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  • Loudness: 4-Medium-High
  • Weight: 5.50 lbs
  • Barrel Length:19.25"
  • Overall Length: 36.25"
  • Capacity: 1 round(s)
  • Cocking Effort:1-8 pumps
  • Barrel: Rifled
  • Front Sight: Blade and Ramp
  • Rear Sight: Adjustable for windage and elevation
  • Scopeable: Yes
  • Trigger adj.: Two-stage non-adjustable
  • Apprx. Trigger Pull: 5.50 lbs
  • Buttpad: Plastic
  • Suggested for: Plinking & target practice
  • Action: Bolt-action
  • Powerplant: Multi-pump pneumatic
  • Safety: Manual
  • Repeater: Single-shot

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 Benjamin 397 by Benjamin

Benjamin 397 Air rifle
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  • Loudness: 4-Medium-High
  • Weight: 5.50 lbs
  • Barrel Length:19.25"
  • Overall Length: 36.25"
  • Capacity: 1 round(s)
  • Cocking Effort:1-8 pumps
  • Barrel: Rifled
  • Front Sight: Blade and Ramp
  • Rear Sight: Adjustable for windage and elevation
  • Scopeable: Yes
  • Trigger adj.: Two-stage non-adjustable
  • Apprx. Trigger Pull: 5.50 lbs
  • Buttpad: Plastic
  • Suggested for: Plinking & target practice
  • Action: Bolt-action
  • Powerplant: Multi-pump pneumatic
  • Safety: Manual
  • Repeater: Single-shot
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Classic multi-pump that's bound to become your "go-to" gun! Perfect for spinners, paper targets and plinking.
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0.177" 800 ft/sec $200.00
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To maintain the seals for a long time, remember to put one pump of air into the gun when putting it away after shooting. Whether you plan to shoot again the next day or not again for another 2 years, always put one pump into the gun when you're done shooting!

An American classic! The Benjamin 397 .177 cal. rifle is a multi-pump pneumatic. The hardwood Monte Carlo stock is sleek and lightweight. The rifled brass barrel is finished in black and sends pellets screaming at 800 fps! You can vary the velocity by the number of pumps (up to 8). The 397 is ideal for plinking, target shooting, slapping spinners and popping paper targets. In fact, we predict this gun will become one of your favorites.

Although this gun has been made for decades, the manufacturer continues to put extra fine details in the rifle, such as a swelling in the forearm to make it easier to pump and a fully adjustable rear sight. You can put a scope on the 397, but you'll want to use the B272 intermount to do that.

Don't forget to click on the AMMO link for a list of recommended pellets. The ACCESSORIES link has a list of scopes, fun targets and safety gear you'll need.

To scope this gun, you'll need an intermount. The Crosman intermount has an 11mm dovetail. The others are Weaver rails. Match up the right rings with the intermount you select!


 Benjamin 397 Reviews Summary
5 stars: 73% (14)
4 stars: 21% (4)
3 stars: 5% (1)
2 stars: 0%
1 star: 0%
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Benjamin 397 review entered on 2010-01-18 12:50:44 Was this review helpful?
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By Glen from USA on 2010-01-18 12:50:44 - See all my reviews   Add comment to this review
Things I liked:The 397 and its .22 brother the 392 are accurate airguns, sturdy, and very versatile with their ability to adjust velocity by pump stroke. Equipped with a Williams rear aperture sight, the 397 is a short, handy carbine - the best backyard target/pest rifle I have found. You can keep it in a corner with a pump of air ready to ... Read More

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By desertrat256 from USA on 2009-12-20 12:39:36 - See all my reviews   Add comment to this review
Things I liked:The gun is accurate, functional and fairly inexpensive
Things I would have changed:Fit and finish is not up to the german guns and it took a few hundred shots to sooth out the pumping action. Tradeoffs in exchange for price.
What others should know:mine seems to like heavier pointed pelets

Benjamin 397 review entered on 2009-12-04 16:37:24 Was this review helpful?
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By Kagan from USA on 2009-12-04 16:37:24 - See all my reviews   Add comment to this review
Things I liked:Solid. Well made. Accurate.
Things I would have changed:There was a scratch in the blacking of the barrel when it arrived. This takes a strong arm to pump, not something my son will be able to use for a while. I had to lower the rear site as far as it would go for accuracy at 30 ft. left/right is and was perfect ... Read More
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