BENJAMIN PROWLER .22 cal. air rifle aka varmint np 22
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- Prowler .22 cal is the base design.Varmit np has to do with the extras that can come in the box.Scope and mounts that come in box are very acceptable.Night prowler (NP) items can be found in kit forms cheaper and with more power at retailer and sporting good stores. Nice price in original configuration(prowler). Bought one for myself.
I just bought one from Walmart. I have to say, I am impressed with the quality and power.
I bought this the off your review. The squirrels , groundhogs and chipmunks wish I never did
@@EJZJII there pest and chipmunks can cause a lot of property damage
So it’s enough for groundhogs? How fast does it kill them?
@@kchilz32 depends on where you shoot them. I’ve killed them with shoulder shots that took only 10 seconds or so before they died. Headshots are better..more specifically and ear shot. Good luck
@@jeremyblackwater439 i finally was able to pop him, right between the eyes from the second floor window
I love this gun it’s strong and very reliable was loud at first but after more than a hundred shots sound has gotten very quite I love it
I like mine, it's a single shot, but I prefer accuracy over firepower.
@@johnjohnon8767 same.
Iam glad you said the more i shot my prowler it doesn't stay so loud cause mine almost sounds like a 22lr hahaha
Hey Charles, I just saw a video about a fellow cleaning his break barrel air rifle, and somehow it went off and took the top portion of his thumb when he had it between the barrel and receiver.. You are so right about hanging onto the barrel of an air gun when loading or cleaning it!. Keep up the great videos.!
I love this gun.
Its accurate and very powerful.
At first it was loud and hard to cock, but now its quiet and very easy to cock...I just had to break it in.
Thanks for the video!
NP stands for "Nitro Piston". It's powered by a gas filled piston instead of a spring. I've got a springer, Hatsan mod 95 in .22 and it's great! I hear that the gas filled pistons are longer lasting than springers and have less recoil. The Hatsan has a beautiful hardwood Walnut stock, but I think the all weather stock would help to keep the weight down.
It does keep the weight down. If I had to guess,we'll see more and more items with wood stock options as popularity of air guns seems to be moving in leaps and bounds
Cas pistons can leak if the seals are/become faulty...springs don't.
Clay Ragle nitro piston
Charles : You have single handedly given air gunning back to The American Working Class . We are not fat cats with PCP guns for toys ; We are People Who shop at WalMart and get nostalgic while standing in the modest yet ALL MIGHTY ( To Us anyway) Sporting Goods section ; reliving or imagining some piece of Our Gun Loving Youth ... I was almost killed by a 22 air rifle at the age of 12 ... and I did not hate air guns nor the stupid ass dope head who mistook it for a low powered type ... I learned to respect high powered Pneumatic weaponry ; that the same air We breathe can SHOOT US DEAD ...but no one ever taught Me how to Love Air Weapons ... and I loved them even as I laid in a hospital bed , afraid for My life with tubes keeping me alive ... and I will love them until I draw My last breath ; hoping that what I exhale is sucked back into a GAMO Air Rifle and put to Good Use .
@@backyardplinking2043 did scope hold up ?
I've had mine for about a year and I've brought home dozens of rabbits. One shot kills almost instantly so it's not suffering. Great rifle for small game for proper hunting etiquette. A lot of people hunt with. 177 but I sometimes the rabbit will still run for a bit and I don't like seeing an animal suffer when you could have done hunting right. I highly recommend the prowler series for anyone wanting to go for small game (rabbit, dove, squirrel, etc). I did kill a fox that went into my chicken pen with a chest shot at 20 yards. Dropped like a fly. I keep my air rifle in the barn and I left my 30-30 inside the house. But it did the job.
No front or rear sights, that's the only complaint ive had so far. I've taken terrible care of, and abused the crap out of it. Left it out in the woods all week, dieseled it, got stuff lodged in the barrel. Even so it still shoots well and has most or all of the original power it started with. This one is built very solid. I would definitely buy one again.
