Written on: 29/12/2011 by PJSnCLR
for the most part i have liked my xt better than dislike. when i first got it i had lots of fun shooting. It seemed that the scope was already zeroed in. almost every thing i aimed at i hit. if i could put it in my crosshairs then i could hit it(mostly squirrels). That was until i started using alloy (light weight)pellets. It seemed like my gun was uncomfortably louder than i wanted it to be, also it seemed like my accuracy was off. I also noticed the damage of the lighter pellet as opposed to the standard lead pellet was alot less. Mechanically, the only problem i noticed was that at times when the gun was cocked i would unknowingly be hunting with the barrel not fully latched and in the upright position. When this happens the gun does not fire properly and from what ive read is bad for the rifles spring.Overall i give it a 7 out of 10
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Chevota's Response to PJSnCLR's Review
Written on: 18/06/2012
You shouldn't use the alloy pellets, they're virtually useless for most everything but seeing how fast your gun can shoot. That extra noise is the pellet going super sonic and that combined with its light weight will kill accuracy. It's also not good for the gun because the piston slams the breach harder. Try 8.4gr JSB or similar high quality pellets in the mid weight range. As for the barrel catch you should try some grease on it to help it engage, hopefully that will fix it but sometimes they just don't fit quite right and need a little grinding or maybe just a little sanding and polishing to get the right fit.