Benjamin PBN17 Trail Mark II .177-Caliber NP Break Barrel Hunting Air Pistol

Except for the excessive (6.5 lbs.+) trigger pull, this pistol performed above my expectations; especially its smoothness of operation and accuracy. I found a YouTube video that demonstrated how to reduce the trigger pull down to a tolerable level (maybe 3 lbs.). Cocking action is very tight and stiff for a period of time until the gun is "broken in"This is a very economical choice, and I feel that I got more than my money's worth. This gun was "spot on" consistent at the bench with a scope. There isn't a scope stop depression on the rail, so the scope will migrate unless you make provisions to anchor the mounts against the strong action. Except for the velocity, I feel this model Benjamin is superior to the similar Hatsan 25.

I'll go over the bad things first- I'm not a big fan of the sights, and the pistol grip itself I think is much bigger than it needs to be. I do have smaller sized hands, but this feels similar to a Desert Eagle.However, the good things- it's extremely accurate. Freehand I can hit a 2 liter soda bottle sized object at 40yds consistently, which I am not able to do on any other handgun except a 5.7 (my problem of not practicing with them). The velocity is as good if not higher than what is advertised- I got about 570fps with 8gr H&N Hornets, and 720fps with 5gr Umarex HyperMax pellets.Additionally, unlike many other air rifles I have shot, it's not picky on ammo. It shot the H&N Hornets, Umarex Hypermax, and an assortment of Gamo .177 pellets all well enough that I was able to consistently hit that 2 liter bottle sized target at 40yds. I did have to noticeably adjust for pellet weight, however.I wish that they offered these in .22 as well.

Really am liking this pistol for the power and accuracy but not to fond of the big clunky handle and trigger at shortest pull setting is kinda far....im sure i could get used to it, but Im sure i will do small fabrications in the future to make the gun my own. I sure am loving the power and the rifled break barrel of this pistol.Update:Tore apart the gun to find all the improvements that could be easily done. First i countersunk the barrel like my rifle to see if that would help the pellet enter the rifling of the barel but this didnt help much and i still have to use an insertion tool.Next i noticed the barrel didnt line up right all the time like the break barrel mechanism wasnt catching right all the time. I then noticed the the catch was resting almost in the center of the quarter inch catch pin when the barrel was closed so i filed the catch to make it a little more secure but didnt go to far since the spring was kinda weak but it works well now getting highest air pressure consistently.The last thing i looked at was the trigger mechanism which was engineered very poorly but can be fabricated by grinding the rivets and remove some here and braze or weld some there to some of the mechanism. I just didnt have the drive yet to put that much time into a toy.Lots of things i dont like about the design of this gun but it was cheap, i kinda like the project of it and, it was the fastest i could find in a pistol

Great little pellet pooter - not as powerful as a gas piston rifle, but as the box says, this isn’t a toy.Value for price is over the top - If I didn’t know, I would guess the price around $150+.Some mention the stiff trigger pull, but mine seems fine.It is a bit heavy and for most will be difficult used single-handed.

I purchased this awhile ago, kept it for a little while and then traded it off.I found this to be very underpowered, incredibly heavy and inaccurate.The dimensions of the gun are HUGE as well. Hard to hold.Do yourself a favor and get an Umarex Trevox. Cheaper, lighter, just as durable and mine was more powerful by far.

I've tried many types, brands, and weights of pellets in this gun ... It just ain't happnin.'The trigger pulls into tomorrow. (It's reeeeeeeeeally ..... uncomfortably long. And that hurts the accuracy, I'm sure.)There are prolly better, more accurate guns to spend your money on. I truly feel I wasted my money, not only on this gun, but on all the tins of pellets I had to buy to make sure this thing truly IS a waste of money. (Clear as mud?)I have several air guns ... They, as with any (firearm?) have certain preferences with regard ammunition (i.e. shape, grain, etc.) My other guns are incredibly accurate at long distances once the proper pellets were introduced. It's interesting ... While you're finding the right pellet, you hit the center of your target and get a few "flyers" ... until you land on the right pellet. Then you and shoot the pellet darn near though the same hole you made with the previous pellet ... time, after time, after time. No more "flyers", ever.This little joker is all over the place at even at 15 - 20 yards no matter what you put into it. You shoot nothing but "flyers", and once in a while, if you get lucky, a pellet finds its way to the center of your target!I've tried everything from 6.64 grain non-lead to 10.34 hollow-point Hunter Extremes (which ironically are the "most" accurate out of all of them) and can't get better than a 5-6" group. That's horrible! And to think that Benjamin use to be the gold standard ... back in the day.I mean ... it isn't like I haven't truly given this thing a chance. Honestly, I've had rubberband guns far more accurate than this gun. Less powerful? Yes, certainly, but far more accurate. (Cheaper, too!) <Big Grin>

Me pareció increíble, buena efectividad y precisión a demás tremenda potencia.

Does what it's supposed to do