A Different kind of Long-gun

[Grouse]

Originally Posted by Dave Waits

Well, this isn't my first Air Rifle. I had a Gamo Shadow in .177. I'm nowhere as into it as Aaron(Grouse) but, the reviews and Youtubes I read and watched all show the BEEMAN X2 to be a lot of rifle for the money. Chuck and I use them for trigger-control practice but, if it's as accurate as claimed, it's a nice bonus. BTW, this is a springer break-barrel.

Evidently, these rifles like the Kodiak pellets in .22. The .177 barrels seems to prefer the Gamo Match. I'll buy an assortment of each caliber and find out.

Many folks are waiting on the Benjiman Trail NP2. They swapped how the piston and ram were placed, along with smoothing out the trigger controls. This equates to a lighter trigger pull, and less mass moving in the gun. Along with a better rearward weight balance.

I have the original trail and have put almost 1k through it. It still does not settle down. 25 yds is quarter size, 50 yds is 2". That is not accurate enough to ensure putting a pest down in one shot. The crack was sketchy in my back yard. I even put a "pepsi" bottle on it to knock down some of the report with the 18.13 grain pellets. I could get away with 1-2 shots, before people started to look around. I have a couple of acres here in norwalk. So, it was just to loud even for semi often pest control. The trigger, is Horrendous on the Trail NP1. there is a Golden trigger sear replacement that makes a big difference.

http://www.network54.com/Forum/79537/

This is where i have been lurking for a few years. Great place to learn about springers, NP's, PCP's and just fun stuff.

~Aaron