Benjamin Trail NP XL1100 .22 Cal Air Rifle With Scope

Iv owned my XL-1100 for about a year now. I love this gun, the entire package was perfect. It is exactly what i wanted in a gun. Affordable, quiet, powerful and accurate! It took about 500 rounds till it settled down and started to group well. I have fired about 4,000 pellets through this gun, i have never cleaned the barrel and i am getting groups of about 3/4" at 60 yards. I can pick off shotgun shells at 60yds with no problems. The gun is put together well. I recommend lock-tighting the screws and upgrading to the GTR-III trigger from charlie da tuna. The stock trigger sucks!! The scope it comes with is adequate, it works fine but i will probably upgrade scopes very soon. The package comes with a free sling, very cool! Its an excellent choice for hunting small to medium sized game. You will not have any problems making a humane kill on birds, squirrels, rabbits, raccoons, all the way op to a medium sized fox. This gun is only as accurate as you are and the pellets you shoot. I use C.P's and CP-HP's for plinking and messing around, but i stick to my JSB exacts 14.3gr, the JSB's are VERY consistant and will hold amazing groups with this gun. If your looking for a small teenagers gun, look elsewhere. This is a serious airgun and takes alot of skill and practice to shoot well. Use the artillery hold and you will be driving nails with it. Hope this helps. Later gents.

ive let this fully break in, so i decided to write one more review first, just because this rifle isnt in airgundepot's varmint hunting section, it doesnt mean its not good for it, i know its good for it ive taken, 4 squirrels with headshots, and 3 with chest chots, all dropped instantly, i blew a sparrow's head off at 20yds with a crosman premier ultra magnum pellet. my coolest kill, an opossum at 30yds with one shot between the eyes!!! if you want a hunting rifle, that is affordable, this is it, also the .25 preforms well

The NP XL 1100 is a pice of crap the way it comes out of the box. I couldn't hit a dump truck until I reworked the trigger. I installed a 4 x12 x44 RWS scope and spent weeks figuring out why it would shoot fair some then go crazy. I noticed the screws holding the stock in place at the forearm are to long. Or that the holes in the stock are too deep. When properly tightened, they should touch the cocking arm. This totally screws up a break barrel air rifle. If you shoot long enough, these screws will back out and the gun will began to show fair patters. I put round star type lock washers (2 each) under these screws and it went away. If I could buy one that shoots like mine dose now, I would give it a rating of 5 stars plus. If anyone wants to talk about these np xl rifles, my E mail address is daddyhog@rocketmail.com. If you use 21.14 grain copper Beeman copper coated round nose pellets with your NP XL air canon, you can shoot a quarter size group at 50 yards and kill anything that walks, squacks, or otherwise.

I've shot airguns from a young boy up to adult hood. Man, this thing is just flat out #1. It's so freakin powerful and accurate. It's just #1 all the way around. Right out of the box, I sighted it in so easy no problem. 1/2" groups at thirty yards. Power wise, it goes completely through a bigger than softball size gord at 50 yards. I was shooting with a 18 grain H&N Baracuda hunter extreme which has a flat type nose not pointed. I order my first gun in October 2012. It was a Crosman nitro venom dusk 177cal. Best .177 cal on the market. Then in November 2012, I brought my Benjamin Trail NP XL 1100 .22cal. This Friday March 29th, 2013 I ordered my 2nd Benjamin Trail NP XL 1100 .22 cal. It's the best. Now me and a friend can do some fine hunting together :-}

The rifle is what I was looking for. The scope is worthless. Get it dialed in then shoot 3-5 shots and it moves on me. If you stay on target it will move constantly.

Just got the gun today and it is amazing. I really like the thumb hole stock. I don't see why people dislike the trigger, I think it is good. I don't see any reason to buy Charlie Da Tuna's grt3 for this gun. It doesn't need it. Took about 100 shots to break in. I'm now about 400 shots in and everything is still amazing. The scope that comes with the gun is good and it only took me about 30 pellets to zero in, once the gun was broken in. I got a bird within 15 minutes of sighting the scope in. This gun has power. The bird just dropped from 30 yards, he didn't even know what hit him. The gun is very accurate. I can shoot 5 pellets from 30 yards and get quarter size groups. It may take a little effort to cock the gun, it weights about 9 pounds, but you get used to it. If you want an all around gun for under 400 bucks, I would definitely get the Benjamin Trail NP XL 1100. I am most likely going to try out the .25 cal version in the future. I am very pleased with this gun.

