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Welcome to the Pyramid Insider. I'm Tyler Patner. And today we're going to be talking about the Benjamin Bulldog in 457.
So the Bulldog in 457 comes to us straight fresh from Shot Show 2022. And really you could see the writing on the wall for Benjamin and Crossmen. They wanted to get a bigger boar gun in there. That 35 cal. 357 Bulldog was always a great gun for them, but needing to go bigger kind of keeping up with the rest of the market.
So we're going to run down the features, take it out to the range, put it over the chronograph, do everything that we normally do and see if this Bulldog 457 is one that you need to have in your hunting Arsenal. Now, starting at the front of the. 457 Bulldog, we have a threaded muzzle. Now this is an M 18 thread. So obviously you got to go bigger because you have that larger bore on the gun.
So if you want to thread on a Donny OFL or something like that, you certainly can drop him back just a little bit. We have a slightly longer air cylinder. This is 440 CCS compared to the 340 CCS we see on the 357. Now moving on back, you'll notice we do have our front sling swivel stud here. There is one in the back of the gun as well.
Now, we don't have a piccatiny rail on this one, which is a little disappointing for me personally because obviously it's nice and easy to add a bipod there, but not a huge deal. You can if you want to Mount an Overthetop mounted rail bipod onto the Picatinny rail up here. And speaking of this Picatinny rail up top, you have 26 inches of pick rail here to work with. So whether you want to add a smaller scope than this and maybe go with some other accessories, lights, lasers, whatever you think you need out in the field, you have the ability to Mount it here, which is awesome. Now dropping down, we do have your traditional pistol grip here.
You also have the same two stage trigger, which is real solid right around three and a half pounds or so and the same manual safety that's very easy to operate, nice and conveniently located. Working our way back, you do have your pressure gauge here. This gun fills the 3000 PSI, which I like a lot for those of you that are hand pumping or maybe working off a tank and you don't have a compressor or a shop local to you that can fill your tank. You're going to get a lot of fills on this guy. And I like that 3000 PSI fill pressure quite a bit as we see the rest of the industry kind of go higher than that.
So this is a nice little feature in my opinion, that they've been able to keep that 3000 PSI pressure. Now working our way back, just a hair further is the side lever. What I will tell you guys about this gun from an operational perspective, this has a heavier hammer spring in it. That's how they got more power out of it. Part of the reason, anyway.
So when you're operating this from your shoulder, it is a little bit difficult to cock that back every time, but it's not unbearable. This is very doable, but just a little bit awkward. So something to keep in mind there. You may have to take the gun out of your shoulder to cock it. Now, as we work to the breach of this gun, a little bit of a departure from the.
357, which has a five round Mag. This is your three round gravity fed magazine clip, whatever you want to call it, just drops right in. Now, what you will notice here is that you can't push a slug in from the top and that's to prevent them from falling out when you do have them loaded in. So Loading. This is really simple.
You're just going to take your slugs and stick them in, right like so until you have three stacked up like that. And again, the nice thing is I'm going to dump them over here. You can't actually drop that out. So when it's in the gun, if you do flip it over, you're not going to lose your rounds. That's a really nice, easy feature.
And I can tell you this works like a charm. I was a little skeptical of this at first. I wasn't sure if it would work so well, but no feeding issues. Using it for our accuracy testing. All of our pre testing as well.
And really nice and easy to just slip into the breach there. Dropping down from the breach. We do have our mail quick disconnect fill fitting right here. Obviously, everybody knows quick disconnect fittings all the rage. Way to go.
No fill probes makes it nice and easy to fill this gun up to that 3000 PSI Mark. And you just replace the cover by pressing it in. Pretty easy to do. They're a little bit finicky to get off for what it's worth. Rubber butt pad at the back.
Other features here you have a 28 and a half inch rifle barrel. Seems to be doing quite well in our pretesting. But I think it's time we head out to the range and go see what she's got.
All right. So accuracy at 45 yards. Obviously, the Bulldog and. 357 does quite a good job out to these distances. Let's see how the.
457 does with the new Benjamin. 279 grains an inch and 8th. Not bad. Certainly hunting friendly at that distance, but by far better. Those air Venturi 300 grainers are a stud five eight inch.
That's like zero six inches. Great grouping there at 45 yards. This is going to probably do very well. A little bit further out. Also, one thing I should say is we did not have the new Benjamin 350 grainers at the time of our testing so we didn't have an opportunity to test those but we went through pretty much everything else that we currently offer in this 457 size and these were the two best so let's see what they do over the chronograph.
We're also going to chronograph one of our heavier slugs of 400 plus grain slug to see what the Max energy of this guy is. From a full 3000 PSI fill, the 279 grains and the 300 grain slugs you're looking at about 364 to 366 foot pounds of energy and just for kicks, we shot those 405 grain slugs as well. We're topping out at 415 foot pounds well short of Benjamin's rating of 450 foot pounds but still plenty for medium and big game, there's no doubt about that and I definitely agree that three shots is the absolute maximum you're going to want to do from a full fill with the Bulldog 457.
Let's wrap up the Benjamin Bulldog 457, one that I'm really happy to see Benjamin and Crossman finally come to market with. It was time they did something bigger than the 357 and I think this fills that niche nicely. I'm not getting quite the 450 foot pounds of energy that they're rating this gun for but for what's out there those 300 grain shoots phenomenally well at the 50 yards and you're going to get plenty of power. You're talking three good solid shots that are going to be capable of taking game. This gun is a stud and one you definitely need to check out Especially if you're in the market for a shorter, big bore gun that is going to be much more size friendly if you're in a blind or a tree stand when I like a lot, check out the Benjamin Bulldog 457 next time you're on Pyramid air.com for the Insider, I'm Tyler Patner as always.
