Crosman 2240 Bolt Action CO2-Powered .22 Pistol

So customizable , so many options and a community behind this classic ACCURATE (more so than some of my standard firearm's out of the box) the stock front sight is a bit iffy. You van always put white on it to help, or do what many do and check ebay for custom parts. The front sight on this currently was 6 dollars USD and well made. I have more parts added to another 2240 that has a totally different setup it looks like a Ruger Mk II . And another that has a "magazine" that feeds a pellet after each pullback of the charge. There are ways to change almost any part of this airgun and its relatively easy. Some required more work, but most of the investments i put into this were simple without drilling. I kept the stock breech on this, am waiting for a custom made dovetail slide that looks nice and will make mounting scopes more ideal. It sounds dort of, kind of, not exactly but close enough to a subsonic 9mm round turned down a few DB. But is still pretty loud for what it is. This can be remedied with many different parts. I can go on and on about whatnit can do and hoe it can be altered. But out of the box, its incredible for the price. And with the right .22 ammo it can be more dangerous than it looks. Dont jse this for self defense, its not for that you need a proper firearm for that and license. I dont like to mindlessly kill animals, but tests and alternations prove this would be great for varmint control. Which I dont have a problem with . Ive used guns my whole life being born in a war zone. After a while of integrating into life not behind a gun. Really all i knew. This proves to be a gem for plinking and teaching proper gun control. Dont muzzle sweep with this, be careful, and have fun. I hope your wll doing well in this year of horrors. Stay safe.

This gun is top notch. After zeroing it in I was able to get a 3/4 inch grouping at 25 feet. I sure at 10 to 12 yards I will be able to get a inch to inch and a 1/4 grouping. It seem like a solid build. There are many videos on you tube about this gun. seals & other parts are widely available. The trigger is a little stiff, but maybe it will get smoother after I put some rounds through it. Over all very nice gun & I would definitely recommend it!! There are tons of modification for this gun. Happy Shooting!

Did my research. Decided I’d go with this one for rodent problems as well as a plinker. This thing packs a punch. Noise level is not too loud. It’s not quiet though. Kinda what you’d expect from a CO2. Remarkably accurate. I’ve only shot at about 20 yards, but yeah. It’s on. Definitely a good quality build and can be upgraded like crazy. Good tool to have for sure. Pellets embedded deep into a scrap of 1 x 4 when I ‘tested’. Ready to rock right out of the box. I was pretty impressed. This thing is no joke, not a toy by any means. Treat as you would any pew. Safety first! Overall excellent.

Great gun, terrible cheap sights, invest in a good red dot sight and a picitinny rail. The rail I use is excellent, I found it on ebay upper & lower picatinny 3d printed and slides over barrel and co2 tube. The rear sight on the gun is held on with 1 screw and no matter how tight you get it the rear sight swivels and this is also the windage adjustment, what crap! the front sight has no screws just held on by gravity & prayers. I would have left the sight off after I removed it to slide my picatinny rails on, but theres a flat spot on the side of the barrel to try to keep the front sight in alignment but there is still a little room for it to move. They do make a muzzle brake that can be mounted on the barrel instead of the sight, but not really needed it's not that loud. Overall good shooting, accurate gun with purchase of a good sight & rail.

As many people's introduction to the world of airgunning, the Crosman 2240 represents a solid value today as it has since its introduction in 1998. Well made in America by Americans from American material, this product stands out in the vast inventory of products made overseas. This is a solid pistol, made mostly of metal. It is very simple to operate (especially if you FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS) and extremely accurate. It is more than capable of knocking over row after row of pop cans at 10 meters (33ft.) and is powerful enough to function as a pest controller within that distance on vermin such as starlings, pigeons, mice and rats. It is single-shot and also has a manual safety, has no recoil and doesn't make much noise. It does not require pumping. As such it is ideal for teaching kids basic firearms handling, usage and safety. It also is hard for adults to put down. It accepts standard 12-gram Co2 powerlets (each good for up to 30-35 powerful shots) and Crosman Premier 14.3gr. pellets are a perfect match for this gun. Both are also available through Amazon.com as well as Walmart and most sporting goods stores. Remember that this is a CO2 powered arm and that velocities fall off once the ambient air temperature falls below 70 degrees Fahrenheit. It will not perform very well outdoors in winter temperatures. Right out of its bubble packaging, it is great big cheap fun HOWEVER you will soon discover that this is also the basic Crosman system upon which thousands of enthusiasts perform endless modifications to regulate power, convert to HPA (High Pressure Air) or bulk Co2, or just make look very very awesome. There are literally dozens of companies offering everything from modification parts and systems to full-custom guns. Whether you purchase this pistol as the beginning of a fascinating and addictive hobby, to teach your youngster how to safely handle firearms, pest control in the barn that won't freak out the cows or simply provide hours of inexpensive plinking fun for yourself and/or your family and friends, $50 (or $56 at its price today, DELIVERED) is $$ well spent.

