I finally fixed the problem with the sighting of this pistol; I ground down the front sight and turned it into a regular non-illuminated post. I reduced the height of the front sight by more than 3/8 of an inch.

The trigger pull, however is horrendous. One owner claimed to have greased the sear, but that is generally not advisable for most arms. I will definitely be checking into a replacement trigger as this thing is exceedingly inaccurate with the degree of pull weight required.

Once the trigger issue is resolved, with the sight issue under control by some creative grinding, this will prove to be a serviceable unit, I believe.

Crosman needs to consider a fix for this pistol. I cannot recommend this to anyone until the sight and trigger issues are positively resolved...

The Trail NP Break Barrel Pistol (.177) is an average pistol air gun, after the break-in piont (250 rounds) it became consistant and predictable.
The pistol's craftsman-ship is next to excellent; however,it shoots low which can be very frusterating,at 140 rounds I had the iron sites cranked
all the way up and it still shot low. I installed the center piont, open view red dot sight , and the same thing cranked all he way up (80 rounds).
Finally, I installed the Center Piont Tactical reflex sight and once again had to crank it all the up and it shot low I used a bench rest, and the
target was set at ten yards. The piont of impact averaged one inch below the red dot sight picture.

I have had this air pistol for three days and fired about 300 crosman pellets through it until today when I got a scope and shot another 100 pellets. The trigger pull on this pistol is horrible. I don't know how much it takes, but I know if I keep shooting this thing I am going to have a Popeye finger. It seemed pretty accurate, but it was really hard to tell because I know it is jerking around as I struggle to control the trigger pull. So, I ended up putting it in a vice on my bench to see how it actually shoots and shot 10 pellets through it at about 25 yards. They were all within an 3/4 of an inch group, so it is a pretty good shooting pistol. Its just that darn trigger pull. Also, I took off the cocking assist because it shoots consistently very low with it attached.

Bought the gun and almost returned it due to how difficult the break barrel was to break. In an act of desperation, I smacked the gun over my leg. It broke free. From that point I was able to break it in my hands. For the first few weeks, at the start of each shooting session, I'd have to break the gun over my leg to get it to open. Now it is well broken in and it is easy to break open.

Next issue is the sights. I have the rear sight as high as it will go, but the gun still shoots low. At about 25', I would say the gun shoots 6 - 8 inches low. The sights cannot be adjusted any higher. This gun should be recalled until this is fixed. It is accurate, just low. A scope on the gun solves the problem.

I have about 200 shots on it. Lots of power; no snap like a springer. Not as loud as I expected; this is good. Low quality factory sight, but usable. Accurate. I will go with an optic sight as soon as possible. Long trigger pull. No EVP document available.

So disappointed with the trigger pull. Trigger is way too heavy and the trigger pull is hard and too long. The trigger pull makes the pistol inaccurate because the muzzle tends to move either sidewards or downwards before you can fully squeeze the trigger. This trigger issue strip the pistol of the fun and thrill of target shooting because you are anticipating that you will not hit the target 100%, the pellet goes all over the place.
Good looking pistol, I give it a 5 Star. My airgun buddies enthusiasts do admire the look too, but no good comments about the trigger pull.
The rear sight moves back, must have something to do with the screw, this is a big issue also.
My shooting enthusiast buddies lost interest of owning one of these pistols saying.

Love the pistol, but trigger pull is a little long and heavy my gauge said 7 lbs. The price for this type of pistol is wonderful. I did return mine only because I could not adjust the sight to shoot high enough. Hope they will come out with a fix. Maybe a lower front sight?

I would recommend this pistol if I could get it to shoot higher.

What to like about Benjamin NP: Action and receiver are mounted tightly, sturdy sights, less recoil, less noise and it comes with cocking assist. Accuracy is good within 25 yards: It can hit small game and aluminum cans all day. Price is excellent considering how calm it is when you pull the trigger.

Improvements Benjamin NP pistol could use: Lighter smoother trigger, make and assemble in USA, make cocking assist easier to take on/off, make .22 version, use rivets instead of screws to hold in action or use loctite blue on existing screws to avert them from loosening.

Final Opinion: if you wish to purchase a piston powered pellet pistol of any type I recommend considering the NP pistol, It is calmer in firing than some high end spring pistols and definitely cheaper ones such as Ruger Mk.1. It is a solid design despite being Chinese manufactured. I recommend if you desire this type of air gun. It takes about 50 pellets to break in then trigger gets smoother in operation. Get one and try it out!

