Benjamin Gunnar PCP Air Rifle

Gunnar has a smooth action with loading pellets. Held plenty of air for 60 plus shots .22. This gun is quiet- even more so than my HW97k.

Buttstock needs to be secured, mag quality is lacking , better finish on gun to keep from scratching, relocate fill port - place cover on fill port. Update your manual- very basic.

The barrel is easily scratched, the mags are cheaply made, fill port no cover, buttstock rattles and not secure, heavy, but just fine for the bench or hunting. If 50.00 more were spent in production this gun would have been amazing! Lastly, the action on my gun was left open and shipped that way, the padding was torn as if it had been used for years. Stuff like this kills me!

Out of the box all working as expected. With JSB MKII 33.95 pellets getting just under 48 FPE. I'm in S. Utah and it's windy and I'm getting quarter size groupings at 25 and 50 yards and half dollar groups at 75. Going to try to tune it to around 55 and see if I can stretch it to 75-85 yards reliably.

This is my 1st PCP. The buttstock wobbles a little bit but that's it.

The FX 33.95, hades, and h&N barracuda hunter work great as well. In fact this gun loves all the pellets I tried.

Look cool

The accessory rail is flimsy so bipod flexes up and down. The trigger sucks. It has a lot of creep and does not have a crisp break. Huge disappointment. The stock has some wiggle in it due to the sliding length adjustment. I’d rather have a fixed stock. Also, the gun is hard to shoot with a squeeze bag because there is nothing to put the bag under. This could be fixed with a traditional fixed stock.

Overall the gun is just ok. Accuracy seems to be pretty good if you find a pellet it likes. And unfortunately there is no tuning information, that I can find, anywhere on the net. I would love to read some articles on what people have found works the best, but there is almost nothing. Maybe after a couple years there will be more info. I have a Marauder that I absolutely love. With the price, I guess I was expecting something even better than than the marauder, but honestly I think the marauder is a way better buy. Maybe I’ll change my mind after shooting this gun a little more.

I have another review here. I grew in four weeks to like the .25 rifle. It did have a defect though and went back to the factory who found and fixed it and it is headed back to me. The degas screw did not work for them or me. The product manager took it apart and found the factory in Turkey did not install the degas port receiver correctly and it was jammed in such a way it did not work. They replaced it and now it works fine and is headed to me. All warranty work. I like the gun. The .25 I have with a 25-28 grain pellet actually packs a pretty good wallop pretty accurately at what I would guess is fifty yards. Could it use a little more power? Perhaps, but mine seems fine for my needs at the price I paid new for it.

the real price point for this gun is not the manufacturers suggest list of around
$1000 but at just over $700 it is about right for what you get.

For an AR .25 it shot well enough...

The stock is flimsy, wobbles, the Gass bleed screw did not bleed air. I just don't like the a.r style. I like the Benjamin marauder .22 I have with traditional wood stock and am mothballing the Gunnar in favor of a jst Airacuda Max wood stock..better build all over for less money and equally or more accurate

Gun is over priced even on sale

Very nice rifle.

Very heavy.

Only thing I like about this gun is the looks

This is a very low end air rifle
Will not shot what they spec. I shot mid 700's ft per sec. No where near 50 ft lbs, and the only pellet it will shot accurate is a 34 grain FX pellet.

Accuracy

Price

Alot to like for the money. Well made and easy to tune without disassembly. Replace the barrel with a Karal barrel... for more efficient use of air and increased velocity... a direct fit, regulator delivered ES of 9 & SD of 2 in my sample.

Bottom Picatinny rail is attached with 1 screw, potential weak point.

Fun to shoot and AR platform compatibility allows for unlimited customization.

I find the trigger guard roomy ,the stock adjustments good, Pic rail solid & quiet shooting . I doubt I'll add a LDC. Not pellet picky & pretty accurate (@ 40yrds ). Very smooth side lever action. Foster fitting for filling & regulated w/ adjustable power. Nice case.

Now ,,, I believe a fully adjustable trigger is appropriate. It's just ok for me . The case is nice but ,,, I received it w/ a tear on both sides, one from the fill nozzle clear through to the plastic. The fill port is extremely vulnerable & NO cover or screen in it !! Come on, we're told "clean dry air, filter ,filter, filter ! Heck foam from the case could make it's way into the gun ! I ordered a fill nipple ahead based on some pro reviews I read. The fill nipple should be screened & could be angled like some grease zerks are to protect it and the case. The stock is a bit of a rattler but it's what it is. The under rail is "springy" unless you stay close to the trigger, I saw half the clearance to air tank gone upon mounting scope w/ my Caldwell bipod on setting on the bench and it's a medium weight scope. Give me a carbon fiber tank, external hammer spring & regulator adjustments ,please !!

I had another brand gun that cost the same . It had issues that caused me to contact PA customer service about .I returned it. ( Read my Factor CF review) We discussed the issues , fixes & compared guns. I settled begrudgingly on the Gunnar. Several others have some of the issues w/ both guns . Dollar for dollar I believe the Hatsan is a better unit as for as adjusting things IF they can tweak the issues. At the asking $$$ of the Gunnar , to add the same stuff , you are in the FX, AA 's playing field . I will get by w/ the Benjamin for now. If this were a machine, an automobile or firearm , there would probably be recalls for updates & retro-fitting :) Rant over , thanks for listening !