PBN17 Trail Mark II .177-Caliber NP Break Barrel Hunting Air Pistol

Except for the excessive (6.5 lbs.+) trigger pull, this pistol performed above my expectations; especially its smoothness of operation and accuracy. I found a YouTube video that demonstrated how to reduce the trigger pull down to a tolerable level (maybe 3 lbs.). Cocking action is very tight and stiff for a period of time until the gun is "broken in" This is a very economical choice, and I feel that I got more than my money's worth. This gun was "spot on" consistent at the bench with a scope. There isn't a scope stop depression on the rail, so the scope will migrate unless you make provisions to anchor the mounts against the strong action. Except for the velocity, I feel this model Benjamin is superior to the similar Hatsan 25.

Neat pistol. Accurate.

Really am liking this pistol for the power and accuracy but not to fond of the big clunky handle and trigger at shortest pull setting is kinda far....im sure i could get used to it, but Im sure i will do small fabrications in the future to make the gun my own. I sure am loving the power and the rifled break barrel of this pistol. Update: Tore apart the gun to find all the improvements that could be easily done. First i countersunk the barrel like my rifle to see if that would help the pellet enter the rifling of the barel but this didnt help much and i still have to use an insertion tool. Next i noticed the barrel didnt line up right all the time like the break barrel mechanism wasnt catching right all the time. I then noticed the the catch was resting almost in the center of the quarter inch catch pin when the barrel was closed so i filed the catch to make it a little more secure but didnt go to far since the spring was kinda weak but it works well now getting highest air pressure consistently. The last thing i looked at was the trigger mechanism which was engineered very poorly but can be fabricated by grinding the rivets and remove some here and braze or weld some there to some of the mechanism. I just didnt have the drive yet to put that much time into a toy. Lots of things i dont like about the design of this gun but it was cheap, i kinda like the project of it and, it was the fastest i could find in a pistol

I'll go over the bad things first- I'm not a big fan of the sights, and the pistol grip itself I think is much bigger than it needs to be. I do have smaller sized hands, but this feels similar to a Desert Eagle. However, the good things- it's extremely accurate. Freehand I can hit a 2 liter soda bottle sized object at 40yds consistently, which I am not able to do on any other handgun except a 5.7 (my problem of not practicing with them). The velocity is as good if not higher than what is advertised- I got about 570fps with 8gr H&N Hornets, and 720fps with 5gr Umarex HyperMax pellets. Additionally, unlike many other air rifles I have shot, it's not picky on ammo. It shot the H&N Hornets, Umarex Hypermax, and an assortment of Gamo .177 pellets all well enough that I was able to consistently hit that 2 liter bottle sized target at 40yds. I did have to noticeably adjust for pellet weight, however. I wish that they offered these in .22 as well.

The gun is heavy and inaccurate. I'm a fair shot and have had Benjamin products before, but I can't hit any target with this gun. The trigger pull is long and requires some effort and it's uncertain when the pistol will fire. It's easy to catch a finger and lose a chunk of skin. When it finally does fire the pellet doesn't go where it's aimed. I shot it for an hour in my back yard at a metal pail 20 feet away. Carefully bracing the pistol on a chair back and adjusting the sight. The pattern was fairly random and many shots missed the pail completely. Very disappointed.

This by far is a very well built hand canon!!! I've even set up a camo paint job and converted this beast into a carbine... truly one of a kind now! Soo happy I I baught this, and will keep this baby as my go to for targets! Can't wait to hunt with it..... its killer at 25 - 30 yards. Update on the gun..... unfortunately it broke when I was trying to cock for reload..... after taking the gun apart, I seen where the piston body only had 4 tack welds holding the trigger assembly to it, and all 4 broke at the same time. So the gun is being replaced - I ordered another !!! I like it that much.... so if somehow I can get the parts re welded then I will have 2..... will swap out the body so I dont have to paint or build another carbine.... Update. Still going strong and great small game hunter..... 2 yrs and this break barrel hasn't disappointed!!!

⭐ 2 Stars – Third Unit Tested, Still Below Expected FPS I am currently on my third Benjamin Trail NP Mark II .177 pistol. Crosman sent me this latest replacement, and I tested it over multiple days using a chronograph. Here are the actual results I recorded: Crosman Premier HP 7.4 grain pellets: ~419 FPS average H&N Field Target Trophy Green 5.56 grain pellets: ~492.4 FPS average While this unit performs better than the previous ones I received, it is still below the expected performance for this model. I do like this pistol and would like it to perform the way it was intended. Based on my experience, I suspect there may be an issue with internal components, possibly the piston seal. If anyone from Crosman, or someone familiar with their products, has guidance on how to get this pistol performing correctly, I would appreciate the help. I’ve had very good experiences with Crosman airguns in the past, several of mine are still working at 100% and I would really like this one to perform as intended, ideally closer to the 550 FPS average range with standard 7.0 grain pellets. At this point, I believe I may have had some bad luck with this model, but I wanted to share my actual test results so others know what to expect.