There is 4 main things about this gun that make it Junk. 1. the rear sight., The rear sight moves when you shoot the gun. No mater how much you try to tighten the screw, it will move. I have the rear sight up as far as it will go and it still shoots 1" low with Crosman pellets. 2; the front sight. The front sight is Duck poop. The barrel does not go all the way out to the end of the plastic sight and that makes pellets shoot all over the place. 3 The trigger. The trigger is WAY to heavy. And 4; the cocking assist. With the cock assist in place you will shoot 2" to 4" low. I wish I had never waisted my money on this thing. DO NOT BUY, YOU WILL BE WAISTING YOUR MONEY!!!!!!!!! Buy a 2240 and you will have a better gun to shoot.

I was lucky enough to get one of the first 100. Was suprised at 3#7oz weight. Had thought about 3#. Trigger ajustment is a joke. Pull is very hard and to long. Hard to judge when it's gonna shoot. Rear sight is very wide and hard to see when on target. Gonna go with scope.

I bought the 2ND one sold. The triggar is way too long! IAM shure there will be a after market comming, After reading past post i see removing the coacking assist will make a big differance lith the shooting low problem, will give that a try. Other than that i like it. I will put a dot sight on it anyway i like them better.

The trigger takeup on mine is long and the pull is very heavy. I tried the trigger adjustment screw, but have been unable to turn it (for fear of stripping screw head) because it is so tight. The pistol shoots low even with rear sight adjusted all the way out (up). I have not not tried the cocking assist. Since I have only fired about 50 rounds, I am hoping for improvement after break in.

I agree with the previous posters regarding the fit and finish of this gun. Also the cocking assist is a detriment to accuracy. I've shot around 200 rounds with mixed results on accuracy..probably need more trigger time for that. However from time to time I experience what I would call a misfire. Then gun makes a dull thump and I have no indication the pellet makes it to the target however the barrel is cleared. I wonder if any else has experienced this. Seems to do it more often when I use a rest.

Got my trail April 2nd 2013, one of the first 100 sold.

Good looking gun, solid build.

It is heavy and not very balanced, but not much different than springer pistols.

Have shot about 50 rounds, it is pretty accurate, I like open sights, I like the fiber optic setup. Seems like
the front sight blade is a little big but I am getting use to it.

The cocking assist does effect how the pellet travels! The gun shots better with the assist off.
It really is a big difference. You can cock the gun without the assist, but if you are shooting many shots you will
want to use it. I will probably whittle around on mine so it is a little easier to install and remove. It may just
loosen up with use overtime and I won't have to do anything, it is not difficult to do as is.

I wish the safety was auto.

After waiting so long for this gun to finally come to market I had hoped I would like it more. It is a fine gun, just
not my cup of tea I suppose. I will keep it but it will never be my favorite. I do like it better than any springer pistol
I have shot or owned in the past.

If you like a springer pistol, I think you will love this gun.

I have to say I'am pretty happy with the pistol. Its a bit heavy, but feels nice in hand. I wish the trigger was a little better. Supposedly it is adjustable, but I haven't messed with it yet.
Make sure you shoot with the cocking assist DE-TACHED!! My pistol was shooting very low and grouping horrible with that piece attached to the muzzle. My first impression of the pistol was very disappointing because of this. I took the assist off and was shooting pellets into the same 1" hole at 25' consistently. I wish Crosman would have figured this out and mentioned it to the customers.

Pro's....Nice fit and finish, nice sights that are easily adjusted, good power, accurate, dovetail groove.
Cons...bit heavy, wish it had single stage trigger, pistol is horribly inaccurate with cocking assist attached.

All in all I am very happy with the pistol!

I have to say this is a well done product from Crosman, very accurate.
The only thing I dont Like about this gun is too Big, yeah this is the Big gun,
way bigger than Crosman 1377, from the picture thats the size I was expecting.
other than size I have no problem. Give it 4 stars!

very nice gun shoots very good only problem is the cocking assist when left on the gun causes it to shoot low without it it`s right on would be nice to have the safety to auto lock when the barrel is opened like other break barrel pistols all in all it`s a very fine gun so far need to fine out more after break in

I just received one of the first one hundred and I can now say it was well worth the wait! I have only put 25 rounds through it. Ten with open sights and 15 so far with my pistol scope mounted and the gun is getting more and more accurate with every shot. Overall quality of the pistol is one of the best if not the best. This gun so far does not disappoint but keeps getting better and better with every shot. Way to go Crosman!!!