AirForce Texan Carbon Fiber Bottles with Huge Power! Over 700 Foot-Pounds of Energy!

Correction: AirForce has clarified that there isn't a new heavier hammer spring and one is NOT needed with the new bottle!
AirForce has upped the ante once again and their new line of carbon fiber (CF) bottle Texans are producing over 700 foot-pounds of energy in .45 caliber! The .45 cal Texan and Texan LSS are both over 700 fpe and the Carbine and SS are now up to 600 fpe. This is nuts!
This increase in power is due to the combination of the new TX2 valve, which has been standard on the recent .45 cal Texans, and the new carbon fiber bottles that are able to handle pressures up to 3625 psi (250 BAR).
This translates into extreme knockdown power with very heavy slugs and if you are shooting moderately heavy projectiles like Nielsen 290 and 350 grain slugs you will have a much flatter trajectory, giving you more wiggle room when ranging a animal.
The tanks are available separately but if you buy the CF version of the Texan you save a lot of money, so pick one up now and start sending lead down range!
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[@airgundepot]

Correction! We had a misunderstanding about the heavier hammer spring. There is no new hammer spring and one is NOT needed with the new tanks!

[@zenteckmb1]

All the texans are compatible? Do u sell te carbon fiber tank separately?

[@SuperGokuSon]

Can you also replace the Regular valve with TX2 valve?

[@freedomchannel3656]

What brand slug did you load into the airgun during the intro skit?

[@billreynolds2766]

Is there a larger volume tank?

[@billreynolds2766]

Larger tank available?

[@Tofazfou]

Good shot on the can. Airforce is getting it together..........WOOHOO!

[@alexs1972]

I LOVE that movie. You guys nailed the bucket scene perfectly😂

[@thomasmuhl7340]

Hunting for over 55 years... Accuracy is absolutely everything! Hunting with 45-70 / 3/.308 / 30.06 / .243 Shooting crop damage issues! When I got into Airgun hunting... OMG.... It gets the job done... Do your job and it will do it's!

[@bigearl8687]

300 yards, good shooting...I wish Texan would offer these gun with a traditional stock,regulator like the umarex hammer 50cal ..good review

[@easternblocairguns2728]

Love it! Great movie! Great reenactment!

[@1960fusion]

i understand your issue with the short "length of pull", i have a long length of pull and would probably install a traditional recoil pad on it to make it work for me...thanks for the review!

[@airguns_rc]

Awesome shot Travis. Soda can at the distance is impressive.

[@zhingonizuka5537]

Great western setup guys. Love it! Mr Chris is a shooter too. Airforce continues to impress with that means Xmas shopping list getting longer. 😂

[@Tico_con_nikon]

The Seneca Dragon Claw on the wall is like: TF

[@kainenmattison3665]

The short vids are awesome lol

[@Monkeydad1969]

Great intro. Nice shot Travis. I need to get back there for some long ranging with you and Jason. Ryan can come too.

[@russellbowers8637]

Quigley lol, that was epic!

[@marshalllaw4116]

My favorite movie

[@nelsonortiz1548]

Wow that's one massive gun! ;)

[@tomdaigneault1380]

Fun intro clip!

[@HunterTom]

One word: EPIC :D

[@r.vargas5410]

I need a "Intervention" 😩 I'm "Hooked On Air "! lol 😂

[@james1795]

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[@thelordsmarksman7377]

Love the movie lol great job

[@phillipmendiola1257]

DAAAAAAAAMM , HE'LL OF A PCP RIFLE , NICE REVIEW AND PRESINTATION .

[@MANNYENGMAIL]

Nice Video! Like what Airforce is doing, always keeping in top of its game! Have several questions, 1) how do the family of Texans compare to each other in practical terms? 2) I have a Texan SS in .457, is there any benefit on changing valve and airbotle? is there and upgrade program in Airforce?

[@airgundepot]

Yes, we would recommend upgrading to the new TX2 valve and carbon fiber bottle. You will get about 100fpe more, which translates to a much flatter shot trajectory.

[@nealtressler1661]

Good video, Travis... quite impressive, but I want to hear results with the LS. I simply wouldn’t carry a gun that size in the woods... I’ve had issues with the standard Tex in blinds, still hunting, etc, and consider it my limit ... however, with the LS, you can have a low noise level at full length, or remove the moderator for a compact gun... now, if we could bump 600 ftlbs with,say, a 280-300 grn hollowpoint.....

[@99prochargedbird85]

This Airforce Texan has the suppressor with the shorter barrel. How much does this version lose from the longer barrel version, has anyone really compared the two guns.

[@urbanairgunner6402]

Great video guy's!

[@caseyl3631]

Brilliant, intro was fun!

[@allengrant]

GREAT Movie !!

