A Day at the Range – Airforce Airguns “Texan”

The Airforce Texan at the Gun Range

It has been far too long since I visited my local gun range. A month or so ago, in a pinch for time, I visited a local Austin indoor range but they charge by the hour and I like a more relaxed feeling when I am immersed in the shooting sports. Like most people, I don’t like to be rushed by the clock doing something I enjoy. My normal range is an outdoor range located Northwest of Austin and they charge a daily rate for shooting time. This range is also where I cut my teeth at learning about guns, calibers, ballistics, and other working pieces in the realm of firearms. Formerly Stan Shooting Range, the Lone Star Range & Academy has undergone many transformations under its new owner and I was impressed, to say the least. at the new developments at this range.

I visited the range to sight in one of my beloved guns, a custom FN Mauser chambered in .270 as the scope had been off on its last outing with a friend of mine. The main reason for the trip was to spend some time behind the “Texan” from Airforce Airguns, the most powerful big bore production air rifle on the market.

The Mac & Prowler TV show team came up with the name of “The Beast” when shooting the first prototype of this gun. It shoots a .45 caliber slug at around 1,000 feet per second which is impressive to say the least. This is a true big game air gun and I plan to film a hog hunting video with it very soon. So it’s powerful. How about accuracy? I’m glad to asked. Here is a picture of one of my groups. This was before I dialed it into the 10 ring later:

It is most definitely one of my favorite guns and one of the coolest guns I own. Check out the podcast “Prowler” Bill Henson and I did on this gun and the other airguns available from Airforce:

My plan is to take this gun on a hog or exotic game hunt in the very near future. If you haven’t checked out airguns in the shooting sports realm, now is the time! It is fun way to enjoy the shooting sports and Airforce Airguns makes some phenomenal airguns. Thank you as always for watching, reading, and listening! Have an awesome day in the outdoors!