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Welcome to the Pyramyd Insyder. I'm Tyler Patner. And today we're going to be covering seven things that you need to know about air gun Ammo.
Now, if you're new to air guns, this video is for you, we're going to be deep diving a little bit into the various calibors, the different types of Ammo options that are out there, what they're good for, what they're not. If you're an experienced air Gunner, maybe this video isn't for you, but if you stick around, you might learn something. Let's do this. Now, a lot of folks ask, how many different calibers of Ammo does Pyramid Air sell? Well, the short answer is eight.
We have 177, 20, 22, 25, 30, 35, 45, and 50. The long answer is a bit more complicated than that. We also have 308. You have a couple of different sizes of 45 Ammo, so it's actually a little more than eight. But eight is what we're going to focus on today.
And one of the common questions we get, especially with the growing popularity of air gun hunting, is what is a big bore round? What calibers does that reference? So basically, folks, anything from 177 up to 25 is considered small bore. Now, personally, I consider 30 and most 35 calibers in a mid bore category, but really, anything that is a big bore. We're talking about 35 and larger.
And right now, your predominant guns are going to be 35, 45 and 50 caliber in that big bore category. Now, the third thing you need to know are the different pellet shapes that are out there. Now, this is kind of excluding round balls or BB's. Your first one is going to be your domed pellet. Now, this is also referenced as a round nose pellet.
These are great for target shooting, also good for hunting as well. You have hollow points up next, like this JSB Hades here. And these are going to be best suited for hunting. Good expansion, usually out of most of your hollow point designs. You also have pointed pellets, which are probably the least common pellet, but a nice point there obviously made for penetration.
And then, of course, you have your flat pellets, flat nose or wad cutter. Now, these are really purpose for target shooting and punching clean holes in paper. And number four, we're going to talk about BBS. Now, most folks think BB's are strictly 177 caliber little steel ball bearings. That's not quite right.
We have a couple of other materials out there that are typically used for BB's. On top of your steel and zinc, you have the HNN Excite Smart Shot BB's. Now, this is actually a lead core, copper coated BB, so much like a copper jacketed bullet. This is going to deform quite nicely and flatten, mostly when you shoot a hard target. So this is what we would consider a low ricochet BB.
And you also have these Dust Devils right here from Air Venturi made in the USA that actually are frangible. And what that means is that they break apart when they hit a hard target. And these are really cool because it's a very safe training tool for those BB guns out there. You can shoot your steel, you get the nice ring, but you don't have to worry about shooting your eye out like Ralphy, ricochet is not a concern with these guys. So BB's have definitely developed over the last couple of years.
This is relatively recent, despite them being around for so long and one other tidbit about BB's, they are a little bit smaller than their 177 caliber counterparts in the Pellet world. So just something to know if you're trying to use BB's and a Pellet gun, pellets and a BB gun doesn't always work. So keep that in mind as well. At the five spot lead free pellets. Now, most pellets out there these days are lead based pellets, almost pure lead for the most part.
But you do have your non lead option, like the Predator GTO line of Pellets, the H&N Green line of pellets as well. And there are a handful of others. And these are great for those of you that are trying to be a little bit eco conscious. Or maybe if you're worried about a young shooter having lead exposure, things like that, these are what those lead free pellets are going to be great for. They're usually made out of tin, zinc, a couple of other materials as well.
They can be a little barrel particular, so something to keep in mind, you do want to test them, especially for those of you that are going to be using them for small game hunting, and they are usually a bit lighter. So I don't tend to recommend them in use in spring piston and gas piston guns, although there are some exceptions to that rule. But for CO2 guns for your PCPs, they are absolutely phenomenal. Your multi pumps as well. They're a great option for those of you that are looking to get the lead out.
Now at number six, we're going to talk about slugs. Historically, in the air gun world, slugs are really referring to big boar ammo like this. 45 Cal here, and they come in different shapes, of course, but in the recent past the last couple of years or so, small bore slugs have become a real thing in the air gun world. This is a. 25 caliber H&N HP slug here and really great option.
But H&N JSB and a bunch of other manufacturers have come to the plate with small bore slugs in 177 all the way up to 30 caliber that offer you a higher ballistic coefficient than your Pellet counterparts. And these are really great for PCPs. That higher BC means you're going to get more retained energy and velocity down range. And they're really phenomenal for reaching out and touching things at those long distances. Whether it's pest control or just general target shooting as well.
They buck the wind really well. And if you have a gun that shoots them, they can be a real advantage of distance. Now. Last but certainly not least, one of my favorite things in the air gun ammo world are arrows. Yes, you heard me, right.
Arrows from air guns. It's a thing, and it's a thing you need to be aware of now. This is a Seneca air Bolt. This is a. 45 caliber.
These guys will fit in most of your 35, 45 and 50 caliber PCP air guns and shoot very fast. I'm talking over 500ft/second. They are awesome. There are also a host of other air guns from companies like FX, Hatsan, Umarex, Benjamin, where they have Arrow systems that slide over a barrel. So a little bit different than this AirBolt here, but shoot just as fast.
Awesome. Awesome use of air gun technology to fling an arrow. Really cool something you need to check out, especially if you're into big game hunting. Thanks for joining us today. As we covered seven things that you should know about air gun Ammo.
Hopefully, you learned something. If you're new to air guns, I'm sure this was a lot to take in. There's even more stuff that we could go in depth on, but wanted to keep it relatively high level overview for you guys. So like I said, hopefully you learned something. Hopefully you enjoyed the video.
We appreciate you a ton for watching. Don't forget. As always to like comment and subscribe. Go follow us on Facebook and Instagram and for the Insider, I'm Tyler Patner. We'll see you at the next one.
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