![]() ![]() ![]() Basically dead even.and the 342 was within 9fps as well (630fps). Interresting, on the same day, picking pellets out of the same tin, the gun on top (392) averaged 639fps.the gun on the bottom (312) averaged 641fps. Had to buy a replacement 312,and am still jusing the bar-V sights.and they still suck for holding uniform elevation for each shot (but all "V" rears do). After all these years, haven't a clue if that is pure immagination or not (am sure someone here has the literature and can dig out both the real name and the parts number) but do remember the sights as being offered into the early 1960's. I was always intrigued by the design and the advertised ability to drive steel bbs clear through both sides of a 5 gal. In my mind, I keep thinking of it as the "bar-O" sigtht.as the "Bar-V" was standard. I picked this Benjamin 3030 CO2 BB rifle (since it isn’t rifled) up on Gunbroker. 312, and that odd peep sight was listed in one or the other of the phamplets (like today, they also had a small accessory phamplet to entice you to buy some aftermarket goodies). "but I'll be needin' that gun, fer squirrels and such.".as a kid, you'll actually spend the time to read and re-read the instruction booklets that come with your first "real" airgun.wearing the pages out ? Mine was a Benj. It also didn't adjust high enough so I had to take material off the front sight, but now that it's adjusted, it works fine. Were they rare? It's not the most sturdy peep as a knock would send it out of adjustment in a heart beat. I'm familiar with the Benji fixed rear sight and the bar-v adjustable sight, but I don't recall seeing one of these. My 1968 Benjamin 312 has a rather unique peep sight. ![]()
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