benji trail np pistol thoughts?

[tweedking]

anybody got one? how has it held up?

i got one a few weeks ago for $32.50, on clearance.... it doesn't seem to be a big seller here, but i thought it was worth a try.... it took about 100 shots to stop dieseling, mostly.... not too tight of groups yet, but i've only shot it two handed, free-hand.....

what's you experience on the best hold for the trail NP pistol? anything else i should know?

thanks,
rob

[youngkow]

Can't answer your question, but that is a great deal! How do you like it so far?

[GumpIsrael]

Crosman says not to use normal pellgun oil on it. They have a special lube for the nitro pistons, idk why and maybe it's bs, but that's just what I saw on their site. Maybe that's why my piston broke.... or could be that it got dry fired, once again, not sure... all I know is that it developed a rattle inside the piston and other noises too.

[oneied]

I bought mine when they first came out.  Have tried many different pellets and none of them group.  Its mainly just a fun plinker for me

[bavaria55n]

That was a great deal. The stores here still have them at the regular price.

Interesting that they suggest a different oil. Would be nice if they would say why. Unless the seals are different how would changing from a spring to a gas piston change the lube requirements?

[oneied]

Any spring piston, nitro or not, calls for silicone oil. Not Pelligun oil.  But as we all know oiling will make it diesel again.  I bought Crosmans silicone oil with my nitro piston Dusk and it is still sealed and never used.  And probably never will be used

[Matt15]

Mine is fairly accurate at ten yards(1 inch groups). I can it a can at 20 yards about 5 out of 10 times. Mine only shot at 300 fps until I shimmed the breech seal and now it shoots at 500 fps with a 7.9 gr. pellet. I have accidentally dry fired mine a few times and it is still shooting fine. I really like it. 

[DOKF]

I use mine for off hand plinking, no sights.  I could not get the rear sight high enough, and couldn't effectively mount a red dot or peep sight.

I did however give mine a thorough deburr, new seal, and lube tune.  Shoots CPHP about 500 fps, but groups about 2" at 15 yrd.

It is what it is ....

[39M]

My thoughts are that it looks pretty tempting hanging on the shelf for $70. And the break barrel makes it less work to send lead down range than my 1377.
But, I've read that the sights are terrible and can't be used.