Benjamin NP2 or NP XL

[Dizzo]

Looking for something to punch paper in my back yard. I will probably never shoot anything alive. I have about 75 yards to work with. I have neighbors, so I need to be quiet. I used to have a gamo springer, and I was pretty good with it out to around 35 yards (my old yard).

Im torn between getting a NP2 in .177 which is probably enough, or getting an XL. Would the XL be too much? I also see that most people get a xl in .22. I wont be hunting, so is the xl in .177 viable or just too difficult to keep subsonic? 

Any other options in that price range for a quiet target shooter?

 

[wahoowad]

XL is somewhat powerful so you will have noise. Not my first choice for quiet backyard shooter. I’d go with a underlever or sideleaver myself. HW77 or HW97, maybe tuned down to 14 fpe. 

 

[Septicdeath]

I have this break barrel. Out of all mine this is definitely the quietest. The sound of the pellet hitting your target is louder than the rifle. Everyone will tell you to buy a German or English rifle but there are many others that are very accurate and well made. Mine is very accurate at 50 yards and super quiet. The muzzle being a true baffled silencer. 

https://hatsanairgunsusa.com/product/mod-85-sniper-camo-vortex-closeout/

 

[Ohplnkr]

The only experience I have with the NP2 is with my Trail .22. To me it is quite quiet and as previously said the target hit report is louder. I'm a paper puncher too but I really enjoy Springer ,22's. Hope you find a good one.

 

[270windude]

I’ve shot 2 NP2s. Both were so wildly inaccurate that it be more humane to use a red Ryder for pest control. Pure marketing bs imo. I’d stick with a Gamo if you must go the break barrel route. Maybe I had bad luck but I used about every pellet one can imagine with the same results. 

 

[Guest]

Go for a HW30 at Air Guns of Arizona and thank me later.

 

[270windude]

Are you any closer to a decision?

 

[Dizzo]

I bought a hw97kt and an aztec scope.

went a little over budget

 

[Guest]

Oh gangster. You will enjoy that. Hit me up when you start shooting so I can see your accuracy. Aztecs are great scopes!

 

[270windude]

Wow. I am extremely glad to hear that. Today I was pouring through some YouTube videos on squirrel hunting and a couple of them had the NP2 trail. You won’t find the videos looking for the gun though. And they had the same same experience I did. Missed everything lol. One guy was like “it’s common for most hunters to miss their first 8 shots actually” lol. You could even tune DOWN your new gun for FT regs on FPE and probably even increase accuracy more. With guns in this range accuracy is everything. They say the only interesting gun in an inaccurate one but you can still experiment with dozens of pellets. 

 

[Guest]

Yeah if you have a Gamo shooting 1000ft+ then load it up with the heaviest pellet you can find. Honestly if it isn’t .177 then claims of 1100-1300ftps are fabricated. Sub sonic sweet spot is between 825-950, but even lower velocity down to 490 stabilizes well with pellets with good skirts.