I just picked up one of these the other day haha and today made a spinnin spoon target to get after tomorrow! hope these spoons are sturdy hahaha! great video Charles! keep them up
will do
Same gun. Changed the scope and did the bearing trigger mod. Tack driver out to 30 yards. Haven't really shot at targets further out
we gonna find out the hammer radius of this thing
I have one and I love the power that it has
Picked one of these up a month ago. Took about an hour to mount scope and adjust for eye relief then dial in. I have a variable 3-9x I was going to use but the fixed 4x it comes with is more than sufficient. I can cover a 5 shot group with a quarter at 25 yds using crossman hp's. Had to adjust the trigger a great deal as it's very heavy out of box but once you get the 1st stage right it breaks clean. Also needed to tighten the bedding screw forward the trigger as it wasn't very tight as well as the two on the foreend. Loose bedding will rob accuracy. It's also very quiet and doesn't require much effort to cock unless you're weak I guess. It's an all around great rifle with power for $100
I got the prowler after watching your review great gun thanks Charles.
thanks and welcome
Just bought this Rifle, it is one of my favorite .22 air guns hits very hard money well spent...... :-)
everytime i go home to visit i either take this or the air hawk elite
@@backyardplinking2043 I got an air hawk elite literally 5 days ago and my screw has came off already
I had the varmint np years ago and I think it was the strongest and most accurate out of my genesis, gamos and other Springer's. You're right that it is the same. As much as I talked about them my wife is leaning on getting the prowler for my christmas gift. It will have the full fluted barrel though.
I have this gun and
Cut 6" of the barrel
And had a broken crossman Springer with a wood stock and the prowler fits perfectly in it well balanced now
I just got one and it is perfect for the money and I'm shocked about it's power and performance Benjamin Prowler everyone should have one lol it's well worth the it
every trip I make this one goes with me. every trip
Is this good for hunting deer?
Sylvia Aguilar
No! Please, for the love of god, never shoot a deer with an air rifle like this. Squirrels and rabbits? Sure! But not a deer. They make air rifles that you can hunt medium game with, but they’ll run you about $800 and are normally ‘chambered’ in .357 or .45. The Benjamin Bulldog is probably the most popular one
@@sylviaaguilar9543 You can hunt hogs but you want a perfect brain shot.
my first air rifle!so far loving it just working on zeroing the scope you should make a video on that! but great vid
scopes on air guns are tricky that's why I love open sights
I like watching your shows on the pellet gun and your a funny guy allso keep up the good work showing love from WOODBRIDGE VIRGINIA
thanks
back in college I bought this gun and went hunting every night. Gun was so good I bought another. Ripped up plenty of fox and coyote with the np .22
Meaning you just poked em right? Cause I'm thinking this rifle wouldn't do much to fox and coyote, right?
@@nathanm7438 if you use some penatrating rounds it'll kill a fox. I just shot through a privacy fence this morning after putting it away for months. I'd be scared to get shot this rifle. It's a perfect small game rifle. It makes a great rifle for a teen before he transitions to a .22lr. I just use it for squirrel and rabbits at the farm. I got a 30-30 for deer. My next rifle will be a .22lr Henry lever action
Grr I'll get this one, never spent so much time looking into these, maybe I'll even have fun with it
This rifle reminds me of the crossman F4 which is a great rifle
Great review Charles!Hope you're doing ok!
I have many air rifles, my favorites are Crosman/Benjamin and Gamo. The Nitro Piston is by far the best technological advance Crosman has made. The NP2 has problems that they have yet to resolve so for the next few years I'd stick with the NP. Coyote at 110 yds with .22 Benjamin Prowler and 14.3 grain hollow point means they're serious air power.
yes they can be serious,and with changes in grain weight of the pellet give you many more options
backyard plinking The options are limited by accuracy differences from pellet to pellet.
Cristos Palabras sell me one for cheap?
Cristos Palabras you killed a coyote at 110 yards with the prowler .22?
@SHUR SHOT shot it in the eye. Got rid of the CP scope. Use a Pinty lighted reticle, adapted to 3/8" slot. Power mods (3) increase speeds on 14.3 grain Crosman pellets gives 1,050 fps. Still under speed of sound. (No spin or drift)
110 yards 14" drop, one chance at it, dead hit.
