AirForce Texan Reviews

The quality of the air gun is very good. The accuracy is just not there. I have tried 10-15 different pellets and I can not shoot anything under a 3 inch group at 40 yards.

Nothing for the gun. Just the accuracy.

There are a lot of cheaper air rifles with a lot better accuracy.

Everything! light, Powerful and accurate

Do away with the dove tail and go with Picatinny rail!.

This is not a FX paper or bird shooter! It is a hunting pcp capable of taking coyotes at 150 plus yards.

Everything!!!!!!!!

Nothing at all. I have a avenger 25 cal that i like and a AEA 357 big bore that i like but, when it comes the Texan 257,,,, It's in a class all in its own! It's just a amazing rifle. Very well thought out build. Once you buy a Texan you will want another one.

If you're looking for your first powerful pcp, look no farther! You won't be disappointed. And make sure you get the 10 for$ 10 so when you get your Texan you can just air up and enjoy the experience.

What's not to like, it's American made, very accurate, hard shooting and looks like something Buck Rogers would have

Nothing at all it's nearly perfect

I the 308 Texan and with 118 grain slugs it maintains an average velocity of 954 ft per second without any modifications and with lighter slugs you will be super sonic before you know. When you pull this gun out you will feel like it's your gal ,maybe snuggling up to it and whisper sweat nothings in to it's breach. It's a fine piece of equipment that you will be proud to own and pass down to your next of kin.

For me it would be alot easier to list things i don't like about it, NOTHING!!! I have 25 cal avenger and aea357 big bore and this is far better than ether one hands down g,all day long!

nothing.

If you buy a Texan,, it will be your fav pcp.

I love the whole gun!!!!! I have a 25 modified Avenger 70 plus fpe , I also have a AEA 357 big bore Challenger standard 300 plus fpe. Hands down the 257 AirForce Texan is my fav!!!!!!

Nothing at all!

Don't let the price determine whether you buy or not. It is by far the best pcp you can buy!!!

I bought a new Seneca Recluse.357 in March from PA, had it sent right to Saddle Mountain Gunsmith to have Will Piatt power tune it. He sent me chrony results. After the tune it made 192 fpe from a 140 grain bullet at 786 fps. It made 191 from an 81 grain at 1030 fps. I saw the ad on PA, the Texan is the most powerful production air rifle made. So I bought one to see. I had PA do the 10 for $10 test. (Always a great idea). They sent chrony results. An 81 grain JSB , same as Will Piatt used, made 217 fpe at 1100 fps. I knew from the first shot fired it had more than my tuned Recluse. It has more solid feel. More kick, more sound. I had to buy suppressors, they both sound alike, LOUD! I already had a Neil Clague for the Recluse, and a DonnyL for another rifle. Both are quiet now. It comes to what you want. Will Piatt sadly passed away in July, his business died as well. The Recluse is still my favorite. Beautiful wood stock and deeply blued. The Texan is painted and easy to nick.

Make it blued instead of painted. I don't care for the tank end. It just has that shoulder rest. I still can't get it adjusted where I want it.

It's been said, You don't need it, you just want it. You'll want this. It is the most powerful .357 production air rifle made. It's quite expensive, I paid $720 for my Recluse and another $300 for the tune. The Texan was $1160. I almost traded the .357 Texan for the .45 cal, but why? The .45 will take deer or hogs, but I only hunt groundhogs.

I have had nothing but trouble with this gun. Whoever designed the way you attach air tank to gun...bad design. The air tank always became "loose" and I had to start the attachment process all over again. The sprocket tool used to tighten air tank is difficult and tedious to use. I have fired approximately 75 rounds through gun. The last time I fired gun was on the target range. The gauge on bottle indicated it was half full. After I loaded a .357 pellet into breech I cocked gun, released the safety and when I fired, all I heard was a "click". Obviously the gauge on air tank was defective. When I contacted Airforce, they gave me a return authorization to ship rifle to them...at my expense. I spent approximately $200 to purchase a box, packing material, and shipping charge. This was 6 weeks ago, and I haven't received any communications from Airforce. I have never had to ship a defective firearm to a manufacturer on my dime. Very unhappy...

Better process to attach air tank to rifle...the sprocket tool is a terrible design.

