Benjamin .22 Air Rifle

A: It is not good for large pest control...just because its a .22 dosent make it anymore powerfull then the .177 that they sell because they BOTH have to be less then 4.2 FPE in canada or you need a PAL..the way they do this is by shooting light weight alloy pellets in the .22 for the fps rating and a heavier pellet in the .177..either way its still 4.2fpe or less...if they were PAL rated guns then there would be a difference....this gun can not shoot 14.3 grain lead pellets faster then 363fps or the gun would be illigel and youd need a PAL..they get 495fps by shooting very light pellets.

A: Absolutely! The Benjamin Classic .22 is EXACTLY the same rifle as the Benjamin Sheridan Super Streak, but with a weaker spring. After you get your PAL, then you can have a qualified gunsmith exchange your piston spring for the one in the Super Streak. The Crosman Quest 1000 spring fits also. It is dangerous to do this modification yourself. Keep in mind that the cocking pull on a break-barrel is directly proportional to the strength of the piston spring, so if you want a faster gun, then you'll have to work a lot harder to cock it. Another solution is this: The stated muzzle velocity on the box, (495 fps) is the MAXIMUM speed of a pellet fired from this rifle. In ACTUAL testing using a good quality chronograph, this rifle fires pellets between 420 and 467 feet per second, with an average of 441 fps. A good gunsmith can 'tune' the spring in these rifles so that they fire at the posted maximum muzzle velocity of 495 fps. That way, you'll have a nice, mid-range .22 calibre air-rifle, with enough punch to keep you happy for years, but without breaking any laws....

A: I have both these rifles. At the same distance a crosman .22 hollow point fired from the classic .22 penetrated 3/4 of the way through a phonebook. Fired from the nitro trail it was slightly less. Both guns have less than 75 shots fired from them so are still in breakin period and may have different results later. I am vert happy with them. The nitro trail is heavier,but I find breaking the barrel and cocking is much easier and smoother. Trigger pull on the classic is not so heavy as on trail. Also on the classic the scope has illuminated reticle. The nitro trail is quieter as well and more backyard friendly

A: No it's not premounted but the scope and the gun are ready for that so not difficult if you have never done that before.

A: i have shot over 20 skunks and i would not even consider shooting a skunk with a air gun

A: I tightened mine up and it did not slip. I adjusted mine to be as close to my eye as I could get it because the gun has almost zero recoil. If it were a high power rifle like my .308 I would adjust my scope to have maximum distance between my eye and the scope. Seems to work well. I was concerned about scope slip too but I did tighten up pretty snug. There is always a bit of worry about stripping a hole or a screw or snapping a screw off. Was not a problem.

A: i would be suprised if 5 shots killed a rabbit my 22 that has 20x the hit power of an airgun usually takes more than 1 shot to kill a rabbit

A: Actually, the stated MAXIMUM muzzle velocity is 495 fps. In FACT, through chronograph testing, this rifle fires pellets between 420 fps, (Crosman hollow-points) and 467 fps (RWS hobby). The average is about 441 fps, which makes this a good 10 metre range target-shooter, but since the low pellet speed provides only 6.18 ft.lbs of energy, this is insufficient to kill anything larger than a squirrel.

A: This is a springer model... It would say NP on the box if it was Gas Piston. It also says the scope is 3x9x40 with no mention of milldots. Don't kid yourself - it is a great scope for the benjamin 495 fps model. Nice and tight ajustments, positve clicks on the turrets and dust caps and the mount is rock solid , not to mention the reticle you can light uo if you want. Got to pyramin air and check their videos on scope mounting. well worth the time.

A: 495fps or 4.2fpe is not enough power to take a rabbit cleanly with 1 shot..there is not enough power in the gun to hunt game that out weighs the power of the pellet...you should only hunt game that is half the FPE number in weight...so 4.2 fpe...1 or 2 pound animal..squrrel or chipmunk or mice or grackle..