So... Yeah.
But... Won't do any more game shots past 75 yards anymore after seeing a low shot on a 🐇 rabbit that i aimed at it's head at 80 yards and hit it in low chest. Misjudged the distance. Thought it was about 60 yards. No more shots past 50 to 70 yards from now on.
Nice to meet another East Texan! Just picked up the newer Prowler.
Im dropping pest's at 30/40 yards one after another. This riffle is a beast! I'd recommend it to anybody looking for a powerful durable and reliable break barrel. Plus its cheap. I've got it paired with a barska adjustable objective and these scopes a reliable and durable. I've had this combo for over 2 years and it impresses me more and more everyday. It doesn't have the best trigger but it is adjustable and you can do somethings to it to where it's match grade.
nice to have options
What can be done to help the trigger? I have screwed and screwed the trigger adjustment and cannot tell a difference.
What kind of pests??
I own a benjamin prowler. I hated it at first, until I did some mods and found the right pellet. Number one I bought a truglo 4x32(which has held up to 1500 shots so far and holds zero), I did a trigger mod(I replaced the spring in the trigger to a lighter gauge spring) which helped a lot, And the biggest help was finding the right pellet. I went through 8-10 types of pellets ruger's,crosmans,Benjamin's,gamos, pointed,hollow point,rounded,plastic tips. Then I bought h@n field target trophy, AND WOW WHAT A DIFFERENCE. My groups went from 1.75" to .5" at 25yds! I took them for a spin at 40 yds shot three times and ended up with one hole .3" group. I shot the crosman hollow points and had an 8" group at 50yds, the h@n's had a .75" group.
long story short Don't give up on trying to find a better pellet, find a fixed scope that holds zero, and DO THE TRIGGER MOD!!! There are tons of how to videos for the trigger mod.
I been a air gun lover back in my childhood all the way to now aday
I'm GOING ON 74 YEARS OLD AND I LOVE TO PLAY WITH AIR RIFLES.
me too red ryder bb, and all the real pistols and rifles , 68 now and 3 pellet rifles , 2 pistols lots of fun
Nice chalk targets Charles...👍
gun shoots through a steel trash can with a bag of trash in it too. Very impressive.
Out of All the demo's on the Benjamin Prowler I'd honestly have to say your video's Trump All of them !!! Thanks for taking your time to make this video , it is most helpful !!!!!!!
most welcome
Midway USA has it for $59.99 right now, I just got one. Your video reveal the rifle is accurate. Thx
gotta love it
I have the same one with a different scope and I stack pellets on top of each other. 22 cal.
Excellent products …
I bought the crossman diamondback. 22 NP elite...has a power punch...👍
I got my prowler yesterday and it was very quiet and the scope came sighted in and the gun was brand new
Could you post a link to where y ou u got the tactical light ?
NP stands for Nitro Piston. But most pellet rifles are very similar. This rifle loves heavy pellets
Guess i spoke to soon. Didnt know benjamin was same as crosman. Great videos thanks
it's ok . fire and f4 are in the same family as the varmit and the edge. side by side vids will be here soon
I have the same rifle and I mounted a red dot on it ,it was much easier to zero it plus the recoil of the rifle doesn’t affect at all the red dot, the scope was a pain in the arse
After reading all the reviews on break barrels in this price range I purchased one at the local walmart today for $98. It's solid, made well, but forget about it being stealth.. this thing is way louder then a .22 rifle firing CBs or even .22 shorts and a lot heavier. While my wife can shoot our .22 Savage bolt action all day, there is no way she can cock the Benjimin
it'll calm down after some rounds go thru it. the echo is hard to overcome
I just purchased a Benjamin Prowler 22 caliber for $64 and I bought some h&n Hornets all together it came out to $93 free shipping it was refurbished I never thought a refurbished rifle would be brand new the only thing that didn't come with it was the original box but they packaged it and double boxes delivered without a scratch or a defect brand new I will continue to purchase refurbished rifles and I am so happy with this rifle it has much more power than my Hatsan Edge smolder cocking the only down fall is the scope which I will be replacing tomorrow other than that man this rifle is underrated and under price I might grab me a couple more just before they notice and bring them up to like $200 cuz I think they are worth 200
I paid $98 at WalMart three days ago. What pellets are you using? The Ruger branded Umarex are the best so far of the two brands tested. Crosman 14.3 gr HPs are not good so far. Ruger 3/4 at 10 yards the Crosman scattered. The trigger sucks, any advice?
