Benjiman wildfire pcp coming

"Based on the well known 1077 platform" per the Pyramyd Air website.
The comments bellow are all based on the 1077.
Yes it's mostly plastic it has a straw barrel, encased in a 16 mm sheet metal outer barrel.
Yes it's a double action only, trigger pull provably 15 lbs, think a repeater pistol with a stock and longer barrel.
Yes if it's based on the 1077 the quality will be no better then the 1077 ... mostly cheap plastic, unless you get the wood stocked one.
I've had a 1077 for many years and it's a fun plinker, can killer and mouse/rat killer within 15 yards and have always wished it could be easily converted to PCP.
I believe this is meant to be an cheap entry rifle as much fun as the CO2 one but more power full.
Will I buy one, Yes! I'm even considering buying a wood stocked 1077, swapping the stocks and giving the 1077 to my nephew.
i say wait till it's out in the public, enjoy it for what it is, don't expect German quality/accuracy and most of all have fun.
Yes I do have HWs, RWS', Webleys, PCPs, springers, pumpers and CO2s but I'm a sucker for cheap fun rifles.

Semi auto if it shoots a 7.9 grain pellet at 800fps that's a 12 fpe gun. That would be an amazing rat shooting platform. I'd be thrilled with 1/2 the shots. Sounds too good to be true.

Semi Auto fast as you can pull the trigger. Wow i will get one for sure.

That Magazine looks just like the one that goes into the wildfire, My supplier shows they will be in stock 2-24 can't find anything on Crosmans website about it though 

It was on the Crosman site about 6:00 Mountain time this morning. Gone now. I suspect they made a couple mistakes in the web page as it was listed for $118, though unavailable. Full retail is supposed to be $150, so if that's what Crosman puts it on the site for, and you use the banner above (AGNATION code at checkout) you get a 25% discount. $112.50 from Crosman. I've been waiting for the Maximus Euro version at $165, but after I see a couple positive reviews on the WildFire, I may be pulling the trigger fairly quickly.

I did manage to get onto the "Notify Me"list when it comes in stock.

I think Crosman wants to own the low end PCP. If they create a gun that modders can work with, is fairly accurate and works, they'll have a winner!

Crosman Wildfire mags were listed this morning at $4.99. Link is gone now, but it's only the plastic ring that holds the pellets. the rest of the components are in the box thing that snaps into the bottom of the gun.

If you go to Crosman and look for the Wildfire, it isn't there. I stumbled on a link (looking at the Maximus, and it suggested I might be interested in the Wildfire).

Here's the link to Crosman's Web Page (until they take it down of course)

http://www.crosman.com/wildfire

The page only says, "Order Now at Pyramyd Air" The link to be notified when available is not on the page. Owners Manual is available, though as most Crosman manuals, limited value.

Pyramyd says expected availability is 2/24/2017 and that full retail will be $200, so the $150 asking price is 25% off.

I think I'm looking at my son's first airgun!
(He turns 4 this month... so I've still got a year or two...)

but if you buy the gun for your 4 year old now, you can play with it until he's old enough.

It's based on the 1077, so if anyone owns a 1077, and can talk to the overall quality of the gun, it might help give us an idea of how this one will shoot.

​It is nearly all plastic from what I can see, except for the tank and barrel. It will be a sub-12 foot pound gun, probably more like a 10 or 11 foot pound gun when done. Probably a good 20 yard plinker, or Starling gun. 

​Can anyone speak to the 1077 and how it shoots?

I have a 1077 that just developed a problem. But, it's about 10 years old too. The Wildfire is a converted 1077. They use the same 12 shot round magazines, and removeable "ammo box" too. Here are the reviews so far:


Benjamin Wildfire Air Rifle Test Review[/QUOTE]http://hardairmagazine.com/reviews/benjamin-wildfire-air-rifle-test-review/embed/


This is part one with the remaining parts to be written:

Benjamin Wildfire PCP repeater: Part 1[/QUOTE]http://www.pyramydair.com/blog/2017/02/benjamin-wildfire-pcp-repeater-part-1/embed/


And am actual shooting youtube video. It is supposed to followed by a part 2 soon:

The video actually shows a pretty decent grouping airgun at 25 yards. Not in the same class as the better shooting PCP's it's true, but I could live with the accuracy the gent in the video is getting. There's a rather large jump in price between the Wildfire and the next lowest priced repeater. Since the Maximus is a single shot, and the Discovery is too, what is the next lowest priced PCP repeater? Yes, the trigger on the 1077, and the Wildfire (as it's the same) are not good. Actually, much of the trigger action takes place inside the magazine box. They do get a bit better with use. Tom Gaylord said he used to remove the magazine box and sit down and watch tv while cycling it over and over (very easy to do), which helps. Don't buy a Wildfire thinking you're going to do a trigger job and make it a bunch better. It's actually a double action revolver. Gaylord has written about his 1077's, and I believe he considers them a one inch grouper at 25 yards. Still, they are a fun gun to shoot. I live in Hawaii so the temperatures are about perfect for a CO2 airgun. The 1077, and hence the Wildfire, are designed to look like a Ruger 10/22, and they are a good looking gun.

The poster that said a Ruger 10/22 beats the accuracy of any PCP airgun may be a bit off base with that assessment. The 10/22 isn't known for it's accuracy, and even the Benjamin Maximus, from what I've read, does well at 25-50 yards or so. I wouldn't take a bet that a stock 10/22 would beat a Discovery at 50 yards.

For those of you that would like to know more, pull up some reviews of the Crosman 1077 and the accuracy, trigger etc will tell you more of what to expect from a Wildfire. Also, there is a 1077 forum. Google Crosman 1077 forum, and you'll find it. Not much action there, but there's maybe 10 years worth of messages.