Crosman 362 Multi-Pump Reviews

Multi-pump design

Quality control.

Unusable out of the box. It shoots way to the right and I’ve already adjusted windage to maximum. Is anyone even testing those at Crosman?

Surprising accuracy and power. Three pumps at 10 meters print .25 c-t-c with Beeman Trophy pellets using the cheap standard aperture sight. It has beaten the steel trap like a ball peen hammer, even with only 3 pumps. The pellets flatten. I would not hesitate to use it to take small game at moderate range. I have used a variety of quality springers for hunting since 1975, and understand what works.

A better sight. The factory sight adjusts by loosening screws and guessing. The rifle is MUCH better than that. .

Take the time to test a variety of pellets. Some pellets are super accurate, others, not so good. Different pellets give groups that range from 1/4 inch to 1 1/2 inch (useless) at 10 meters. Quality European pellets tend to work better. The time and effort will pay off in performance. I have used quality springers since 1975. I am impressed and beyond pleased with the 362.

verry accurate shoulders Nicely. Verry customizable nice rubber but pad

Crosman needs to make it in 177 cal (they have the barrel. I just ordered one part no 2400-005 $ 15.00 & $10.00 shipping to Alaska. don't fall for the custom shop prices. unless you have no mechanical skills

uses the same steel breach as the 1322 &1377 pistol conversions a couple of flat washers behind the hammer spring will let you pump it 12 - 14 times without saving any air I've been doing this for a year now with no il effects IE no leaking (just got the steel breach can't wait for the barrel. (see where I'm going with this) ?

Light, compact, accurate and surprisingly powerful.

Had to return first one due to defective rear sight.

1. I started using springers in 1975, and still own four. They are too accurate for moderate ranges and a bit too powerful for back yard play. 2. I bought a 362 as a light, compact, back yard plinker with adjustable power and adequate accuracy for open sights at moderate range. 3. The 362 exceeded my expectations. Its accuracy is as good as mine. Three pumps are more than enough velocity. With 3 pumps pellets flatten upon hitting steel. My new steel Gamo pellet trap looks like it has been beaten with a ball peen hammer. I lined it withJambIt target backing in the hope of extending its usefulness. I wouldn’t be surprised if this little beast wouldn’t be death on squirrels or rabbits even with only 3 pumps. I have not chronographed it. 4. One problem is that the rear sight would not move enough to zero on target. Pyramyd accepted it for an exchange. They were great to deal with! 5. All in all I am very satisfied with the 362.

This may arguably be the ultimate prepper rifle. Small, slim, solid, super ez to load, wicked accurate with only 1 pump indoors 5 meters perfect power level, very quiet. Or, pump it up and shoot long range. I own many airguns, this little rifle is exceptional.

I would pay more to have a bigger quality rear sight. This one works great, it is fragile and in a vulnerable location. I'd bust it off in the woods for certain.

A steel breach kit is available for around $50-. Scope mounts directly to it. That brings the total cost up to around the 150- mark, a good value in my book.

Nothing. Cheap manufacture

I C signed up for the 1 shot test. I would have thought the perso. Testing would note that the plastic blade does not line up with the rear site. No maters what I do it shoots to the right. I am returning it for sub par quality

The rear up and down sight adjustment has a cheap oval apeture and yoh have a tiny screw youhave to loosen

Very accurate rifle. Easy to pump. Well constructed. Very light weight makes it easy to carry in the woods while hunting.

I purchased the steel breech kit (9PY-A-4387 Crosman .22-Cal Steel Breech Kit) for the gun and this allowed it to mount a scope (11.5mm rail). I would suggest the riffle be sold with that construction rather than the plastic breech.

A 4x32 scope at 30 yards can shoot 0.5inch diameter groups (5 shot). The gun can shoot very well with a variety of pellet types and manufacturers. The best performance was with either the Crosman 14.3 gr Hollow point (Best) or H&N 15.7gr Excite (Second best). The Crosman Hollow Point has about 1in drop at 50 yards but is flat from 10 yards through 30 yards. I have had the gun for 2 weeks and have harvested 2 squirrels thus far, both were single shot take downs, one at 34 yards the other 10 yards. Therefore, the gun has plenty of muzzle energy to hunt small game as I intended to use it. The gun is easy to pump and while hunting I used the maximum of 8 pumps. I haven't tested lower pumps much but found that 3 pumps appears to shoot very well through 25 yards while target practicing. Crosman Destroyer pellets 14.3 gr have a wide scatter (about 3in) at 30 yards, the only poor shooting pellet in the gun. I noticed the Crosman brand pellets load easier into the gun than the other brands.

