Nice little youth/fun rifle. Seems well put together, with a fairly solid feel to it (except for the slide, which could be made a bit sturdier). Obviously it's very light and also does not shoot very hard (at 30 feet, most pellets wouldn't even penetrate a cardboard box filled with plastic bags). I don't have a chrono so I can't confirm if the gun shoots pellets or BB's at the stated 350fps. Cocking the gun is effortless. I wish there was some sort of magazine for pellets, as loading them in the breech is a bit fiddly. Also, it's easy to have the slide chew up a pellet during loading if one is careless, as there is a fair amount of play in the breech area itself. I'm no marksman, but the rifle does feel fairly accurate (relatively speaking of course, for that category of air rifle). After adjusting the rear sight for elevation (you can't adjust for windage) I was able (using pellets) to hit the bullseye fairly consistently on the supplied targets at about 30 feet. Overall, I think this is a good purchase for the money. I'd recommend for young (or old) kids, looking for some (very light) plinking in the basement or backyard. Also, service from AGS is super fast. I made 2 recent purchases in the last 2 weeks or so, and both orders were shipped within 2 hours tops.