Repeater Big Bores

[VaporTrail]

Curious about what options are out there. Looking more for .357 range and above, magazine fed (no single shot), and over or at least near to 200FPE mark. Full length rifles are a third option, with Bullpups and Carbines being the first two. Must be forward side lever; cheek or ear oriented ones are a no go. Semi auto would be the bee's knees, but I'd like for it to be reliable; a rifle isn't going to be much fun to shoot if it's constantly on the repair bench.

Budget? As long as it's not on the upper end of the stratosphere. About 1500, lower if possible so that optics and gear are a possibility. Used is acceptable too, just in case anyone has some tasty offerings. 

Sooo...what would be one's options?

[redlined_b16a]

[Nomadic Pirate]

Right now Pyramyd has a MAX .45 for sale

https://www.pyramydair.com/product/evanix-max-ml-bullpup?m=3394

[rsterne]

Slayer....

Bob

[rkr]

I put a 21" .357 barrel to my Sniper X2 and it's shooting over 210 fpe. With .45 barrel they do around 200 fpe untuned. If you have money get the slayer.

[VaporTrail]

I've been waiting for word on when these will be coming out. Lol...its actually one of the rifles that's on the top of the list.

Now if they would just ship them already. And what about parts?

[VaporTrail]

Right now Pyramyd has a MAX .45 for sale

https://www.pyramydair.com/product/evanix-max-ml-bullpup?m=3394

Bruddah Manny...I've heard about these. They seem to be alright performance-wise, but for a .45, I'd like for it to be cranking out at least another 100FPE. If they had that, I'd be all over them.

[VaporTrail]

Slayer....

Bob

Definitely where I want to be in terms of power. Definitely not where I want to be in terms of budget. New almost 3k, used about 1900 to 2k+? And then we have that whole fiasco that happened earlier with some of the members.  Waiting a year for a 3k dollar airgun is quite the stretch. Being strung along with false assurances and sometimes outright silent treatment is even worse.

Don't get me wrong...a Slayer is an absolutely exquisite gun. Sadly, though...there's no way I'd deal with the company brand new. 

[VaporTrail]

I put a 21" .357 barrel to my Sniper X2 and it's shooting over 210 fpe. With .45 barrel they do around 200 fpe untuned. If you have money get the slayer.

rkr... is that a stock Sniper? Please tell me no, otherwise I'm going kick myself in the soldier factory for passing on that Sniper a couple months back.

Slayer? A used one would be nice!

[Privateer]

Manny had a nice .50 Sniper for sale awhile back.
Who grabbed that?
 

[darkcharisma]

What? no one mentioned Benjamin Bulldog? get one on sale now for $635 and put a $179  JSAR balanced valve in and you will hit above 200fpe. side lever on the right, not forward.

Ya, there's no way i would pay $3000 plus...way over budget! all the rumors about extended waiting times too...

[rkr]

I put a 21" .357 barrel to my Sniper X2 and it's shooting over 210 fpe. With .45 barrel they do around 200 fpe untuned. If you have money get the slayer.

rkr... is that a stock Sniper? Please tell me no, otherwise I'm going kick myself in the soldier factory for passing on that Sniper a couple months back.

Slayer? A used one would be nice!

Bigger ports and double hammer spring. The point being it is rather light and short if you take away that fake shroud and hand guard and it is also capable of producing 200 fpe with some small mods that cost next to nothing. With those same mods the gun with 21" .45 barrel was doing 270 fpe. As was said bulldog is a good budget candidate and since it has a long barrel it can produce quite impressive power figures.

[screwwork]

Used Slayer's pop up every once in a while, thou they don't last long before being sold. that is how I picked mine up.
Now JSAR announced they are releasing a .357 Raptor next year capable of 280fpe if I remember correctly? I'm just throwing it out there for you to consider. 

[VaporTrail]

Manny had a nice .50 Sniper for sale awhile back.
Who grabbed that?
 

Lol. Hmmm....I woooonder who? 

[VaporTrail]

I put a 21" .357 barrel to my Sniper X2 and it's shooting over 210 fpe. With .45 barrel they do around 200 fpe untuned. If you have money get the slayer.

rkr... is that a stock Sniper? Please tell me no, otherwise I'm going kick myself in the soldier factory for passing on that Sniper a couple months back.

Slayer? A used one would be nice!