[@903environment]

Do have to change the spring,after purchasing the tank

[@rebelfromva]

What is the best setup for whitetail up to 100 yards. Which Texan and grain/pellet setup

[@AlAndaluz63]

Wish Texan made shorter version with that power. I hunt in FL and swinging that barrel in the bush would be a mission.

[@airgundepot]

Unfortunately, you need the length to get that power.

[@willardjones8171]

They do it's the 30cal check it out those are bad ass I own all of the guns

[@tedsell1455]

Carbine

[@scotymccoy9405]

Lmao ty that was very funny , love it

[@ColoradoAirgunner]

Amazing gun!

[@johnwright8703]

i liked the skit.

[@265gh4302]

I live and hunt Alaska. How would shooting this at 10 degrees F, affect the accuracy?

[@AirForceAirguns1]

A lot....these guns are really affected by cold temps. We have run into it even hunting in the winter here in Texas. One of the best solutions we have found is wrapping the tank with Dura-Tech vet bandage and putting hand warmers in the wrap.

[@zenteckmb1]

@@AirForceAirguns1wow

[@phillipmendiola1257]

Like the new( logo ) and shirt very kool , will there be shirts and hats to purchase .

[@airgundepot]

We probably won't have them for sale, but we will be giving them out at different competitions and shows.

[@phillipmendiola1257]

Airgun Depot , KOOL

[@dannybolman7739]

Good skit guys!

[@airgundepot]

Thanks!

[@majonpinarello]

That was funnnny

[@airgundepot]

Glad you liked it!

[@jamescole5797]

I would like to see the CF tank for 247 308 357 too

[@markminyard4874]

I am very interested in the airforce texan lss cf. I want the combo kit but you are only selling it with the aluminum tank combination. Will you be selling the combo kit with the carbon fiber tank in the near future?

[@Scott-cu4ol]

great video. i’m new to pcp rifles. can you recommend bullet weights for coyotes at 200 yards and also deer at 40 yards from a tree stand. I will be shooting the new Air force Texan Carbine with all the African air ordinance upgrades. it will arrive next week. Thank you.

[@jgairguns4332]

Can you get the some accuracy and distance with the SS carbon fiber as the LSS carbon fiber. I guess my question would be why would you want the LSS over the SS ?

[@kainenmattison3665]

If only airforce would give use an adjustable trigger....

[@edcrus]

yeah the triggers deff leave something to be desired when you are used to match grade triggers. I will say this after some trigger time on them you will get used to that spongy feeling. I wish they would give us a trigger that is like my RAW HM1000X LRT .25 and .30 but thats wishful thinking. I dont ever expect a match grade 2 stage trigger from them so I really would be happy if they would just give us a creep/roll free 2lb single stage trigger, Im very used to match grade single stage triggers because I shoot a lot of ERL powder burners (its where we came from pushing the limits of extremely long range shots) if they would charge a 100 more and give us a match grade single stage trigger (IMHO this type of gun I would prefer a single stage trigger over a 2 stage trigger) that is adjustable from about 12 ounces to 2lbs we would benefit greatly from that when reaching out to the limits of what this gun can do. I just dont see them investing in designing a trigger group that is match quality and able to be produced in a cost efficient and timely way. its cheap and easy to build a trigger group that has some roll/slop in it but when tolerances become tight enough that there is near zero slop things start to cost a lot more to produce as does the machines to make the parts. I would have no problem with a fair increase in price based on just the trigger but I dont think most would be ok with that price increase and thats exactly why we will always have a trigger that works and is usable from airforce but NOT one that adds to the performance of the gun. if enough demand was around Im sure some machinist could build us match grade single or 2 stage trigger groups for the Airforce guns fairly easily if the demand was there. I would pay a machinist 200 to 250USD for a drop in parts match grade trigger group and be happy as a lark.

[@bobwilson1073]

If a heavier hammer spring is not required how are you addressing the valve lock-up at the medium weight range slugs?

[@UpNorthAirGunner]

Turn down the air pressure a bit. I found 3400 PSI for 350s and 3300-3350 for 290s, but those are estimates as your gauges will be different than mine.

[@timtullio1210]

@@UpNorthAirGunner So, can you turn down the power to 3400 for the 350's on the gun, or are you just filling the tank to 3400?

[@UpNorthAirGunner]

@@timtullio1210 Just filling to 3400. On my other Texan with the 4500 PSI kit and heavy hammer spring I found that 3300-3400 was the sweet spot for tight groups on the 290s and 350s anyway.

