I recently ordered the Parrus .177 caliber air rifle. I believe this air gun is discontinued by Umarex, but I found one on Amazon, at a reduced price. Mine arrived in a second box, and was loose inside, but it was also in a box of its own. They should have added some filler to prevent sliding around. Nonetheless, mine came flawless out of the box. Upon checking all the wood stock screws, they were all tight. I checked them all over, and then proceeded to add some lubrication to all the metal to metal moving parts, and it made a big difference, there was not any sign of lubrication to begin with. The break barrel is smooth and locks up very good. You can see the droop in the barrel, Mine shot with just the stock fiber optic sights. I plan to add a scope and compensate for droop. The rear sights are yellow/green and the front sight fiber optic is red. My first few group shots were very close to center with a distance at 15 yards using H & N Match 10.65 gr pellets. First couple of shots were loud, and a little dieseling, but that quickly dissipated. Inserting the pellets is a little rough as the breach barrel hole as it is not tapered for a flush fit of the pellet skirt, but if paid close attention to inserting it, you can get it flush, and or with the help of a pen type seating tool. This is in no way a deal breaker. The bluing i on the metal, is beautiful, and is well done to my liking. I love the safety is on top and easily accessible, unlike so many horrible safety's placed at the trigger location. The wood stock was pretty plain Jane, as for the finish, its a beach wood stock, that has alot of red in it, and the checkering is nice, but not well defined as some other air gun stocks have. The weight is perfect for a magnum springer. I have not chrony the air gun yet, but it appears to be performing very well. Thank you Umarex!
