which .22 to buy under $200?

[longhunter]

Dear Fellow GTA Members

I am the person who offered my 22 Cal Benjamin Trail NP XL NP 1100 to Buddy for..... $40 + Shipping Costs

I and Buddy think this was a Good Deal for a Proven Rifle.

This covered my costs, that I spent this spring, for a 25 Cal Hatsan 125TH rifle that I bought from cherokeesteeve.

I got this Benjamin Trail NPXL 1100 rifle thru the GTA Classifieds three years ago ..in-trade...for a spotting scope I was not using.

The rifle is about six or seven years old but is is in very good shape and has the nicer wood stock and checkering that was used on the earlier Gen 1 models.

The deal was never about the money..it was all about sending him a 22 Cal Rifle with more power than an NP2 Rifle that he had already tried out.  It was also about getting him a... Good Hunting Type of Gun Too.

I have eleven guns and I am in the process of cutting that number back to my most used four hunting rifles.
Now that I have the 25 Cal. Hatsan 125TH I won't be using this gun as much.
So I wanted to get my Benjamin Trail NP XL 1100 to the.... RIGHT Type of Guy.
From my conversations with him, I think Buddy is the Right Guy for this type of gun.  He has been told of the complexity of being accurate with a super magnum break barrel rifle and he feel up to the task...just as I did when I first received this rifle three years ago, from the original owner.

This gun has been used exclusively for hunting and not extensive target shooting.
I estimate that it has not had more than 600 total shots fired thru it. 
This gun has been power tuned and accuracy modified by both myself and the original owner to be a good specialized hunting rifle.

So what has actually been spent on getting this gun to be as best as it can be.....A Whole Lot Of Money...( by me and the original owner ).....enough to have bought a good PCP.   

Why.....well because I am not a PCP Guy ..I am a Break Barrel Springer Kind of Guy and I am Hard Core Northwoods Forest Hunter.... who hunts in the dead of winter here in Minnesota and Wisconsin.   



I value my reputation here in the GTA and I fully stand behind this rifle.  If he tries it and doesn't like it he gets his money back and I will take the rifle back in turn.


Here are just 2 (of many) of my hunting posts with this rifle, so all of you can see what this rifle is capable of.

> https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=142805.0

> https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=135263.msg1349909#msg1349909



SO.... here is what Buddy is getting for his $40 + shipping dollars......IS IT NOT... a Good Deal ?

I am sending Buddy a Tuned Magnum Gas Ram Break Barrel Rifle.     It is a 22cal Benjamin Trail NP XL Magnum 1100.   

A CDT GRT III Trigger has been added to this gun as well as Bronze Oil Impregnated Pivot Washers.  The Gas Ram has been ramped up to maximum allowable nitrogen pressure.   I added a Diana Bullseye ZR Scope Mount and a Hammers 3-9x32 AO Mill Dot Scope.  The stock Crosman/Benjamin piston seal has been replaced with the Walther Falcon seal and lubed with moly after honing the cylinder on a sunnen honing machine to make sure the piston bore is absolutely as perfect as I can get it..   The Shroud and related hardware has been removed and the barrel has been polished and re-crowned.

The Rifle Shoots Excellent... but...it Still requires Good Form to be accurate with it. 
If I Do My Part......the gun is very accurate and is a heavy hitter at longer ranges.
The rifle weighs about 11 Lbs with the scope mounted on it and the cocking force is around 50 Lbs. or more.
It is truly one of my favorite hunting rifles.


Best Wishes to All - Tom

I always knew you were a good egg. 

[A.K.A. Tommy Boy]

Dear Fellow GTA Members

I am the person who offered my 22 Cal Benjamin Trail NP XL NP 1100 to Buddy for..... $40 + Shipping Costs

I and Buddy think this was a Good Deal for a Proven Rifle.

This covered my costs, that I spent this spring, for a 25 Cal Hatsan 125TH rifle that I bought from cherokeesteeve.

I got this Benjamin Trail NPXL 1100 rifle thru the GTA Classifieds three years ago ..in-trade...for a spotting scope I was not using.

The rifle is about six or seven years old but is is in very good shape and has the nicer wood stock and checkering that was used on the earlier Gen 1 models.

The deal was never about the money..it was all about sending him a 22 Cal Rifle with more power than an NP2 Rifle that he had already tried out.  It was also about getting him a... Good Hunting Type of Gun Too.

I have eleven guns and I am in the process of cutting that number back to my most used four hunting rifles.
Now that I have the 25 Cal. Hatsan 125TH I won't be using this gun as much.
So I wanted to get my Benjamin Trail NP XL 1100 to the.... RIGHT Type of Guy.
From my conversations with him, I think Buddy is the Right Guy for this type of gun.  He has been told of the complexity of being accurate with a super magnum break barrel rifle and he feel up to the task...just as I did when I first received this rifle three years ago, from the original owner.

This gun has been used exclusively for hunting and not extensive target shooting.
I estimate that it has not had more than 600 total shots fired thru it. 
This gun has been power tuned and accuracy modified by both myself and the original owner to be a good specialized hunting rifle.

So what has actually been spent on getting this gun to be as best as it can be.....A Whole Lot Of Money...( by me and the original owner ).....enough to have bought a good PCP.   

Why.....well because I am not a PCP Guy ..I am a Break Barrel Springer Kind of Guy and I am Hard Core Northwoods Forest Hunter.... who hunts in the dead of winter here in Minnesota and Wisconsin.   



I value my reputation here in the GTA and I fully stand behind this rifle.  If he tries it and doesn't like it he gets his money back and I will take the rifle back in turn.


Here are just 2 (of many) of my hunting posts with this rifle, so all of you can see what this rifle is capable of.

> https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=142805.0

> https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=135263.msg1349909#msg1349909



SO.... here is what Buddy is getting for his $40 + shipping dollars......IS IT NOT... a Good Deal ?

I am sending Buddy a Tuned Magnum Gas Ram Break Barrel Rifle.     It is a 22cal Benjamin Trail NP XL Magnum 1100.   

A CDT GRT III Trigger has been added to this gun as well as Bronze Oil Impregnated Pivot Washers.  The Gas Ram has been ramped up to maximum allowable nitrogen pressure.   I added a Diana Bullseye ZR Scope Mount and a Hammers 3-9x32 AO Mill Dot Scope.  The stock Crosman/Benjamin piston seal has been replaced with the Walther Falcon seal and lubed with moly after honing the cylinder on a sunnen honing machine to make sure the piston bore is absolutely as perfect as I can get it..   The Shroud and related hardware has been removed and the barrel has been polished and re-crowned.

The Rifle Shoots Excellent... but...it Still requires Good Form to be accurate with it. 
If I Do My Part......the gun is very accurate and is a heavy hitter at longer ranges.
The rifle weighs about 11 Lbs with the scope mounted on it and the cocking force is around 50 Lbs. or more.
It is truly one of my favorite hunting rifles.


Best Wishes to All - Tom

I always knew you were a good egg. 

Thanks Scott.......So are You !          You save my Bacon  "Big Time"  on parts for a Quatro Trigger once.


Best Wishes My Friend  -  Tom