Benjamin NPS Air Rifle

decent power, reasonable trigger

Couldn't zero it in with the scope... all over the paper! The problem is obvious, too much clearance in the break barrell joint, and the picatinny rail is behind it. the barrell points wherever it wants. good thing it is made from shit soft steel... a few whacks with a pair of ball peen hammers on the rear of the reciever brought the reciever clearancedown, and a few taps on the front of the fork restricted it's wobble. I don't know how long this will last, but hopefully it will do untill I can get an underbarrell cock with a fixed barrell.

E-mail me if you want particulars on how I accuratized it

Value,power,weight

Checking in stock would be nice

Shoots 22FPE at muzzle with Crosman 10.5 rd nose ultramagnum rds

It is quiet.

I am still breaking this in. I had an accuracy problem with the first one I ordered, but Pyramyd, as usual, fixed the problem quickly and efficiently. The really do have the best Customer Service I have ever seen.

I think this is a really good little air rifle, especially at the price. Surprisingly, it also comes with an honestly decent mil-dot scope and not the usual 4x crossed wire reticle junk which one removes and replaces first thing out of the box. I have had the NPS for about two weeks. Today I did headshots on three starlings at 75 feet, so it is a indeed very accurate air rifle.

Nothing much. Perhaps a third level of comb adjustment.

Mine needed a film of oil to take the grind out of the cocking. Problem solved without drama. It's not a very pretty air rifle. Certainly not the Belle of the Ball as far as finish is concerned. However, it is a heck of an accurate piece. It has plenty of velocity so heavy pellets are an option. Comes with a pretty good scope. For $170? It's a steal.

Great scope, super accurate, light weight, packs a punch, and it just looks cool.

It was a extremely long break in period for this rifle. I put 2000 round though my rifle, before it started shooting consistently. That's why it gets 4 stars.

I tried lots and lots of different types of pellets in my rifle, the Crosman hollow points shot a distance second to the benjamin pellets. I use my rifle to keep a few pest "birds" in check.

price was good with the coupon. Scope seemed decent.

This rifle made a horrible grinding noise when cocking. The noise just seemed to get worse, so I returned it.

I returned the rifle to PA and it was a very smooth and hassle free process. Went with a different gun altogether.

Overall, a very good little gun at a very good price.

The edges of the stock could be smoother or rounded a little for a more finished look but it is not functional and is a small detail in the big picture.

We have only had this rifle for a short while but it shoots exactly where you aim it, it has power for a .177, easy to cock, has a nice trigger, and the scope is a big step above what you would normally get with a gun of this price. I don't think you could beat this gun for the price.

the NPS aspect and ergonomics

the trigger is horrible and the barrel or what ever is killing accuracy needs to change.

this is a very in accurate pellet gun. its been frustrating even attempting to hold a 5" group at 20 yards on a bench using multiple shooters(no one could hold grouping with this gun)(different pellets used as well). now i have to figure out what to do with it?

It is difficult to express things I like when I was expecting better.

The stock was very rough and the slide that compresses the nitrogen cylinder was dry. Dry metal rubbing together makes a sound no mechanic wants to hear.

When the scope crashes, and they always do, there is no other way to aim. (sights)

The gun and scope combo is nice enough for plinking, etc. The gun shoots well, but mine had a defective nitro piston.

My nitro piston made a grinding noise when cocking the rifle after the first few shots, which got louder and louder as time went on. PA told me it would go away, which it didn't... and it actually got harder and harder to cycle the rifle.

I gave up with finding a cheap and reliable springer and bought a Marauder after returning the NPS.