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Posted: 8/10/2013 6:44:10 PM EDT
| I just bought one at Academy tonight. I wanted it for shooting snakes and squirrels in my back yard. Am I going to be happy or should I have bought the Gamo 1250? Any other one that you guys recommend? Apparently this thing can be modded somewhat. I just want something that is accurate and fun to shoot. |
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The main thing I would be concerned with is,
does it do the job at the range that you require and can it put a pellet into the size of the target that you are aiming at? Is it more accurate than your skills are capable of? If it was a $20 dollar air gun and on sale, as long as I could hit with it what I was capable of at the ranges I knew that were familiar, I would be happy & buy it. 
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It's far better than any Gamo 1250 break barrel and with no recoil.
I removed a spring from the trigger to lighten it and it does very well. As far as pumping goes, 8 pumps tops is recomended and it will hold until you need it. If your a good shot, that's all you'll need. There not built for attaching good scope mounts though but here's one that works. http://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php/topic,23566.0.html |
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It's far better than any Gamo 1250 break barrel and with no recoil. I removed a spring from the trigger to lighten it and it does very well. As far as pumping goes, 8 pumps tops is recomended and it will hold until you need it. If your a good shot, that's all you'll need. There not built for attaching good scope mounts though but here's one that works. http://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php/topic,23566.0.html Can you tell me more about the trigger spring removal? |
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I just bought one at Academy tonight. I wanted it for shooting snakes and squirrels in my back yard. Am I going to be happy or should I have bought the Gamo 1250? Any other one that you guys recommend? Apparently this thing can be modded somewhat. I just want something that is accurate and fun to shoot. I predict that in 25 years, you'll still have the Benjamin and still like shooting it. |
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392 is a good one, much nicer than a Gamo 1250 in any flavor.
With a little trigger work, cleaning the paint over spray out of the muzzle/chamber and maybe a touch up on the crown will give you a real nice hunting shooter. With the above work mine will shoot just about any dome pellet under 2" at 25yds and most are closer to 1 inch, my "magic" pellet has been H&N 14.66gr FTT's in 5.53 head size(head size is VERY IMPORTANT!!!), easily half inch groups at 25yds and when the stars align just right I've shot one ragged hole 5 shot groups using the FTT's 
Enjoy your new rifle! John Trigger work link. http://www.airgunsmith.com/392/triggertune.htm |
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