Yeah i like the gamo varment but didnt know how well it was compared to the crosman f4. Thanks
You'll be able to see very soon
Cool no noisy neighbors i hope if i had a brother i would hope he would turn out like i am a avid airgun collector and shooter i am 50 my wife says i am still a kid i tell thats right lifes good
Charles, the newer version of the prowler has the fluted silencer all along the barrel and that model looks a little funny compared to todays version. Same thing as the crosman F4 in .177 version. Either one can be switched to the other stock or so it seems....probably gonna have to try and see!! Hope you are doing Better!!
He’s gone 😞
@@jeremyblackwater439 yeah I think it's a message I did before I knew..he was a great guy and he is missed by his airgun fans...
Bought one a few weeks past.was looking at gamo products, but couldn't make up my mind. Price was the main reason, but had to be a ,22 or better.
Seen then refurbished with by Crossman for $90 . I may bite, since i dont have one o de'm newfangled gas piston powerplants. Seems just as loud as the springers, thou. Again, another good nonsence video. Thanks. 👍
you are welcome
just got my Prowler 22 sighted in today......30 yrds, decent...needs fine tuning tho...good investment so far..pellets are Daisy point pellets, cheap but shoots straight
like the 14.3 g destroyers in 22 not too heavy and not too light
Very nice!!! Thanks
Do you prefer NP or NP2? I have a Crosman Fire in .177 and a Benjamin Phoenix in .22 and I'm getting similar accuracy. I do like the trigger better on the Benjamin and cocking effort is lower. The price is $70 on the Fire and $140 on the Phoenix. I'm just using it for plinking. Which one would you keep?
Just shot mine, it's been a while, very hard hitter. Minor zero, groups 1 in.
Backyard Plinking have you review the .22 crossman phantom?
I've always known the NP to stand for "nitro piston". That's the engine for these break barrels that is gas piston,,,, not a spring. CHEERS.
do a review on the stoger x10 .177
About 6 months ago I got one of these. Looks just like yours except the barrel is different. It is thicker from the stock to the end of the barrel. It says it is a Benjamin prowler .22. Just wondering if there is any difference.
My initial thought on a break barrel air rifle is that eventually, won't the break point get sloppy, causing accuracy problems?
I bought me one of those but haven't had a chance to shoot it yet . I live in town and have to many next door neighbors .
Very powerful & very accurate, I hit the target little bigger than a dollar coin at about 8 yards distant in first time use. Not heavy to handle, heavy to cock which is powerful force to shoot. Nitro gas pistol will last twice the spring according to the internet info, it is also noticeably quite. I am please with this air rifle.
Good price. At Walmart and Academy they are 99 bucks. Was thinking about getting the Titan NP that's on sale at Academy for 129.00. Regular price is 160.00 there but I like this Prowler too. Having a huge rat problem here in North Texas and need a hard hitter.
Either one would probably do you good. Might have to experiment with ammo choice. Might set one up this weekend. Wooden spoon rat skull same thing.
The Prowler is a very hard hitting momma, it will tare them rats up.
Charles, what pellet do you recommend I use in my Ruger Air Hawk Elite II?
