Stoeger XM1 Ranger PCP Air Rifle

Accuracy is great. The longer barrel allows Me to shoot heavier projectiles faster than My JTS Airacuda Does. I like the 3600 PSI Fill over My 4200 PSI Avenger. Less work for the Compressor with More Power as well. Again I attribute that to the Longer Barrel. The Drawbacks are having to use a Fill Probe, and the location of the Guage under the Barrel. I knew about this going in after watching @AirShootist Utube Review on it. I like the 5 year warranty compared to only 1 year on Most other offerings. Another thing that I will have to do is come up with a different rest for Bench shooting. The shape of the stock does not fit on My rest as well as I would like. But all in all I am very pleased with it. The Trigger is great right out of the Box. I have not adjusted anything on the rifle as of yet. It is Louder than I expected but even a "BuckRail" Moderator makes it very backyard Friendly. This would be a great choice for Beginners and for those not wanting to spend 3X more! Try one!

Fill Probe, Air capacity Guage location, Stock Design is tricky for certain Bench Rests.

Stock is very Sturdy. I almost got the Macavity arms, but the biggest complaint was the Flimsy stock!

This is my 2nd PCP. Coming from the Hatsan Flash QE, this rifle is vastly better in pretty much every aspect. The accuracy is phenomenal period. Having a regulated PCP is the only way to go IMO. I am getting 45 shots per fill before I start dropping off the reg shooting 33.95 grain .25 caliber pellets. Out of the box accuracy is spot on and once I get a chronograph and do a little hammer tuning, I'll easily be shooting 1/2" or tighter sub MOA groups at 50 yards. The stock is solid and honestly the nicest I've ever had on a rifle. It sits solid on my sand bag and I can quickly aquire a target and follow through the shot without any wobbling in my field of vision of my scope. Something I could not do with the Flash. The magazines are nice and metal. The gun has a nice pellet probe, metal receiver, a pretty decent trigger, adjustable cheek rest is awesome, and the palm swell fits my hand perfectly. Free floating shrouded barrel. Side lever is pretty smooth and easy to cock.

I have the same gripes as others have mentioned on YouTube in regards to having a fill probe, tank gauge placement at the muzzle and the safety on the trigger. Those things could be improved on but the fill probe cover design is nice and it very works well. Only real gripe I'm having is the magazine wants to pop out slightly and jam the probe when cycling the action. Hoping this improves as it breaks in. Maybe stronger magnets in the magazine and receiver would correct this. Overall though, for this price point, this gun is unbeatable IMO after doing many hours of research and I am very happy with my purchase.

If you are shopping the $200-$500 PCP rifle price offerings, this should be a serious consideration. You are getting quality metal components, not plastic like the $349Avenger rifle. It's a fairly heavy rifle compared to the Hatsan Flash, which adds to the stability of it. Better shot count than advertised while maintaining great power with regulated, consistent, deadly accurate shots. Some tunability. Can shoot slugs as seen in Air Shootists review on YouTube, something the Flash cannot do effectively or accurately, and I do agree, with some tuning, it will shoot slugs decently. The one thing I will say is it is pretty loud and not backyard friendly if that is a concern. Fortunately, you can easily thread on a moderator to this rifle without having to purchase an adapter. I do think I may look into a barrel band for mine because of the free floating barrel and shroud could use some support, especially if you are going to use this gun to "beat the brush" hunting with it.

Extremely accurate, reliable, comfortable to shoot and IMHO, underpriced. Good number of shots per fill. Regulated. Externally adjustable hammer.

I'd like the regulator to be externally adjustable.

As unbelievable as it may seem, my XM1 Ranger shoots as accurate as my FX and Brocock/Brk guns costing 6 to 7 times as much. Same with standard deviation ("SD") in velocity, which is usually 0 to 3 fps between shots. Mine in .22 like H&N Baracuda Power the best but shoots JSB 18.13, Hades 15.93, Baracuda Match very well. There us usually no need to change the factory hammer settings. Perfect where it is. You CAN adjust the regulator but it's located in the air tube. One should not adjust regulator in this gun as it's usually set perfectly. CLEAN BORE THROUGHLY b4 shooting as it's filled with cosmoline as as a preservative. I also have the Scout in .25 and have same observations. If you don't have a chromography, consider getting one. I recommend FX Pocket Chronograph https://www.pyramydair.com/product/fx-radar-pocket-wireless-chronograph-v2?a=15159 One can't go wrong with purchasing this becaus eof Pyramyd Air's 60 day satisfaction guarantee.

Sturdy stock, very accurate, and has a lot of consistent power.

Mine broke, and I had to return it only after a few shots. The charging handle began to fail to lock back, and it would sometimes snap forward after it was seemingly locked, automatically firing a pellet out of the barrel. This was super dangerous and alarming.

It's good value for the money if your gun doesn't break. However, after firing only 20-30 shots and getting an alarming failure that made the gun inoperable, I cannot recommend this or other Stoeger guns.