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I was very skeptical on purchasing this gun. About 5 guys told me it was well worth the money, and was very accurate. So I took a 50 dollar coin and flipped it. I guess I lost but won a gun. So what now? I tried many different pellets through this gun. All of them shot fairly well. Then I found some Straton pellets. If i did my part, I was able to shoot 5 pellets into a half to 3/4 inch at 40 yards. It is THAT accurate with the straton pellets. I tried other pellets, but accuracy was not near as good. At 20 yards I could put 5 pellets in a 2 inch circle. In order to achieve this kind of accuracy, I had to use my porch rail and a pillow on top of it to hold the gun steady. I am totally impressed with this gun. I pump 6 times for 20 yards and 10 times for 40 yards. Pros. . . 1. Very accurate with the correct pellet. fairly accurate with most pellets. What I mean by fairly accurate is a 5 shot group in 1 inch circle at 10 yards/meters. This will satisfy most people. 2. It is easy to pump. Was not to hard to pump for me. 3. I like the weight. . .It is heavy enough to hold steady but light enough to not fatigue your arms. 4. Pellets load in easy. The chamber is exposed, so the pellets are very easy to place in the chamber. You may have to work just a little when you close the bolt. Why? because the head of the pellet will sometimes get caught on the screw that holds the barrel on the gun. I left the head up with the skirt of the pellet. If you try to jam the pellet in the gun with the bolt (which you can), you may damage the pellet. This will make the accuracy of the gun poorer, because the pellet has been damaged. 5. Rear sight is adjustable fairly nice. Though I do not like the windage adjustment, because I think it is a little "funky" and cheap, the elevation adjustment was really nice. 6. Rear sight has both v and peep sight. That was nice. Cons. . . 1. The rear sight is funky. the windage is very poor adjustment. You actually twsit the sight left or right for the windage adjustment. I was not impressed by that. With that said, I had actually very little windage adjustment. It was factory true. 2. Elevation control. Out of the box, I was hitting about 6 inches high at 10 yards. I could not move the sight down far enough to bring my pellets closer to the Bullseye. I ended up taking a pop can and cutting my own sight out of the thin metal and using it for a sight. Then I was able to bring the Point of impact down to about 1 inch above the Bullseye at 10 yards. This satisfied me. 3. Plastic grip seems to be a little loose. NOT much, but just a little . It is not a deal breaker. 4. Trigger is not the best, but what can you expect from a cheap gun? It is a lot better than a lot of other Pellet guns out there on the market. Overall. . . For a gun like this, I am totally impressed. I feel that if I did my part,and I had all my T's crossed and I's dotted, I could possibly MOA with this gun with the right pellet. The Stratons were absolutely amazing through this pistol. 25 yards gave me (at one time) 3 pellets almost in the exact same hole. Other pellets gave me groups that I was very happy with too. Imagine a 3/4 inch CTC (or less) at 10 yards with most pellets I tried. The power is there for you. The accuracy, is there for you. The reliability is there for you. You do your part, it will do its part. For 50 dollars, really, how can one lose? It is Amazing for me and well worth the money. It is hands down, one of the best shooting guns I have ever had for the money. You can spend 3 times the money, but you probably will not get the accuracy this pistol has.

This pistol far exceeded my expectations ! For $60 you cannot go wrong , this thing is super accurate right out of the box and is frighteningly powerful ...... At 20 feet and just 4 pumps this will penetrate a Campbell soup can at 20 feet ..... I tested this over and over and I just can't believe it, if you have a rat problem this is the fix, you can even get a threaded barrel that replaces the end cap of this gun AND a suppressor for under $40 ! It makes the pistol whisper quiet and is all perfectly legal... Please parents, I know I don't have to say this but please, if you're buying this for your kids be extremely careful about firearm etiquette, this pistol can hurt you badly, it can go through muscle tissue easily potentially opening an artery, Etc ... (((CAUTION))) ALSO- I added some skateboard tape to the pump handle as it can slip from your hand and pinch you bad.