A mixed up description sent me a used "in the box" XL 1100 instead of the described Benjamin trail. I've put about 200 rounds through it and thank goodness for the mistake, this rifle is Great! I guess it will quiet down after break in period, but I'm loving the power. The included scope zero'd and functions OK. I've adjusted to the trigger. Good Buy...

I use this gun on my trap line. I have dispatched 9 coyotes, 1 bobcat, and one fleeing skunk at 92 yards. Yes, 92 yards. No, not with one shot because I was sighted in for 30 yards so I had to walk the shot in. On the 5th shot, the skunk tilted sideways and staggered down hill about 5 ft. Then he rolled another 5 to 10 ft. The skunk was hit with only one pellet. As well, each coyote and bobcat were dispatched with one 14.7 pellet each at a range of 5 to 35 yards.

This is one of the most powerful gun I have shot. I haven't took it hunting yet but I'm sure that it can do damage to any small to medium game. Wow!

The trigger kills this gun. I replaced it the second week with a GRT-lll from Charlie daTuna. Since the install, I am shooting with far more accuracy. The groups are much tighter. This gun is finicky with pellets. Mine likes heavy pellets such as all the JSB Jumbo Heavies.

I'm sure this review will be deleted, but I still feel compelled to share my experience. I place my order online, but I decided to call a few minutes after placing the order to ensure I would receive the rifle by the following Friday. I was told my order would arrive on Friday as I had hoped. I received an email confirmation of my order on Monday so I assumed there would be no issues. I was wrong. Wednesday, two days after placing my order, I received an email stating that the billing address that I provided did not match the address on file with the credit card company. I've had the same billing address for over 15 years! I immediately called customer service. I was greeted by a very nice and professional young woman who verified that my order had not shipped. She put me on hold for less than a minute and then returned to inform me that my address was actually verified. What??? I told her that I wanted to cancel the order. She was very understanding and asked if I would be willing to hold so she could try to accommodate me by expediting the shipping. I agreed to hold. She returned a minute or so later to apologize and said there was nothing she could do to further help me. Again, the person I spoke with was very professional and she seemed genuinely sympathetic, but she was not authorized to expedite the shipping on my order. I ordered this rifle as a gift which I needed within the week. I canceled my order with Airgun Depot and did a quick google search to find one in stock elsewhere. Fortunately I was able to locate one quickly. I explained my situation to the other dealer and they shipped the order to me on the same day via 2nd day air at no additional cost. I've done business with Airgun Depot in the past and it was a positive experience...it's why I came back to order this rifle even though it can be purchased elsewhere for less money. I don't generally mind paying a premium for products if great service is part of the process. In this case it was not part of the process so I will probably shop elsewhere in the future. This whole issue could have been avoided if someone could have simply picked up the phone and called or emailed in a timely fashion. Waiting 2 days to inform there is a problem (which there wasn't) is unacceptable. I co-own a mail order business; if we have issues with online orders then we contact our customers immediately. Competition is fierce and customers are the companies lifeblood. The bottom line, if buying from Airgun Depot I would highly suggest that you call to place your order and stay on the phone until you receive verbal confirmation that your order has been processed without issue.

Once you break it in, this thing is a tack-driver. Super quiet, perfect for small game hunting/pest control in the neighborhood. Nice scope, only issue I had was cheesy scope rings that come with it. They stripped far too easily. (usually what happens to aluminum when mixed with steel screws).

Great gun for the money! Trigger sucks until it's adjusted, accurate. Really accurate! Hits squirrels hard!

I have had this gun for about a year now. After about a thousand rounds, I lost accuracy. I found that the to side pan head screws that hold the barrel in line became lose. I bought some lock tight and set them in place and Im shooting quarter size groups again at 30 yards. Im pleased with this gun. I bought it because of the squirrel problem I have. This past year I have practically eliminated the problem. My best shot was just under 100 yards. I use jsb diabolo jumbo express exact.

