How hard it is to cock I have a spring type but took so hard to cock...and what is the maximum range for accuracy??
1935289
Pretty tough to cock. I use both hands to do it. I can do it with one, with a lot of effort, but two makes it so much more easy. I sit the butt end on the ground and cock it towards me. Give the tip of the barrel a sharp rap with the palm of your hand to make it break initially. Then cock it. I am 65 years old, but still pretty stout. The manual says about 45 pounds; I believe it. If you are in fair physical condition, you can manage it though. It is as accurate as the shooter. No problem for me out to about 35 yards; beyond that, my shooting skills are not so good. Shoot heavy round nose pellets, and practice, practice, practice! The gun is better than I am. Anyhow, shooting a pellet gun beyond 50 yards is not what it is made for; this is a fairly close range weapon; it's an airgun shooting little pellets, for Christ sakes, not a rifle shooting bullets. That's the fun of it - sneaking up on your quarry and making a quiet killing shot. If you want to shoot something 75 to 100 yards away, use a rifle.
2250045
I had mine shooting 1 1/2 inch groups at 25 yards after less than 20 shots It should improve as I get closer to 100 rounds. Also, it shoots dime size groups at 33 feet. However, At 50 yards, the group opens up to 6 to 7 inches with 14.5 gr. pellets, and 8 inches with 13.8 gr. This puts the maximum accuracy range for small pests such as squirrels at 30 yards, in my opinion. In my last post, I said how bad the trigger was. I have had a after market trigger group installed, and it is now excellent. To bad the company couldn't have done that.
1891864
You have to cock it for each bullet. It will jam if you cock it more than once.
996475
Built in cocking device... love mine i can get It ready to fire within 7 sec. Its like reeling in a fishing pole and they make another type thats faster
201700
Well I have shot pretty far with mine but farther you go the worse accuracy. If your gonna hunt I'd suggest cold steel product but if wanna shoot targets and tweety bird it's perfect.
589331
It is very simple to load the weapon.. it takes about 6 pounds of pressure to cock it however it is a slow reload.. I would not suggest buying this gun. I have had cheaper weapons with better accuracy than this weapon.
347857
Spec not known. Agree with Patrick M.C. I'm 56, don't "work out", but my wife says I'm really strong. Let's just say if you don't even have the muscle to open the average jar, you may not be able to successfully cock this rifle. Thinking about it, you might need to develop an alternate method after breaking it open by using a post, tree, or doorway and your body weight. I haven't yet asked my wife to try cocking it.
888716
It takes a lot of force to cock this gun. It has got to go all the way down. If that's not the problem I would call benjamin
690764
If it is like that, it is a defect.It should an automatic pistol, so the slide only stop when all the BBs are shot out. It is also a single shot pistol, but kind of only for the first shot. After the first shot, the cock will always in down position for the next shot, no need manual cocking.After all, this is my favorite air metal BB pistol, thoush the accuracy is not adjustible in this model......
135796
I have tried a lot of pellets, Crossman Premier Hollow Points, Benjamin's, and others and you know what? I have found that the gun shoots straighter than I can hold and squeeze the trigger properly with all of them. As long as I use a heavy lead pellet to keep the speed down, the gun shoots great. I guess if I bench rested the gun and squeezed the trigger perfectly repeatedly, I could tell an accuracy difference between pellets. But I hunt using the best rest I can find (the side of a tree usually!) and try my best to use proper shooting technique. If I do that, old bushytail is usually toast. I like this gun (Umarex OCTANE 22 cal) except it is really heavy to carry, and I can't figure out a way to put a sling on it.
674045
Hi Mark - I am sorry but I do not know. My pistol is very new. I can say that it is a very nice breech and improved the accuracy of mine quite a bit.
2137663
I think over 300yards it should do fine. I wouldn't try any closer than that. We have been banging it with 308 at 150yds with no problem. Worth a shot... Worst case you punch a hole and you upgrade to a new piece of steel.
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When you pull the cocking lever all the way down, the chamber/receiver is exposed. It will only hold and fire one pellet at a time. Then you will have to go through the cocking loading steps again. I chose this air rifle because what it lacks in convenience as a repeater, it makes up for in accuracy which was my biggest concern. If you will do more plinking and fun shooting, a repeater with a multi round magazine would be a better choice. I'm using this for pest removal and single shot works for me. Biggest feaure for me is that this is NOT a break barrel, which suffer accuracy drawbacks. The barrel is fixed and one solid piece. When you pull the cocking lever all the way down, the chamber/receiver is exposed. It will only hold and fire one pellet at a time. Then you will have to go through the cocking loading steps again. I chose this air rifle because what it lacks in convenience as a repeater, it makes up for in accuracy which was my biggest concern. If you will do more plinking and fun shooting, a repeater with a multi round magazine would be a better choice. I'm using this for pest removal and single shot works for me. Biggest feaure for me is that this is NOT a break barrel, which suffer accuracy drawbacks.... » Read More When you pull the cocking lever all the way down, the chamber/receiver is exposed. It will only hold and fire one pellet at a time. Then you will have to go through the cocking loading steps again. I chose this air rifle because what it lacks in convenience as a repeater, it makes up for in accuracy which was my biggest concern. If you will do more plinking and fun shooting, a repeater with a multi round magazine would be a better choice. I'm using this for pest removal and single shot works for me. Biggest feaure for me is that this is NOT a break barrel, which suffer accuracy drawbacks. The barrel is fixed and one solid piece. « Show Less
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Look up artillery hold, make sure all scope mounts are tight. Use a heavier pellet like Kodiaks Chances are its how your shooting. Can't use a test with Springers
686323
It's only as effective as the person pulling the trigger. Depends on how far out you can consistently hit a quarter size target. I regularly take squirrels from 30-50 meters with this rifle, but it takes lots of time and practice to shoot a springer like this consistently. It's a absolutely awesome rifle, ridiculously accurate with superdomes. Shoots around 800fps in .22, which is enough to fully penetrate a piece of pine or 1/2 plywood at 30 meters, about 27 yards.
1992405
I suggest using 0.20g bbs. They give you the highest fps while also giving the best accuracy.
1158168
Not a good choice. I bought a stock that has a internal spring system. Firm enough to steady the shot but does relieve the recoil. I have it on an AK-47, but I think it would be more effective for a shotgun. Not cheap. Over $100 but not cheaply made.