I picked this gun up because I was looking for something with less power, weight, and cocking effort than my Stoeger X20, but more power than my Daisy 953. I'm an adult, and I don't mind that the length of pull is meant to be youngster-friendly.

The barrel requires a tap just inside of the front sight to break it open; it has a nicely latched lock-up. The receiver is grooved for typical .22 rimfire 11mm or 3/8" rings. I wanted to fit a UTG 6X AO Bugbuster. Be warned, you need high mounts for this scope, because the objective is pretty big for 32mm. But it will be the perfect scope for this rifle. Enough magnification to hit things at 50 yards, and the adjustable objective will let it be focused down to 3 yards. (I'll probably never shoot it inside of 10) Mil dots will help with estimating drop compensation.

Back to the rifle. The trigger is not the greatest, which is why I deducted one star. It is heavy, but it breaks cleanly. I much prefer this to a medium weight trigger with all kinds of overtravel so that I don't know where it is going to break!

The thumbhole stock is comfortable in all positions, and much more comfortable from a bench than the traditional style. The edges of the upper part are not that cheek-friendly. It would have been nice if they angled it a bit to allow a comforable place for a cheek.

One thing I like about this gun is that the safety is not automatically engaged, as it is on many other break-barrel rifles. So keep your fingers well away from the trigger while cocking and loading. It is nice not to have to deactivate it for every shot.

The forearm part of the stock is nicely shaped, and it is easy to place my forward hand right in front of the trigger guard, so that elbow is tight to my body.

I can't wait to get the scope mounted and see what it can really do.

Here are some chronograph numbers for different pellets out of this gun, at the muzzle:

Crosman Premier Light, 7.9 gr. 578 fps
Crosman Premier Hollow Point, 7.9 gr. 567 fps
RWS Hobby, 7.0 gr. 606 fps
Beeman Kodiak, 10.65 gr., 468 fps
H&N Field Target Trophy Power, 8.8 gr., 536 fps
JSB Exact, 8.4 gr, 586 fps
JSB Exact RS, 7.3 gr., 634 fps
Beeman Laser semi-wadcutter, 7.1 gr., 641 fps
Beeman pointed, 8.4 gr., 548 fps

As you can see this is enough power to take pests and small game out to probably 30 yards.

I'm hoping this gun has some real accuracy potential. I was thinking of a Beeman R7 or HW30 or Diana Schutze, but just could not make myself drop that kind of money

wow. fantastic. easy to use and very safe.

A great gun.. Even though i have several other larger and more powerful break barrel air rifles, this one is so much fun to shoot. I bought it for my wife who is 5'2" 110 lbs, so the feel, size and heft of this gun is perfect for her. I am so tempted to keep it for myself!!!!! i bought it this afternoon and couldn't wait for the two of us to get into the woods for some squirrel hunting. I put probably 100 pellets through it in a couple of hours.I found the cocking effort to be really minimal and is very easy for my wife to load and cock. She is not very strong at all and can easily operate the gun. It is quite accurate, shooting silver dollar groups at 25 yards with Crosman premiere pellets . This air rifle is one of the few i have ever purchased that i cannot find anything to complain about. Although i have read the review from Smaug listed above, i disagree about the need for a high mounted scope. I mounted a standard (and very cheap. Bought on ebay for .99 plus shipping) Tasco 4x20 pellet gun scope on the gun and although i thought the factory iron sights would interfere with the line of sight for the scope, it did not. In no way does the sight interfere at all. The outstanding performance and operation of this gun definitely warrants a much better and larger scope which it will promptly receive. All in all, i am completely satisfied with this product. If i absolutely had to find SOMETHING negative to say about this gun, the only thing i could think off is that it could be more powerful while maintaining the same cocking effort.

I almost forgot to mention, the trigger pull is as smooth as glass!!!!!! Far superior to the other air rifles i have. If you are thinking of buying this gun for your some one, buy two and keep one for yourself! I am going to buy another for myself next payday!

its great i have had it ages and not broke down on me once

Great gun. I have had it for about a year, and it has the stopping power to take down squirrels and rabits if your closse enough. I would by a scope on it, but the sights are still really good and adjustable. Since its spring, buy a durable scope. good for young kids who want to go hunting.

Has a great feel, light and easy to manoeuvre. Good iron sights, they can block your line of sight sometimes though, however the fibre optics really helps in lower-light conditions. Trigger is fine, and safety works as it should. It cocks very easily, just give it a tap to open it. I mounted a cheap Targetfinder scope on it, and after some adjustments it easily hits cans out at ~50 yards. Cheek piece can be a bit uncomfortable sometimes, not a real problem though. Overall a great buy, not many other guns of the same quality for the price.