Sorry to hear, RIP Charles. Purchased this rifle at Sportsmans Warehouse for $159 5-25-22. A couple of years ago these guns were around $100 so they have gone up a lot! I had researched lots of articles, reviews and U tube videos and had high expectations for build, accuracy and scope. First disappointment was this gun did not come with the Center Point 3x9 scope that it used to come with a few years ago. The 4X32 scope that came with the gun was pure junk, extremely blurry at 5-10 yards and there is no way to focus it. Took scope back to store opened up another boxed rifle off of the shelf and its scope was the same! The store manager offered to sell me a different scope for $50, I passed. There are no open sights on the rifle, so you have to have a scope. I put on a spare 3x9 Simmons and put over 150 rounds through it sighting it in, the accuracy has not been consistent or impressive so far. I don't know if it will improve with more rounds through it, I will try different pellets and the trigger mod. This gun is heavy for a pellet gun, the trigger is terrible. I wonder about the repeated action of cocking the gun barrel affecting the accuracy like others. Just makes sense that a small change in barrel position will cause a big change at 30 yards. I realize this is a $160 pellet gun, but to include a scope that is unusable is not acceptable, Crosman should have a useable scope or put open sights on the gun: )
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would you recommend it? want to get one
I Like your videos. But, I would like to see you standardize your reviews by taking the time to shoot some traditional bulls eye targets so we can see the accuracy the rifle has. You are obviously a very good shot. 10 yards minimum distance, and shot off a rest.
will do. matter of fact,plan on starting ammo test weight vs accuracy. got to go paper
will do. matter of fact,plan on starting ammo test weight vs accuracy. got to go paper
you think this will work well for iguanas in south florida? They get pretty big down here.
I just bought one tonight and I could not get the scope rings to line up properly no matter what I did. I even tried come of my other scope rings and scope (Vortex) that I had on a 22LR rifle and they were crooked. My guess is the receiver was not cut properly. Going to exchange it and see what the next one looks like. Do you recommend anything else for the same price point?
Is this better then the tnt ruger
.22 max?
I can't seem to keep that gun sighted in with the scope it came with maybe it is the scope gonna get a different one soon wat h channel to find out
RIP Brother plinker…Hope your loved ones are well, God bless.
What is the big black blanket on your fence? Does that stop the pellets from going through? If so, where did you buy it?
Benjamin Titan 22 with a BSA sweet 22 3-9x40 scope.....longer screw in the trigger eliminated first trigger stage.....squirrel shots up to 50 yrds
Between the Benjamin Prowler and the Benjamin Steel Eagle NP2 which one will you recommend
How many shots did it take for the prowler to shoot accurate ?
I have that same rifle and I have to say that the factory trigger is crap but after a trigger job, a scope with a mil dot reticle and 1" scope mounts I'm hitting dime size dots at 50m and sub 2" groups at 100m . I have taken squirrels at 60m and rabbits at 80m. At one point I had a red dot on it with a cheap flashlight to take care of a possum problem that I had and it sure did worked... Also I developed a ballistic chart based on my pellets (crossman premier hp 14gr) scope and rifle using ballisticcalculator.com that allows me to plink at 150m+ but at that distance with regular pellets groups won't get any smaller than 6"
weight vs accuracy. if i throw a golf ball 10m at a target i'll hit it 9 of 10 tries. if i throw a ping pong ball at a target 10 m away my chance to hit is divided by the loss of mass ratio from golf to ping. i have always said little more mass makes for better accuracy. math doesn't lie it just equates.... and PIE r round not square
Just got this and the scope base won't go on right... its because the screw that sits in the hole is a bit off :/
Is there any pellets you recommend with this rifle?
how do u put the scope on that comes with it. it has a weird screw that doesn’t screw
Wow! Congrats on 2500 views in this short of a timeframe! Edit: and 60,500 views in 2 years being posted!
thanks
@@backyardplinking2043 Bought two more, one for my father in law, and one for our ranch in Mexico. All 3 are modded the same, all shooting over 1,000 fps. I'm hitting 3" Target at 100 yards consistently, about 13" drop (I'm guessing 13") with 14.3 grain. Took another coyote on the ranch at 75 yards. Not going past that range on anything anymore. Too risky.
Could you PLZ make a viedo trying to hitting a galf ball 3 of them from at 100 YARDS! Using this same .22 air rifle or would that be pushing it??
WM had these on the shelf for $98+. I ordered one online for $67.00 and went to the local store the next day and picked it up. Some reviewers say that some cheap air rifles are "shooters" and some are not. I suspect mine is not. However, it is and l am getting better.
