Benjamin Sterling HR 81 at 35/50 yards

[anuthabubba]

You go, Deadeye!

[K.O.]

Found some info that suggest the twist rate on the  .20 version is 1:14 ..


http://www.network54.com/Forum/79537/thread/1073885019/Somebody+was+asking+about+.20+LW+barrels

[K.O.]

Nope  not so sorry; did some further looking and found a very informative thread and it is 17.7 in all calibers...


http://www.network54.com/Forum/405945/thread/1330113534/Sterling+HR81+versus+Sterling+HR83

[mentolio]

Very cool gun, and very good shooting!

[north country gal]

Thank-you. Actually had it out, last week, for a session. Very user friendly rifle to cock and load. Real pleasure to shoot.

[K.O.]

You proved out the advertising claims very well and at five yards further.. they only claimed accuracy to be less than 2" /~4 moa at 45 yards...


consistently below 2 moa @ 50 yards looks very more like it.. in good conditions and the right trigger artist...


Could not get me near a barrel cocker and I have never really been much for springers but for some reason the Sterling strikes me right and just seems like an under lever I could enjoy 30 yard sniping with.

[19Sheridan57]

Very good shooting NC Gal !!

[north country gal]

Very good shooting NC Gal !!

Thank you.

Kirby, finding a Benjamin Sterling HR81/83 is going to be the hard part. They were only made for a short time by Benjamin, just prior to Benjamin being bought out by Crosman and Crosman wasted no time in dumping the HR, as it didn't really fit into their product line at the time. As a result, not many of these guns, around. In fact, a lot of Benjamin fans have never even seen one. I hadn't, until I found this one at a gun show.

If it's just a shooter you want, you could do better with an AA, HW, Diana or Walther under lever. All of these have better triggers than the HR, for one thing. The HR has value to me precisely because I am a big Benjamin fan and, of course, it is still a very nice gun.

[K.O.]

Nah it is not just a shooter that I want... it is partially it's uniqueness and that it is a Bolt action Benji Springer... The only other springer I have wanted for a while was the Hakim Trainer another lever cocker... why well just because the Heart wants what it wants...

that an I am a bit of an oddball... I saw a Rem 141 barrel for sale and thought that is the barrel I want for a .30 Disco.. with cast sized .32 pistol rounds...

Me as long as it has a decent smooth predictable trigger I am fine 953/13xx/2100 etc...

Most 2100s  have a very long pull but are  predictable so I actually use it as a faux 2 stage... gritty draggy and vague are the trigger traits that bother me...

Never have been a competitive shooter but have done a good bit of shooting over the years...Tried my 953's at 50 yards and was closer to 4 moa than 2 but have not tried all the different pellets yet...

But any ways back yard friendly power and unique... for a challenge stre_-~-_tch the range... May not ever get one but will still be watching...

 yep once ya see it the heart wants what it wants..

[north country gal]

Understand. Oh, yeah, if you are a Benji lover, too, no way could you pass up one of these. Really is a very unique gun with a charm all its own.

[north country gal]

Believe it or not, I found another HR81 at a gun show, today. Beautiful gun. Took my breath, away. So did the price at $675. Paid under $200 for mine. Did not buy it