Crosman 3622 PCP air rifle: Part Seven

The Crosman 3622 PCP.

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6

This report covers:

• More
• Filled the rifle
• Crosman Premiers
• Benjamin Bullseyes
• However
• Not pellet picky
• Summary

First of all, Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Today’s report is about the accuracy of the Crosman 3622 PCP rifle. I said at the end of Part 6 that I would return to it and today is the day. I continued to use the Air Venturi G9 hand pump to fill the rifle.

More

There will be even more in today’s report, so listen up! If you already own a 3622 you might want to try the test I will recommend.

Filled the rifle

Step one was to fill the rifle. The 3622 and G9 hand pump go so well together I think they should be sold as a combo package. It took five pump strokes to fill the pump hose and then I heard the valve in the rifle click open to accept air. I pumped ten more times as the rifle was already half full. This is so easy!

The 3622 only fills to 2000 psi so the chance of getting a leak is very low. I used it last in January and it still had the same amount of air today as when I finished shooting back then. It may not have a pressure gauge but a rifle like this will spoil you for other PCPs!

Crosman Premiers

At the end of Part 6 I said I would try Benjamin Bullseye pellets (Benjamin calls them Single Die pellets) and Crosman Premiers. The Premiers were first. As I started shooting my shots went all over the place. It took seven shots for the rifle to settle down. I also adjusted the UTG 3-12X32 Bug Buster scope to get the pellets hitting inside the black of the bull because with Premiers it was hitting high. When I did that I was surprised.

Ten pellets went into 1.139-inches between centers at 21 yards. But nine of those pellets are in 0.822-inches. I would like to be able to tell you those were the last nine pellets I shot but they weren’t. That odd shot that landed high and left was either shot 6 or 7. But it started me wondering…

Ten pellets went into 1.139-inches at 21 yards with 9 in 0.822-inches.

Benjamin Bullseyes

I tried 10 Benjamin Bullseye pellets next, but before that I refilled the rifle because the first 7 shots before the Premier group had taken it down to almost needing a refill.

The first three shots were in the black and I thought I was onto something. Then shot four hit high It’s still in the black but not where I wanted it to go. Shots six and seven landed low with shot six outside the black altogether.

There were no called pulls today. Every shot went out with the crosshairs centered in the bullseye. The group measures 1.227-inches between centers with six in 0.354-inches.

The 3622 put two Benjamin Bullseyes into 1.227-inches at 21 yards with six in 0.354-inches.

However

And this is where things suddenly became clear—or at least I hope they did. The last five shots almost went into the same hole as shot number one. I went back and looked at the tests from Part 5 and 6 and I now see a pattern. If you look you will see it too. Most of the 10-shot groups have 4 or 5 pellets scattered around and the other shots in the same hole. See it?

Not pellet picky

I said at the end of Part 5 that the 3622 is pellet picky. I no longer believe that is the case. I now believe that the 3622 I’m testing is very accurate with most of the pellets I’ve tested, but it wants the bore to be conditioned with each one before shooting a group!

That begs for another test and perhaps more. I need to test the rifle with a single pellet and shoot it many times before trying to shoot a group. From what I see in the results of today’s test, I will choose the Benjamin Bullseye.

Summary

I think the Crosman 3622 may be one of the best PCPs on the market. It’s certainly the best one for the price. Yes, it lacks a fine trigger and the pressure gauge, but I think it has all the accuracy of those more expensive and higher-pressure PCPs that seem to want to leak. More testing will show whether this is correct or not.

The  Air Venturi G9 hand pump is the ideal companion for this air rifle. I feel so fortunate I had one to test.

Tom Gaylord (B.B. Pelletier)

Tom Gaylord, also known as B.B. Pelletier, provides expert insights to airgunners all over the world on Pyramyd AIR. He has earned the title The Godfather of Airguns™ for his contributions to the industry, spending many years with AirForce Airguns and starting magazines dedicated to the sport such as Airgun Illustrated.

See Full Bio