Bigger ports and double hammer spring. The point being it is rather light and short if you take away that fake shroud and hand guard and it is also capable of producing 200 fpe with some small mods that cost next to nothing. With those same mods the gun with 21" .45 barrel was doing 270 fpe. As was said bulldog is a good budget candidate and since it has a long barrel it can produce quite impressive power figures.

Dangit...I was afraid you were gonna say something like that. Now I'm really regretting passing on the Sniper. It was a 50 cal, so that would've had good potential for FPE.

I have two springs for the double HS mod for my Winchester. Maybe I'll try that out. Also, I don't think the stock HS is at its max setting. I wish there was some place where I could buy parts for it...that way I'd be more amenable to trying out modifications.

As for the Bulldog, if there were some way to beef up that sidelever and move it forward, I'd be willing to try it. The rear cocking lever/bolt just nixes it for me.

[VaporTrail]

What? no one mentioned Benjamin Bulldog? get one on sale now for $635 and put a $179  JSAR balanced valve in and you will hit above 200fpe. side lever on the right, not forward.

Ya, there's no way i would pay $3000 plus...way over budget! all the rumors about extended waiting times too...

Hmm...I got the responses mixed up. Sorry, darkcharisma.

The BD was the first big bore that I looked at. Then I got a Bullboss and I got sold on the forward lever. I've passed on the Krals, Flashpups, Taipans and the BD.

I do like the BD for the amount of power it can put out straight from the box. And looking over some of the mod threads, it seems like it doesn't take much to turn it into a respectable slinger. We gotta find a way to make it a forward side lever...

[VaporTrail]

Used Slayer's pop up every once in a while, thou they don't last long before being sold. that is how I picked mine up.
Now JSAR announced they are releasing a .357 Raptor next year capable of 280fpe if I remember correctly? I'm just throwing it out there for you to consider.

Well now...this changes the game up a bit. Is the fill pressure still 4500? I wish they'd drop it a little...maybe to like 3800. My poor tank and compressors won't be able to keep up with 4500.

I think I'll head over to JSAR and see what's happening. Thanks for the tip screwwork!

[screwwork]

I would bet it will not have a reg for max fpe and most likely Ti tube, probably the same fill pressure as the .257 without a reg? I'm not sure what the fill pressure would be 4 max? JSAR would be the guys to ask.

[redlined_b16a]

I just bought a bulldog
I was very hesitant because of the rear side lever,weak aluminum side lever,the lenth of the rifle and I'm not a Crosman/Benjamin fan.
My Bullboss turned me off on the bullpup design.

However I pulled the trigger on the Bulldog.
Fell in love.
Unlike the Bullboss the Bulldog is well balanced and feels so much lighter despite it being longer it has less steel on it and a larger airtube.

There are Aftermarket steel charge handles avalible.
My requirements were a .357 that produced 10 shots above 120 ft lbs.
Mainly wanted a pellet shooter.
The Bulldog has exceeded my needs and expectations so far.
I believe the Bulldog is the best airgun Benjamin ever produced.
Time will tell.
A foward side lever would be awesome but the rear design is something I can live with.
Especially with the 20% off I got from Pyramid Air.
Maybe I sound biased since I have the New Gun Fever.
I have loved and hated my Bullboss over the years.
Currently love it as long as I have JSB ammo.....anything else I hate the poor accuracy.

[maraudinglizard]

I would take a look at the Atamans, I was hesitant at first with the M2R bullpup, but that has all gone away. It's regulated, 7 shot mag with 10 shots per fill before it drops off. Accurate right out of the box(comes with a Lothar Walther barrel), easy to load and cock, the trigger is 1lb or just a little less, weighs about 9lbs with scope. I haven't chronied it yet but it's probably pushing about 150fpe with 92gr pellets. The cocking lever is in the rear of the gun but does not hinder the cheek placement. It does have some limitation with the size of pellets fitting the magazine, if to long it will not index properly. Fill for this gun is 300bar, so you will need something that can fill it. DonnyFL moderators fit gun very well and do a great job of taming the report. I can shoot offhand with the scope, it's well balanced and easy to carry. I do have a very minor leak with it but it doesn't affect the overall performance of the gun. It takes a few days for it to leak down and I expect that with it being new, I have had new guns do that in the past and with regular filling and shoot, the issue went away.  The price may not make it in your set goal, I caught this gun on sale with PA a few weeks ago and got it close to your set goal. The gun is well made, nothing loose or floppy on it, the wood has a nice finish to it. I am happy with it, so far it has met all my expectations.