Can you tell me what the name of this gun is?

Question

I saw a commercial a while back but I can't remember what the brand of the gun was, it was a pellet gun that had so much power that it could drop a bear. Do you have any idea what I am talking about, and if you were me and had to choose between that gun or a normal rifle for boar hunting which would you choose?

Answer 1

I don't know the name of the air rifle (guns are the big things on ships that shoot 100 pound rounds)

I would use a centerfire  rifle

Depending on the size of the hog/boar will dictate the caliber.

You can take a piglet with a 22LR but a 350 pounder will require something larger unless you can place the shot behind the ear every time.

I use a 30 carbine for inside 75 yards and a 308 for inside 150 yards after that I let the live.

Answer 2

You'd have a better chance using voo-doo than an air rifle. Don't get pulled in my fads and stick to the tried-and-true calibers.

Answer 3

Are you talking about a Quakenbush air gun?

http://www.quackenbushairguns.com/

Personally, I think I'd prefer a normal rifle (either a .243 or a .30-30) for boar, but that's just me. The Quakenbush generates roughly as much power as a .357 magnum so it would work, but I'd feel better hunting something ill tempered like boar with something with a bit more ommph.

Answer 4

I have never heard of a pellet gun that could drop a bear. However, a good old fashioned .30-30 would take care of most bears.

Answer 5

The Koreans make a .45 caliber air rifle that sends the slug at 850 feet per second just like a .45 pistol. I don't remember the name of it but it is available in the states. My friend had one and it would go through both sides of an empty steel drum. It was a lever action repeater that charged off a scuba tank.

Answer 6

Commercials often lie. There's no pellet gun I'd use for hunting bears or boars.