Today I done my personal best with 24 for 24 starlings in the friut trees. That was at 28-30 yds. That was with my trusty Crosman 2100 wearing a Bushnell. Trouble is some of them just set their wings and drift off after being hit. Dog likes this. A .22 would anchor them a little better I think but I don't want to get up off too much cash. Any experience with the Benjamin pump ups out there? Looking for quarter sized accuracy at that distance. Can you mount a scope on the Benjamins?
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Kookla
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the Benjamin 392 is a great multi-stroke pneumatic air rifle. Older ones are preferred personally.
You can scope a 392, but I think you're better off with a peep on it. I have heard that some scope mounts can contribute to the soldered barrel/tube joint failing. I have one here with a williams peep sight on it.
You can scope a 392, but I think you're better off with a peep on it. I have heard that some scope mounts can contribute to the soldered barrel/tube joint failing. I have one here with a williams peep sight on it.
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Dinosaur- ok, I hear you. I know that there are lots of people who do put scopes on them, but I don't think they are ideal for scopes.
I like the 392 I purchased back in the late 90's. I hear the newer ones aren't as of good quality. I can kinda vouch for that myself when a 397 I got from my then wife for christmas, failed within 20 shots. Also have a generous amount of black paint inside the barrel and shot really high at 10 yards.
There are custom airgun-smiths who will customize a crosman 13xx to your liking. Those are multi-stroke pnuematics and are scope friendly.
I like the 392 I purchased back in the late 90's. I hear the newer ones aren't as of good quality. I can kinda vouch for that myself when a 397 I got from my then wife for christmas, failed within 20 shots. Also have a generous amount of black paint inside the barrel and shot really high at 10 yards.
There are custom airgun-smiths who will customize a crosman 13xx to your liking. Those are multi-stroke pnuematics and are scope friendly.
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Dinosaur I can relate. I recently got a Sheridan which is the .20 cal. version of the Benjamin 392. I too have tri-focals and have the same problem with sights. To get my front sight in focus, as is usually recommended, I have to lift my face from the stock. I loose my "cheek weld" and any hope of seeing the target clearly, this means the bird or squirrel "disappears" into the leafy background. If I keep my face on the stock and see the target sharply, the sight disappears or is fuzzy. Kind of like trying to precisely aim a cotton ball. One scope solution I found and really like is the one piece mount from Baker airguns. It allows a scope that is close to the eye as opposed to a "scout" mount. It allows the scope to be close to the bore axis, for good cheek/stock fit, It doesn't stress the soldered barrel joint and it is SOLID. I have limited experience with the sheridan for hunting, and none with the crossman models but IF you decide on the Benjamin check out the Baker scope mount.
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