Page 15 - Crosman 2240 Reviews

Fun and easy to shoot. Okay accuracy and trigger pull.

Rear site is poorly designed for adjustment. Interscope rails and a red dot will correct.

Buy the shoulder stock. Great little carbine.

A classic and accurate piece

The front sight is pretty cheesy...a metal based unit would be better

I plan to get the steel receiver for this at some point

Good balance, goos desighn

Too much plastic. Make the receiver out of metal and grooved for optics. A multi shot strip magazine would also be nice

Buy lots of co2 cart. and pellets. you nwont be able to put it down

as soon as my 2240 arrived I cleaned the bore and its the first gun ive bought new that wasn't real dirty inside. first few shots were bad, new gun , new to me. after 2 powerjets ans several pellets, a few sight adjustments I was getting dime size groups at 15 yards, stepped out to 20 and still good. fine gun right out of the package. it hits with power too. need to break the crony out.

mabe the plastic breech and a touch lighter trigger pull but not a deal breaker

its a quality pistol for the money. I got a new gamo pt-80 and it worked for 2 days . I got the 2240 to take its place. the difference was like night and day. id say if your wanting power and accuracy in a low priced pistol, id have to tell you buy a 2240. like always pyramid air was courteous on the phone and delivery time was fast too. I prefer p.a. when I order a gun online p.a. gives me fast service and explains what I ask very well

This is a classic in its own right. I loved it straight from the box. I actually DO like the grips and the trigger pull. I have thick muscular fingers, so the grip feels right. I also like (for safety purposes) the heavy pull.

The bolt action is nice, the breech is cheap and flimsy though. Also, the pin in the bolt is short, so most pellets don't get pushed in far enough. The air jet collapses a portion of the skirt of the pellet and screws up the trajectory.

Use Crosman PowerShot Red Flight Penetrator Pellets. They have a flat backed plastic sabot that clears the jet port perfectly. They also go through 22 ga steel at 25 feet. This is a bit of an air hog, make sure you have a lot of CO2, about 25 to 35 shots per cartridge

The accuracy out of the box did not disappoint, didn't even need to move the sights. Highly customizable, but I have not found it necessary to do that. The idea of metal parts I like better than plastic, but I don't foresee a need to change anything due to serviceability.

A breach that allows a scope to be mounted direct from the factory, rather than having to replace it. A small red dot I can see would be a nice addition, but not necessary. I would like to see multiple shot capability. They have it on the PCP models.

No surprises, solid value with no disappointments.

It appears well made, nice weight and balance,seems fairly accurate at 10 yards or so.Being a CO2 gun, it's a lot of fun to shoot, without wearing your arms out from pumping. It's made in the USA, but has some foreign made components.

Better rear sight.Wooden grips instead of plastic, replace other plastic parts with metal.

For the price, this is a nice pistol. If the changes I mentioned were done, I'm sure this would be much more expensive. Overall, it's still solid.

This gun is powerful for a .22 CO2 pistol. It has a pleasant recoil. This is a great plinker. Accurate. Feels good in the hand. Easy to use.

This gun is fine the way it is. If they change anything it would run the price up.

If you watch the Pyramyd video on this gun, you will see that this gun is very easy to customize. I have replaced the plastic receiver with a steel one and replaced the rear sight. If you want a nice gun for enjoyable shooting, this is it. GOOD JOB CROSSMAN!

Great air gun, great price.

No changes for that price.

Many options available to up-grade if desired.

This is an awesome single shot pistol that is like plinking with a real .22 rimfire. It has lots of power, and hits a steel plate with authority. It is not picky about what pellets it likes.

The rear site is a simple unit that is adjustable with a small phillips screwdriver. However, I realize that lots of folks with upgrade to a steel breech to add optics.

Sometimes the cap can be hard to tighten by hand to pierce the CO2. I use a nickel or quarter to accomplish the task.

excellent weight and power and accuracy

1 thing I shoot left handed and the safety button is slightly in the way when in the fire position other than that extremely happy with the pistol

Accuracy at this price is rare. Great balance of weight, not too front heavy. Decent trigger.

better sites, understand that plastic grips keeps price down, at least should have finger indentations along with thumb rest. This would lead to having to sell left and right hand versions, though.

This is it. This pistol along with the 1377/1322 define Crosman pistols. Super accurate, good power, easily modified. Nothing limits what you can do to this pistol. Get it and let your air gun addiction begin.

