Stoeger XM1 PCP Airgun - .177 Caliber - Black Synthetic with Fiber-Optic Sights

Out of the box, this gun flat out stinks for anything except heavy slugs. If you want an out of the box slug gun this is it, because it is turned up WAY too fast for any pellet sub 12 grain. Barracuda's we're doing around 1100 FPS!After some tuning,I turned the regulator down to around 1200 PSI (82 BAR) and also trimmed the spring slightly.That got velocities down to around 950 with a 10 grain pellet, still way too fast for any sort of accuracy with store bought pellets. The lack of a threaded barrel bothered me, and upon doing a little measuring and guessing, the last 4" of barrel are stepped down and super thin. This along with a very rough crown from the factory, I cut the barrel at the step, shortening it flush with the end of the air tube. I forget the exact diameter, but it's close enough to thread to 1\2x20 with good results. I designed a moderator with a longer threaded portion and a 90° face to index off of. Now with a proper five baffle airgun moderator, and a new 22° crown,I'm shooting 10.65 barracuda's around 775 FPS. Penny size groups at 20 yards, and I'm getting around 30 shots on the reg, with a great lower end curve that gives me 40 usable shots out to 20 yards.Now I can shoot cheap store bought pellets at around 850 with reasonable accuracy.The open sights are good for cans close up, no real accuracy with a font sight the size of a Volkswagen. With a scope it's a laser.I've put at least 1500 shots throu mine and it's still going strong

It seems like it's a good gun shoots 16 grain H&N slugs very fast accurate it seems definitely fast but it is very used rough either it's a poor manufacturing finish and quality control or its used photos of Barrel are how it arrived Stoeger should be ashamed to put there name on loose flung junk but! I will say it's seems to have potential but if no ammends are made I'm not happy it was over pressurized upon arrival I purchased 10 airguns in 5 months or so including 1200 dollar air force and a umarex notos which are both exceptional like the Gamo urban a excellent 22 pcp this gun could be awesome I believe but I am really hoping that it is safe to even shoot but that's my input I have dealt with firearms and pneumatics all my life I am only 35 but I started this physics obsession at age 8 to 9 years old and acquired a criminal justice course background and a physics degree from CCC to Online education from college off Cornell University!1 months update gun is very powerful I mean I have 2000 dollar Arizona and a airforce condor ss and this guns so accurate and powerful with a 16 grain h&n slug it's hitting harder than my gamo urban and will 🔑 holes 5 shots as in shots through the same whole at 31 yards a 5 powerful scope ignore my typos I'm just letting people know I have firearms and 7 high end pneumatic rifles and this is a favorite 😍 it's awesome get some h&n 13 or 16 grain slugs I recommend 16 they have less pause then my high powered 22 pcps at 142 yards at a burning barrel easy shot and 84 yards a fulger coffee can every shot if I hold very steady! It's 4.5 stars as it was rough looking used out of boxes but it is amazing that it is as accurate and powerful as a 22lr as far as penetration and grain it's hitting around 28 ft lbs and I obviously think mine is shooting hot but even if it was a little bit weaker it's still adjustable and worth every penny either way never jams either slugs are hard to bolt but only because it's a long slug and they index great I've checked rifling after firing them into soft massive amounts of soft clothes rolling jeans there rifling was beautiful and very pronounced!! Pull the trigger figuratively and litterly no leaks I leave it fully pressurized for days sometimes and all good things so far again I've owned it probably 2 months!! Month further updates and 500 plus shots possibly 800 but it's awesome pure stock archangel and it's shoot 16 h&n slugs at 843 fps damn and tack driving them there great try it it's hitting harder then some 22 pcps !!

Wow if I wanted a used gun I would have bought one!Didn't even bother to shoot! Returning a new pump and 600 rounds of 177 ammo with it. I hate touching things that have been used.The box came in with the ends torn open and wrinkled up. missing the most important essentials/accessories, most likely fell out of the open ends or missing all together because someone had already used it.If you want to risk buying a used gun.This is it. I do not recommend.

Great purchase! It is very powerful and accurate. If you live in a densely populated place it may be a little loud. All in all it is a great air gun.

Good accuracy out of the box. The power is there. It isn't great that you have to use an air compressor to refill the power but otherwise not bad.

I needed a lightweight "garden gun", I have multitudes of air rifles from the classic Red Rider (not powerful enough) to high powered PCP's (heavy and expensive) and everything in between. This fit the bill perfectly for the task needed.Lightweight, infinitely adjustable, synthetic stock, decent trigger. Fiber optic sights aren't too bad. Rear sight is dovetailed to the barrel, tap it toward the action and it slides right off.Mine shoots dime size groups at 50yds with quality, HEAVY pellets.The extra mag holders are a joke and will never be used. The fill port is tricky, but it works. It is extremely loud. I thought i loaded light pellets by mistake and was breaking the sound barrier, so i loaded the extra heavies one at a time with the same result, a loud CRACK like a .22 rifle. Other tha that, its great