Crosman 2300S Reviews

Barrel is excellent. The Williams sights are outstanding. After-Market parts, modifications, online schematics, and tutorial support are practically limitless. This is a great gun if you like tinkering, taking things apart, and swapping out parts. Once you set this up to your tastes and change a few things, this is a really fun, reliably accurate pistol

I replaced the stock trigger sear with a good light two-stage sear. And the trigger. The break is heavy, sloppy and inconsistent out of the box. Once you change the trigger/sear, you can drop the trigger pull down a reliable and smooth 1+ or so pound pull. I also replaced the rear tube "power adjuster" with a solid metal cap. With a solid rear tube cap, you can use put your thumb on it for leverage to open and charge the bolt. Makes it easier to shoot, particularly from a chair. Looks better too. I changed the bolt, which was a bit short and slippery for me. I swapped the plastic grips, which are well-designed and comfortable, with some grips I made from Walnut.

How loud is it? It sounds like a nail gun.

High-quality barrel and rear sight.

A CO2 pistol at this price point really should offer a much better trigger. The stock trigger is persistently gritty, with no predictable take-up to speak of. A poor trigger makes shooting tight groups difficult.

excellent sights, trigger is quite acceptable. accurate.

the centerline of the bolt appears to be slightly higher than that of the bore- the pellets tip to one side or the other and wont chamber as often as not.

Good value. In my cool basement I got 180 shots from one CO2 cartridge. Great Williams rear sight. Great customer service from Crosman. This is the first CO2 air gun I have ever owned. Purchased for my wife who would find a pump pistol difficult to use. I have not adjusted the power adjustment yet. I will check the fps when it warms up and maybe adjust the power. As shipped it punches paper accurately in my basement. The adjustable trigger is a nice feature. It has been adjusted to the lightest level. I have not measured the trigger pull yet.

The trigger is not good. My IZH 46 M has an excellent trigger and my $30 Beeman P17 has a much better trigger pull. The Crosman sear is a crudely stamped piece of metal. It is a very simple single stage trigger. Crosman could have made it better. The loading ramp is rough which makes loading wad cutter pellets difficult.

It is not a match quality air pistol but is fun to shoot. With its poor trigger a cheaper model Crosman CO2 pistol may be a better choice. I have found that after loading a wad cutter pellet I point the muzzle down and the pellet drops into the chamber followed by the bolt.

I picked the 2300S up as a backyard plinker not expecting much. Man was I surprised!! Granted I modified it somewhat with an aftermarket rolling trigger(awesome btw) a set of walnut grips and a good trigger polish. FUN! Isnt the word for this pistol. The quality is shocking for the price. I plan a couple more bling mods but other than that I could shoot it all day.

A better trigger out of the gate, but as is very decent. I love love the Williams sight , I painted the front post bright red for contrast

This 2300S With the 10 inch LW barrel does not like RWS R 10 match 7.0 grain pellets at all. They are a big struggle getting into the barrel. So far the only pellets that work perfectly with zero issues is the Crossman Premier match grade wadcutter they mate beautifully

I really like the sights on this pistol. It is used for IHMSA competition and quality sights are very important.

It would be nice to have a selection of different grips available. But, I realize at this price point, not all options can be done.

If you are considering a CO2 pistol I feel this one is a very good place to start.

Accuracy rivals my "real" pistols for target pactice

Loading the pellet is sometimes difficult but the greatness of this gun outweighs any negative.

Well balanced and accurate. It feels like a natural extension of your arm and points well. It is constructed very well and lacks plastic features normally found on guns of this price range.

Only two things come to mind. One, I would like to see a trigger spring not as stiff as the one provided. When adjusted as per manuals instruction the best I was able to accomplish was three pounds of trigger pull, not the one to four pounds listed. Compression of the spring does not work so you either need to upgrade the spring or cut a link from the spring. Two, would be the Williams sight included. No matter what I tried the sight has a slight tilt to the left. It does not affect accuracy, it's only aestetic.

For those who like to "dress up" their pistol there are numerous resources that allow you to do just that. It is totally possible to shoot one hole groups with this pistol.

Good value for a youth group club pistol. We had the rear sight dialed in by the youth and hitting 9 & 10 within 20 minutes from a braced position. Easy to adjust trigger pull.

We use wadcutter pellets and they hang up some on the loading ramp. My large fingers have trouble getting the pellet into the ramp, but the youth have no problem.