I am new to the NP air world. Right out of the box this gun is impressive! It is massive! In my hands, it feels like my 7mm rem mag and for an air gun, man this thing kicks. I am almost through 500 rounds of RWS superdome pellets. The jury is still out on whether my grouping is me or the pellets. I had a lot of trouble attempting to sight it in (as I started too far out). Once I moved my target in side of 20yds, I was able to get it dialed into a 4 circle, with several shots inside a quarter using 10 round groups. After reading many reviews about the superdome, I think it's more of a pellet problem than a shooter problem. Although, I have read how much more sensitive air guns are to post trigger pull vs center fire riffles. At least I am not blaming the GUN, I think the gun is great! Took down a pesky squirrel the other day, man, what a punch this thing delivers!

I read several reviews on here and other places online that this gun is not accurate, piece of crap, blah blah blah... I chose to have faith in the excellent reviews that I also have come across. I have attached a photo of the first ten shots to go through this gun. The first shot is high and to the left. I centered the cross hairs on that shot, went back to the bullseye and the ragged hole that you see slightly to the right and north of the bullseye are the following nine shots. I adjusted the stock, mediocre center point scope once, and that was it. Also, I'm sure to many peoples surprise, this was from 25 yards. I am in love with this gun after just ten shots, need I say any more? I chose this gun because of the success and fun that I've had shooting my Trail NP all weather (see photos) slightly modified, the little brother to this monster. I still have the stock trigger on my Trail NP, and obviously on my brand new 1100XL, and I'm sure I'll follow most other and install GRT-III triggers at some point, but do i dare try to fix something thats not broken? Both of my guns are extremely accurate even at long distances. I'll have to put some thought into this. . .

I originally ordered the NP XL1500 but i had slingshot accuracy after hundreds of pellets. thankfully the folks at Airgun Depot were more than happy to let me exchange for the NP XL1100 and damn, what a difference! the only down side to my experience was losing my 300 bonus points due to what i feel was just a lemon air rifle in the 1500. anyway delivery was fast as can be, right out of the box i was holding groups at 25 yards of about 1/2 inch and the have progressively gotten tighter. now after about 500 pellets I'm shooting dime size groups all day... and power/ well you will have plenty to spare with this beast. i have had it about a month now and my tally is 5 squirrels, 3 chipmunks, 8 crow, and a handful of black birds and starlings. everything i put in the cross hairs of my leapers 4 -12 x 44 side wheel adjustable scope is a f'n lost cause! one shot one kills all day, fully penetrates a 5/8in thick pine board at 35 yards. head shot a squirrel at 65 yards and he never even moved.. dead now. stayed in tree as bait for a few of the aforementioned crow.. i love this gun tons of fun tons of power and accurate as any gun i own. its beefy heavy and thick well made air rifle. extremely satisfied. PS its also very quiet i live on the skirts of town lots of neighbors but its stealthy as can be. buy it! my best luck has been Crosman 14.3 gr hollows, but for a heavy pellet i like JSB Monsters 25.4 gr heavy hitters. gun however groups well all around doesn't seem to be pellet picky.. also likes artillery hold for me as well. set up... NP XL1100, attached side mount laser and 260 lumen flashlight as well as weaver under mount bi pod w leapers accushot 4-12 x 44 swat scope its a killing machine!

great power. cost me about 150$... not bad for this gun. have had it for a couple of weeks now trying to "break it in"... been target shooting so i can know it well when small game season starts. trigger pull is a little long but that's ok.

I purchased the Benjamin Trail NP XL1100 Air rifle .22 for more power and the Nitro verus the Spring. When it arrived I was shocked by its size and the looks of this gun. The scope was awesone, but the trigger has serious issues. If your looking for knock down power this the rifle for you. I shot the Pedator Ploymag, its accurate and expands when you hit your game. I really can't say it is as powerful as my .22LR but, but quieter. When you first get it it noisy but, after 200 rounds it is alot quieter than my Big Cat .177. I would recommend this pellet rifle to a friend and I have and after he shot mine he ordered one from AirgunDepot.

