Well, that thing is NICE. Smooth pumping. With the upgrade, it takes 14 pumps, but those last two, well, tough on my arms right now. So I sighted it in with 12 pumps.
I got headshots on a squirrel sized target at 40 meters, no trouble staying within the 1 1/2" head. It also easily knocked over the rimfire half-sized chicken silhouette at 40 meters. I shot several times at another chicken which wouldn't go over. I thought I was missing it. When I went out to take a look, I found that someone had put a hunter's pistol chicken in with the others, and it had four hits on it. And each shot had nudged it back a little so it was barely standing on its base.
This "toy" gun has a very nice trigger and balance. I really like the idea of using my own pumping force to drive the pellet. At 12 pumps a shot, I won't be firing off a brick of pellets in an afternoon, but that's ok with me if I can get a target full of bullseyes.
Funny, but the Benjamin just has a nice feel to it.
Last time I went scouting, I climbed to the top of a ridge to check out the territory on both sides. When I got to the top, I was harassed for about an hour by a flock of crows. They circled me, cawed at me, called attention me, swooped down on me. Hope they try that again
