Crosman 357 Air Pistol. Any good?

[Old Jock]

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!

[peteswright]

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!

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.

[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

[Missed_dinner]

I know it's a bit late but I just found this online.

http://www.airgundepot.com/head-to-h...r-article.html

I have just ordered a umarex colt python 6" but I had to get it in BB as I wanted nickel with wood effect handle but you can get the black in pellet.

[Old Jock]

I know it's a bit late but I just found this online.

http://www.airgundepot.com/head-to-h...r-article.html

I have just ordered a umarex colt python 6" but I had to get it in BB as I wanted nickel with wood effect handle but you can get the black in pellet.

Hi missed_dinner, Thanks for the link. I had a look at a Colt Python the same spec as you have ordered at my local dealers' today. It's a very nice looking pistol but is too expensive for what I want to use the pistol for, plus I don't want to shoot BBs. He was asking for £170.00, so essentially double what I paid for the crosman. Enjoy your Colt Python when it arrives.