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By JohnnySweden from USA on 2008-07-27 09:42:05 Things I liked:Extreme value for money, very accurate and powerful enough. Good woodwork with fine fit & finish. My 177 makes 900 fps with 10.20 gn pellets, easy to shoot sub 1 inch at 50 yards, sometimes 1/2 inch. Easy to work on, seems durable and with inexpensive spareparts. Very easy to pump due to low pressure valve. Havent tried Co2 but lots of shots using a divers tank. Excellent filingsystem (Foster) and very good plastic fillingcap to protect themThings I would have changed:The triggerunit is plastic. It works decent but feels very cheap. The triggerhouse and triggerblade should be metal. The two-screw triggermod should be standard from factory. Same as the retrofit power-adjuster. Degasser should be included with every gun. The screws holding the valve visable from the outside of the tube shold be allentype for better looks. What others should know:I have used about every PCP on the market during the last 10 years and owned several of them too. This Discovery is a very good rifle and outstanding in value for money. |  |
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By RoninUT from USA on 2010-06-12 01:17:39 Things I liked:Price was excellent. This is the most powerful .177 air rifle I've owned to date. Crosman has lived up to the Benjamin name. Accuracy was very good, but not jaw dropping. I was surprised at how good the trigger was. It could be better, but is already better than the trigger on some of my rimfire cartridge guns. Pumping can be tedious, but at 2k psi, it's not difficult to recharge from 1200 or so. The stock is no-nonsense, but attractive in a utilitarian sort of way. I didn't try shooting with the iron sights, but they appear to be well executed, and again, better than the sights on some of my cartridge firearms.Things I would have changed:All of the changes I'd suggest would bring the gun into the Marauder price range, and the Discovery is meant to be an entry into PCP guns. That said, I'd like to see a barrel shroud, a tighter bolt (mine can fall open if the gun is inverted) a dedicated breech block and bolt for the .177 gun (there's too much room in the breech for .177 pellets to easily tip over when loading), and a weaver type scope mount instead of the 3/8" dovetail. The dovetail mounts are simply not robust enough in my opinion. Even if they simply drilled and tapped the breech block for existing aftermarket weaver bases, it would be a huge improvement. I'd also like to see a "book" type manual rather than the big "map" type fold-out single page manual. They're a lot easier to read. I'd also like to see some O rings and seals included in the event the rifle needs to be serviced, or at the very least, a list of the size and durometer of the seals used so they can be sourced. Another thing I'd change is the location of the fill nipple. Rather than place it on the front end of the gun, I'd prefer to see it installed in the bottom of the reservoir close to the gauge. This way a person could easily connect a remote line from a regulated air source (or CO2) at the gun's optimum working pressure and shoot all day without having to stop to fill. A paintball CO2 remote would work fine for this purpose. Finally, it would be nice to include a small bottle of lubricant with the gun. What others should know:It's LOUD. It might be my imagination but the first time I fired it I thought the pellet went supersonic. It was really that loud. If I had it to do all over again, I'd get the .22 version. the only reason I bought the .177 is because I already have three .177 airguns and wanted ammo commonality. My next air rifle will be a .22 caliber. I really like the Marauder's specs and reviews, but I'm put off by the 3/8" dovetail scope mount. If the gun isn't going to have iron sights and is intended to have a scope, it had better be a substantial mount like a weaver or picatinny rail. Quality pellets make a huge difference. I went to sight my scope in and was shooting 3" groups at 25 yards with regular Crosman pellets. I tried the premier hollowpoints and the groups shrank to an inch or so. I ordered some of the 10.5 grain Premier dome pellets and haven't grouped them yet, but I expect they will be even better. Don't skimp on pellets. They're cheap enough, and make the difference between a hit and a miss when it counts. Why buy a nice rifle and feed it substandard ammo? This was my first PCP airgun, and I'm convinced it's a great system. Best part is a lot of accessories from my paintball days carry over. PCP is a good powerplant for aging paintball players. |
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- Things I liked:the wood stock is very light along with the body of the gun. this gun is very well balanced and shoots hard. great for small game hunting and target shooting when sights/ scope is properly adjusted. sights straight out of box on my gun were inacurate so do a little prep work and bench shooting on gun first then go hunting /shooting.
