Page 2 - Stoeger ATAC Suppressor Reviews

Out of the box this gun has been a shooter. I had to adjust the scope slightly and had it sighted, in 6 shots. I have read other reviews talking about it not holding accuracy over time so I'll be looking out for that. I've only put about 250 pellets through it so far. At 30 yards I am punching holes in 3/4 inch pine boards all day long and grouping in 3/8 inch groups. The stock is well made and feels solid. The scope has a good sight picture and is clear.

The trigger is a little heavy but not too bad.

This is not a toy. The pellets are punching holes in 3/4 in pine boards. Operate with safety in mind.

Easy to shoot well.

Don't count on it being zeroed @ 25 yards out of the box. Heck, my scope needed to straightened as it was 5-10 degrees off plumb. Mind you, once I straightened it out it still was easy to zero and I keyholing shots on the bullseye within 20 shots.

I can't tighten the screw to shorten the second stage of trigger pull. Not bad where it was at but I wanted to see what is was like.

Rifle is great but I went to better trigger,now its even better

Trigger and mounting screws

I cant keep mounting screws tight. After changing trigger mounting screws will not stay tight. Went to red loctite,no luck. Will shoot 3/8 group at 10 meters after retightning,shoot 15 rounds rifle shoots all over the place. Tighten again and group goes back to 3/8. Anybody got any ideas?

Love the stock. Like the power. Good trainer for trigger control. Taken a few pellets to find accuracy, but good to go. Cousin and I were shooting pellets down the throats of old 308 win brass at 15yds with new scope and rings.

Scope, and the trigger.

Make sure all mounting screws are tight. Might be worth your time to pull them out, clean off packing oil and lock tight all threads.

Wow! I just got this gun today and I couldnt be more happy. Before I get too far into it I purchased the .177 Cal as I was worried about the tumbling pellet issues it seems the .22 has been said to have in reviews. This gun is the full meal deal, at least for my taste. Heavy but not too heavy, a solid, quality feel I regret to say I didnt feel in the new Trail NP2 Synthetic stock gun. Great scope, love the auto safety, decent trigger, love the tactical mounts and rails and options. I wore my arm out cocking and shooting it today. Heavy to cock but that seems to translate to POWER, FPS/FPE. For a .177 it is a havey hitting, hole punching weapon. I wish they maade it in a .25 but I am going to order the .22 soon.

Nothing.

It actually comes with a nice manual, bound and quite helpful. Not one of these fold out multilanguage leaflets (cheesy). I will say it is POWERFUL and not a beginners weapon. I have some exerience and it will take me some time on the trigger to master this weapon.

The design,scope.

Nothing

It is a good brand, and is so accurate.

Please forgive this long winded review. I recently bought the Stoeger X20S from Pyramyd air(my review is elsewhere on this site) and have been very pleased with the rifle which inspired me to buy this rifle for my son. First thoughts rifle is way to heavy to be useful for hunting, Haven't weighed it but it feels considerably heavier than my X20S or the Gamo Whisper we also own. The saftey is very loud and requires way more effort than should be necessary to release. That's where the good news ended for us unfortunately! After about 6 shots while trying to sight the rifle in the scope went South! Looking through the scope the wrong direction it is easy to see one of the internal lenses has shifted sideways. No big deal I thought, I'll just call PA and trade the scope in. What do they tell me?, It is Stoeger's policy that the whole rifle will have to go back. OK, I think, until I find out the nearest FedEx hub is 30 some miles from my house! So we decide to just replace the scope

ourselfs so as to not have to dance through the hoops. I installed the new Hawke scope that I had purchased for my X20S and went back to trying to sight the rifle in. We have now put around 750 pellets through this rifle from 14.5 to 22 grain weight and the best group we have been able to get thus far is 1.35 CTC! That's it! Now mind you the X20S with the cheap POS 4 power it came with will shoot 1/2" groups at the same distance all day long!?!? For those who do not know, The X20S is the same basic rifle without the gas piston and a different stock. Not very impressed even given the price. Conclusion, Given the condition of the scope and the saftey and the fact that no warranty card came with the rifle like the X20S I just purchased...I would say I was sent someone else's return! And after talking to a few other airgunners on various forums it seems that Stoeger has no problem just trading out the scope so I will be contacting them directly. Prehaps they will have some insight as to

why this rifle won't shoot the groups that the X20S will. And yes we have tried every hold imaginable. It appears that buying a chinese air rifle is a crap shoot but buying a chinese air rifle by mail order could be russian roulette!

This gun looks really good! The polymer stock is tough! It's $200.

Do not buy this gun! Overall it is aweful and Stoeger / Benelli does not stand behind it. I bought this gun. I completely understand it only cost $200. I attempt to sight the gun in the first time and the reticle a will not move. I call Stoeger / Benelli and they say it's a known issue and promptly send me another scope. I go back to the range to sight the gun in and I can only shoot 4" groups? I call Stoeger / Benelli and they say this gun is only accurate out to 30'. Really, 30'? If I can get that close I'll kill the squirrel with a knife. They tell me the gun has a 2 year warranty and they'll keep sending me scopes for 2 years. I really wish I would have spent $275 on an RWS. This gun is junk. I cannot miss in my yard shooting a squirrel and hit my neighbors house. I am not sure what this gun is good for?

