Benjamin Bulldog .457 looks interesting

[Eskimo_Airgunner]

Not a fan of the bulldog design. I sure wish crosman would make a big bore rifle in a classic configuration or bottle gun.

That's just it, last year when the Gunnar was being unveiled by Crosman, it was supposed to also be available in .457.

[Eskimo_Airgunner]

Wayne,

Don’t you mean elk or bear? 

Here in NY, they proposed big game Airgun use a number of years ago.  But, it was never approved.  Not sure what the opposition was, or if it just didn’t have the support.

If I bought a 45 cal that means there's good options for .457 molds available, I would much rather cast whatever I might be shooting.  By the way I read that email I can get a 10% discount if I buy one, it is tempting though.  I do like the AEA big bores and they're about the same weight as the Bulldog and I do like the wood stocks on them as well, who knows what will be for sale right around August is what I'm thinking by the way that AEA is pumping out newer guns continuously.

I cast for my .357 Bulldog, 106 grain SWC, 127 grain RFP, 155 grain Keith HP and 173 grain Keith bullet.  I make them from pellet lead dug out of a back stop so that they will deform and mush up well.

[Spacebus]

From all accounts parts are easy to get, but I agree, it's not like ordering from Crosman. Even other American airgun manufacturers, Like AirForce, don't have the amazing parts resources that Crosman has, they really have a special niche.

This is just a personal anecdote and hardly indicative of Crosman as a whole, but the only rifle I have that is difficult to deal with is my only Crosman. The rest of my rifles are Chinese or Korean (not sure on the Daisy) and only the Korean rifle has had zero issues. My Chinese guns only started leaking when I started tinkering, but they haven't had a leak since I got them dialed in and stopped opening them up. The only hard to get thing for my SPA guns are barrels, but that wasn't the case not that long ago. Haven't had to get anything for my AEA yet, but the vendor is very responsive to email.

I am glad to hear AEA has been good about parts, I want an AEA .45 in the worst way but I will never buy a gun again that I can't easily get parts for. I am less than impressed with Air Venturi. It has been months and I can't seem to get a hold of anyone about getting a part for my 909. I was recently talking with a friend who is working for a start up company that bought out a few smaller airgun companies. They are bringing a few of their own gun designs to the market this year and he was asking me what I thought. I told him I like the specs and the price point but what about parts availability? He said he has been pushing for a huge parts resource since he started with them. They are listening. I told him if he could make a section of their website dedicated to ordering parts directly with no calling or emails he would have a winner. Time will tell where they land with it but if they can do that I will become a fanboy!

Talk to Will P. of https://sites.google.com/site/saddlemountaingunsmith for Senca/Sam Yang rifles.

I agree that a Crosman style parts website is king for repeat buyers.

Wes almost has that with SPA parts, but he doesn't always have everything available, but that's no fault of his I'm sure.

[redlined_b16a]

[Greg_E]

I'm surprised the one in the thumbnail still has the cover over the fill port, most of them break the first time you remove them. I put a generic cap on my 357.

[redlined_b16a]

The fill port location is a pain to shoot teathered.

[bear air]

Can't wrap my head around why crosman refuses to make a traditional rifle in big bore caliber. Not a fan of the bulldog design.

[Nomadic Pirate]

Can't wrap my head around why crosman refuses to make a traditional rifle in big bore caliber. Not a fan of the bulldog design.

Same here, they have the platform..........or for that matter .22 .25 and .30
ditch the Marauder and build around this platform, no need to go to Turkey either to bring in their guns.

[Ironman482]

I too would appreciate a traditional stocked bulldog , but dang I've taken 7 deer with my 357 BD so I can't bad mouth it to much.with the technology today you'd think someone would have come up with a affordable replacement stock by now.

[Greg_E]

I still find it odd that they didn't put a linkage on the lever and move the charging handle forward!

I'm sure the lack of traditional rifle stock comes from wanting to keep the assembly to a shorter size, a stick would put it out at 40+ inches long, much like the Hammer (44 inches). Walking around in the woods could prove more difficult with a longer rifle, but I think many people would accept it and prefer it. Not for me, but that's fine, we can enjoy it is different ways. All I want is either a forward charge handle, or a pump mechanism.

Of course with only 3 shots, is it really needed to move the handle? Probably not. Like the Hammer, this is not really a go shoot targets gun.