Benjamin Trail NP, Synthetic

Any brand will be fine. I have done many hours of testing over 25 different pellet brands and weights and designs. The two best for accuracy for me at 30 yards were "Kodiak" 10.65 grains tapered dome, and "Predator Polymag" 8 grain hunting pellets. Rabbits I use the Kodiak. Squirrels and birds the Predator Polymag. The Kodiaks being heavier will goup 1 to 1.5 inches lower than the lighter Polymags. Hope this helps save you time and expense. Love my rifle. P.S. If you get The "Charlie Da Tuna" GRT-III trigger upgrade (google it) your accuracy will be awesome. The stock trigger pull on this (and most any airgun) is too stiff for good shot placement.

I'm an rws fan and use a lot of them as well as crosman, benjamin, beeman, and jsb exacts. I do not have any info on the gamo as I do not use them.

You can use any .117 cal pellet, any brand is fine.

In my experience I have found that better quality pellets will give you much better accuracy. Any brand name pellet will work but I have tried Crosman Premier Hollow Points and Stoeger X-Field and received the best accuracy with the Stoeger pellets.

So far, I have gotten the best accuracy with Stoeger X-Field which are also available from AirgunDepot.

Haven't had a chance to install mine yet but here's a good write up on how its done to see how difficult it is. http://www.airgunsofarizona.com/blog/2011/04/installing-the-gtx-trigger-in-the-benjamin-trail-np-all-weather.html It's $30 plus shipping on the same website.

Hi, The GRT-III trigger blade comes from "CharliedaTuna" whose web site is - CharliedaTuna.com. It's best to look at the web site for ordering instructions and also to determine which trigger to order. Installation of the trigger is simple, just be sure to follow all the instructions which come with it. I highly recommend the trigger as the stock trigger on the Trail NP is one of the worst I have ever felt on anything. Cost is in the $30.00 range but be sure to look at the ordering directions on the web site. This - after the trigger change - is a very nice gun, lots of power, accurate and relatively quiet after some break in. Steve Alexander

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I asked AGD the same question after I received my all-weather Trail….which did not have a sling included. My hardwood stock Trail, which I bought a year ago, did have a sling included. AGD said the all-weather DID NOT come with a sling. Go figure.

no it does not come with a sling but i found a nice one that fits it at gander mountain for 10 bucks . for the money you cant bet the scope

when I purchased my two trail np rifles they both came with slings. having a sling on these rifles is a must if you plan on hunting with them because these guns are a bit on the heavy side, especially if you have a laser/flashlight setup like I have on both of mine. the included sling was well made and once adjusted properly makes the gun easier to carry for extended times. the scope is easy to adjust for both windage and elevation and can be done at any time due to the scope having open turrets.no turret caps to take off and possibly lose. the adjustable objective is sweet, being able to range find with the scope helps to determine if you need to compensate for pellet drop not to mention bringing the target back into focus when you change the magnification level. the scope will let you look a lot further than the effective kill range of either the .22 or the.177 caliber rifles.

The rifle does come with a sling. The scope adjust just as it should have - I set up a target and used several shots to get the rifle zeroed, but it did so reliably and well. I have been pleased with the rifle - it's a good value and fun to shoot.

Sionan, Unfortunately, this particular gun uses only .177 caliber pellets. A .22 caliber pellet would be too big to fit in this gun. Make sure you only order the .177 caliber pellet. Any of them will work. hopefully that answers your question. Sincerely, Airgun Depot Customer Care Team

Agreed, it's much quieter than a typical break barrel. Both the power plant and the muzzle blast are quieter. The super light alloy pellets will make a super sonic crack which is very loud, but that's no fault of the gun. Stick to lead pellets and you will be fine.

YES! They say 70% quieter than a springer. I would have to agree. My Winchester 800 is much louder.

It is a CenterPoint Optics 3-9x40AO scope with mil-dot reticle.

With this gun basically anything 7.0 gr or heavier should stay sub-sonic, but it will perform better with pellets in the 8.0 to 8.8gr range. Anything above 9gr or so and you will start to lose power. Your accuracy should improve, but for example the common 10.5gr weight will cost you 5-15% in power at the muzzle. The JSB 8.4gr are excellent and probably the best buy in quality pellets. Still you should try the 10.5gr, either Barracuda or Crosman to see if you like them, the gain in accuracy and long range effectiveness could very well be worth the power loss.

8-10 grain pellets will put this in the 1000-900 range for FPS.

NP is a lot more precise than spring action and is MUCH more durable. Nitro pistons are also a lot quieter.

After the first 100 shots, it gets pretty quiet, as quiet as 1200 fps can possibly get. I live in a neighborhood and shoot it everyday, no problem. I recommend this!!

I shot it for the first time using a light ( 5.5Gr.) nonlead wad cutter pellet. It was as loud as a .22 rifle. I'm told that the sound will decrease after the breakin (100 rounds) period.

It varies from gun to gun so you could get from 13.5 to 18ftlbs out of the box, but most hover around 16. As for FPS you can figure that with your pellet weight. Just note that pellets above 8.4gr are usually lower in power, for example a 10.5gr are usually 1 to 2ftlbs less. The 8.4 is about the ideal weight for this gun, so I highly recommend the JSB or RWS pellets. Any of these guns can be given a mild tune which is more of a going over to fix flaws an this will net you about 18.5ftlbs regardless of what the gun did originally. The exception is if the nitro has leaked which is fairly common. Internally this gun is identical to the Titan, but the Titan has a longer barrel (1.25") so in .177 it'll give you a little bit more power, in .22 it shouldn't make any difference. To me it's worth the slight power loss to get the quieter suppressed Trail barrel. The Trail is over a pound heavier thanks to the stock. The solution imo is buy the Titan and add the suppressor which is exactly what I did. Also, when tuning your gun you not only get more power and accuracy, but your scope will last longer which is a problem with the more powerful springers.

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The trigger is the same as all the other Crosman guns, if that's what you were asking. There are variations so you could get one that isn't that bad, but most are all the same and the #1 complaint on these guns. It can be easily fixed in a variety of ways, from simply replacing the adj screw with a longer one, installing a spacer on the trigger, installing a GRT trigger, or doing a nice trigger job. I prefer the latter which results in the best trigger, but before anyone dumps the big bucks on a an aftermarket unit I suggest you try a longer screw first; 3mm x 12mm.

It is really accurate in the hands of a good shooter, and the scope is great.

The rifle is really accurate once it is broke in, you can put in a GRTIII trigger in and it comes with a 3-9x40 scope.

So far I have shot about 100 rounds through the gun. I would say that the gun is fairly accurate. I am having more trouble with the scope than the rifle. As an avid shooter, I dont see the need in the complications that the scope presents for the short range shots being taken with this rifle. Once I got the scope set. I can make fairly tight groupings at 25 yards. The trigger pull is a little long but is easy to get used to.