Great power and accuracy. It is right on the mark and made in America. Lots of upgrades available. Overall, I love it. I bought one for my dad and had to get one for myself.

Ready for a scope out of the box. It is kinda loud, but what do you expect from a co2 pistol.

Get one, they are proven and inexpensive.

Worked great and shot straight right out of the box (I did get the 10 for $10). Plinked off 4 cylinders before swapping out to the steel breech (has a 3/8 dovetail). Installed a muzzle break (absolutely unnecessary but looks great), a Crosman power adjuster, and a basic red dot and am shooting groups covered by 50 cent pieces at 50 feet. Anything from 50 to 70+ shots per cylinder (depending on how it is adjusted).I still have the stock 7.75 inch barrel but will be switching to a 14.5 inch barrel soon. I could have bought it all prebuilt from the Crosman specialty shop but I am really enjoying doing all the mods myself. It is sooo easy to work on. I will probably get a modified boss valve in the near future. I can already see myself switching to a bulk tank CO2 in the farther future and I have already started looking for machined repeater breech (fingers crossed), this gun is seriously fun to shoot and I've blown through 40 cylinders in a flash. Ha, I thought I would save money with a pellet gun instead of shooting my hand guns but I have only found a new addiction. I will be making a custom set of grips.This is a great addition to anyones collection. I will post pictures when finished.

Maybe offer the same platform in a larger caliber ( would love 9mm).

Fun, Fun, Fun!

Very cool CO2 pistol. Very accurate out to several yards. Getting around 30 good shots before noticeable POI. Make sure you get a lot of CO2 and pellets cause you wont want to put in down. Cant wait to start upgrading it.

Nothing really except make it available with the steel breach already installed. Take some of the play out of the trigger. I would be happy to spend the extra bucks.

If you like plinking or some moderate target practice you just cant go wrong with this air pistol. As everyone already knows that all of 22XX series can be customized for each ones taste. If you have the money someone is making something you desire.

Accurate right out of the box. Blew a 1/2" bull completely out at 30 ft. with 10 shots on a pistol rest, using Crosman hollow points. Powerful - Knocks over 2 liter pop bottles filled with water. I'm a lefty and the grip works great for both me and my right-handed wife. She loves knocking down those bottles.

I agree with other reviewers that there should be dots on the sights to help in aiming. But that's a small complaint.

This is a powerful airgun; the sound comes close to a .22 rifle firearm shooting shorts. I'm going to get another one before they raise the price.

Great pistol for the money. Very accurate and good power. PA video by Paul Capella was excellent and very helpful in my decision.

Have barrel come with grooves for scope so you don't have to purchase barrel upgrade. Provide colored dots on front and rear sights.

This was my first CO2 gun and first air pistol. It was difficult to sight a black target ( I use Champion VisiShot targets at 50 feet). I'm not sure I'm a fan of CO2 since I want to keep the gun handy for pest control and you don't want to be at the low end of your CO2 cartridge when there is a squirrel raiding the bird feeder. I will likely purchase a break barrel pistol in the future.

light, easy to use, plenty of mods available.

Handle is thin at the top so the frame cuts into my thumb a little so its not the most comfortable to shoot for extended periods. Trigger isn't as nice as I would like, but for the price point (even once modified) it will suffice.

Plastic breech feels weak, and the lack of options for sights is limited by it. I picked up a steel breech kit and a 2260 barrel and shoulder stock from the 1377 (all very simple swaps and crosman even includes the allen wrnched you'll need for breech swap, only thing you'll need a 1/4 flat head screw driver.

After swap, I tossed on a BSA red dot sight and sighted it in @ 20 yards, then took some shots out to 45 yards, pellet drops between 6 and 8 inches at that distance but I was still able to hit a 2" spinner multiple times.

I'm getting about 30 hard shots from one 12g co2, several more usable but I prefer full strength power. And now the pistol is managing about 13fpe using rws meisterkugeln wadcutters. @ 20 yards, a prairie chuck target stands no chance and head shots are more easily possible than I though (impossible with the stock 8" barrel[for me anyway])

The 2260 barrel cut sound by 1/2, and that was a welcome improvement.

Great gun

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Well balanced. For the money it is a great air gun.

It would be a great addition for the sights to be tru-glow.

Great value and a lot of fun to shoot. Great for teaching gun safty and plinking.