AmericanAirArms .357 Slayer BullPup **Review**
WOW !!!!!
I could really just stop there happy.gifhappy.gif
The gun just screams Quality and great R/D, love the minimalistic approach, the gun is Lightweight and has great ergonomics and balance.
Love the 1911 Grip, the trigger blade, the safety and the adjustable butt pad.
The sidelever is sharp and light with a quick short precise motion.
the trigger scared me happy.gifhappy.gif way to light for what I’m used too but I’m sure most people will love it, It breaks very, very nicely.
Ihe Pup is incredibly quiet for a nearly 300 FPE gun ( when this gun comes out in the regulated Small bore versions it will be a really, really quiet gun )
The design aloud to get the scope pretty close to the bore, not being able to do that is in my opinion the big downfall in the BullPups.
The Magazine is en route, but I took a few shots by Handloading, the recoil is nice and sharp so is the shot cycle.
There’s been enough independent reviewers shooting this gun that we already have lots of data on power and accuracy, the gun was sent to me with a bunch of ammo that is known to be accurate, …but I’ll concentrate in testing other rounds.
I’ll be doing the initial testing with a 160gr Matt’s bullet a 140gr Matt’s bullet and a 101gr Aero Magnum bullet
If that 160gr prove hunting worthy ( I shot 5 round today and initially it looks good ) I’ll do a chrono string on it to see where the fps, FPE is.
also I bought one of those MrodAir 5000 psi pumps for this review, so I’ll review that pump alongside ( used it already and so far looks real good )
My main review will be about Hunting this gun and how it performs in the field
here some pictures of the gun held by a 5’7″ 155# guy happy.gifhappy.gif
I’m sure I forgot a lot , if you have any questions,…Bombs away !! happy.gifhappy.gif
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The Magazine came in today, works on the same principle as the Maurader Magazine but it’s solidly built, all metal.
rotate the cover
than insert the 1st round tail first
and the rest nose first,…..the 160gr bullets fit great, actually there might be enough room for a 200gr bullet
the mag gives you the shot count
Now let talk about the bolt,
this design is super slick, as you cock the gun this is the bolt
but as you come back to load the round this is the way the bolt looks
and once you finish breeching the round the inner bolt retracts so there’s no interference for the air flow, the bullet takes all the air happy.gifhappy.gif
the gun looks good with the mag in
I was zeroing in for the hunt today and I’m happy to say that the 160gr bullet is very, very accurate,…looking good happy.gif
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A rail support that doubles as shroud band would have been my solution but Tom decided not to do it after he did the math for rail and it’s rigidity. Free floating is fine and I like it but you need to make things sturdy so it will work even when hunting in jungle. BSA PCPs are a good example of rather well executed free floaters.
yeah, I’m not a fan of free floating barrels.
I noticed how long the float was on that barrel. 😯
As for the Pump,
…She’s working remarkably well, takes 100 pumps after taking 6 shots to take the gun back to 3600 psi.
Wanted to wait for the Magazine but I was shooting my Rainstorm today so of course I had to mess with the Slayer too 🙂 🙂
Shot the 101gr AirMunition and wasn’t all that good, did some more shooting with the 160gr Matt’s and they are looking real good, if the fit the mag they’ll be my Hunting round for the 1st hunt, than I’ll try the 140gr Wide cutters.
There’s one thing I’m not to fond in this gun,
….I’m sure Tom had his reason to design it like this, but I would rather have a barrel band at the end of the reservoir, I can see and hear the tube and shroud touching as I handle the gun ( I’m handling the Pup like I would do in a hunting situation where you can’t just baby them all the time )
The bolt design is Sliiick, ( Tom chime in about that please ) never seen something like that before,…that’s cool.
Still amazed about that lever action, so precise, light, short, sharp,…..excellent.
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.308 .45 and small bores will all follow.
Hear anything on the 45 caliber?
It’s a single Titanium tube, if I remember correctly is 400 cc
Manny, from some of the pics, it looks like it may have parallel air tubes? Does it and if so, what capacity total?
I’m liking the looks of that rifle.
Raining blood yet ? :8:
This gun is SLICK !!!
Now I wish I had a 4500 psi tank so I could do a lot more shooting 😥 😥 😥 😥
Manny: I have been following the Slayer and I think that I really need one! I don’t know why I want one, I don’t hunt, but, I just might have to buy one anyhow.
Dman: you need to watch the pictures that you post here: if you don’t watch it you are going to get banned!
Hey: Wait! 😆
You getting paid manny ?
Nope
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This may or may not apply when it comes to barrel bands.
On some guns with barrel bands accuracy was problematic at keeping consistent and what they found it the air tube expands and contracts slightly with the pressure and if a barrel band was attached it would influence the barrel and you would always be chasing POI.
That is why some went to free floating the barrel.
Maybe they thought about that when they designed the gun?