Page 4 - Crosman CROSMAN 357W Reviews

Realistic, BIG revolver. good power and exellent accuracy. I can level 10 soda cans at 25ft in about 4 seconds. uses a medium CO2 level, 60 good shots per cartridge. cheapest revolver on this site, and the most powerful!

metal barrel exterior, well the 11mm dovetail scopemount is great, it gets scratched if you clamp a scopemount to tightly. better pistol grips they start to wobble after about 4 weeks of use.

exact replica of the colt 357-6" Revolver. it fits in the Colt holster for the real firearm as snug as the real one.

It has good weight. i like the revolver cocking method (always fun). feels pretty sturdy, except....

the grips wobble alittle no big deal on accuracy but the wiggle make me flustered.

im making the assumption that my accuracy is so good b/c i only shoot from about 15 feet. the shots do start wandering though at about 40 on the co2 tank. i get about 60 shots per cylinder.the wander is about 1-2 inches and thats at 15 feet.

Great weight and feel to it. Sights are easy to use and adjust. it's pretty accurate. I'd say if you can't shoot something with it. it's user error. Haven't had a jam yet with it. and between the two of them. We've (my buddy and I) have went through a solid 900-1200 pellets so far. But oil it.. and oil often. The grips arn't bad. You've got to peel them apart like butterfly wings from the front. that has helped us with keeping the grip clips together. you can also zip tie the back trigger for speed shooting :). Dang Good Value for the money. Alot of fun. Powerfull too. Just Avoid the BB's with this gun!

metal retention clips for the grip.

Buy two and live out your wild west fantasies.

I like the 357 very much, I have 3 of these 357 guns now. I purchased 2 of the previous models and just took delivery of the new model. My two older models developed problems, so I put the into a shoe box in pieces(after trying to figure out what was broken). Several years later I got the urge to repair them. I got the parts list from Crosman and ordered the parts that I felt needed replaceing. Crosman was very good at getting me the parts fast and accurate to my order. I put the two guns back together and wow they are great again.

The part that developed a problem was the 357-021(Crosman calls it a spring but it is a shaped hard piece of rubber,current cost $1). This part became mushy and failed to keep the barrel in place. The new 357W I just took delivery on has an 1/8" gap between the barrel and the magazine. It appears to be the fault of the 357-021 again. Instead of mailing the gun back to Pyramyd I will order the part from Crosman and replace it myself, if upon inspection of the existing part proves that it has failed. This is another thing that I really like about this gun is that you can take it apart and put it back together and the excellant response from Crosman. This 357-021 and the 357-035 Cylinder Plate are the most volunerable and parts in the gun. Expcept for keeping the seals and gun properly oiled.

I mentioned the 357-035 Cylinder Plate above, the plastic arm support for the 357-052 index finger(turns the ammo cylinder). Occassionally, a pellet will lodge in the barrel and the cylinder (a result from low CO2 pressure, preventing the cylinder from turning. As you pull on the trigger the pressure builds, bending the index finger pressing against the Cylinder plate's plastic support. If you have ever put a plastic model together, you know how you have to twist the plastic back and forth to separate the parts from each other. That action is similar to what happens in the gun during the stress when a pellet is lodged and eventually breaks the index finger support on the cylinder plate. Remember if the trigger resists the pull STOP and check for lodged pellets partially in the cylinder and barrel. If I can help anyone with their guns, please email me or Crosman. Be safe and enjoy your gun.