SPecificationS and obServationS The .25 caliber Crosman rifle
provides a whopping 80% increase in kinetic energy over that of Crosman’s .22 caliber air rifles. At 45 ft. lbs. of energy, I found it produced devastat- ing results on small game. Its choked, internally shrouded barrel combines a potential for accurate shooting with very little noise. Obviously, the self-indexing eight-shot clip is a real benefit in hunt- ing type situations. By simply working the bolt, much like you would do for any bolt-action rifle, a quick follow-up shot can be readily at hand. The trigger is a two-stage adjustable match grade design, which I found to be of high qual- ity. In my opinion, the Crosman trigger is better than some I have encountered on rimfire rifles. As set at the factory, using my Lyman trigger pull gauge, I found the average of five pull weights measured 2.4 lbs., with only about a half a pound extreme deviation between those measurements. The closed grain hardwood stock
on the Benjamin comes with nicely cut checkering on both the pistol grip and forearm. The stock’s ambidextrous de- sign includes a high comb cheekpiece cut on both sides, which is intended to accommodate either a right- or left- hand shooter. The rifle’s heavyweight construction is an advantage, but it does come with a downside. After mounting the Center Point 3-12x scope, I found the total weight of the package came close to 10 pounds. While that makes for a steadier rifle when shooting, when carrying long term in the field it could become a bit burdensome. The Benjamin is designed to be a
dual fuel rifle, capable of being charged on either air or CO2. Air does come with some advantages over that of CO2, but the option is available if you choose to take advantage of it. In this case it would be necessary to purchase a CO2 designed filling adaptor. From there the rifle could be filled from either an auxiliary 20-ounce CO2 bottle, or by a large CO2 filling site. Leakage is always a concern I have
when it comes to airguns. So, I checked the rifle a couple of different ways for any potential loss in pressure. As I mentioned earlier, I purposely stopped midway while charging the rifle with air, allowing it to sit for several hours before resuming the filling process. Dur-
ing that time I left the pump attached to check for any sign of leakage, or back flow through the pump. After return- ing several hours later, I found that the pressure level in the rifle had remained exactly the same. I then pumped up the rifle to its full capacity of 2,900 psi and allowed it to sit idle for two days. Again, no apparent leakage or bleed-off had occurred. Penetration and trajectory Accuracy is imperative in any
firearm, but when it comes to a gun intended for hunting, energy and the corresponding penetration also should be considered of the utmost importance. Ideally, to check penetration and bullet performance (in this case, pellet perfor- mance) this would be best done shoot- ing into a block of ballistic gelatin, but having none readily available I chose to substitute an old phone book. While not necessarily the best medium for most evaluation purposes, I figured it would at least provide me with some rudimen- tary comparison data. I first placed the phone book at the short distance of 25 feet, took aim, and squeezed off a shot. The result was a substantial penetration
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of 612 pages for a pellet depth of about 7/8". Following that, I moved the phone book out to 50 yards and was surprised that the performance was close to the same. At 50 yards the pellet penetrated 569 pages for a depth of 3/4". Retriev- ing the pellet, I found that the frontal sides had peeled back to produce a nice mushroom effect. Because of the original hollow base design of the pellet, the base remained somewhat hollow, with the frontal expansion measuring 0.350". For the most part, it had retained 100 percent of its original weight to tip the scales at 27.9-grains. If you didn’t have anything to
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