Benjamin Mayhem NP2 SBD Air Rifle Combo

This gun blew me away after i cleaned the barrel and mounted a UTG 3x9x40 scope and UTG 1 piece 1" high UTG mount I finally found that the JSB Exact Diabolo .177 8.44gr were outstanding and very accurate at 25 yards, also the Polymags were very good as well very accurate!

Not much good .177 for the money.

Its a little heavy for a small kid,This gun is hold sensitive i needed to place my left hand on the front screw holes and bring the rifle tight to my sholder but then it was dead on shot after shot,This gun does not like to be shot bench rested without that hold.

super quiet no problem practicing in back yard very accurate after break in scope good but will probably replace in future just my preference of reticle

Rifle is very well built. It is very quiet with good penetration and accurate.

Sights should be changed.

Very good quality airgun.

Love this gun, very accurate, I paid the $20 to have scope mounted and zeroed in. A skunk entered my yard, where my puppy runs, took rifle from case and no more skunk , one shot about 30 yards, problem gone no ordor.

Nothing

This gun makes very little noise.

This gas springer is powerful, and very accurate, especially with the right pellet. Mine seems to love the H&N Terminators, and the H&N Super Magnum. These heavier grain pellets match up very well with this gun. Crosman Destroyers did okay too, but not nearly the accuracy of the 2 mentions H&N. At 20 yards I can achieve dime sized groups. Alloy pellets are too light for the muzzle energy this rifle has, So the spread of the groupings are 3 inches or more. The Mayhem throws those light pellets all over. I like the fact that this model is assembled in the USA. The 3-9x40AO Scope (included) is very clear, and really good quality for this price point. The rifle is heavier than I expected, with about the heft if a shotgun, but that is not a bad thing. It is a quality gun. I purchased this Benjamin Mayhem because of a nuisance raccoon problem I was having. (A problem I no longer have thanks to this gun, a steady hand, and H&N Terminator pellets).

The trigger breaks at around 5 lbs. this is just fine for most shooters. I ordered a spring kit from Mcarbo (made in USA and cost about $20 bucks) and brought the trigger break down to 1.5 lbs. Just a personal preference. It is a very easy upgrade and they have a step by step video to help you.

I believe the Benjamin Mayhem is a great value for the money, and I am having a lot of fun with hours of target practice. Spend an additional $26 for a Caldwell Shooting bag combo to hold up the rifle for you if you plan on hours of target practice, for this gun is hefty. My son and I are having a great time shooting together. We are very happy with this purchase!

great looking gun

plastic muzzle break pellet hitting Accuracy way off it out of line with barrel when i sent it back to exchange for another they said they would check that it wasn't doing the same thing receive the gun went o and shot one round it was doing the same thing so much for checking 0rder on june 6 june 20 still no rifle as to exchange for other gun said i would have to go on line to fill out paper work WAY when i talking to a sale persons they must of had better thing to do talk to a agent that to time she said it could have been do over the phone it be close to 3 weeks still no gun thanks

it they fit the problem with the muzzle break it is a nice rifle

Almost everything. (.177; nearly 500 pellets) VERY Quiet, comfortable, Powerful, and reasonable recoil for so powerful a "springer". Easy to cock and no worrying... did I accidentally leave it cocked for hours! I also wanted it for cold winter use and no spring. The scope is way better than anticipated. I bought this model because it had the better scope rather than the Benjamin Trail NP2 as offered. Well worth it. I went on line and learned all I could about this series of guns and that made a difference including not only expectations but how to get the most out of it. Thus far I've used 5 different pellets both in weight and brand. It will literally zero with any of them, but the H&N Barracuda Match does stand out (superior manufacturing certainly helps). The H&N were far more consistent. Now I'm hitting a quarter @ 45 yards depending on wind. I do not have room to extend further at this time. The grips are soft and give a good hold. Balance is typical of this type of rife.

It weighed in about a pound heavier (8.5) than advertised and I don't think that is just the scope. The rear hard site was loose and fell off after one evening of shooting. The front site seems to be plastic and 1 bump made a mark in it. This gun definitely took way more pellets to get a proper handle. In my case a couple hundred...be patient, it is worth it. Now I know how it behaves with 5 different pellets of differing weights and brands. That was part of my travails. Yes, they are very different but I put up a 2x4 foot board with many targets and learned each characteristic (I do not have a reviewer's setup).

As one of Pyramyd's videos suggested, it does shoot best with the front hand under the fore stock.
It did take time and patience to get it "right". My other 2 springers are less powerful and I expect less of them (cans).
I was finally able to get the Crosman Premier Ultra Magnum to be accurate enough to plink every time. However, those pellets are tight, loose, and all in between. Considering this I was amused that I could use them reliably on cans. I wanted a cheap pellet for plinking.
I am still learning the AO and just how accurate that is.
The scope needed lock tight to stay in place as this is still a "springer" though gas.
All in all I would definitely buy it again.

#1, I stand a reasonable chance of hitting what I am shooting at. I bought it in hopes of picking off squirrels in my fruit and pecan tress, asian doves and sparrows. #2, it is as quiet as advertised. It has plenty of power as well, I haven't used it on its intended prey yet, but it drives pellets fairly deep into a 2X12 pine board. The only reason I'm not giving it a 5 star rating overall is I can imagine perfection. What I have is a gun that is pretty darn good for the price, but not perfect. It is many, many times better than the Gammo Silent Cat I have. I would not recommend the Gammo to anyone, but I would recommend this Benjamin.

The main thing to me is that the trigger is a little rough. The pre-set pull weights are fine, but it feels a little gritty through the first stage. I'm a pretty able guy for 63 and don't find the weight or cocking effort to be a big deal like I saw some write in other reviews.

I tried about eight different varieties of pellet in this gun. The Premier Hollow Point, the Crossman Wadcutter and the Barracuda Green (no lead) all did really well. It didn't like any of the Gammo. The odd thing is that I have a tin of the pointed Premier that doesn't seem to do well at all. I don't know if I got a tin of bad pellets or what.