Things I would have changed:hollow point pellets are great for accuracy but hard to put in
What others should know:with a one piece scope mount it can be hard to put pellet in i was using hollow point pellets. great gun - Things I liked:Powerful, high precision and easy to load.
Things I would have changed:Trigger little heavy.
What others should know:Benjamin Discovery of very versatile for all kinds of shot, precise, powerful and of easy filling. - Things I liked:Me gusta lo liviano que es, muy potente mas de lo que yo esperaba muy preciso efectivo a 20 mts hice 10 disparos con diabolos Gamo Pro mach con agrupaciones casi perfectas, tamaño ideal para ir de caceria de palomas, conejos y iguanas, etc. Lo unico en contra es el ruido.
Things I would have changed:Me gustaria que fuera de magasin de 6 tiros o mas y que lo hicieran mas silencioso y talvez con mas capacidad de llenado de aire 300psi
What others should know:No hay mas que agregarle esta muy comodo su precio y es suficiente para divertirnos.CommentsBy Jesus from USA on 2012-04-13 -2 
Me gustaria que pusieran orines de mas calidad para evitar fugas de aire que se dan con mucha frecuencia, ademas que tengan un stock de repuestos disponibles a todo el mundo - Things I liked:This is a bit more of a reassessment than a review. When I first got the gun I was running it on co2. With co2 it was a bit anemic and hardly a gun I woulg classify as a good hunting gun. I just bought the air pump and switched it to compressed air. It works much better on that than co2. With co2 it had a ton of hammer bounce and not likely to be able to shoot through a wet paper bag and it wasted more co2 than it used. 2000 psi straightened it out. It now promises to be a formidable pest getter ridder of-er.
Things I would have changed:Forget co2 in this gun it just plain don't work well. Use hpa.
What others should know:Good guun if you feed it the right propellant. - Things I liked:This gun is wonderful to go out and target shoot. this gun is wonderful too to go out and shoot pests. i shoot medium sized and small sized games such as dove,starlings,racoons,and much more that is medium sized or small sized games. This gun is almost related to the talon ss.
Things I would have changed:So far everything to me is just fine.
What others should know:Always be safe - Things I liked:I took this gun hunting today for the first time. I bought the .22. It actually out performed a Marlin model 60 .22 LR and took care of a nasty muskrat problem the Marlin was missing. I used Predator pellets. When I recovered thew body It was very obvious it only took one shot to end the muskrat's day.
Things I would have changed:Nothing. the gun performed beautifully, even running on co2. I did notice the gun is almost useless in a Michigan winter when I tried it. There was almost not enough air pressure with it so cold to fire the gun.
What others should know:The gun is fairly anemic in winter.CommentsBy John from USA on 2012-01-27 0 Just filled the gun with hpa. It was a bit of work to get to 2000 since I ws already tired from working all day. It worked fairly well after that. It blew a hole in a piece of ice and sent ice chips flying. Didn't suffer from valve chatter like it did on co2.By Sam from USA on 2011-09-21 4 If you use co2 in cold it won't work. Use HPA in cold weather. - Things I liked:Wonderful gun, My first pcp, I love this gun right now I use it for plinking, sparrow shooting, rat control, hunt the local varmit animals like opossom and small ground hogs.
Things I would have changed:The only real problem is that it is a little loud, But a few extra decibels are nothing when a gun is this accurate. - Things I liked:The accuracy after I added a second barrel ring to the front.
Things I would have changed:Offer an after market trigger. This one took a fair amount of work with a Dremel tool to lighten and smooth out the trigger pull. Would love to see one offered in brass.
What others should know:The barrels come dirty. Turn it upside down and put it in a padded vise so you don't get any solvent in the air hole and clean the hell out of it.CommentsBy Kenneth from USA on 2011-09-12 2 Brass Trigger is available from Bryan and Associates. Download the instructions. - Things I liked:Very nice gun! Accurate, powerful, pretty gun, not heavy at all I love this gun...
