Crosman Diamondback SBD Reviews

Very accurate and powerful if you use a heavier pellet. (10.5gr or better work great.) I use it primarily to drop birds that steal the food from my peacocks. Out to 50 yards, a pigeon is a 1 shot kill and at 25 yards even the tiny sparrows can be hit consistently. "Paper punching" groups in an inch at 25 yards off hand and narrows to all holes touching from a bench rest.

The scope that comes with it is garbage (or at least mine was) I had one left over from my old Stoeger spring gun that wore out that works great on the Crosman and allows accurate zeros and consistent shot placements. (Scope that came with it wouldn't hold a zero!!! Factory defect on mine?) People have complained about the noise and weight. I agree that when new, it was very loud, but as they said, it quieted down after some shooting. I've probably put several thousand pellets through it since new and no one in the convenience store parking lot (several hundred feet away from my yard) seems to hear it any more. The weight is substantial and I use the sling (that I added) any time except when getting ready for a shot. From a bench, or even off hand, the extra weight makes it quite stable for aiming. I do not recommend the lighter weight pellets. Under 10 grain wouldn't fly straight. I think there might have be too much power behind them and they tumble.

I highly recommend this pellet gun in .177 for smaller "critters"or "paper punching" and if the .22 version is as accurate and dependable, it should be a really decent "bunny buster". Make sure to keep your arm in shape as that single pump of the barrel can take some effort if you can't get the right angle, or if rapid firing at the range. (if you can call a single shot break barrel rifle rapid firing) I wouldn't call this a serious competition gun, but is accurate enough for the casual shooter and at a very affordable price for its quality.

It's accurate and it is quiet

Some how reconfigure the leverage required to cock it. It is a booger!

Again, it's REALLY tough to cock. That being said, it seems to be more than adequately accurate. It's really quiet!

Looks and quietness

Trigger and a softer rear stock pad.

If possible shoot before you buy.

First i loved the synthetic material that it's made of, it's not too heavy and it's easy to cock. What really surprised me was that it was easy to dial in with the manual sights right out of the box. At 15 yards I'm getting about 1 inch groups with no problem using Crosman 22 cal. hollow points.

Because I don't consider this a hunting rifle I would loose the sling mount.

This rifle is back yard friendly and it hits as hard as my Hatsan 95.

first of all i love the price, i also like the all weather material that the rifle is composed of. The rifle is easy to dial in out of the box and its powerful enough to take down any back yard pest. It's not to heavy and it's not hard to cock and load. I'm pleased with the speed and power of a rifle at this price. So far i'm only firing it with the mechanical sights.

The mechanical sights are not very good. I have painted mine with orange and green sight paint and that makes the sights easy to see. If Crosman would improve the front and rear sights on this rifle i would give it 5 stars.

This rifle is very back yard friendly.

first of all i love the price, i also like the all weather material that the rifle is composed of. The rifle is easy to dial in out of the box and its powerful enough to take down any back yard pest. It's not to heavy and it's not hard to cock and load. I'm pleased with the speed and power of a rifle at this price. So far i'm only firing it with the mechanical sights.

The mechanical sights are not very good. I have painted mine with orange and green sight paint and that makes the sights easy to see. If Crosman would improve the front and rear sights on this rifle i would give it 5 stars.

This rifle is very back yard friendly.

I ordered the 22cal. Crosman Diamondback rifle with no scope from PA on Jan. 14, 2023, I received it on Jan. 18, 2023. The rifle arrived in good shape, no damage. PA has been great to deal with. So far I have been shooting it off hand with the open sights on the rifle. I am shooting 22cal H&N Rabbit Magnum II 25.62gr. pellets. It it has plenty of power and has been slinging these heavy pellets with ease at a target that I have put out at 35 yards. I would say this rifle is reasonably accurate, especially for its price point. Power wise, it falls somewhere between my 22cal Hatsan 125 and my 22cal Crosman Summit Ranger NP2. The trigger is a little stiff but it breaks cleanly and at the same point. The trigger should ease up some once this rifle breaks in. I am still tweeting in the open sights, it shoots just a little to the right. The weight of the rifle is around 8 1/2 pounds. It is about the same as my Hatsan Striker and Edge and a little more than my Umarex Surge Max Elit

I had to tip the open sight on the barrel with some of my wife's fingernail polish to give the black on black sights some contrast. The false magazine is only useful as a place to balance the rifle while shooting, I may remove it at a later date.

