"Big Jim on Benjamin Pumpers 392 and 397" By Big Jim

I've had alot of success lately with my relatively new Benjamin 392 .22 cal. & wanted to do a little write-up. It seems like springers get most of the credit as good hunting rifles, & they are excellent, but the Benjamin/Sheridan air rifles are more accurate in my opinion & almost as hard-hitting! I've taken seven squirrels in the past week, all with the 392!.
I started off using the Williams peep sight ($35.00) on the 392, & it was good, but the real accuracy came with the B-Square Weaver-style scope mount ($35.00) & the Crossman 4x32mm scope ($34.00). The Benji is the easiest rifle to sight in with this setup!! With a Benjamin you can actually "follow through" with your shot because there's NO RECOIL...not true with springers...no matter how you hold, you lose your sight picture during the moment of discharge/recoil.
The reach (range) of the Benjamin 392 is impressive! My .22 cal. pellet of choice is the Gamo Hunter 15.6 gr. (I like the Kodiak 10.6 gr. for the 397 .177 cal.) because the .22 Kodiak is too heavy at 21 grains. The 392 also likes Gamo Magnum 16.9 gr. & Daisy "Precision Max" Wadcutters. Rated at 685 fps, the 392 has plenty of smack at 30 yards to drop nutters with a single well placed shot. (Put cans in trees at 25-40 yards & these are perfect targets, close to squirrel size.)
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Hold a Benjamin/Sheridan rifle & you'll know what I'm talking about!! These rifles JUST FIT!!! The weight, balance & feel is spot on, and their carbine size makes them compact & potent. I enclosed a photo of yesterdays a.m. hunt....spotted this buck "grazing in the grass"...he saw me & went up the nearest pine chattering hard...as I closed he spotted me again & went for the peak of the 40 footer. Thanks to Benjis' accuracy, I made a 25 yard offhand head-shot (check the exit-wound behind the eye) & he fell with a thud!
I have to plug www.airgunexpress.com, 'cause this place is my source! They have everything including a wealth of know-how that they share with every purchase. Get their catalog and/or browse on-line. That's where I got my 397 & 392 Benjamins, & they're worth every penny I spent!! SHOOT LOTS!!!!