Benjamin Ironhide SBD, Nitro Piston Elite

Pros
Just purchased this yesterday very nice love the feel of it got plenty of kick.very accurate.good bang for buck.impressed. I give it five stars .good value for money

For fun, and light duty pest removal, you can't go wrong. Looks good, feels good and shoots great with a decent optic. I was impressed enough to buy one in .177 also, but the .22 is the ticket for pests.

Pros
It's a great entry level, mildly powerfull air rifle in .22. The scope is atrocious at best, but even a cheap rifle scope is an upgrade. For the price, I'm very happy with this rifle. I live on a ranch, and use it for pest control. I've had better, more powerful airguns, but this one is my best bang for the buck. Mine is sighted for about 50-60 yards. Does a wonderful job at removing digger squirrels.

Cons
I wish the font sight post was removable. I had to shave mine down to make it compatible with a scope. Also, the trigger could use some refining, but not bad once adjusted and you get used to it.

Pros
Great gun Shoots well

Cons
Advertise the fps better doesn't go as marked with 13.5 grain pellets gos around 950

Pros
Great gun, okay trigger when adjusted. Plenty of power for plinking and hunting Racoons.

Cons
It does not come with an AO scope do not be deceived.

Do not be scammed made in China

Pros
Price

Cons
This gun and scope are both Made in CHINA. Advertise American built Justs American bull shit.

Pros
Quiet, feels like a rifle as in weight. Good quality for the most part. Iron sights have a good grouping

Cons
The back sight seems under built. Don't like the scope. Putting my own on it.

I bought the Ironhide as an upgrade to my Crosman Optimus and was specifically lured by the SBD, FPE and FPS. All of which were rated higher than the Optimus. Right out of the box my first impression was that the Ironhide is indeed a light (but long) gun. My first impression of the thumb hole pistol grip was that the handle part the fits into the palm of my hand was too small, but since then this has been a nonissue and I haven’t thought of it since. I cannot speak to the scope because I upgraded to a 2.5-9 x 50 immediately. The gun is nowhere near being broken in but already putting pellets in nice groups at about 15 yards. I’ve shot three different grains of pellet and my gun seems to prefer a heavier grain, but until it’s properly broken in I really cannot say for sure. The SBD was a little bit of a letdown. I had high hopes for a noticeable difference between the Ironhide and the Optimus, but after a couple test recordings the decibels and duration of noise appear to be very similar. My wife says that from the other room (I’ve been lazy and just shooting out the window) the two guns do indeed sound different. The Optimus has a pop and the Ironhide has a pft, but I cannot hear that difference while shooting and the recordings (taken inches from the barrel) don’t show that to be the case either. I have not recorded any audio from any other distances so I have not been able to hear each guns report from her vantage point. I also have not heard the Ironhide with the SBD removed, so I have no way of knowing how much noise reduction the SBD is actually doing. Everything about this gun is very “crisp.” Nothing feels lose or sloppy. The two stage trigger was perfect for me right out of the box. I mounted a bipod with 360 degrees of rotation to the barrel via a clamp-on Picatinny rail... and love it. One thing to note is that with the 9-15 grain pellets (even the hollow points) I was blowing right through the backstop on my target setup. Previously with the Optimus shooting hollow point 7gr pellets, a 1/2” particle board, and a few layers of home made targets drawn on thick cardboard was enough to stop the pellets. An odd shot would crack through from time to time but never pass right through. The Ironhide destroyed that setup so I had to upgrade the particle board to a cedar one. When shot through three layers of cardboard, and the 1/2” particle board the pellets hit the cedar and flatten out completely. Like lead pancakes. It does jump a bit with each shot, but there’s no vibration like my Optimus. The Ironhide is a longer gun so a longer case was necessary as well. To summarize, I really like this gun and think it with fit my needs for a long time to come.

Pros
See above

Cons
It?s probably more powerful than a backyard plinker needs to have but....

Bought this rifle after reviewing all the gas powered guns. The reason I went with this rifle is because I wanted mechanical sights. I shot about 20 rounds with the open sights, and decided my old eyes ain't what they used to be. I installed the scope that came with the rifle, and it took about 30 rounds to zero in (about 30 yards). After about another 10 or 15 rounds, I was able to hold steady enough to pick the caps off of 20oz drink bottles with no problems. I like this gun. It seems to shoot good straight out of the box, as I had no long break-in period. I am using Crosman Premier Hollow Point 14.3 gr pellets. I bought several weights and name brand pellets, and will update later on how they work with this gun.

Pros
Good power, good easy feel. packs a good punch!

Cons
A little on the heavy side but not anything to walk away from.

Shot 5 times and the reticle turned about 30 degrees, first 2 shots were about 2” apart from 15 yards, then really all over the place. Took the scope off and could get a semi decent group.

Cons
Scope is junk, very disappointed