Benji 392 Refurb

[Wildcatter]

Got turned onto a great deal with airgundepot on a refurbed Benjamin 392 multi pump.  Having heard great things on this form about them, I bit.  3 day shipping and a discount code and it showed up to my door last night for a grand total of $105.78.  I've been told to clean the end of the barrel with cue tips and solvent and I did so.

The version I have is a .22 and it came out of the box with a very lovely dark wood stock that was a little tacky from either fresh staining or the way it naturally comes, I don't know.  There were 3 small nicks on the stock, but for less the $110 and a known refurb, what did I expect.  I took it out back and set up around 15 yards away from the target and proceeded to shoot about 60 rounds of crossman 14.3 hollowpoints.  My best group was a one inch group of 5 at dusk.   

The gun is simply and nicely made.  The carbine length keeps weight down, yet the gun feels very solid.  The barrel was unmarked and attractive out of the box and the dark stock has nice black grain - my phone is at home, pictures will be added later tonight.  The pumping effort is every bit as hard as has been described, so I wasn't shocked and found a way to place forearm on a bunch of beach towels and lift the entire gun to cock it; easier and the weight of the gun helps on the stroke.  I only pumped it up 4 times for my bench work - each additional pump changes the point of impact and this gun will take some practice to "know".  It hits with authority, though.  It shoots smoothly, fairly accurately and provides quite a thump.  I can see where this is the gun you throw pellets in your pocket and toss in the truck/car and go roll around the property with.

I've had one night with it and I've already developed feelings.  As I clean/change/mod it in the future, I will post again.

If you can find one at such a low price, don't hesitate, get one.  You will not be sorry. 

[Wildcatter]

One last note, the stock rear sight will adjust for distance, but is frozen for the windage adjustment.  The sights are not that great.  While the front sight is a large blade, there is no marking or coloring to distinguish it.  The rear sight is far to wide for the front sight for any type of accuracy.  As I have read many times over, the sights have to be dealt with.  I think the gun will shoot good enough for a scope so I've purchased a one piece scope mount and a UTG scope to mount.  We'll see if this gun isn't the shooter I think it is 

[GumpIsrael]

Glad to hear you like it!
I've had mine for a couple of years now and I love the thing.
The screws on the rear sight are what adjusts for windage. Just loosen one and tighten the other to move POI. I can't remember which way does what, but it's easy enough to figure out. Also, I always found my open sights to be very accurate under 30yrds. I used to shoot lighters turned sideways for a nice "pop" at 20yrds... until the gun got dropped and the front sight got bent...
I'm curios, did you get the mount that covers the receiver and creates a dovetail rail? If so, where did you find that?

[Wildcatter]

Both screws wouldn't turn, but I'll give that a try when I get home.  I found the one piece mount on ebay; check under "benjamin 392 scope mount"; should be the first thing that comes up.  Looks pretty solid and looks to fit either dove, weaver or picatinny. 

It's a really solid little gun - never heard of 'em before this forum.  So happy to have!

[GumpIsrael]

That's odd.... they might be seized by paint. Either way, a scope should make that thing come alive.

There are good reasons that the 392 isn't mentioned too terribly much anymore. Mostly because Crosman's quality control on them has been pretty dismal. There are more than a few threads on here that can illuminate the problems (there are many) that are seen with the current 392's. You can use the search function to find them.

I'm glad you like it, there are also plenty of mods that can be done as well to increase performance. Have fun and enjoy your rifle!

[Hoosier Daddy]

Congrats! Glad you are happy with it. I like mine also
Your right, that one piece mount from Bakers Airguns looks very sturdy. Wonder how it is attached? Say's no drilling or tapping required.
Only issue I'd have is... that is right where I hold the 392 when pumping.

[Wildcatter]

Thanks, guys.  Here's photos.

[BTair]

Looks good. I hesitated too long on that deal and missed out. Next time...

[Wildcatter]

I think they have an email program you can sign up and they'll let you know when they're back in stock.  I shot a group less then 1" with 25.39 JSB Heavies - I think the gun likes 'em.  I have a few tins I'd like to use up!

[Wildcatter]

25.39 JSB open sights.  15 yards.

[Rob112o]

It has 2 set screws that come down from the top of the mounting system. I used a compact scope on mine. So I had to set it back further to get the picture right. Which allowed it to have more than enough room for pumping.

[Wildcatter]

I ordered a little Bug Buster scope; hoping it sits far enough back to pump in front, too, but I'm used to pumping from the grip behind the action, so, either way, scope won't bug me.

[Wildcatter]

One piece mount a breeze to install.   Used old scope,  new one in on Wednesday,  and this is last 5 shot group.   Loving this rifle!