This comes a complete package. It's extremely strong and repeatable once zeroed in. Came close to going through 3/4 inch plywood.

I wish the factory would be more careful. They used the wrong type of lubrication on the bore/piston assm. This thing dieseled on the first shot and scared the crap out of me and the people around(sounded like a 22 mag going off). The optics were loose and not level. Gun shot 6 inches low and 4 inches right at 20 yds. I would have expected it to be right on since it was sold as an assm.

Have both .177 & .22. Like everything about both. Had the .177 for about 6mos, just received the .22 as of this review. After about 75 rounds in the .22, so far so good. Only a few clicks to site-in after leveling the scope on the rifle. Like the scope mounting from the factory otherwise.

Can't think of anything I'd change without being overly critical as of this review. One can "knit-pick" anything to death but that is not what I wish to do here.

If one looks hard enough, things not to like exist in just about anything. Allowances must be made that require user adjustment. With that said, both the .177 & .22 function to my personal specs with no major complaints. It takes time and patience to gain the necessary expertise for an experience that is expected by the user. I am completely satisfied with my experience thus far. Can hit 1" group from 25yds with Skeneco Ultramag Metal Tip 18.2gr pellets. PA packed & shipped in professional manner. Purchased several rifles & pellets from PA. . .so far very pleased.

Looks awesome. Rails on fore grip. Easy cocking. Very quiet. Gas piston smooth cocking. Nice synthetic stock.

Trigger.

Good gun for the money. Very quiet. Hits targets very far away. Overall I'm a fan of all my stoegers. Even added a flashlight for night shooting.

Looks, power, apparent accuracy (limited testing).

Cocking energy: 51 pounds(!) per bathrm scale test (60 lb. minus the 9 lb. gun's wt.). Hope is that perhaps it will lessen with more break-in. Overall noise is still considerable, a problem in a very-noise-sens. neighborhood, but definitely less WHANG than regular spring gun (RWS) of about same velocity. I didn't work enough yet with the scope to get the crosshairs clear in focus. Here's hoping.

First-class gun with notable disadvantage of very-high cocking effort (at least this gun), per limited testing--about 10 days. I ordered a Benjamin PCP with more adjustable velocity, ergo noise.

This gun is sensitive to ammo for sure. Seems to like anything in the 14g range. Very quiet, sounds like somebody smacking a wooden board against a concrete floor. Comfortable stock, but heavy. Not a kids toy. Very accurate with the right ammo, quarter groups at 30 yards. Not yet broken in.

The elevation adjustment on the scope is sensitive.

Added a GTX II trigger, big difference. Much better shooting than the original trigger. This is a recommended upgrade. Quality of the gun is very good.

Likes (.177). . .size, gas piston, accuracy, scope(guess I'm one of the lucky one's), moderate to low noise level, even the trigger. Ability to hit where aimed 15' distances & beyond when using scope. Acceptable groups at 20-50 yds of dime-nickel size.

Only the cocking effort.. Make lighter.

Unique design, nice weight, solid feel shooter. Good for pest control. Worth giving a try, ecellent chance you will not be disappointed. Pellet choice is Predator Polymag 8gr.

The stock fits me well. I finally got one that shoots well.

The scope and the trigger! Things I did change.

I've had 8 different airguns shipped to me now and all but one, the scope broke within the first 200 rounds. All of them had a crappie trigger. I don't know what the deal is with airguns these days but I can tell you, if it comes with a scop, throw it away. Then you will have to fix the trigger.

Very solid build. Very accurate when zeroed in with a good scope. It's a bit sensitive to which pellets I use, with some tumbling and others just consistently accurate. This may settle down after I've put more lead down the barrel. After putting a good scope, I was getting quarter sized groups at 50'. Also, the ATAC is not that sensitive to holds (artillery hold will work, but it seemed just as accurate with a death grip with my bracing hand). Looks very cool.

The trigger is a bit of a long pull and it could be a lighter touch. The included scope was not functional; with every shot, the reticle element rotated a bit counterclockwise. I replaced it with a Hawke, which seems to be performing well. This is heavy gun and not the best for plinking if you factor in the the required cocking.

I would buy this rifle again, easily (altho the scope is not up to the same standards). With the right scope, it's a great gun. It's almost a spitting image of the Sako sniper rifle, made by a sister company within the Beretta family.

Very nice long range weapon!!! I love the gas piston over the springer!!!Had a small problem with the scope!! But Stoeger took care of it pronto!!!!

An adjustable cheek rest would be nice!!!

Start with an assortment of pellets!!I found it likes the Beeman 10.46gr dome the best!!!

Looks nice, good ergonomics. Decent scope.

Needs a better trigger,include the bi-pod with package.

Not as quiet as expected,very-very poor accuracy even after 100s of shots and different pellets,gun is 6 months old, past my 30 days.

GREAT PRODUCT SHOOTS WELL AND VERY ACCURATE WELL MADE

WEIGHT A LITTLE HEAVY BUT WELL MADE

love the look and feel of this gun scope is just fine

I would change accuracy this thing is hard to get any good groups even at 30 yards also pellets tumble a lot need to use heavy pellets to stop tumbling

the gun is quiet but whats quiet without accuracy save money an get the Umarex Octane much better gun