Things I would have changed:Nothing.. - Things I liked:It looked somewhat familiar when I got a look at the thing. I pulled out my 2260 and found out exactly why this is about the lowest prices PCP gun I could find. It's basically a Crosman 2260 with a bit beefier power plant. As far as accuracy, I can pile lead one on top of the other all day long as long as I keep co2 in the tank, which is extremely easy to do. For the near future, I am using co2 until I can afford a pump. Even with co2 it's a formidable gun. Put a nice sight on it and it will deal with pests very efficiently when teamed up with Predator International Polymags. I can't wait until spring and I can let this gun off the chain!
Things I would have changed:Everyone cries about the trigger because it is plastic. In all reality this is a good thing. Did you ever put your bare finger on a metal trigger when shooting at 20 degrees or less? not too comfortable. Plastic triggers are better if you live in a cold environment... IMHO.
What others should know:If you don't have the bucks to afford this, get a 2260 with a bolt upgrade.... same gun,little less power. Want the power of a .22 rimfire with none of the Goverment control of your second amendment involved with buying one, get the Discovery. It's only 50 fps slower than my Marlin .22 rimfire for about the same price if you get the pump and add on a nice scope. - Things I liked:accuracy power
Things I would have changed:make it hold more C02 it only gets like 40 shots
What others should know:it is the best airgun ive ownd including RWS 54 and Beeman HW97K elite and i would take the benjamin over them bothCommentsBy John from USA on 2011-10-26 0 40 shots is plenty and perhaps even excessive for most hunting trips. Personally, I have needed less than 10 and an average of only 5 per hunt. When deer hunting i carry only 5 shots. - Things I liked:I'm measuring this gun against a Mossberg 100ATR, which is a regular bullet firing gun capable of dropping an elephant at 200 yards or more. That being said, I like the weight of this gun better. It's far lighter than my MOssberg and many of my springers as well. I got the .22 which I'm measuring some of my other .22 rifles including one rim fire. It matches up equally with my .22 rim fire, the action is similar.... bolt action, speed of pellet is close to the .22 rimfire, and definitely has matches a TF 99 premier, but without being as heavy. I like the wood stock, it's an outright beautiful gun, but might look a bit better with a good glossy finish. The stock is a very good hard wood that took being dropped accidentally The sights are excellent and almost lined up with a laser boresighter right out of the box. Elevation had to be raised a tiny bit to be dead on to my eyes. Filling with CO2 was so simple I bet an 8 year old could do it. As far as the dual fuel, sterling idea. CO2 bottles are much easier to pack than a hand pump. The co2 filler appears impossible to overfill When it reaches the top of the co2 full mark, that's all it will take. Overall, it appears to be very well engineered which is surprising to me since Made in America has long since lost it's value.
Things I would have changed:The thing is very loud to my ears. Indoors it sounds like one of the nail guns the roofers are using a few houses away from me. I might also put on a nice gloss finish on the stock to bring up the eye appeal, but then again, a shiney gun in the woods wouldn't be such a good idea.
What others should know:If you are hunting with one of these I fully believe this gun will outclass every other gun you own. I have a rather extensive collection. My Ruger airhawk has always been my go to gun for pest control... until today. I think I'll be hunting with my Discovery this year. It appears to be my go to gun now. It's too far in the winter to hunt now in spring I might update this. My advice right now is use CO2 if you have a large range you hunt, if in the back yard only, the hand pump might be better. Oh, and I like predator pellets with this but they are a tight fit in the breach. I tossed the crosman pellets that came with it since crosman ammo is on my "do not buy" list for lack of quality causing damage to one of my favorite guns. I like gamo raptors, or platinums to bring up muzzle velocity. - Things I liked:I am in love with this rifle, i shoot 2x4's in the backyard with shoot n'c targets, its a good idea to shoot at 2, as it can go through the first one. the gun is very very accurate even wtih a slight breeze. i shoot bull's eyes at 50 yards regularly. Small game such as birds and opossums definantly do not like my eun jin hunting pellets
Things I would have changed:I would like a rotary mag from benjamin, but will setlle for one from qbmags.com also it is quite loud. im getting a tko22 muzzle break soon
What others should know:get a muzzle break and rotary mag. even though you can reload quite fast, teh magazine just makes it so much ridiculously easier. Also i recommend a scope with higher than 9x magnification as this gun has some nice range to it - Things I liked:accuracy,nok down power,prety much evrything
Things I would have changed:make the gun come with the noise reduser dil instead of havin to by one but the nois realy isnt a prob
What others should know:i wood recomend this to any1 of my friends its a great gun - Things I liked:Price was excellent. This is the most powerful .177 air rifle I've owned to date. Crosman has lived up to the Benjamin name. Accuracy was very good, but not jaw dropping. I was surprised at how good the trigger was. It could be better, but is already better than the trigger on some of my rimfire cartridge guns. Pumping can be tedious, but at 2k psi, it's not difficult to recharge from 1200 or so. The stock is no-nonsense, but attractive in a utilitarian sort of way. I didn't try shooting with the iron sights, but they appear to be well executed, and again, better than the sights on some of my cartridge firearms.
