Great looking bigbores!! I like them.by peter-n - Gary's Galleries
That's some awesome carving Gary! I love it!by peter-n - Gary's Galleries
Jerry, I agree with you 100%! I also appreciate extremely fine custom bigbores that Gary makes. To me, the custom gun is more than an effective tool to hunt with, but I'd also take great pride in ownership and enjoy holding and admiring a great looking, custom built hunting gun; and appreciate that it was built by hand from a skillfully and talented AirgunSmith. Gary built and designed a vasby peter-n - Gary's Galleries
This gun looks amazing Gary! It looks like a Dragon and it's worthy the name of one. I have seen the $20,000 to $30,000 guns in Bass Proshop special gun room, and for the price I wasn't impressed, some of your guns and this one impressed the heck out of me.by peter-n - Gary's Galleries
Neil, all I can say is Gary knows best, he knows what he's talking about. I've been around airguns for 20 years, but when he's talking, I listen he..he..by peter-n - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Nice looking slugs Seppo, look like they could fly true in a smoothbore.by peter-n - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Thanks for the advice Gary! You're right about the bigger balls, a 48 to 60 gr ball with 80 fpe would be lethal on the coyote if hit in the vitals. But it's a catch 22, the 20 guage shot wad could only hold 6 of the 00 buckshot or 5 of the 000. I'd have to test it out. I don't want to be surprised that my shot load was inefficient when the coyote showed up after hours or days of hunting them. Siby peter-n - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
After I studied more at the buckshot pattern, I think I'd have to limit my shot on the coyote to 25 yards instead of 35. That way the pattern is tighter and denser. I also don't know if I should go for the 00 buckshot, at 6 shots with about 80 fpe apiece and weigh 48 gr each, it might be better. But with only 6 shots total, the hits would be sparse with maybe only 2 or 3. I'd have to test it toby peter-n - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
He..he.. Come on Gary, 10 bucks camera is really good for.......maybe one shot, then throw it away! If I buy one, I'm going get a decent one he..he..by peter-n - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
I took the pictures with the iphone, there's no setting for size. I need to get a new digital camera. I have an electronic call, I'll try it out on the coyotes. Should be fun....by peter-n - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
I went and tested some 20 guage buckshot and shot loads for the coyotes and jackrabbits. I used the 1 1/4 oz #4 buckshot load for coyote, and the 3/4 oz #4 shot for the jackrabbit. The 519 gr #4 buckshot load shot out at 645 fps for a 479 fpe. With 23 pellets, so each carries about 21 fpe, I think it should be good enough for the coyote. The #4 buckshot is a .245 caliber and weighs 22.6 gr apieby peter-n - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Great videos Jerry! I really enloyed it. It's great that Timmy had fun and got to tried out all the nice bigbores, especially the Dragon "The Ultimate Bigbore". Not too many kids or adults are fortunate enough to get to hold and shoot it, in my opinion, probably the greatest bigbore of all time! It's great that you and your son had fun and enjoying the hobby together.by peter-n - Video Library
Nice shooting there Neil!by peter-n - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Very impressive gun Gary! it will be a Masterpiece!!by peter-n - Gary's Galleries
Gary, I think you're right. No wonder you've been quiet all along about this project. In the back of my mind, I kinda knew the arrow won't be able to take the full energy blast of this gun, and even if it could, it probably won't fly straight. I probably could modified the gun to make it work like they did with Swivelmachine Work, which is to build the inner hollow tube in the center of the bareby peter-n - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Rottorhead, Thanks again! Your a genius! This simple but great idea will work with minimum hassels, this way I don't have to build the arrow holder at the front of the barrel. Good thing about shooting arrow with airpowered is that if it shot too fast for accuracy, I could always lower the psi for less speed. Even at 600 fps, with the 500 gr arrow, it would still get 400 fpe! I have seen aby peter-n - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
I'm not going to try anything heavier than the 700 gr slug. I think, it will be alright with that weight. I've shot the 340 soft lead slug, and even with a choked barrel, it shot ok, with 803 fps. I take Gary's advice serious, and not going try the super heavy slugs. If I ever do, I would have stand 10 feet away and with a rope pulling the trigger he.. he.. No, I love my gun and my face tooby peter-n - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Man, that's a brilliant idea!! Just one question, what is a torus ring? And Just to make sure, I need to cut the ring all the way thru right? Thanks a lot man! It's simple, but a great idea. And if everything workouts, the 500 fpe arrow with the broadhead will blow all the way thru a moose lenth wise! They have taking the 5000 lbs hippos with the 120 fpe bow, imagine what this gun can do.by peter-n - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
That is AWESOME looking!!! Your designs are unique and extraordinary looking! I like them.by peter-n - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
If that rabbit is that smart, he deserved to live he.he. Jerry, I want one of that slug missile you talking about to shoot in my 20 guage he..he..by peter-n - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
I looked over the breech and the bolt, the breech is very thick, and the bolt and bolt handle is also very thick and robustly built. I think this gun can take the 700 gr up to 1000 gr slug with no problem.by peter-n - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
The barrel was choked so it's not a removable choke. Yes, I have a chronograph. Thanks for the infos!by peter-n - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Can't wait to see the pictures and infos. I really like these ultra bore guns.by peter-n - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Thanks Gary for the advice and warning! You have scared me away he..he.. You know best, so I'm not even going to try it. It's just that I've always been curious. Now I know.by peter-n - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
This might be a silly question, but I'm curious and wonder how much energy increase would my 500 fpe gun shooting the 2000gr .62 slug? It seems for every 200 gr increase of the slug in a bigbore, the energy goes up about 100 fpe. Or is there a point of diminish return? Hummm, I would like to try it out. And since I can't find any 2000 gr slug, I'm going to fuse all the smaller slugs together wiby peter-n - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
I plan to use the factory 30 in arrow, the wad will give it a good air seal, the gun will shoot the wad with the arrow out. I just need to know how to build the arrow holder at the front of the barrel. Thanks.by peter-n - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
It's been done with Swivelmachine work, they build airgun shooting arrows, even rimfire shooting arrows, but they have a special barrel with a hollow tube in the center of the barrel and use a hollow arrow. My barrel is 30 in, so 22 in bolt is not going to work. My modified 20 guage wad and the arrow holder in front of the barrel probably will keep the arrow center in the barrel. Thanks for yourby peter-n - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
I've been thinking about shooting arrow with my 20 guage air shotgun. It uses the 20 guage shot wad, so I probably could use the 30 in arrow and just load the arrow from the barrel, the 20 guage wad can hold the end of the arrow in place. I probanly would need to build some kind of arrow holder at the front of the barrel. Maybe one of the arrow rests from the store would work also, I just have toby peter-n - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Hi Paul! Welcome! It's a very nice gun. I wouldn't worry about parts unavailability, as there are after market tuners who can repair almost any guns.by peter-n - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Nice settup there Jerry! Look like you're pretty serious about long range snipping. I see you even have the micro lever to prevent canting for God sake he..he.. Nice group!by peter-n - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum