Based on the purchase price, I was expecting better fit and finish. The grips are substandard and mismatched. the left grip panel has a scratch from a screw driver, clearly made during assembly. The right grip panel is undersized and there is a large gap between it and the grip frame. The paint around the trigger guard is chipped. I had the same pistol as a kid, and quality control must have been much better then. Overall, very dissatisfied with my purchase. This is not an entry level air gun price, so one should expect to get a quality product. I did not. I would not recommend this air gun.

The first one of these pistols I shot was almost 40 years ago. One that belonged to my father. Couldn't hit a thing with it. The one I have now was purchased over three years ago partly out of nostalgia and partly as an inexpensive practice gun. Not being sure of it's accuracy I started out at 30 feet and six pumps. I was surprised by five shots into one hole firing off hand. Being a very experienced handgunner I didn't have much trouple getting used to the trigger. I would put the maximum range at about 50 feet. 25 yards with polymer pellets.

very dependable and no C02 to buy. A good survival gun

A nice retro-looking multi pump pellet gun.

Despite the long barrel, the gun is fairly well balanced. The multi pump funktion makes it very versatile.
Using and loading the gun is very easy. Pumping the gun is easier than I thought it would be. The safety features on this gun are perfect! Safe and yet not time consuming.
The HB22 is a diamond in the rough, out of the box. Around the holes, in the wood, there's some "chipping" as if the drill were pressed through the wood too fast. I had to return my first HB22 due to very large chips in the grip. I had to countersink the holes in the grip, on the HB22 I own now, to get the screws leveled with the grip.
The low-tech style of this gun is awesome, but fiber optic sights would have been a big plus, as would micrometric adjustment of the windage (elevation works fine).

The gun is very accurate, but you have to get used to the trigger. The trigger is heavy and rough. I personally wouldn't mind the trigger weight, if they had made it smoother.

The gun is a lot of fun to shoot, and has it's own charm. To me this gun is a good starting point. You can't fit a lot of accessories of the shelf, but that's not what you want to anyway with this gun. I'll just make minor improvements myself; try to smooth out the trigger and make some fiber optic sights. If I end up ruining the gun, I might just by a new HB22, cause I actually like it, even though I wish Crosman/Benjamin would've taken the time to get this gun perfect!