Nice feel, solidly built

Please do NOT use FedEx again. They have really let you down in the Czech Republic and after 2 weeks I still have no reply from my complaint to the service manager in Brussel. They are really inefficient and totally uncaring. They spoil the customer shopping experience for you. Some of your recommended oil would be good in the package. All the bad publicity about the twisted barrel makes the rear sight difficult for a novice to mount and feel he has done it correctly. Target pellets difficult to load in straight.

Eventually I'll need a red dot or optical sight for my old eyes, but the iron sights are sure easy to use. I've seen reviews that said wad cutter pellets do not work, but they work fine for me, with no difficulty in loading them. It is very pleasant to shoot.

Trigger is not as smooth as I'd like. The trigger overtravel screw is rough on my hands and I removed it.

Accuracy at 20 feet and 10 Meters is excellent, once you dial in the adjustable sights, you have yourself a great target pistol for practice. Nice trigger and the power adjustments are nice. The CO2 last a long time, I have been getting 80-100 full power shots. Also shoots accurate with a wide variety of wad cutters, even low cost pellets. It is nice to be able to hit every thing you aim at, I am easily getting dime sized groups at 20 feet and 1 inch groups at 10 meters, the pistol has the ability to tighten that even further, with a little more practice on my end. It is not cumbersome, very controllable and light weight, but not too light. The Luther Walther barrel is as everyone says: Accurate and finely crafted.

The breach can be a little tight for coated wad cutters, seems to like slightly doomed versions. I noticed it was a little clunky loading but it wears in over time. It almost seems like the tray that you drop the pellet in is not aligned straight with the barrel opening. But after 1000 rounds, everything seems to be getting better and the gun and I guess me, are getting more accurate.

Not only is this gun accurate, but it is also very quiet, I would say low medium in noise, I shoot in a basement range and nobody upstairs ever hears this gun. The trigger can be adjusted, but I found it to be very light and nicely adjusted right out of the box.

Looks, feel, accuracy.

Make the rear sight to where it sets straight, I had to do a small amount of file work so the sight would not sit at a tilt.

leave power control on full power.

Accurate shooter, consistent muzzle velocity (+/- 10%), easy to adjust sight. Gets around 60 shots per cartridge at full power.

The plastic stock feels cheap. CO2 chamber screw (piercing knob) is hard to unscrew.

Looks, Operation and accuracy

Haven't had it long enough to think about it, but nothing so far. Plan on buying a red dot sight and wood grip.

The instructions say to finger tighten the cylinder screw, but I have to use something (screwdriver or coin) to seat the screw.

You can customize this model with Crosman Shoulder Stock model 1399. It's scopable I installed shoulder stock and rifle scope. You can also attach 20oz bottle with adapter to this pistol. I love this gun.

Nothing

It will be as accurate as "YOU" you are the accuracy with this gun because it is built with precision to be accurate. At 60 feet at rest I can drive nails with it.

The gun is easy to operate my youngest son use this gun for competition.

The LW barrel is superbly accurate, and the Williams sight lets you exploit that accuracy. Imminently customizable.

The grips feel like plastic junk. Too thin and hollow sounding. They also do not provide much in the way of grip referance. The trigger is pretty creepy but it does come to before breaking, so it could be gotten used to. (These are two things I modified right off the bat. Added the Super Sear and wood target grips)

I read a lot af complaints about loading this pistol. I found an easy way to do it. Hold the muzzle up about 45 deg or so and put the pellet in with the skirt sitting on the bolt probe. Level the muzzle and give it a gental shake tilting the barrel down and forward to let inertia close the bolt. This allows the pellet and the bolt to slide into the breach each with it's own independant inertia. Then just seat and lock the bolt. This works for me with any pellets I've tried; pointed, domed, hollow point, or wad cutter. You will need to experiment with how much force is needed, I use about as much as i would to shake an airsoft BB out of the end of the barrel weight. I also recommend working the stifness out of the bolt before you even load this pistol.

Accuracy. This gun has a LW barrel, so accuracy is great. I usually use the high power setting with Diablo Heavy pellets, and it delivers. I've been getting 70+ scores on 10m targets at 10m (the ones with 12 rings).

The only thing I would change is giving it the 1701p's (the PCP version) trigger and grips, as they're significantly better, and more suited to the price range.

if you're looking for a good beginner target pistol, look no further. It's CO2, so it's a lot cheaper than PCP. Eventually you'll probably want to move on to a PCP pistol for target shooting, but this gun is a good starting point.

Ease of operation. I liked the trigger right out of the box, but I just had to try the adjustments on it. I like it even more now. Great little pellet pistol.

Nothing.....well, maybe better grips. Anything is better than the plastic ones.

Great shooter, very accurate.