Winchester WINCHESTER 1000 SB Reviews

I loverf this rilfe, powerful, accurte in every since. I may have picked it up at a store, but I loved it

I would change the stop pin holes, scope, and the hollowed stock

This was one of the best air rilfes I have used to date, it has out beat my Gamo any day. I wish they didn't dissconinted this rilfe, it was so nice and beautiful. Gave all my friends air guns a run for thier money.

pretty good power and somewhat accurate with original scope

it needs a one piece scope mount and scope because my reticle turned like 40 degrees now i shoot through an x

put a solid scope mount on it the scope tends to bounce with the recoil and knock it off center. i bought a leapers bug buster scope and its very accurate to 35 yards putting 3 shots in a group the size of a quarter have owned it maybe 3 months now and have gotten about 10 squirrels with it using 10.5 grain hollows going to try some gamo red fire poly tip ammo for it hopefully it shoots a little faster and more accurately

Scope is realy nice but at the same time the fiber optic sites are very handy as well.

I would recommend making the stock lighter.

very accurate only with 10.5 grain ammo

most definitely solid scope mounts

shot crosman destroyers through it and they were off by 5 inches a time at 35 yrds but definitely use a 10.5 grain magnum there the best i found

This is a reallynice rifle. Was easy to sight in. Lots of power in this unit. Great bargain for the price.

Send some free pellets with the purchase of any rifle.........other than that ..... nothing

This is no toy rifle.....use it accordingly. For the kids......supply adult supervision.

Looks and nice feel

Put the safety on the side or near the Trigger, having a scope makes a bit difficult for someone with big fingers.

Guns sounds like a 22 rifle firing, has some kick also - I bought this for my wife, but she can't cock it, so guess its mine now. Overall - I love the gun, once the scope is set, you rarely miss your target.

This is truly a quality gun and is extremely powerful. Furthermore, the trigger pull is smooth, light and consistent. Apparently the 1000SB really has been improved and reviews I have read claiming a difficult trigger pull obviously do not apply to this gun. I zeroed the scope in at about 35 feet in six shots and kept every shot within about two inches thereafter. I have been trying to keep the squirrels out of our attic. Now the squirrels will be to busy trying to keep out of my cross hairs!

Nada, squat, Zip! They really got this one right!

Make sure you put some blue "thread lock" on the scope mounting screws or it will come loose in about 10 shots!

I like the power of 1000 fps and the "crack" sound as the pellets go downrange well over the speed of sound! It's got a good weight and feel and the fiber optic front and rear sights makes an easy job of getting on target. I also like the thumb safety. And I like the Winchester name.

I would have put some sort of vibration absorbing filler in the stock.

I thought the recoil wasn't that bad, it's really not bad at all. Sure it twangs a little when fired, but that's the nature of spring-air guns. It's a good, strong, accurate gun and well worth the price. Very powerful!

Really powerful, very accurate with Gamo domed tipped and PBA pellets, less than 2" at fifty feet, most within 3/4". Not too good with pointed pellets, I tried both Daisy and Beeman and the spreads had no consistency at all, none. Good feel when shooting, nice detailing on synthetic stock. Fun! Fun to shoot, fun to site in.

The scope mounts are set too low to be able to still use peep sights underneath with the scope installed. The metal finish requires oiling with every use, this can be a pain. The rear of the scope is slightly in the way of the safety when mounted at the rear of the groove where it is easiest to use.

This gun is no toy, it is a powerful weapon. I am very pleased with the gun in almost all aspects. It is a great buy, and the relatively low price just makes it better (I paid $149). It is a little on the loud side, especially on the first few shots or if you pause for any length of time between shooting. I recommend this gun highly, I would buy it again in a heartbeat.

The accuracy on the rifle is superior at 60 feet. Rifle works really well with gamo pba pellets, and the 10.5 crossman premier pellets. Soon to test out the skenco long range pellets that i just ordered from pyramid air.

the plastic stock, and trigger

the break barell is a little stiff, also make sure you have the scope mount stop mounted right or else the scope will begin to get loose quickly. Oil up the gun periodically or else rust will begin to occur

Very powerful air rifle, low price, great front and rear sights and the safety is far from the triger.

I would have prefered that the metal came teflon coated. The recoil it's very hard on the shoulder(it kicks). A sling would be great.

This air rifle it's very powerful. It brings down small game at 50 yards with the gamo PBA gold plated pellet(wich creates that ballistics cracking noise like a true firearm). After use; a light coat of oil is sugested to prevent rust. Exelent gun!

Very powerful gun for a low price. accuracy is good. scope is ok quality. Good hunting gun.

breaking the barrel is hard, very loud, kicks like an elephant gun, scope mounts are awful, cheap plastic everywhere.

replace the 2 piece scope mounts with a good one piece mount and it will stay sighted in. you do have to tighten the screws periodically though. this gun is fun to hunt with. i use beeman crow magnums and they are very accurate at up to 30 yards for a hollow point.

I love the strength of the gun. its very accurate. im pretty sure it can take down all kinds of small game even woodchucks. ive hunted squirrels and chipmunks with no problem, i've only shot from about 20 yards max but thats b/c of limitations of my yard. i'm a strong beleiver it will knock down targets out to 40 yards. ill have to try and get back to you on that one.

the only negative that i wasnt expecting is the metal must be cleaned after handling or rust will ocurr!!

this gun is very reliable. it hasnt failed yet and ive owned it for 2 and a 1/2 years