This is a fantastic gun for 12 year olds it has fantastic accuracy and great power for the price.

This was my first pellet gun and it was not a waist whatsoever, this gun is a great basic rifle made out of only metal and wood
except for the sights (which are adjustable)
I would say this rifle would be for you if you are looking for a good quality nothing special (no plastic garbage thats going to brake off) gun then you should
consider making the investment.
This rifle could be used by beginnner shooters and also more experienced as well.
best part of this rifle is its simplicity, it is something that if your using it in the woods alot then this is the buy.
Pros
-no co2
-no multipump
-durable
-low maintenance, but a good idea is to buy some rem oil and pell gun oil because the wood can be a little dry.
-simple but has a rail for custumization
-accurate
Cons
-cheap sight
- not practical if your bringing this to a range as it is not a repeater
-a little heavy for younger shooters to carry (mine is 9.5 pounds)
-safety is inside the trigger guard :3 -not the smartest thing if you are trying to teach gun safety
Make sure that you maintain your rifles ive seen an older one of these have the front stock/grip split in half due to lack of care and maintenance.
anyways great gun definately worth it.

This is actually about my friends gun. He picked the thing up at Big 5 just to shoot rat n stuff and boy did it work out. This things has great power, especially for the price. This gun has been left out in the rain, left cocked for hours in the sun, and totally beat the heck out of. The gun has a solid layer of rust around the barrel and this will still take down scrub jays any day of the week. Great gun!

I have a few airrifles for plinking in the backyard, and keeping away snakes and varmints while on hikes ( i live in the mountains, and in the summer we have a rattlesnake problem) I got this gun from amazon about a year ago, and it still works fantastic. I have not oiled it once, and its still smooth as butter to cock. The .22 model is the same externally, but is harder to cock. Obviously, a .22 packs a little more punch than a .177, but if you are using Destroyer rounds (on the .177), then you get about the same "destruction" of targets. This will either keep a snake away, or just piss it off if your'e a bad shot, so don't go around thinking this is a 357 magnum or something. The critters dont take you for Dirty harry, so it's best not to piss them off if you know you cant kill them with one shot. (squirrels, small birds, garden snakes are pretty much the only things you can kill instantly with this) If you are looking for something to kill possums, foxes, etc., then go with the .22, it will kill them humanely, but the .177 is just cruel, as it will put them through misery.

Overall, this is a fantastic airgun, and coming from a guy who owns $250+ dollar airguns, this is ridiculously under priced considering its quality.
P.S. yes, the body is made of real wood, and the trigger, internals, cocking lever, and barrel are all made of high quality steel and metal.

Pretty good range and power plus a good range of ammo types.

If you want power on a budget, look no further. I have this in 495 fps because you need a license for anything above 500 fps. I mounted a tasco 3-7 x 20 scope on it and have killed over 20 birds since the begginning of summer. The two most recent have been instant.

This is a awesome cheap gun! Power, reliability and accuracy are great. The sights on my gun needed some re-engineering. The rear sight is pegged all the way right to be zeroed on the target, but hits the wood during the cocking portion. Fixed that with some extra dremmel adjustments. I purchased a "competors scope" and it is horrible. I am back with the iron sights. Critters fall fast from this gun unless it is the pellet-proof CROW..... They just walk away, leaving a huge blood trail. The good news is they don't walk too far. Bottom line, if this lasts like my bennie .22 or 2100 then I found a gem.

Love this airgun! Put a air rifle scope on it, and after firing about 100 rounds through it. I shoot dime size groups at 40 yards. Sure it is a springer and has that weird recoil, but after you break this rifle in and zero a scope it is super accurate. My squirrel issue is solved, and I now have my bird santuary back. This gun feels nice, and is better than any guns costing a lot more.

The Optimus is a great gun, its overall weight isnt that bad to deal with and its max fps with alloy pellets is rediculous. Although fresh out of the box it has similar aiming issues with the iron sights as the quest or similar moldels, this is easily countered by sighting in the ironsights consistantly or sighting in the decent scope they provide if you purchase this gun in the boxed set. i recommend buying a cheap pack of pellets as it will take a good 50-100 to break in+sight-in your new gun. Once you have sighted in your gun to deadly accuraccy and go to take down some birds or squirrels, you should use the Crosman Destroyer pellets. These pellets are a combination of their hollow point and tipped pellets, which actually expand quite well on impact and have a consistant velocity of 1200+. I took down a small bird and could actually see clean through using these pellets.

for the money this is one of the best gun i have owned. would recommend to friends.