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Benjamin 397 Air Rifle 177 Caliber Wood Stock Matte Barrel

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The Benjamin 397 Air Rifle is a single shot, pump air rifle and comes with rich hardwood stocks and forend that are carved to fit the arm for exceptional comfort and improved accuracy.

Technical Information: Benjamin 397 Air Rifle

Stock: American Hardwood
Barrel: Black Brass
Muzzle Velocity: 800 FPS
Cocking Effort: N/A
Trigger Pull: N/A
Length: 36-1/4"

Weight: 5-1/2 lbs.
Sights Included: Open adjustable Rear Sight, high ramp blade Font Sight

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Benjamin 397 Air Rifle 177 Caliber Wood Stock Matte Barrel

4.6

(based on 15 reviews)

Most Helpful Positive Review

I have owned two of these ...

I have owned two of these rifles and both have given me great performance. My first I sold to a friend who could not live without it. I had a scope installed and he ...Read complete review

I have owned two of these rifles and both have given me great performance. My first I sold to a friend who could not live without it. I had a scope installed and he was very good with it. I liked the open irons better than the optics, so bought a barebones after he bought my original.This rifle will take squirrels at 40-50 yards if you do your part. I have taken full grown rabbits at 25 yards with it. Practice your head shots and the game will fall.I prefer this pump rifle to any of the springers I have shot. While a springer will often break 1000 FPS, they recoil a lot. This rifle does not move, even at a full 8 pumps with a 10.5 grain round nose. I have yet to find a situation where I have needed more than the 800 FPS that this rifle will provide.The trigger on my second copy of the 397 has been excellent right out the box. My fist copy had a scratchy trigger with a long pull. It made a clean break in the end and once you knew the trigger "cycle", it was very accurate. Sounds like I was not alone in my perception of the trigger. Also looks like what you get may vary from rifle to rifle.

Most Helpful Negative Review

I like this gun much ...

I like this gun much better than the break-barrel type. On the Benjamin the scope (or sites) are solidly attached to the same piece of metal as the barrel is. With a 4X ...Read complete review

I like this gun much better than the break-barrel type. On the Benjamin the scope (or sites) are solidly attached to the same piece of metal as the barrel is. With a 4X scope I can nail birds at 75 yards+ with 6" hold over. My complaint with this gun is that the rivet on the cocking lever broke after a few years of regular use and now I am stuck trying to weld something in there. If I can't fix it, the gun will have to be trashed since I cannot find parts.

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9/22/2011

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great classic airgun. ...

By Rick

from Warminster, PA

Comments about Benjamin 397 Air Rifle 177 Caliber Wood Stock Matte Barrel:

Great classic airgun. With a little tweaking of the trigger (lots of info on net) and scope mounts it is very accurate. I bought a Simmons 22mag scope with AO here at Midway, Since the gun is pneumatic not spring it is not rought on scopes. Over three pumps it becomes a work out. 3 is great for target 5 for squirrel hunting.

9/10/2011

4.0

Nice trigger out of box. ...

By Rick

from Warminster, PA

Comments about Benjamin 397 Air Rifle 177 Caliber Wood Stock Matte Barrel:

Nice trigger out of box. Iron sights crude adjustments (order a Williams receiver sight for iron sights) As with this gun scope mounting is difficult but not impossible. Dont order intermount B 272. i used Crossman 459 intermount, The B272 fits very loosely. Could be fixed. Put a Tasco red dot (scout rifle style)

8/11/2011

5.0

I purchased this air ...

By Larry

from Phoenix, AZ

Comments about Benjamin 397 Air Rifle 177 Caliber Wood Stock Matte Barrel:

I purchased this air rifle to plink and target shoot off back porch with. Solid hard hitting & accurate and made well. It's a little loud, but meets my limits for city noise. 8 pumps gives you maximum velocity it gets old having to pump it up everytime though. All in all a good adult or youth pellet rifle.

3/19/2011

5.0

This is a great air ...

By STEVE

from Seal Beach, CA

Comments about Benjamin 397 Air Rifle 177 Caliber Wood Stock Matte Barrel:

This is a great air rifle.

10/26/2010

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

I bought this rifle ...

By Mitchell

from Edgewood , NM

Comments about Benjamin 397 Air Rifle 177 Caliber Wood Stock Matte Barrel:

I bought this rifle around the first of the year and have put over 2500 rounds through it so far. The rifle has preformed flawlessly, maintaining power and accuracy. I did find it somewhat difficult to pump when I first started shooting it but after you get used to the motion it is no big deal. I bought this particular rifle because I wanted a very accurate rifle at a reasonable price. With this gun, I found what I was looking for. My rifle, topped with a Center-Point Adventure Class 4-16x 40mm scope will shoot .375" 3 shot groups at 10 meters with Crosman premiere hollow points. On a calm day shooting off a bipod I can keep my 5 shot groups under 1-1/4" consistently. I would definitely buy this gun again and I would recommend this product to a friend.

2/25/2010

(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

I am 58 years old now and ...

By B

from Winnsboro, SC

Comments about Benjamin 397 Air Rifle 177 Caliber Wood Stock Matte Barrel:

I am 58 years old now and I got my Benjamin .177 pump up at the age of 11. I lived in a very rural area of South Carolina and I have taken hundreds of squirrel, blue jays, other birds, snakes, one rabbit and a crow with this .177 cal rifle. It was extremely accurate (iron sights) and I practiced all the time shooting rocks on the dirt road near my home. It was absolute the best toy Santa ever brought me. I learned to shoot with this rifle. It is now hanging on the wall unused as I literally wore it out. I now own a .22 Benjamin. It is a real hoot to play with but nothing like my old Benjamin .177 that I got on Christmas Day many many years ago. Hope you dont mind my blast to the past here.

2/25/2010

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Accurate and Affordable. ...

By Diamondback

from Corpus Christi, TX

Comments about Benjamin 397 Air Rifle 177 Caliber Wood Stock Matte Barrel:

Accurate and Affordable. Buy the Optic mounting bracket and with 2 pumps does not make much noise and deadly accurate for 25 yd use- punches through alum cans easily. 5 pumps for 40yd, 7 pumps for 50-60yd.

2/25/2010

(11 of 11 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Best air gun ever I have ...

By Noah

from Kimberling City , MO

Comments about Benjamin 397 Air Rifle 177 Caliber Wood Stock Matte Barrel:

Best air gun ever I have had one for 16 years and it still works fantastic. Accurate and very durable. I have dropped it off my 20ft deck and didn't even have to re-sight it. Get one you will love it, best air gun for the money by far

2/25/2010

(12 of 12 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Upgraded to this fine air ...

By Robert

from Virginia beach, VA

Comments about Benjamin 397 Air Rifle 177 Caliber Wood Stock Matte Barrel:

Upgraded to this fine air gun from a Red Rider when I was 13 (1991) and it has been a reliable friend ever since. Never had any problems with reliability and I used it so much that I wore off the blacking on the brass via pumping. Excellent accuracy that set me up for many years of competition later on. A little powerful for a first gun, but an excellent upgrade for a kid that has proven her/his maturity.

2/25/2010

(16 of 19 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Beautiful rifle. I had ...

By Albert

from Havelock, NC

Comments about Benjamin 397 Air Rifle 177 Caliber Wood Stock Matte Barrel:

Beautiful rifle. I had switched to spring air rifle some time ago and it had been a while since I had used thistype of rifle. It was a joy to try it again for the first time. With no felt recoil, it was a pleasure to shoot dead on with raccoons or squirrel. Not too long before follow-up shots suffered because of needing to pump. Great rifle though.

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