Ive had pellet guns all my life but this one is by far the best. Ive shot somewhere close to 1000 pellets through the thing and its dead on. My rear fence is 105 from the house and I can hit a 2 inch bulls-eye consistently at that distance. Ive killed at least 20 squirrels the longest being @ 125 feet, actually I killed two at that distance. I had previously bought the Ruger Air Hawk and returned it as it was a piece of junk. As soon as I got the Benjamin home the squirrels quit laughing. Id recommend this gun to anyone wanting a great gun.

I am a hunter not a precision shooter so this gun is what i expected it to be. The wood is very nice. The thumb hole is cut perfect and scope is really nice. Windage and elevation are adjusted without removing any caps. Has a paralax adjustment as well, which is was surprised about. Accuracy so far is good...only shot it about 20 times.

Thiis air rifle is great I recieved it about a month ago and allready kiled 5 squirrels and a chipmunk just from hunting on the weekends. Their is nothing I can possibley complain about this gun so far. One thing you should know is that JSB exact jumbo heavy diabolo 18.1 gr. and Predator Polymags pellets work the best in this gun. This gun was an upgrade from the Vantage 1200 which has the same trigger as this gun which I am disapointed about but you can upgrade to the GTR-III which is probably what I will do. I've put maybe 550 round through the gun and it is super quiet and a nail driver. I woul reccomend this gun to any ADULT or OLDER TEENAGER. AWESOME BUY!

massive gun, massive power! its a heavy weapon but gets the job done on small game! took me about 100 rounds to get the gun broken in but its still louder than my whisper, i hope it gets quieter as the piston breaks in.

I love this gun, it has let me take about 40 squirrels, plenty of crows, and a opossum at 75 yards with a shot right in front of his ear. This gun is good for hunting up to medium sized foxes, but if you are looking for a gun for your kid this gun is not a starter gun and gets heavy if you are just lugging it around the woods.

First, this gun is awesome. It's powerful, hits hard, and its accurate. However, its not for kids and takes some experience and practice to shoot consistently. Read up on the "Artillery Hold". Second, the trigger suck big time. Plan on spending another $35+/- and get a GTR III trigger from Charlie da Tuna. ( http://charliedatuna.com/GRT-III%20Trigger%20New.htm ) Once I replaced the trigger I started getting consistent 0.75" groups at 40 yards. I've read some reviews with smaller groups, which I believe are possible. I hope to shrink my groups with some more practice. Third, plan on shooting 300 to 500 rounds to break in the barrel. I was getting inconsistent groups and was thinking of sending the gun back when at about 400 rounds it dialed in. Fourth, the scope that comes with he gun is basic quality but adequate for the price and total package. I'm pretty sure any missed shots are the shooter (me) and not the scope, but I may upgrade at a later date. Lastly, this gun has power! I have the .22 cal and it has no problem going through a 3/4" thick cedar fence board at 30 yards. Know whats behind your target! I've hit soup cans at 100 yards. My only negative comment is the gun is heavy at about 9lbs and can be hard to hold on target when off hand shooting. Overall, for the price, I feel very comfortable recommending this gun.

Basically a solid gun, But: The trigger , as others have said, is terrible. I replaced mine, a piece of wood which broke off from the stock lodged under the action and had to be removed before I could zero the scope, and the swivel for the sling fell apart just from shooting. I've shot about 500 rounds and accuracy is ok but not as good as my .177 RWS

This is a great rifle. I've put about 100 rounds through it so far and I pretty much have her dialed in. I can consistently hit penny sized targets at 75 yards. The package is a great one. The rifle itself is very well put together. I have killed several squirrels with it no problem. I am very impressed with how well this rifle shoots, and so are the people that I've let shoot it. I would highly recommend this rifle to anyone.