Things I would have changed:All of the changes I'd suggest would bring the gun into the Marauder price range, and the Discovery is meant to be an entry into PCP guns. That said, I'd like to see a barrel shroud, a tighter bolt (mine can fall open if the gun is inverted) a dedicated breech block and bolt for the .177 gun (there's too much room in the breech for .177 pellets to easily tip over when loading), and a weaver type scope mount instead of the 3/8" dovetail. The dovetail mounts are simply not robust enough in my opinion. Even if they simply drilled and tapped the breech block for existing aftermarket weaver bases, it would be a huge improvement. I'd also like to see a "book" type manual rather than the big "map" type fold-out single page manual. They're a lot easier to read. I'd also like to see some O rings and seals included in the event the rifle needs to be serviced, or at the very least, a list of the size and durometer of the seals used so they can be sourced. Another thing I'd change is the location of the fill nipple. Rather than place it on the front end of the gun, I'd prefer to see it installed in the bottom of the reservoir close to the gauge. This way a person could easily connect a remote line from a regulated air source (or CO2) at the gun's optimum working pressure and shoot all day without having to stop to fill. A paintball CO2 remote would work fine for this purpose. Finally, it would be nice to include a small bottle of lubricant with the gun.
What others should know:It's LOUD. It might be my imagination but the first time I fired it I thought the pellet went supersonic. It was really that loud. If I had it to do all over again, I'd get the .22 version. the only reason I bought the .177 is because I already have three .177 airguns and wanted ammo commonality. My next air rifle will be a .22 caliber. I really like the Marauder's specs and reviews, but I'm put off by the 3/8" dovetail scope mount. If the gun isn't going to have iron sights and is intended to have a scope, it had better be a substantial mount like a weaver or picatinny rail. Quality pellets make a huge difference. I went to sight my scope in and was shooting 3" groups at 25 yards with regular Crosman pellets. I tried the premier hollowpoints and the groups shrank to an inch or so. I ordered some of the 10.5 grain Premier dome pellets and haven't grouped them yet, but I expect they will be even better. Don't skimp on pellets. They're cheap enough, and make the difference between a hit and a miss when it counts. Why buy a nice rifle and feed it substandard ammo? This was my first PCP airgun, and I'm convinced it's a great system. Best part is a lot of accessories from my paintball days carry over. PCP is a good powerplant for aging paintball players.CommentsBy Errek from USA on 2010-08-20 1 Both the Discovery and Marauder don't need a Weaver mount because there is no jarring recoil, and there should be little to none at all. I do not own any of these rifles, but I am saying grom somebody who has read many things from many sources that it is common sense to just use an 11mm dovetail. I am just saying, and am respecting your opinion of the mount.By RoninUT from USA on 2010-07-13 1 To update, I followed some online instructions for improving the trigger, and it made a big difference. I polished all of the contact surfaces with a Dremel tool and some polishing compound, and added a set screw for over travel. The trigger improved significantly. Be careful to leave a little over travel so the striker doesn't drag the sear. I had to take a little travel out to eliminate this problem because I was seeing about a 300 fps drop in velocity from striker drag.By RoninUT from USA on 2010-07-10 1 Just a minor update... I shot a string over the chronograph today starting at about 1800 psi using Crosman Premier 10.5 grain pellets and got an average of 874 fps for the string. I'll post more data when I get a chance. - Things I liked:lots of power. gonna get lots of cotton tails this season. i have both 22 and 177. killed rabbits and squirrels with 177 so i got the 22 also
Things I would have changed:maybe ad some shot cards to the package
What others should know:truly a small game rifle. get one - Things I liked:Weight, balance, accuracy, Crosman quality
Things I would have changed:A bit loud from the factory (easily fixed - see below...)
