun.

for the price would seem like one be able to get a better grouping ... on another note who dialed in the scope " helen keller?" any marksman worth his salt knows that if you got the scope tuned in to shoot round ball projectiles its going to differentiate significantly for the other slugs you were shooting.......

this thing is horribly overpriced. shouldn't cost a dollar over 750.

condor cal.22 fire accurately over 100m?

extremely poor accuracy.

is this guy that terrible of a shot or is this thing really about as accurate as a slingshot?

can it be regulated ?

Not impressed. I like my .22 Condor.

Man what a terrible grouping gun that's no good at all

Air Force absolutly refuses to take advice on proper barrel twist for the cal. in bullets. My Air Force based Custom .257 Dot At 100 from Doug Nobel and R&L Airguns will print a 5 shot group, well under an inch at 100 yards! Why, oh why won't airforce listen and use a proper barrel designed fro bullets, rather than trying to shoot actual bullets thru a barrel with rifling suited to pellets I will Never understand! They have thru arrogance, have put down anyone building big bores from their frames. Now that they are doing it, they refuse to learn from what we have tested and learned thru hard work. They have been given all the info, but ignore it. All they seem to care about it having a high muzzle velocity for 1 shot in able to brag about it in advertizing rather than producing a product with accuracy and good shot count. Have they learned nothing from the way Serious Airgunners have turned their backs on Gammo due their same misguided antics? Gamo has become the laughing stock of serious Air gunner the world over. the only real customers Gamo has left are the Big Box Stores..I hope Air Force opens their eyes before they are branded with the same "badge of Dishonor"! It is a platform that has almost unlimited possibilities. It should not be the tuners, and we the customers that have to properly finish these guns with barrels, hammers, springs and valves that operate properly for the caliber! KnifeMaker

Hi Tayler, is the scope you use in this video Hawke Vantage 4-12x40 AO using mildot GLASS reticle or wire reticle? by the way nice video and review, Thanks

someone should make a mag fed version

what are hammer and spring dimensions?

34" barrel. Nice. Great accuracy. Need to tune the dial for accuracy. 2" group at 50. Maybe the slugs needs more yards to get stable. That's how some powder gun's work sometime

What was your power setting at

I'll stick to my bulldog 357

Khâu nay ơ viet nam co ban k

Air force guns are not that accurate. you need to check in to cricket air gun pullpup. a lot more accurate !!!!

So how loud is this thing compared to say a suppressed 357 mag rifle with subsonic ammo?

I come from in indonesia. I like it .how much the shotgun is. Pliss

errr this gun shoots way better than this, you are doing something wrong or this is an older version of the gun. My texan has a lothar walther barrel and groups 1 inch at 50 yards with most ammo

brapa harga om

ALL IRRELEVANT SINCE, TWO YEARS LATER, THEY AREN'T AVAILABLE.

Big gun. Buth, accuracy is not good. Maybe in a 100Y testing?

Pretty rounded. LOL

not impressed. Need better groups what about the JSB 81gr.

Is this considered a "deadly weapon", i.e.would it be lethal to a human being?

How to distinguish genuine lorar airforce condor barrel?

Terrible accuracy

Do you have to buy their round ball or can you just use a musket ball

not really impressed with the accuracy....I'm very happy with my 25cal Condor,and I'm ordering the 457 Texan. Have no plans to shoot it at 250 or 500 yds,but I would be disappointed with that level of accuracy.

Hey Tyler, I've been talking with a few ppl about the Texan .357 seems like AirForce has too fast of a twist rate in the bbl 1:16.25 better suited for the longer and heavier AMMO. Give us airgunners a bit to play with her and soon enough we will get the best AMMO for her. Great gun with plenty of power. I will be talking with Edwin with Airguns of Tx and see if his Tophat and restricter will work on the Texan .357 Great info you gave us. Thnx Brother Man

Ơ đâu bán a

việt nam mình súng khác nhỉ

Hi very poor accuracy if it groups like that at only 45 yards I think it would be a lot worse further out.

it seems the Texan is Hold sensitive!!>

I'll take a dragon claw instead.

How much in the Philippines??

Accuracy sucks, either that or you just can't shoot.

Dep vai luon

so balls fly faster than shells?

What scope are iu using

What twist this barrel is？

How to buy this 22cl uk

How do the jsb' shoot?

gee...Didja even sight the gun in ? or ur not so good shootin.

Como puedo adquirir uno

想要就找我

漂亮

Groups like from break barrel airgun

Hum much

Can we buy it

Haw much broo

Very powerful

i own the 45 version and it's even worse accuricy

The Speed??

.357 snub nose revolver velocity

How can I get the gun. Me from India (Arunachal Pradesh) tell me...