I just got this gun this morning. I mounted my center point scope it came with. I went on the porch to brake it in. The first 4 shots sounded like a 22 rim fire. Then after that all I heard was the spring sound. I haven't even sighted in the scope I have hit 2 pest and can at about 25 yards. I can't wait to get my first 100 rounds through it to properly site it in

i got this gun about a month and a half go and put 300 rounds throught it. This gun is amazing yesterday i shot a huge raven at 80 yards and killed it in one shot. It fell to the ground right away. Its accurate but you need to practice alot, use the artilery hold, The only thing is that it gets really heavy carrying it around all day

I got this gun all most when they came out . This air gun rock I work with it and broke it in and try about 20 diffrent pellets the best ones i found to use are Predator Polymag . Now let me tell you about the shoot I made it was about 75 yard I did not think I could do it I hit a black bird I did not belive it .Then I got some of this Gamo TS-22 22gr they work good in the gun to.I am very please with this gun. I get alot of crap from my friends about buying a air gun and wast my money but they do not know what they are talk about till the shoot it .

im back again, i had to return my first because it had a small crack on the reciever and it rusted, but that one had a good trigger, the trigger on my new one was terrible though, it had so many catches in it, was hard to pull, and had a long pull, i adjusted the trigger and got it way better, but it still isnt great by any means, so i might get a GRT 3 trigger from charliedatuna, but the rifle is powerful, and with predator polymags i get a 1in gruop at 25 yds and the rifle hasnt even been broken in yet, so i should get those groups at 40 yards soon, hopefully, but this rifle does more damage to a soda can full of water at 50yds with polymags, than my gamo big cat does at 20yds with polymags, have only got one squirrel with a trail xl 1100 (the first one) with a crosman premier hollow point, at 27ish yds,shot it in the neck, and he clung to the tree for a second, and then it hit the ground like a rock, so this gun is accurate, powerful (25ft-lbs energy), and beautifully crafted, THE SCOPE the scope is great for the rifle, fineclick adjustments, mildot, adjustable obhective, and its clear as heck, the scope is better than the one on my deer rifle and the one on my .22lr The included sling helps for when your on long treks through the woods, or your walking to your neighbors for pest control, this rifle is heavy, and the sling with the "Benjamin" name embroided in gold on the padded part is just beautiful so all in all, benjamin did a very good job, and made one of the most poweful and economic air rifle and scope combos ive seen, but they need a new trigger for their springers, (its a crosman trigger)

Fav .22 cal airgun iv ever owned. Iv had this gun for about 6 months now. Very impressed, it took about 500 rounds before it was broken in properly. I shoot and kill rabbits and squirells at ranges in excess of 60yds. This is not a toy by any means, it is definatly a magnum hunting air rifle. Its very accurate after break-in and a PROPER ZERO!! i can shoot at shotgun shells from 50 yards or more all day as long as its not too windy. For all of those sniper steves out there, dont expect to just buy an accurate gun and be able to shoot anything like in the movies. Anything out past 40 yards, depending on the weight of the pellet you are using, you NEED to compensate for bullet drop, and you do NEED to learn how to compensate for wind. Like i said, not a plinker for inexperienced shooters, this gun requires lots of technique and skill to shoot well. It is very hold sensetive, research the "Artillery Hold" if this is your first springer type gun. The gas ram is amazing, super quiet, very litte recoil/jolt and almost no "lock time", (reseach that word also if your an inexperienced shooter) I routinely pick off rabbits at 80-100 yards but more often then not, the pellet knocks the crap out of them, and bounces off, then they run away scared. This gun rocks, its quiet, smooth, the scope is good enough, my only gripe was the trigger. I wish they included a nice trigger to match the nice gun. I upgraded to a GTR-III trigger from charliedatuna.com. Its a real shooter now! it loves heavy pellets also. Try JSB exacts, iv had pretty good luck with beeman cro-magnums also. If you are looking for a good plinker pellet for messing around, go with crossman premier's . Awesome gun, and i would definatly reccomend to any serious shooter. Gets about 940fps with 14gr lead ammo, and about 900 with 15gr

at first a had bad feelings for this gun, with terrible groups with any pellet i tried i gave up for a while, then i tried a standing position, at 20yds, i hit the top af a soda can 5 out of 5 times using benjamin .22 hollowpoint pellets. with pointed pellets this goes troguh milk jugs at 20 yards, very good for the price of only 300 dollars, if you want a gas ram magnum air rifle, get the trail NP XL rifle, (not a gun for inexperienced air rifle shooters as it requires excellent teqnique to shoot accurately)

