Thanks for your input peddy, it looks like it is all good news as no-one has anything bad to say about the Crosman 357 - so far! I'm hoping to go to my local dealer tomorrow to see if he has one in stock.
Thanks for your input peddy, it looks like it is all good news as no-one has anything bad to say about the Crosman 357 - so far! I'm hoping to go to my local dealer tomorrow to see if he has one in stock.
They are a good gun, no doubt about it - the only weak area is the barrel latch.
But if you press the button and then close it, rather than snap it shut - it'll last forever.
Buy and enjoy
The latch is ok if you do what Harvey says.
I replaced mine fairly easily.
Mine is an older model with more metal in it.
They match the Umarex Smiths for accuracy.
harvey_s and gingernut, thanks very much for that information. It seems that it is a simple, reliable and accurate pistol which is just what I want. Once again, thanks to all of you who took the time to reply to my question, I'm off to see the dealer in a few minutes and, hopefully, he will have one in stock.
Not sure of the current new price, but 2nd hand ones seem to go for between £40 to £55.
May be of use to you
https://www.fishingmegastore.com/cro...ack~20712.html
I just bought a Crosman 357 Vigilante with a "starter kit" for £95.00. It was £80.00 for the pistol on its' own plus another £15.00 for a padded case, pellets, CO2 capsules and a few targets. I don't think that's too bad, the cheapest I found on line was £70.00 from a dealer in Sheffield but I would then have to pay £15.00 to have it sent to my local dealer. My local dealer didn't have it in stock but it should be ready for collection tomorrow lunchtime. Thanks guys for all your help, I'm looking forward to lots of plinking time!