Page 135 - Barra Cowboy Series 1866 Reviews

Has a good weight to it so it doesn't feel cheap or flimsy like the 760 or 880. Very easy to pump, I thought o had a leak at first because of how easy it is to pump even on the 10th stroke. Coming from a Crosman 1322 and Benjamin 392, this was a nice surprise.

Loading a pellet is absurdly difficult. I spend half the time trying to drop a pellet into the chamber. As much as I like this gun, it may not stick around for this reason.

If you have adult sized hands and plan on only running pellets through your rifle, I'd seriously reconsider getting this one. Loading chamber is deep and really difficult to align a pellet in properly.

Generally everything but the sights

The sights and Put a rail for a scope or red dot sight

Nice gun worth the money wish it had a rail for a red dot

Fun and accurate for short distances. Eliminates the extra steps involved with co2 and maintenance. Yes, you still have to lubricate and clean.

I would prefer a different less shinny appearance. But, this isn't a downside.

If you want a little higher velocity then this is a great choice. It makes this choice a few feet more accurate than the older BB guns, given you are using a longer lever to build the pressure needed to reach the 30 or so for that.

Very accurate. Octagon metal barrel. Adjustable sights. Easy pump. Overall looks like the real thing. Good customer service.

Brass receiver. I would gladly paid more for the gun if it had a brass receiver and wood for stock instead of plastic. The gold colored plastic receiver can be easily scratched. Make sure you use a very soft cloth. It does pickup finger prints. Gun is made by Bear River and has a Barra website. Bear River in my opinion makes good quality air guns and this one seems to one of them. The Barra website only shows this gun, but I am hoping they will make more reproductions of rifles.

Bolt needs to be worked a few times to make it easier to pull back. Instructions in current manual state to pull up and back, but it only pulls back.
Also instructions state the safety is next to the trigger, but it is actually the hammer. Manual states to use a light motor oil to oil parts of gun, which is a little unusual, since most air guns I own state to use a synthetic oil.

Everything about it(it is a dandy!)

Nothing

Better get one while they are available!

Very accurate. Will rip through METAL soup cans

Loading can be a challenge

When I received mine right out of the box receiver had ripples in the coating. Much of the bolt side has fallen off. Bear River is currently working with me
in this

fits in my arms nice ! the 40" overall size nice ! looks great ! HAPPY WITH !!! SHOOTS CANS ACROSS THE YARD NICE ! ALSO A GOOD HAND & ARM WORK OUT !! A FUN TO USE !!!

ADD WOOD STOCK !! ??? I PAY MORE YES UPPER IT MORE !

IT NOT FOR HUNTING ! ITS ATOY FOR FUN !!!

This is a very good looking rifle with good weight and feel. The plastic stock and forearm look very close to dark walnut wood. The plastic receiver looks like shiny gold metal - can't really tell that it's plastic.. The pumping lever is hefty cast metal. Easy to load a pellet into the chamber. Easy to pump 10 times - requires very little effort! Although the butt is shiny smooth plastic it doesn't slip inside my shoulder when shooting. Nothing about this rifle looks cheap. Quite accurate - shot 1/4-inch to 1" groups right out of the box. I like the 20" octagonal barrel and the fact that it is rifled. I'm glad that the rear sight not only adjustable for height but windage as well. Fun to shoot!

Make the phillips screw that adjusts the windage sight longer. Hard to get back in if you take it all the way out.

I took a chance on ordering this because the price is so low I thought it must be low quality - I was wrong. I am pleasantly surprised that this is such a high quality air rifle!