Well, got some chrono readings out of this. Iv got about 250 rounds out of it so far. I am somewhat disapointed at the chrono readings but still VERY powerful and extremely consistant. I did my chronographing from about 4 feet away, not quite "muzzle" velocity, but 4 feet should not slow down more then maybe 25fps. These are just ballpark figures anyhow since i dont think my gun has been broken in all the way yet. I used 11.9g RWS hobby pellets as my benchmark for crono readings. Out of 5 shots, averaged 942fps, with the low of 935fps. Very consistant. This equals 642 miles per hour and 23.45 ft-lbs Next i moved on to a heavier hunting pellet. I opted for the 14.5g RWS Super points. fromt he same 4 feet, out of 5 shots, i averaged 870fps (593 MPH), with a high of 881 and a low of 856. Thats an average of 24.375 ft-lbs of muzzle energy. Slightly more energy then the RWS Hobby's. I tried to BZO this thing after work on our pattern board. I am impressed with the quietness and the consistency however, i dont know if i am doing something wrong or if the gun is lead fouled. I tried to BZO at 45 yards. Im getting like 3 to 4" groups. I guess its enough to slam a rabbit in the side at that range but i expected to be able to do some serious bullet drop shots out to like 65 or 75 yards. For some reason, i dont see that happening anytime in the near future. =( Maybe i was just over estimating how far and how accurate a pellet can travel. I am use to shooting high power rifles and military weaponry. I didnt expect to hit anything out at 150 yards but i expected to be able to lay shots ontop of one another at 50 yards with this thing. Overall, if your a weakiling, you will say its heavy and hard to cock, but if your a man, its fine. Also, somewhat disapointed with the accuracy )so far) we will see if it cleans up, but for under 300 bucks, its the quietest, most powerful, most accurate .22's you can pick up, without sacrificing anything. Its got the power, good accuracy under 30 yards and ofcourse the scope, i love this thing. I can shoot all day in my backyard and the neighbors hav no idea. the loudest part of shooting this, is when the pellet hits leaves, or a tree, someting hard. great investment.

Well, got it in the mail yesterday along with my refurb crosman 1377c (also awesome pistol btw) unboxed it and holy hell ths thing is sweet. Its rock solid, beautiful smooth hardwood stock, thumbhole is very comfortable. The scope is VERY VERY NICE. i was impressed. I took it to work yesterday (i work at a gun range) hoping to zero it in, we got busy with customers so, i dindt zero it yet, however, i saw a pesky rabbit so i took aim with some RWS superpoints from ohhh saw maybe 45 feet away, i actully got into a sitting shooting position to make sure it wasnt me if i i missed him. slow steady squeeze, and let it rip. poor bastard did a sideways spin, leet out one squeek and stopped moving. took out a giant chunk of his neck and back of his head. for the money, i dont know if you cang e a better deal. it doesnt shake and "twang" like regular springers. the nitro piston is damn awesome and the scope is VERY nice. i am going to adjust the trigger, zero the scope, get some more rounds out, and then get a good chrono reading of diffrent pellet types for you guys. of it and i will post a better review of it. So far, i highly recomend!!

This is a very nice rifle - handles well, shoulders nicely, excellent scope, very powerful and consitent - Prairie dogs beware! During the break-in period I used el-cheapo wadcutters - they were smashing glass bottles and punching holes thru pellet tins. Afterwards, I switched to Crossman pointed pellets - I was getting very tight groups in high winds.

This is a very nice rifle for hunting. It is well balanced, shoulders nice, very accurate, powerful and quiet. I get penny size groups at 30 yards consistantly. The only pellets I have tried are the crossman hunting pointed pellets and the super h points, both work very well. The scope is actually pretty nice although I'll upgrade it. The gun is on the heavy side and is definately not a back yard plinker. I have about 300 hundred rounds down it and so far so good. I highly recomend this gun, If your looking for a magnum springer.

I love the Benjamin Trail NP 1100, but didn't realize 8.8 lbs was so heavy for a woman. Also disappointed about paying for next day air and waiting 4 days to get it. They don't tell you that the order goes out the next day and doesn't ship on weekends.