I was honestly expecting to get something similar to the first airgun I had owned as a kid. Fun to shoot, but clunky, wobbly, cheaply made, but nevertheless, a fun short lived time for the money. This one took me by surprise. I would have thought it to be, well, not nearly as loud (which is definitely good thing in my case), solid, acurate, powerful, and just a joy to hold in my hand. Honestly, the reviews are what had led me to this gun, so I was expecting something solid, though I still suspected my expectations would fall short ever so slightly, as they almost always do. Loading one shot at a time is not nearly as inconvenient as I had expected, as I plan to upgrade to a magazine at some point. Loading this thing is kinda fun, actually. Plus it helps conserve ammo. (I can get a little impulsive and trigger happy at times.) Given it has so much potential for upgrades, adds a whole new dimension for creativity. That was the bingo for me. Still awesome enough to fire stock alone. I'm In no rush to upgrade at this time. Though this is the "Tinkerers Airgun." (That was my gig in Fallout btw.) Only thing I didn't like was the plastic handle and trigger guard, which held no weight compared to the rest of the gun. Again, upgrades. I also feel like the breech was either catered to lefty's, or it's just me. Anyway, awesome gun. These "problems" were too minute to affect my rating though. Very satisfied with it. It took over a week to get to my house, but for completely understandable reasons. It makes this whole social distancing thing that much better.

There are a lot of fan-boys and fan-girls for this product and I can certainly see why. I've wanted one of these for a long time, too. But when the manufacturing process does not include a critical inspection of parts alignment, particularly breech mounting holes locations which should be, obviously, lined up with each other and congruent with the center line of the main tube, no matter how much you want to love this gun, the product fails. It don't shoot straight 'cause it ain't. I received mine a few days ago. The barrel band was loose on the main tube and on the barrel even though the band grub screws (2, 1 that anchors the barrel, 1 that anchors the main tube) evidenced blue thread locker. Which means that somebody tried to put it together and couldn't line it up. Inspection revealed the misalignment of the breech with the center line of the main tube and also showed that the transfer port hole was not lined up with the flat on the end of the barrel that indexes the front sight. Wow. Spectacular effort, guys. You blew the barrel spec AND the main tube spec. No way could this thing ever shoot straight. And it didn't. Obviously Crosman manufacturing, more particularly the workers on the shop floor, knew this gun was defective before they packaged it. Because they tried to put it together (blue thread locker) and couldn't line it up. They knew the parts machine work was out of spec. Quality control? I don't think so. Quality control, properly implemented would have consigned this example to the scrap heap by the folks charged with assembling it. But, no, they shipped it to me. Because that's ok, apparently. Most likely because ALL the parts in the batch were like the parts in this example. I am so disgusted with the state of Crosman manufacturing that I won't buy another product from this company until and unless I can be assured that they have the quality processes under control in their factory and in the factories of their suppliers. We're not talking about a machine putting a can of tomato paste in a box here. We are talking about a product put together from parts by human beings and packaged by human beings. Such processes require quality inspections. No excuse is acceptable. No, I did not return the 2240. I saved the trigger group, grips, hammer spring, and various screws and other assorted parts for spares for my 1377, 1322 and 2289, all very good Crosman products that I purchased years ago and which perform extremely well. Any company that is so out of control that they carelessly risk their reputation by supplying sub-standard products like this example, even if it is occasional, will ultimately fail in the marketplace. And frankly, putting such quality-compromised high velocity weapons into this highly litigious American market must be understood to be a significant financial risk to the corporation and it's shareholders. Because there will always be somebody like me who will light you up publicly. Wake up. This ain't rocket surgery. Pathetic.

Ok, I normally don't write reviews, I get what I get. But this time I decided to let folks know what they're in for. I'll try to keep this short. I have a SIG SAUER P226. Nice .177 pellet gun with blowback action, 16 round clip and a heavy feel. I have a DAISY POWERLINE 415, fast, 21 BBs and semi auto action. If you have the inclination, you can empty all 21 with a considerable amount of accuracy and penetration. P226 not accurate at all. Probably just me as hand held, I couldn't hit the barn if I were leaning on it. But lean against something and accuracy greatly improves. Not what I would expect, but "good". A "GAIN" washer pods contgainer put up a bit of a fight with these 177 pellets fired from this handgun with a new cartridge at 60 feet. A couple of pellets didn't make it through the back of the container, and one didn't make it through the front. DAISY POWERLINE BBs cut right through it, mostly. Still very light as BBs go, so 7 out of 21 stayed in the container. Now for the 2240. Cut right through the container like it was paper. Deformed the pellets like I would expect (Crosmman Hollowpoints). Embedded themselves at about 3/8" in a 2X6 and deformed as I would expect. Accuracy: SPOT ON! No scope, no laser, just the sights on the handgun. I didn't know I was that good! I like to fill a "drink" can with water to see the damage. BBs, put a hole through the can, same as the SIG SAUER. the 2240 put a hole in the front, and a VERY LARGE hole in the back. BBs and 177s put a dent in the bottom, the 2240 put a hole in the bottom of the beer can! SOLD! Ok, so I didn't count but I think I got about 25-30 shots before the CO2 cylinder went dead. But you're pushing a 22 caliber pellet! Now I think I know why the gophers kept getting away (I don't shoot anything but gophers, yet). Maybe injured they come back a couple days later to make more destruction in the yard. Time to see what this 2240 will do.