I would not recommend this rifle.

Well built for the most part, tuning was relatively short to accomplish sub moa at 75 yards. (257) Ive Shot around 300 rounds so far and the first 6 shots stay relatively consistent through the chrony. ( 983-939 psi sloping) I cast my own bullets and have found them to shoot very accurate thru this gun.I lube my bullets with shock oil and have had very little lead deposit build up within the barrel. I like the new flick style safety as well. Its A pretty decent air rifle and Ive had zero troubles with it.

Would be nice to have a bit more of a robust pistol grip, and forend . Also weaver or pickatinny scope and assesories mounting rather than the 11mm dove tail, that you need to buy adapters for.

Pyramid air does a great job of answering any questions, before and after a purchase, top notch. Pay the extra 10 to have your gun test fired and inspected before shipping. Itll Prevent down time and returns.

Very accurate, and there really isn't many options at this power level

Quality control is lacking, unrefined finish on more than a few places.

Disappointed the images showed a gen 2 model with the upgraded trigger guard, and received a gen 1..

I have had nothing but problems with this air rifle. I have shot this gun only a few times and I always have problems with this gun. The air bottle will not remain tight, the gun loses air pressure, and the method to tighten bottle is poorly engineered.

The method used to tighten air bottle needs to be re-engineered.

Buy a Benjamin Bulldog; I wish I had.

Everything its bad to the bone sweet

Wish it was a little cheaper to have cool things lol

Its addicting and will cause u to go broke have a good job lol

Lifetime warranty. Seems to be of quality craftsmanship

Nothing

Awesome for medium size game

So far everything Its American whats not to like

Nothing at all

Be careful it gets expensive and it is addicting so be prepared to spend some cone if u decide to get into the big bore world

powerful, fun to shoot, easy side lever, safety in the perfect spot

build seemed cheap. Tank would not come off. No way, no how. Called Pyramid and they suggested a vice. I have a vice and carefully padded it and still no way. I would have broken the gun before it twisted off for sure. And yes, the set screw was out.

Put some grease or anti sieze on the threads but I think running a tap through the receiver would be good too as I'm sure I must have caught a burr. For the price of this gun there should be a minimum of quality controll. I finally got ticked off and sent it back for a refund. I miss it, it was a nice gun and I'll probably get another

This rifle is accurate! After a dozen shots, it was cutting paper @ 25 yards

Not a thing.

Power, fit & finish, appearance

I am not sure yet....

The rifle has some press as being in-accurate in the 308 caliber. From what I can tell, this is undeserved. So far, I have shot exclusively Nielsen specialty ammo. Starting with the 65 & 85 grain weights. Everyone states this rifle likes the 120 grain and up weight slugs and it may... but so far the 65 and 85 grain slugs will print well under 2 Inches at 100 yds when shooting bagged front & rear. My best 5 shot group untethered is 1.3 MOA with 4 of the hits going SUB-MOA. Will the rifle do this every time? I dont Know but it easily prints under 2 inches without fail. The 65s like zero hammer preload and 1800 psi fill. This will give you 5 shots making around 140-150 fpe out of the 34 inch barreled model. The 85s seem to like 2800 psi and about 40% preload and will give you 3-5 good grouping shots per fill at about 1040 FPS and 200 fpe. This is a work in process. Check Motorgearhead on YouTube for 100 yd videos. Working on 200 yds now.

As much fun as you can have with an air bottle. The power of this rifle is amazing, and the kick of shooting a 300 grain slug just ads to the fun.

More available accessories would be nice.

This kind of fun is not cheap. By the time you buy a scope, a bottle, and an air compressor, you will be well over 2 grand. Nobody needs one of these guns....you just have to want one.

EVERYTING, Power, Accuracy the gun is just amazing, all the 5 star reviews on this gun are the real deal 1" groups at 100 + yards, the guys at the range all want to shoot it !!

Nothing, if it works great why tinker with it

You will need a big tank if you want fire more than 5 rounds, I have the 100 cf Air Venturi tank, this will get me a whole days worth of shooting, and you will need a compressor to fill the tank

The Texan has Power!

I would like to see more and better accessories for the Airforce line of guns.

Buy a compressor its really worth the money