It is too soon to tell how well this rifle will shoot.
Once it is broken in I'll have abetter idea as to accuracy.
A few years ago, I bought a Crosman Summit Ranger NP2 rifle from PA and it is now very accurate out to 35 yards.
I have a felling that this Diamondback will wind up being pretty good as well.


22cal Crosman Diamond Back - 6 shots at 35 yards- Off Hand - Open Sights- 22cal H&N Rabbit Magnum II 25.62gr.Pellets.

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Nice heavy well built rifle. Everything was great. Extremely accurate right out of the box. I have about 30 rounds through it now and the accuracy has increased. The rifle is not loud at all, easy to cock and packs a punch. I bought the .22 caliber without a scope since I already had one. Small open sight and trigger pull adjustment and am popping a quarter at 20 yards. Installed a Barska 4x32 IR scope (great for air guns or .22). I'll zero that another day. Love it! For a bit over $100 it can't be beat.

Not a thing.

This is right up there with way more expensive guns.

Accutacy,looks,value for the noney,solid rifle

Trigger is very sensative,border line dangerous

Make sure you get a good scope for this rifle.

the power to price ratio still holds even after almost 2 years of shooting this airgun. it knocks em dead everytime. I shoot a lot of smaller varmints, namely squirrels (they get big around here), chipmunks, and some invasive birds. never has one ever shrugged off a shot from this. if you hit one, it goes down. every. time.

first of all this airgun is quite heavy. after about a dozen shots without a bench or rest and you're going to be tired. the sights are usable but kinda lame. better sights probably would have made me forget about the weight honestly. the ones it comes with are just black plastic that doesn't contrast very well against anything that isn't paper white.

all in all this gun is more than worth a buy. quirks and flaws aside, this gun WILL reliably remove pests. you'd have to have some REALLY good arms to shoot this with any kind of glass on it. I personally just got used to the iron sights and never looked back. this gun doesn't care what pellets you shoot, although it likes heaver pellets. buy a sling if for some reason you want to torture yourself by carrying it any distance

the look is nice. solid piece of equip..good power...pretty quiet for a .22 break barrel

a bit heavy possibly make a little lighter..took long time to zero..possibly due to the recoil..has a substantial kick..

got far better accurancy when i really snugged it into my shoulder to prevent little bounce

The Diamondback .22 is a solid platform. I don't have a chrony, but this thing flies pretty flat, and punches holes through more than you might expect with Crosman hollow points, so be very mindful of what is behind your target. It's great for plinking, but it's even better for killing stuff. It's got a little heft to it, which is good, because it does actually have a little recoil to it, probably from the physical movement of the nitro piston. In fact it has more than any 22LR I've used, but the weight mitigates it. It is comfortable, well balanced, and extremely accurate. With improvements to the trigger and the scope, I can easily headshot rodents at 30 yards or more. I recommend adding a picatinny rail and a UTG SWAT scope. It's pretty quiet, and a good hunting tool. To the untrained eye, it's a little scary looking, but it looks like it means business because it does. I'm still not sure why it has a pistol grip, as single shot, but it is not awkward.

The scope and the trigger on this thing are utter garbage. Sloppy, long inconsistent trigger, and the scope is pretty much useless. The rest of the rifle is amazing. Reliable, accurate, comfortable to shoot, though the weight makes shooting it unsupported difficult if you cannot spot your target and aim quickly.

As Stated above, I recommend spending the money and getting a decent scope with mounts, a well as decent trigger. It's well worth spending up to twice the cost of the rifle on decent quality optics. I put a UTG SWAT scope and a Charlie Datuna trigger in to mine, adjusted it to a little over 2 lbs for the pull, placed a stop behind the trigger, and now this thing shoots like a dream. One little quirk: this thing actually shoots better when you jerk the trigger. Don't squeeze, jerk it, you'll see what I mean. Seems a little counterintuitive, but it makes a difference.

Excellent value, very well put together (for the money) and this rifle is very solid, extremely accurate, quiet and hits pretty hard. I don't know how Crosman can put everything together in this rifle, for this little money. Plus it has a great warranty too, on top of everything else. I'd buy it all over again, without question, and that likely says what I think about it in only a few words!