When I got the 362 it was good. I did some mods, and now it is great. I cannot shoot anything well offhand, but benchrested it will more often than not hit the head of a drywall screw at 15 yeards. This is NOT exaggeration. It is now shooting at over 17 fpe.

Nope. Things I DID change: a pump handle extension to ease the work and save pinched fingers, a metal breech, a scope, sound supression, a section of pool noodle covered by a black compression sock to raise the cheek piece, and a longer barrel. Of course, all of these things add to the cost, but this is as much fun to tweak as the Crosman 2240 CO2 pistol.

Easy to pump. Great stock. Good accuracy.

Add a better quality rear sight.

One can replace the plastic breech with a Crosman .22 cal. steel breech and add a Daisy 5899 rear peep sight to greatly improve this pellet rifle.

First and foremost,it's made in AMERICA. Easy to pump. Synthetic stock isn't cheap feeling. Not as long as a Lifetime movie like some airguns out there.I added the steel breech (I installed it) and this rifle is as sturdy as a rock. After a barrel cleaning I'm getting dime size five shot groups at 25 yds, plus it's Dirt Cheap! Plus,by buying an American made product,I'm Not funding the Chinese war effort!

Trigger could be better out of the box,but it's an easy fix with a little work.

Accuracy wise,this rifle puts my 40 year old Sheridan Blue Streak to shame. Chrony results are are follows...high-670,low-666, average-668, extreme spread-4, standard deviation -1. This is at 8 pumps using Air Arms Falcon 13.43g pellets. Stock valve, hammer spring,ect. I've pumped up 10 times with no air remaining although it's getting over 13 fpe at 8 pumps,which is recommended and Plenty for small game. I was contemplating the purchase of the Seneca Dragonfly mk2 but went with this American made rifle instead. Crosman has a real winner with the 362.

Easy to pump. Very accurate with 15.89 Hades pellets. Recommend the PA installed steel breech. The atock feels sturdy, not flimsy like some synthetic stocks.

Trigger pull is a little heavy. Has gotten better with use over time.

Compact, great to carry in the woods and well built.

It builds upon the pumper idea and improves over predecessors like the 1377 or 392. It is very easy to pump compared to a 392 and also much easier to mod. At first i didn’t like the stock peep sight, felt like a cheap carryover from the 1377. Although a notch leaf sight mid barrel would be welcome, I’ve gotten used to the rear peep and it’s actually quite serviceable. Plastic feels sturdy, much thicker than the new 1377s. (Don’t know why Crosman makes them so flimsy now.) This carbine is also incredibly light compared to guns of similar power.

Make the pistol grip thicker for adult sized hands and add another contact screw for the buttstock. Also add a metal trigger.

Just an all around handy air carbine that packs a punch and is a good plinker.

This rifle is well constructed and sturdy. The rifle performs consistently with different types of pellets and is good for small game hunting/pest control, target shooting and plinking. In my test using 3 types of Crosman pellets I got average energies of 14.7 fpe, average velocities of 680.2 fps and accuracy of 1"c-t-c for Crosman Premier HP; 14.7 fpe; 638 fps and accuracy of 0.75" c-t-c for Crosman Power Shot Red and 14.6 fpe; 677.8 fps and accuracy of 1" c-t-c for Crosman Premier pointed. I would recommend this rifle to anyone looking for a quality air rifle at a reasonable price. This now my go to air rifle for pest control and plinking/target shooting. The stock sights that come with the rifle are more than adequate for target shooting and pest control.

As stock rifle, nothing. But, the steel breech kit that Crosman makes should be a standard component for this rifle. Pumping the rifle is noisy (noisier than firing the rifle itself) but the forearm can be padded to minimize the noise when pumping the rifle.

First I want to say “Good job Crosman” for producing an inexpensive but high quality air rifle. Secondly, some background information on why I purchased this air rifle. I (we) have a rodent problem; squirrels and rabbits are tearing up my wife’s garden. My go to rifle for this problem, my nearly 10-year-old Benjamin 397, blew a seal. I drove nearly two hours to drop off the rifle to an air gun technician and he stated he had an eight-week backlog. I needed an air rifle now! I went to the Pyramid Air (PA) and Crosman websites to look for an inexpensive replacement until my Benjamin came back from the shop. After reading all the positive reviews for the 362 I decided it was the rifle to get. I placed an order with PA and they sent me the rifle. Unfortunately, it was defective and I had to return it to PA for a replacement which they promptly sent to me. My hat is off to PA for such great customer service. You folks rock!

