Crosman 357 Air Pistol. Any good?

[Old Jock]

Was just going to post that I think they've stopped the old 357/6 in favor of the Vigilante. Hope I'm wrong cause Id have another anytime. Most important parts are metal. I had trigger spring bust after lots of use but easily replaced it with new one from Chambers gun spares. Shame rear sights AREN'T metal as I dropped it and broke most of sight. Chambers do them for £7ish but none in stock. Enjoy your Vigilante. ATB. Pete.

Thanks for the kind words Pete, I think the 357/6 is still in the crosman catalogue that my local dealer has. It's amazing how cheap the Crosman spare parts are, a number of my friends have the old fashioned Crosman pistols which, to my eye at least, look horrible but do shoot really well. They do make a LOT of noise though!

[pcusername]

[QUOTE= They do make a LOT of noise though![/QUOTE]

I'll second that.Not good if you're shooting in a confined space.I only had mine a couple of days.

[airgunnut]

Ive had a go of one, lost count at 100 shots! It had a fair bit of power and was accurate
http://co2airguns.net/Collection/Cro...57-6/index.htm

[Old Jock]

Hi airgunnut, Thanks very much for the link, it makes interesting reading.

[Aimstraight]

As said the C357 is a great pistol for the money, a few things to be careful with:

- Barrel latch, always press when closing to reduce wear on the mechanism
- The rubber strip (no spring) under the metal plate on the receiver can become compressed resulting in a sloppy lock up. A small shim under the rubber strip sorts that out
- The plastic clips on the inside of the grips can weaken and break. Pays to strengthen them with a dab of epoxy.
- Be aware of the floating barrel, it is a loose fit in the plastic barrel shroud.

Get some spare mags from the site sponser and fire away!

Edit: Inexpensive RWS Geco pellets work well ;-0

[laverdabru]

Bit late, but I echo most of the comments. Prefer the Crosman to the Dan Wesson 8" I also have which cost a lot more. Does feel a bit plastic, & I did have a problem with the butt grips.
It does seem to prefer Gecos - had misfires when using heavier pellets.

[Old Jock]

I was going to post a photo of what I got for my £95, but it would appear that I do not have permission to upload photos! Anyone know why?