The only surprise has to do with the scope. It took WAY too long to zero it. I'll never get it perfect without a clamping system. It was way off at first (very high-left) but it consistently moved in the intended direction. Right now l just make sure to shoot a half inch low and and 3/8" to the left at about 75'. That'll do until l devise a clamp. Also the scope is consistent if l shoot as stated. I don't understand this but l can live with it.
This thing does pack a wallop. Good rifle for the money.
Not cheap, inexpensive, but the Prowler is nasty and noisy, but I love mine, in only 1 day of shooting.
I have a probably with minds d two front screws keep on snapping
What scope rings fit the prowler I accidently broke mine and don’t know what rings to buy that’ll fit on the barrel
At Walmart here in CT $69. AND change
I'm the one who asked for this review and just got mine yesterday haven't shot it yet tho and got a bad battery in my flashlight
You'll like it. Be sure and read all the directions. I would set the trigger first,then sight it in.
You'll love it. Read all the directions and I will suggest setting the trigger first before sighting it in.
backyard plinking well I'm 11 so my dad forced my to read all the instructions
I find it easier to hold the barrel, set the stock on me or something, and push the action/barrel hinge area away, then finish cocking without turning the rifle. The rifle first has to be set vertical and turned using either method. Try it about 20 times and maybe you'll find it more intuitive. My Benjamin Prowler does everything right, is surprisingly accurate.
I'm old ,crippled,blind, and impatient. Also thanks to you tube on the clock. But I'll try
RIP Charles we miss the videos
I have the same air rifle. I don’t know much about rifles or guns. But eventually I’d like to go Squirrel hunting and I was wondering if that particular air rifle would be a good beginner gun to start off with?
hatsan 25 caliber
You sir are missed!
a lot of the good ones are gone 😢
Did you get it at walmart
I take all my pellets and hollow out the back of them and it helps for accuracy and I shoot at targets up to 35to400yards
Is that for weight reduction or something??
there on sale at walmart now for 49.99
The best pellet i found is the h&n hornet it groups so nice killed a squirrel in 5 min of sighting it in i bought 5 different packs of pellets h&n hornet,h&n terminator, crossman destroyer, crossman hollow points and the pellets with the bb in the front of it. With all them the hornet grouped the best.. And they were the moat $ at 15$ for 200
Plower .22 o ruguer air hawk elite 2?
No se cual comprar
Sorry for my english
I got one for 98 bucks at Wally world. Really powerful for a break barrel
The prowler is marketed for department stores. Which is why it is cheaper than the Varmit. But same gun.
Thanks for the video. I do not know Jack about air rifles. So they make them in a 22 cal. So you pull the barrel down an load the pellet. While doing this it compresses the air, right ? I guress this is what I need to get rid of the squirrels. They are taking over my garden.
yep hows your cooking skills?
Cooking skills ? They must be really good. I have been married twice. Starting out both were on the thin side. By the time they left they were on the Hefty side well over the 250 lbs. I learned about the food laws and I do try an obey them. Rabbits an squirrels are rodents, considered to be unclean animals, scavengers. But, people will eat anything whey get hungry enough. You heard about McDonalds, they found, human DNA in there hamburger an sausage.
What centerpoint attachment was that?
Buen rifle amigo mio
gracias
H & N Cuda match works Great, h& n Is made in Germany, quality threwout.
I am buying a stand up or squat nipod to center fire the rifle
Frankly, I'm scared to buy an expensive break-barrel since I'm new to it. This seems like a good route to test the waters.
i got 3 breaker barrels.....they take a lil getting use to....alot of fun
@@redblue40rc33 Thanks! I think I'm just gonna buy it and enjoy.
great thing about air guns you dont have to spend 500 bucks to have fun
@@backyardplinking2043 Thanks, man. I've been having fun with my 1377 all modded up but I got a fever for a rifle.
You won't need another air rifle these things are accurate and hit very hard.
Sir would you prefer the benjamin.22 over the ruger impact.22 or are they about the same in foot lbs with the 14.7gr pellets
ruger for some reason it just feels better and shoots better at least for me
I have a ruger and a prowler and prefer the ruger. It shoots straighter