Benjamin Jim Shockey Steel Eagle Air Rifle Features Nitro Piston 2 (gas piston) Breakbarrel Single-shot Rifled steel barrel 30 lbs. cocking effort Enhanced 2-stage trigger adjustable for take-up (CBT=Clean Break Trigger) No open sights Picatinny/Weaver optics rail Manual safety Ambidextrous black synthetic thumbhole stock with grey soft-touch inserts Recoil pad Integral sound suppression system 8 lbs. (without scope/mount, which will add about 1.5 lbs.) Includes 3-9x32 scope and mount (unmounted) Improvements over the original Nitro Piston and/or most other gas pistons: 10-lb. reduction in cocking effort, 15% faster and double the effective shooting range Built in America! Benefits of the Nitro Piston 2 over a metal mainspring: Smoother cocking Smoother shooting No spring torque No spring fatigue, even if left cocked for hours Functions perfectly in cold weather Lasts longer than a metal spring Your box may state the wrong velocity with lead pellets.