Page 21 - Benjamin Trail NP XL Reviews

follow up to my 1st review, i shot the rifle with rws meisure... however u spell them off of a bipod when i got the gun out of the box. after about fifteen warm up shots to get used to the gun i had groups with the pellets of about quarter size at twenty yards shooting off of a not so sturdy bipod. note that the gun is still being broken in and i had not adjusted the stock trigger to my likings. also was shooting at night under a small tac light on my scope and the targets were not precise, consisting of an inch diameter red circle. this leaves plenty of error room but i htink the gun is dead accurate- with better conditions i be this rifle will shoot groups at twnety meters that could be coverd easily with a dime.

TRIGGER SUCKS- after adjusting it to shorter the second stage, the pull was stil tremendous. this may just be me becuase i recently owned a beeman with a RS2 adjustable trigger wich can be adjusted so far down that it only needs and ounce or two of pull. benjamin/crosman need to sort out the problem

also shot jsb dome pellets. heavier by about 3 or 2 grains from the 14 grain RWS but shot about an 1/2 inch higher. not as accurate though. probable just human error becuase i was rushing the JSB shots

**** I HAVE NOT SHOT THE GUN YET FOR ACCURACY, ONLY PUT ONE ROUND THOUGH IT JUST TOO SHOOT IT, THAT IS WHY I GAVE ACCURACY NO STARS, BUT PAUL CAPELLO'S ARG GIVES ITS BROTHER, THE CROSSMAN NITRO PISTON, GREAT REVIEWS ON ACCURACY the overall weight is heavy but steady in my hands, shot it once in the dark for kicks and giggles and it was surprisingly quiet, the pelet hitting the dirt was louder then the gun going off. very good scope. the power is amazing

the lock for the barrel is rather rough, although it probably will increase accuracy and minimize air leakage through the seal of the breach. in addition the cocking effort after the trouble of barely breaking the barrel is hard but that is a concequence of extreem power. its not horrible but its not as great as a .177 1000 fps springer. trigger pull is hard but i have not adjusted it to lessen the pull.

i have not shot the gun yet, but i plan on this weekend. very nice craftsmanship- get a bipod to shoot due to weight. is used a Swiss Arms bipod set up that came with a barrell mount, swivel stud mount, and a mount that goes on a tac rail. the heavy bull barrel is too wide for the screws to fit but longer replacement screws should not be hard to find. i used the screws from my BSA laser flashlight scope mount combo and put the screws from the bipod on the laser mount, note that there are only 2 long screws on the light mount and 4 are needed for the bipod. two would work but i would stagger the screws, put one on the forward right and one on the back right.

Nice balance, very easy to cock. Scope is excellent fo this rifle, looks great and is the propper size and fit.

So far I wouldn't change anything.

I put 200 to 250 rounds through it so far and can't get better than a 1 1/2 group. I 'm using a lead sled for a steady rest,can't get much better than that if your fimilar with rests.All shots were at 20 yards. The RWS super H point 6.9 gr and Gamo Raptor real gold sound like a 22 cal. shooting, very loud. I also tried Diablo exact heavy 0,670gr Beeman Kodiak double gold, crossman Premier ultra Magnum 10.5gr much quieter but also all over the place. I'll give it about another 2 to 3 hundred and get back with another review. Any suggestions I'd like to hear from someone. I'm an expert marksman and avid shooter and hunter but never owned an airgun before, am I asking for to much out of this type of gun.