I've had this rifle for 3 days now. I've been a lifetime shooter of 1377s and 1322s. With a little fine tuning to me, because of 30+ years of experience with awesome pistols just like this, this thing is an absolute tack driver. At 0-50 yards with a crappy airsoft 4x scope (with steel breech kit)I can same hole shoot 7-10 times at rest and close to it free standing. Nice, right? That isn't the only thing, I don't know how useful it is, but I'm center hitting an 8" cast iron pan at about 120 yards. I won $20 yesterday because a guy bet me I couldn't do it. I told him I'd do it 3x in a row. It was funny watching his face after every piiiing of the pan as I pumped up for the next shot. He forked over the $20 in the end, and I'm sure went home and ordered one for himself. I'm actually thinking of buying another because I'm afraid to alter this one in any way, but I know I shouldn't be, because these Crosmans are the best in my experience. I'll still get a backup I think, and seals. Thanks!

Place the rear sight in front of the bolt. I had a hard time being accurate with the rear sight being so close to my eye, and the peep did not work due to same reason. Strengthe the pumping arm. Just after a few days and maybe 2,000 shots I can feel it's a little weaker. I also had to really clean it up when it came, barrel was dirty and factory greasy. That's how it should be, but any rifle be it air or whatnot should be stripped and cleaned.

Buy it and the steel breech kit, throw on a 3/8 dovetail scope from your closet... You will not be disappointed if you like a tack driving pneumatic.

There is plenty to like here. After they discontinued the 2200 Magnum there hasn't been another .22 caliber multi-pump rifle in Crosman's catalog until now. Yes I know Crosman owns Benjamin and the 392, but as a Crosman branded rifle this is the first since the 2200 Magnum. This is very similar to their 1322 multi-pump pistol with the same level of customization. Power is right up there with the 392 but for half the price. Very easy to pump with the long pump arm that provides plenty of leverage. No problems with accuracy either. As I said, there is plenty to like here.

A steel breach would have been nice out of the box. However, you can get a steel breach and easily install it. So even then it's not a huge thing that I'm concerned with. It's hard to find anything to complain about with this one folks.

8 pumps maximum folks. I know Benjamin 392 fans will be used to that. However, with the new 392s having a 10 pump maximum as well as most multi-pumps being a 10 pump max, (or 15 in the case of the Dragonfly MK2) it's quite easy to forget and want to pump this gun 10 times. So just keep that in mind.

very accurate and powerful, especially considering the price. weight is perfect, and the rifle shoulders well

An XL version like the 2240XL with the steel breech from the factory, a peep sight like the williams wgrs 54.

Price, power, decent accuracy for an entry level pellet gun..my grandson loves it. Great for small game. I like Pyrimad Air!

Steel breach and scope rail standard for a little more money would be well worth it. Add on ones you could just by a Seneca Dragonfly

But a trigger lock for safety and quality heavier ammo for hunting.

The first thing you'll notice is how solid the little gun feels. Daisy 880s are $60 now, so I thought at this price point, I would get the same hollow plastic feel, not the case. Secondly, the accuracy is fantastic! Yes, I installed a steel breech so I could use my UTG compact 3-12x44 and I'm getting dime size 5 shot groups at 30. Quarter size 5 shot at 45 yards. This gun is a hundred dollars!! Yes I have $150 scope and $45 breech upgrade but its still impressive. I've had problems with every crosman I've ever owned but no one else offers a multi-pump .22 rifle for a hondo so I gave it a chance and I'm glad I did. Completely changed my mind on the brand.

Crosman needs to offer an upgraded model with a steel breech and this gun would run with a Senecca Dragonfly no problem. .

They had to cheap out somewhere to get it at this price and where did they do it? Sights. Doesn't matter because this gun deserves a scope anyway. Remember this gun has a break-in period so have patients. My first 50 rds, the gun wouldn't release all of the air at 8 pumps but zero problems now. Its worth the extra $45 for a steel breech FYI it voids the warranty. My gun loves Exact Jumbo Diabolo 15.89 gr the most. It's ok with others but loves that pellet.

It can be modified with parts that will enhance its capabilities

So far it is good

Nothing. Arrived with the front sight base canted to the left on the barrel so it would be impossible to shoot accurately. I am returning it to Pyramyd for a refund. I do not want a replacement as it might be defective also.

Some quality control at the factory to weed out defective guns before they got to the end user.

You can take your own chances on getting a properly sighted rifle or look for another model or brand.