I like this pump pellet pistol. When I was a kid I had a Benjamin pump rifle. At the time I didn't realize it's value. The Crosman pump pistol is fun to shoot. It's accurate enough for me to hit a soft drink can at 35 feet - a lot of the time. I miss at that distance, too, but I got the gun to help me with my trigger pull and to help me overcome any tendency to flinch or over anticipate while shooting. My only disappointment was I hoped the bolt would have been brass. After I got the gun out of the box and saw it wasn't brass I went back and looked at my order and saw this model doesn't have the brass bolt. I didn't want to spend extra time waiting for a return / exchange so I just kept it as is. If it's important to you to have a brass bolt - be careful to notice that when you order. I like this pellet pistol. The sights were set accurately straight out of the box. I can hit the targets if I do my part. I generally shoot after 3 pumps. That's accurate enough and I don't care if I don't get penetration of the bean can targets. A tin can isn't a bear. I got this for practice sessions, for bullet cost effectiveness while practicing, for teaching my granddaughter to shoot, for enjoyment during family gatherings and for being able to shoot quietly and not disturb my neighbor's horses. I like this pellet pistol. Maybe I already said that. It works good for all the reasons I bought it. It's a little less convenient to pump before every shot, but pumping also gives the shooter time to reflect on whether he did a good job with his trigger work and the other things which are relevant to hitting the target. The gun feels like reasonable quality for the cost. It's a little long and unbalanced, but after shooting a can of pellets My muscles adjusted to all that. The sights are black and get hard to see in low light and against a black target. It would be easy enough to put some white fingernail polish on the sights like I did to some of my more serious handguns. Once in a while the gun sounds like there was a weak pump even though I'm certain I pump the same number of times. My other brand of pistol does the same thing. Maybe it's just my ears? Maybe not. That little quirk is not a threat to life - it's a little pellet pistol. Now i know what to ask for Christmas gifts - a new can of pellets. Cheap for them - good for me. ((-: Buy it again - sure - why not.

My gun arrived with the sights skewed to the left. After some research, I discovered that this is a common issue. There are multiple vendors that offer replacement barrel end modules. I ended buying a printed unit made from material that won't deform in heat like the factory original. The new one also came pre-drilled for cinch screws and included the screws. This will prevent the barrel end adapter from twisting on the barrel as had happened with the original. I also bought a replacement cinch pin to secure the barrel end adapter as I could not get the original pin back into place. Everything else with my gun worked fine, so I could now sight it in and begin enjoying it. I probably spent the purchase price again with the aftermarket mods I was forced to buy because the manufacturer went so cheap on the original parts.

I had such a critter problem, along with squirrels and decided to purchase this particular pump gun. I was pissed off at all the varmints, so I pumped it up 10x, took shots at various targets and it was more powerful, louder, and more accurate than a 22 gal pistol. After firing it at a few targets, just around my house and farm, all the squirrels and critters had vanished within 3-4 acres sight? Mind you also, these targets were at least 100-200 ft away! Larry

Lots of chatter here about whether this is "good" for getting rid of raccoons, and personal opinions about the ethics of lethal vs. non-lethal animal control. This review is for people in the latter camp. YES! IT IS A PERFECT NON-LETHAL WEAPON FOR VARMINT CONTROL!! I had a darling, sweet, monster of a raccoon breaking and entering this summer, with my bi-curious cat acting as accomplice. After I solved the mystery of the Catskills Cat Burglar, I did a lot of research on non-lethal force to discourage raccoons from hanging around domestic spaces. The findings of my evidence-based case study: 1. The variable pump action is the ideal weapon to help you calibrate the amount of force you need to use for the size of the critter and the distance you need to cover. 2. Start low and build. 2a. At a distance of 10' I used 2 pumps for the first shot, which got the raccoon's attention, but probably like a bee sting. He felt it, but not enough to scare him off. 2b. At the same distance, I used 3 pumps on the second and third shots. He ran away the second time, but re-emerged a while later, so I shot him a third time. 2c. By the third shot, he recognized the sound of the pump action, and started to scurry away as soon as I started pumping. I shot him, anyway, just to make the point. 3. I used the Crosman Premier LHP77 .177-Caliber Hollow Point Pellets (500-Count). 4. I am certain that this level of force will not break skin, but it will cause an abrasion similar to a rug burn. I know this because the cat, who may have been trying to protect her interspecies boyfriend, actually took a pellet when she ran into the line of fire. When she was hit, she jumped straight up and looked in the direction of fire, but she did not howl or show an obvious sign of pain. Since it was dark out, I was not entirely sure if she was actually hit or had just heard the soft pop of the gun, until she crawled into bed later and I could feel the abrasion on her rump. I inspected under light and could see that there was no blood, but an abrasion that healed within a couple of days. 5. If you do use this gun to discourage without serious wounding, then you must not hit the animal in the face or paws! You also do not want to draw blood! A wound that draws blood can become infected easily, especially for nocturnal scavengers. 6. Aim for the hind quarters toward the spine, which is the least likely to do accidental damage to organs or paws. 6a. As long as you don't have a bear, wolverine, or dog coming at you, you're the predator and you should wait until the pest gets close enough for you to take an accurate shot. If you shoot with fear, you are more likely to make a bad shot and cause unintentional harm to the wildlife, or possibly your property. The raccoon has not been back since--no more pet door locks mysteriously removed, no more dirty water bowls that were used as finger bowls, no more curiously ajar window screens. I feel really good about this solution, which taught this wild animal not to scavenge so close to our house.

My second exact pellet gun. Works quite well. I still can hit squat!

did not care for the plastic, it used to be wood and a real keeper. no accuracy