You can make your own bolts but it's a bit of work, Airbolt hasn't sold .357 for over 2 years so I would suggest .45 or .50one thing to keep in mind buying a rifle to shoot Airbolts is that maximum barrel length as to be 21-22" I think ?I can be shorter because you can cut the shaft to length but the Bolts will not shoot out of longer barrels.The inline System is great because the power automatically increases with the weight of the bolt, My REX .357 that with JSB pellets is a 150 FPE gun shoots the 389gr Bolts at 505 fps for 225 FPE,......no mods to the gun a 75 FPE gain.An arrow traveling art 500 fps with a good broadhead ( gotta make sure you use good ones ) will take down any game woridwide.
having joint accounts with a spouse seems like a double edge sword.( wife and I pay all the bills together , but the remainder is kept in our own accounts so i never consult her on any purchase ) . Id look at the new aea line , they have 50 cal bullpups for about 670 ( right at 400 fpe ) Theyre coming out with new stuff all the time and pretty economical.. I think they will also have a .45 version..
As a walking arrow shooter hunter I don't think you can beat the inline platforms like AirForce and Evanix REX, they are just soooo light and perfectly balanced for Offhand shooting and all day carry.I've never tried to shoot the Dragon Claw at full power because I though 385 fps was more then plenty at it gave me a great 6 shots flat string at half power.I don't think .45 or .50 makes a difference,.....I just love the sound of a .50 cal there's a certain lore for that caliber
Yeah hard to beat a 600 FPE gun that weights 6 # at 39"Just remember that you will need to cut of 4" of Barrel if you use the Airbolts
So I was just thinking,the Texan then would shoot a 400gr arrow at about 850 fps,...I really like to see if arrows can even take that speed, that's insane but if it works something to see for sure I can tell you one thing tho, good luck making a backstop that works I love to see a detailed process of that
I found that a large pile of wood chips works well for stopping my crossbow bolts, with out damage, and I can test it with my broadheads on. To get the bolt out just dig around the hole and grab the flights and pull lightly.