How much pound of force is needed to smack and cock the barrel? Some reviews said it's easy but one said 45 pounds. Any clues?
779528
I already responded to this once but I wanted to do a little looking into this. In a review that I just read it said that it takes 38 lbs. of pressure to cock this weapon. This is from "Air Rifle Reviews" an affiliate of Amazon. It's good to know that a company that sells the product actually reviews what they sell. That tells me they care about their buyers needs and concerns of their product. End result, you can't go wrong buying this rifle!
779529
About 43 pounds. I do give the barrel a light smack to get it to barely break open, then use both hands to cock it. Maybe I could cock it with one hand, but it would be tough; it's much easier using two. It does take considerable effort - I can cock it over and over again, but my girlfriend can't cock it at all.
779530
I'm not sure if it's mentioned in the description or statistics of the weapon but it does take a considerable amount of strength to cock this weapon. The .177 cal. Is a lot easier. Look up this weapon on its website and that might help you better. I enjoy shooting mine. Good luck!
1818849
Yes, I don't know the exact cocking force needed but it is light and smooth. You can shoot it all day and your arm will not be tired.
2257439
It's pretty light weight. The planks making up the barrel are roughly 1/3 inch thick. I haven't weighed it but would guess not more than 5 pounds
303512
Double action only there isn't a hammer that you can cock back. So it is a harder and longer trigger pull.
403283
Neither, it is a spring piston pneumatic, so you cock the spring by pushing the barrel down, then place the pellet in the breach, then lock the barrel back in place, turn off the auto safety, and fire. There's no need for any extras like CO2, and it doesn't require as much oil as a multi-pump pneumatic.
888715
Are you breaking the barrel and pushing it downward until it will go no further? It should lock the piston or cock it when the barrel gets to about a 45 degree angle to the stock of gun. If you are pushing it down that far and it's not locking the piston into place then the gun has a defect.
303808
There is a cranking device available which reduces the cocking pressure from 150 pounds to about 18 pounds. You should be able to purchase it directly from Barnett or off the internet. Is am disabled and without the cranking device I would no be able to cock my 400 and, by the way, which is an excellent crossbow.
269145
I have no idea as to the pressure would be needed pound wise, but the opener is easy to use. My wife has R/A and she has no problems.
1164633
About 18 lbs. It would make a great weapon to hit someone with. Won't crank a car or lawnmower though. Stay clear!
1765471
These rifles are made for adults, so naturally it will be harder to cock than a regular toy gun. It is pretty difficult the first few times but it gets easier as you use it more. The hardest part is cracking the barrel; once you get past the bearing that locks everything in place its much easier. Plan on having a little difficulty until you get used to it.
1436773
I've read around 150 feet... not quite sure. mine is being shipped as we speak. I'm still wondering what kind of barrel is best besides the stock. What size, What brand, etc is what I'm interested in. I love to have more than 1 barrel at my disposal. idk, that's just me tho.
320495
Not sure of exact poundage but if I remeber correctly, I believe the literature stated 280 fps. Hope that helps.
316025
It is a high tension plunger spring that is cocked when you break the barrel it also requires about 15- 28 lbs of cocking force
1396647
You have to cock it each time. The one i ordered did not work plastic pellets jamed in barrel every time i trried to fire it.
888716
It takes a lot of force to cock this gun. It has got to go all the way down. If that's not the problem I would call benjamin
1499233
Drop them in point first after 'breaking' the barrel to cock/pump the rifle. This procedure would be very difficult to explain without illustrations so if you are unsure check YouTube for a video demonstration. But in summary, it is not hard to do. My 11 year old daughter had the strength to break and cock.
2077245
You have to push in the little buttons. It's kinda difficult: I push in the one side and lift the barrel, and then push in the other one and it comes off, you need to push the button and pull the barrell at the same time, but don't pull too hard or it might break!