Benjamin Vaporizer SBD Air Rifle, NP Elite

Big, heavy sledgehammer of an airgun. It feels big in the hands and very sturdy. Cocking is smooth as silk with no noises whatsoever. Mine is .177 so I use a minimum of a 10.5 grain pellet and am using the Jsb 13 gainers at the moment. In .177 this is a 23 ftlb gun..yes 23 ftlbs and with that in mind the gun is very quiet. I have louder Air rifles making half the power. Fit a d finish is very very nice. Here we go..the only let down is the awful trigger. Drag it through the muddy gritty 1st stage and by then you're asleep. No amount of tweaking will fix it what we're Crosman thinking? I've just bought a Cometa Fusion for the same money and the trigger is beautiful! Still a nicely built powerhouse which I doubt I'll sell it, and I'll probably look for a .22 aswell as I really do like it..a beast of an Airgun.

Trigger trigger and the trigger.

Not a backyard plonker unless you have a bit of land..way too powerful and build a good backstop.

I own this rifle in both .177 and .22 calibers. Both are very powerful air rifles, albeit the claims on the box are a bit exaggerated. The sound suppression seems to do a fine job. I find it to be accurate out to roughly 50 yards max, but your shot groups will be rather wide, so save those longer shots for larger prey. For best results keep your shots within 35-40 yards at max. 10 yard to 25 yard shots are the spot where you will get great shot groups that a US quarter will cover. You won't be getting dime groups like on a PCP, so forget that.

I would change the plastic trigger. The trigger, with an almost 6lb trigger pull is bit much, but it is a two stage trigger. I have yet to get the aftermarket triggers and install them. But, I eventually will. Just haven't researched them much.

This rifle is a beast in both .177 and .22. However, one must know how to handle and shoot these the right way. It is not necessarily the artillery hold that you will need, but you just need to figure it out. Please ensure to break the rifle in with 100 -200 shots. Also find the right pellets, these rifles do like heavier pellets. Learn your right hold as well. Unfortunately, you may eventually blow out the included scope, which is to be expected. If you're on a budget get any of UTG Leapers Scopes or if you want to invest a bit more buy any of the Hawke Airmax Scopes. Both companies provide lifetime warranties and you get much better reticles some are even illuminated. Also, if you can't cock this rifle I would suggest finding a break barrel with less cocking effort or go ahead on up to the world of PCP's. Don't give up on this rifle! They do a great job for what they were designed to do.

The added grey grips on this gun are nice and do come in handy. The scope is decent for what it is. The accuracy, well once you find out what it likes its a beast. Also, this gun is pretty darn quiet for what it is. Is it backyard friendly? If you are hitting soft targets I'd say so but if you're shooting wood or steel, no it sounds like a hammer hitting it.

The vaporizer from what I have seen doesn't like light pellets at all. This gun is quite heafty also.

from what I've found out so far, it doesn't like light pellets. At 25 yards all of the light pellets didn't do well at all. The only pellet I have found to owe up to this guns accuracy claims are the Crossman domed ultra heavy 19 grain. Now keep in mind every gun prefers something different. It definitely didn't like Crossman destroyer 14.3 gr Rws super h point 14.2 gr Rws superpoint extra 14.5 gr Crossman premier hp 14.3 gr Daisy wadcutters N&n barracuda match 21.14 gr N&n terminators 16.36 gr Rws superdome 14.5 gr I just ordered some new heavier weighted pellets so I will update when I have the chance. Happy shooting! P.s. it wouldn't let me give 4.5 stars.