[@edcrus]

whats 200y 5 shot groups looking like with the NSA 290s? I have a HEAVILY modded Texan thats pretty much a full custom job in .257 that will shoot 5 shoot half minute groups all day long. I have never shot a stock Texan but would really love this gun 700+ftbs in .45 would be awesome for the big pigs on my land. with that kinda energy I would have no issues with taking rather long shots on them if the gun is capable of holding groups that I would be comfortable with to assure vital shots. I have a custom .45 thats running the NSA 290s at 470FTLBs and I have taken a lot of pigs in the 100 to 200lb range out to 300y and those slugs terminal performance is fantastic this gun will consistantly print 5 shot groups at 300y that are under 2.5 minute. adding another 200+ftlbs on top of that would be awesome and if this gun is capable of 200y groups that are 2 moa or better I will buy one right now.

[@airgundepot]

We need to take it out and do some groups at longer range. Right now we have sent it to Rick at Shooter1721 so follow him on Facebook and KZbin to see what he does with it!

[@MANNYENGMAIL]

Can my previous version Texan SS be updated with the new regulator and Carbon bottle ? I've written several email to AirForce Air guns with no answer....

[@michaelnorwood5888]

Yea, Airgun depot sells it on their site. www.airgundepot.com/airforce-carbon-fiber-spare-tank-spin-loc-457-caliber.html

[@sandyfraser100]

Where can I buy t6he tx2 valve or bottle or any spares for this gun.?

[@nhicamientay06768]

hi now the Taiwanese branch has supplied the gunpower branch to the market. Is the original gunpower branch produced by the company? Please help me.

[@airgundepot]

Yes, Gunpower is made by Airforce.

[@anonymousiswatching]

Hey can anyone give me some guidance on what site to buy pointed slugs from. Like not these hollow or rounded ones. I want somthing aerodynamic

[@kendalabarca6707]

Hello. At the first shot (0:48 - 0:51) the shooter put the slug backwards? Just courious... : )

[@monkpato]

No, it's a rebated boattail so it just looked like it was backwards.

[@kendalabarca6707]

Travis P Thank You. By the way...Nice Video Friends!!! 👍😁

[@dnick49]

Ha Ha Ha, great video and a great gun !!!!

[@airgundepot]

Thanks!

[@trpe71]

What if I just want to buy the Tx2 valve, do you guys sell it that way?

[@AirForceAirguns1]

All spare tanks come with the TX2 valve already installed, whether it be an Aluminium tank for Carbon Fiber, so all you would need it to get the spare tank of your choice and you are good to go.

[@jgairguns4332]

Any idea what was your FPE at the 300 yards or even 200 yards?

[@airgundepot]

No, we haven't figured bc on them yet, so no idea.

[@jgairguns4332]

Airgun Depot Do you think enough for a coyote kill.?

[@Starfighter-nk4mo]

JG & Airguns yeah I bet

[@dmithsmith5880]

@@jgairguns4332It ices Coyotes out to 200 250 yds all day long without any problem .. it would even take them out at 300yds as long as you were dialed in with psi in the tank vs grain weight vs holdover. 200 yards is pretty effortless though. Rough trajectory with 350grain and a full tank. Dialed in zero at 60 yds. 100yds 1/2 inch 150yds 4 inch 200yds 16 inch 250yds 28 inch 300yds 40 inch Pretty flat out to 125yds After that the drop is pretty significant and fades out pretty steep. Lighter rounds hold a much flatter trajectory though by far, A 180 grain will only drop about a foot at 300yds. 350grain is a lot of bullet and requires some serious holdover out over 200. lol

[@Macdonald-we4gx]

My texan cf shoots the nick nielson 348 knurled at 880 fps which is like 598ft lbs and at 300 yards in cold temps its still hitting with like 458 ft lbs still moving like 750 fps at 300 yards so alot.of power that slug has a g1 bc of .250

[@gucci350]

ปืนลมมันดังเเรงขนาดนั้นเรยหรอ😁😁

[@raulcontreras3843]

Yes its really loud I compare to the 30 06

[@jplife7773]

Really i won to this gun but I didn’t find any dealer in Japan ??

[@jacobjohnson8131]

The next gun im buying is a talon ss..or the talon ss pistol n making it a carbine

[@82NDmedic]

hahaha. This is great!

[@kernalmusterd]

lol uk 12ft lbs

[@josephpapale7087]

No offense but you did say accurate 21 shots to me is not accurate. I love the big bore. That rifle is great for Hunting, but not for long range shooting. Your not going to ask the deer please don't move until i hit you.

[@shark-vnln1179]

Oke

[@LuisTheGentleman]

Amazing fuk I want one

[@xedaylangsoitv6611]

Về Việt Nam ben cò

[@mikemills2420]

LOL !!

[@SoDogtravels]

Not on your sight pun ya

[@garywilliamowski6814]

The texan reminds me just of a high power zip gun no rifle look at all

[@danhtuannguyen8366]

Nhập về việt nam được không vậy

[@kerns05jk]

Hunting pigs to funny

[@deciojuchem4399]

😂😂😂👍👍👍

[@experienceprecision5406]

Just to damn long

[@marshalllaw4116]

Thats why I got the cfss.

