Benjamin My Benjamin 392 Steroid

[3Crows]

The rifle is a sort of long story but I got it and three more at Academy some years back for $35 each. I gave one to my sister, life long jealous of my 140 , gave one to the neighbor boy and kept two. One I modded myself and this one went to home base for mods. It was probably among the last wooden stock 392 rifles made. I tested all four and of course kept the most accurate two though all were decent enough. Especially after removing the paint inside the barrel gently.

I have lost in space and time the chrono/target results and have no time for it today. But I just shot 720 fps on 8 pumps and 800 fps on 12 pumps with CPHP 14.3 pellets. Not too shabby. BSA 2X pistol scope forward mounted, Williams peeps, Hawkeye cheek riser, Mac 1 Steroid kit install and TruOil finish.

 

[Treefrog]

Nice!

Cheers,

J~

 

[6gun]

392 was my first air rifle. Now I want to find this steroid kit, but mac1ag looks abandoned.

 

[3Crows]

392 was my first air rifle. Now I want to find this steroid kit, but mac1ag looks abandoned.

Tim is available by phone or email, a search should reveal his contact info.

 

[3Crows]

Did a little shooting with the JSB 18.3 Exact Heavy pellets through the Steroid this morning. I get an average with very little deviation of 645 fps for 16.9 fpe for 8 pumps. These made a loose ragged hole at 10 yards. They hit slightly lower and to the left of the CPHP by about 1/2 inch. I like them and they shoot very nice but I have so many Walmart CPHPs, possibly a lifetime supply, that I just cannot justify feeding my .22 air rifles anything but the CPHP. I will save the expensive ammo for my .25 M-Rods which just love JSB pellets, hole in hole, at 25 yards.

Took out two starlings also, at about 20 yards, solid hits. I had my squirrel lined up but I only have one squirrel and he does not bother me so I let him be .

 

[beerthief]

Rule at my house is a squirrel has to be on the bird feeder or was on the feeder but now on the porch to shoot it then it becomes Fox food

 

[3Crows]

Benji 392 Steroid power (CPHP 14.3 at 8 pumps for 715 fps) vs Benji .25 M-Rod SL power (JSB 34 Exact Heavy at 900 fps for 60 fpe) vs steel chair back. The big holes are the M-Rod, the nice dent the stick is pointing to is the 392 Steroid .

 

[3Crows]

Did a little more testing this morning. Shot at 10 yards because that kept me in the shade. I ran 8 pumps and 5 shot groups. This off a bench with the Caldwell Stinger rest. With 2X BSA scope. Typical strings below.

(JSB Hades 15.89) Individual impact on and around the bullseye about 1.0 inches (Rabbit accurate)
678
681
679
676
678
675

(Gamo RedFire 15.4) Tight single hole dead on bullseye (HoSp head accurate)
683
680
679
676
686

(CPHP 14.3) Loose single hole on and to right side of bullseye (Squirrel head accurate)
708
714
717
716
710

Most power and acceptable accuracy goes to the CPHP. Best accuracy, slightly less power goes to the Gamo RedFire pellets. The JSB Hades were disappointing as my Urban loves them.

This is not the first time I have seen good results for accuracy for the Gamo RedFire pellets both online and in my meager selection. Hmmm.