I love a nice wood stock, but at this price, that'd be impossible to accomplish.

If you're a reasonable person, I couldn't imagine you'd find fault with this air rifle!

Everything. Balance of power and accuracy. Quality of construction. Ease of use. Quiet. Trigger is good too after adjustment to liking and break in period. Incredible gun for the money! I do long range shooting. After about 500 pellets in, I'm getting sub 3" groups from 100 yards with JSB 15.89 pellets, with my best being a 1.5" 10 shot group at 100 yards (can't believe this from a breakbarrel!). Getting 1.5" groups at 50 yards, sub 4" groups from 125 yards and sub 6" groups from 150 yards. A great and simple long range choice without having to go PCP.

Nothing really. Keep working on the trigger more I suppose. Keep trying to get it up there with Diana or Weihrauch quality even if the price point has to go up a bit. Maybe put on some fiber optic sights if one wants to shoot open sighted.

Remember there is a balance between this guns fpe, the pellet quality and weight you choose, and the distance you want to shoot at.

The funky barrel shround and silencer works,for the power its not very loud. Barrel breaks easy and pump action is smooth. Good solid heavy rifle. The little faux magazine well rests nicely in palm of hand.

Trigger pull is as fuzzy as eating cotton candy on a hayride down a gravel road. Put a decent single stage trigger on it. Sights( didn't buy the scope, why would I?) are not made of metal. Ive seen better plastic sights on waterguns 30 years ago. Put some decent sights on it. Anything would be an improvement .

I like this rifle and You will too. Even with the janky sights Im still having alot of fun with it.

Accurate, powerful, easy to load. Well made.

Cheesy plastic sight.

Definitely recommend.

Wow! Powerful and accurate. I replaced this air rifle after my Hatsan mod95 failed after 6 years. Im hoping the gas piston on this Crosman will last longer. Time will tell. I put my old scope on it and have been shooting about 5-10 pellets a day getting it sighted in. Now after about 60 pellets I am getting in a good groove. I little tweak on elevation or L/R and its looking good. Im really liking it now. I hope for better and tighter groups after another 100 pellets. Thanks PAir. Good reviews and good service.

Trigger is good but could be better.

Im very happy with my choice on this. I know the company has been around for a long while and am very pleased with my first Crosman. I really enjoy it.

Nice weight, very solid, tight. Trigger is very smooth not gritty, iron (plastic) sights were dead on, power is incredible as it tears up squirrels and flips them in the air (all 1 shot kills). Took it out of box and shot into a 2.5"x2.5" square on piece of 1" lumber. It was almost center in square, went thru the board and dented a steel file cabinet behind it all. This was from 45'. Proceeded to backyard where there were 2 squirrels, shot the one dead instantly while the 2nd kept eating and then shot him also. From time of unpacking rifle to 2 dead squirrels about 30 minutes total. The trigger is smooth but I guess about 5-6 lbs. based on my experience with conventional firearms. Not as much as double action handgun but also not as light as S&W single action revolver or Kimber 1911. I will break down trigger assy. and see if it can be improved but is very functional as is.

Possibly better trigger, shorter let off.

I mounted an old Tasco scope 3x9 40mm I had in storage. The plastic sights were dead on but the scope extends the rifle's range for sure.
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Nitro Piston Elite power plant has fixed sights fairly quiet hits hard tactical look option to purchase without scope

prefer picatinny rail over dovetail for scope mounting better trigger adjustment

Not a ton of info out there about this specific model, other than styling it's pretty much identical to the Crosman Valiant, Vaporizer & Benjamin Ironhide. After seeing positive YouTube videos and reviews for all models using the Nitro Piston power plants (NP, NP2 & NP Elite) I pulled the trigger on the .22 version.

Purchased primarily for critter control at my rural home, I've been surprised at how powerful & accurate this air rifle is. There's already fewer raccoons wreaking havoc around my place.
So far I've put about 200 rounds of Crosman Premier hollow points (14.3gr) through it and the accuracy just keeps getting better, consistently getting 1" groups at 50 yards using a cheap scope. Got similar results at 1/2 that distance (old eyes) using the fixed sights. Have a better scope on order & I'm looking forward to seeing what it can do at 100 yards.

I'm all about cost effectiveness and in my opinion this is an excellent air rifle for the money!

I love with the way it is