[@anonymousiswatching]

Too*

[@experienceprecision5406]

@@anonymousiswatching Thanks 😆

[@experienceprecision5406]

@@anonymousiswatching too*

[@josephpapale7087]

Lol wouldn't it be great though

[@charlespeffley]

Nice shot on the Coke can...it proves that even a blind squirrel can find an acorn once in awhile. You keep touting the guns power output at 700+ foot pounds of energy but that's with a 520 grain slug, and yet Chris admitted that he would not use the 520 grain slugs for hunting because they have such a horrible trajectory. So why tout the gun's energy output with a slug the size of a brick that no one is ever really going to use? As a matter of fact for the doe Chris just killed a few days ago with his Texan CF he was using a 290 grain slug, which would probably produce closer to 550 fpe. It is a beast of an air rife capable of taking down a bull elk or even a bull moose with the right shot placement, so I see no need for you to exaggerate its power with parlor tricks.

[@easternblocairguns2728]

Not all airgunners are as educated as you. They know a lighter slug is better, but they are sell a product. Many guys will buy it just for the 740ft lbs.

[@UpNorthAirGunner]

So Charles there is one thing you are leaving out and that is the comparative analysis of where the Texan and big bore airguns as a whole have come from. This same line of airguns just a few years ago was slinging 350 grain slugs at 800 FPS! But now it can sling a 523 grain slug at that same velocity! That is quite impressive in my book. So apples to apples we are now getting the same trajectory characteristics from a 520 grain slug today as we were getting from a 350 grain slug just a few years ago in the AirForce Texan. So it isn't as bad as you think as far as high arcing rainbow shots. I just like laser flat when hunting. My rule of thumb is to select a slug that will have a flat enough trajectory to the deer to stay in that 8 inch kills zone the entire distance to the deer and for me that is within 100 yards. The 290s and 350s fit that criteria for me - but the funny thing is those 520 grainers aren't that far off that self imposed criteria and here is why.... The ballistic coefficient for that 520 grain slug has got to be one the best I have ever shot from an airgun because the sectional density is mind blowing! Here is a similar slug and the BC is .38!!!!!!!!! Read that again - I said .38!!!!! Here is a similar slug: noebulletmolds.com/NV/images/N.O.E._Bullet_Moulds_459-500-RN_GC_CB6_Sketch.Jpg For reference a pellet that we consider to have REALLY high BC characteristics would be .038! That is an entire decimal place to the left! So why does that matter? Physics my friend! That slug going 800 FPS is only dropping around 8 inches at 100 yards due to the high BC of .38-ish. That is crazy good BC! This is why when you look into the Black Powder Long Range shooting - or Black Powder Cartridge Rifle BPRC, these 500-550 grain slugs are exactly the hunk of lead they are shooting with for competition and at relatively slow velocities for powder burners. Why? High BC is king at long range. I agree that FPE is kind of a poor metric for the airgun industry to use, but for whatever reason FPS and FPE are those marketing numbers that get thrown around. It makes me laugh when is see break barrels advertise 1200 FPS!!!! Yes most people just getting into this don't understand that number is basically meaningless because it is being shot with a projectile so small and light that it might have hit that number on top of a mountain using some crazy lightweight Chinese-ium alloy pellet, but the second they drop a real lead pellet into that same gun they get 800 FPS. So that is why this 700+ FPE matters (and I have gotten it to hit 770 FPE)... We are running these tests with what basically is the equivalent to Black Powder long range slugs of choice. That is just NUTS and not a parlor trick my friend! Thanks for watching!

[@charlespeffley]

What Chris I have to admit you certainly make a good argument for using the heavier slugs and you make it impossible to argue with your logic, but I would like to shoot some of those slugs at a hundred yards and prove it to myself. I wouldn't hesitate to admit that I am wrong about what I said it's just that it's awful hard to believe that monster 520 grain slug only drops 8 inches at a hundred yards ! Being a powerhead I just wish there were any possible way for me to justify owning an Airforce Texan CF so I could test this myself.

[@charlespeffley]

I guess something else that's always bothered me is the fact that these air rifle manufacturers started what I call an arms race years ago constantly trying to one-up each other touting exaggerated velocities using lightweight aluminum pellets for god sakes they won't hit the side of a barn in the same place twice. The only real exceptions I found that rule being the honest claims by FX airguns, and Hatsan whose air guns performance always exceeded the stated performance which was always a nice surprise you get a gun that had more power then the specs said it would have. Unfortunately I agree with you that brain fractures have to have some sort of yardstick to measure themselves against each other and velocity and FPE seem to be the only two yardsticks available for the task

[@emmanueldiazoliva3571]

Es muy feo, parece un bastón en su forma creo que puede mejorar ya que se sale de lo lindo y clásico de km rofle