What others should know:I actually did probably the reverse of most people - I bought a Marauder first, and was so happy with it I got a Discovery next. I had taken the plunge into PCPs with the Marauder and invested in a scuba tank and fill adapter, so I knew I could use it for both which was a big plus. I immediately put a TKO22 muzzle brake on it to quiet it down (highly recommended btw), and since then it's been a great pest control gun and a real pleasure to shoot. Although the Marauder is more flexible/tunable and is a repeater, I really love the feel of the Discovery. It's lighter and easier to shoot off-hand IMO, and is damn near as accurate as the Marauder with the right ammo (it's very forgiving, but is quite fond of JSB Diabolos and Predator Polymags in particular). All in all, I've become a real fan of Crosman products (and Pyramyd Air as well) over the past few years. Great quality, outstanding support and good value as well. - Things I liked:I just purchased the Discovery air rifle in .177 caliber. I had previously purchased the Discovery air rifle in .22 caliber. I liked the .22 caliber so well I decided to buy the .177 caliber. Both rifles have exceeded my hopes relative to accuracy and consistency. I shoot the Crossman Premier hollow points in both rifles. The rifles are light enough to carry comfortably and balance well enough for steady offhand shots. Velocities that I get with the Crossman Premier pellets are within 25 to 35 fps of the published velocities in the sales literature for these rifles. I have scoped the .22 caliber and am shooting the factory fiber optic sights on the .177 caliber rifle. I find the factory fiber optic sights to be very good for field use and plinking. These are great rifles at great prices.
Things I would have changed:The triggers on the Discovery rifles are a bit heavier than I like but are very usable. This is the only feature on the Discovery rifle that has room for improvement. Again, they are not bad triggers just a bit heavy trigger for such an accurate rifle. - Things I liked:I said I'd finish my review today, after I done some more shooting with my New 22 caliber Benjamin Discovery Rifle.. Well First thing I'm 58 Years old and my mind plays tricks on me,,. I thought I had the Gun good and clean by running some clean rags through it, but I didn't have it clean as it should have been,, they are put together with a very Dirty Barrel. I used a few mops, and a drop of oil,, Only a drop of gun oil on one of the mops to get the grease loose and then I used rags to dry it and mop it till the barrel was shinning. Now it hits the same spot at about 20 yards, not tried any further because I been a little busy. I got 25 shots out of a 2000 pound fill,, It's amazing how a dirty barrel will mess you up. But now the 22 Caliber Discovery is as accurate as my other three Benjamin rifles,, now I have both sets. The Discovery is noisy compared to teh Marauder, but so is a 22 rifle. Ive hunted all my life, and never shot at a Squirrel even with a shot gun any further than about 30 yards,, so this gun will definitely do the job plus some.. I went ahead and ordered the heavy weight pellets because if i want a rabbit or a squirrel, I want to do it right the first time. The Discovery is so light that it makes up for the noise, you can carry it all day long and not get fatigue, I have the scuba tank and teh Benjamin tank and a Gas powered compressor so air is no problem here, I also have 2 of the Discovery pumps, this gun for the money is a steal. Clean the barrel
Things I would have changed:Nothing, it works just fine, hits the spot, Isn't that what it's all about? lolol.. I think a 25 caliber in this rifle would be good, but since they don't have it I ordered the heavy Kodiak Pellets,, it is close to the weight of the 25 caliber pellet but maybe a little under, but this gun will handle them for sure.
What others should know:This is one of the best deals to get into PCP rifles,, I have the 17 and the 22 caliber in both the Discovery and the Marauder, I liked them so well I wanted a set of each. - 123
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Overall rating:5 5.0
Value for money:5 5.0
Accuracy:5 5.0
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Things I would have changed:Nothing...
What others should know:Very easy shooting gun with iron sights, no scope needed!