Page 2 - Crosman Vantage Combo Reviews

nice little air rifle, I've had it for awhile and waited to do a review, it shoots good and works like it's supposed to

it's a little heavy and I really don't like the trigger but you do get used to it

I've found it likes RWS Hobby pellets the best

The Price of course lol. I happen to find them for well under 100 bucks so I bought two of them.one for the wife , that's what I told her anyhow. As far as what I like it's gotta be the nitro piston for smooth cocking and I also think it's built pretty well. People complain about the scope but I have no issues with it.

The only thing I didn't like was the finish on the stock. So I stripped it barely and sprayed about 10 coats of laquer on it, then I wet sanded it and to polish it I used clear coat safe rubbing compound. Its a real beauty now and wanted to upload some pictures here but don't see a option for that?

Buy one or two! Very accurate with crosman premiere pellets and it will break the sound barrier if alloy pellets are used, exciting to shoot them but they fly all over the place. If anyone knows how to upload pics here please let me know. Have fun and shoot straight and safe.

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everything

Looks and feel.

Lower the price and take off the scope.

I would not buy this product again. I could not get it sighted in, Returned it and waiting for a response from
Pyramydair.

decent scope, good penetration, nice stopping power up to coon size animals

too heavy, bulky

crosman destroyers and gamo red fires work best. they have the most consistent grouping

The accuracy is excellent.not too heavy.

Slightly longer would suit me better because of my long arms.

Open sights on air rifles are a must far as I am concerned, while many seem to find the trigger hard or rough I found no real concern here. The Vantage NP is a fairly solid gun and I've enjoyed using it, I even took out 2 coons a couple of rabbit and squirrel and a lot of target shooting. Now I have the Vantage and my son has the Prowler and we went through about ten or twelve different pellets the Gamo Red Fire appear to put both these rifles in good shooting accuracy. The value is great while the Nitro Piston is such a great improvement that I'll never buy another old type coil spring. These gun are well balanced and feel close to a real gun.

There is one Fault with many of these rifles and that's the metal on metal contact of the plunger on the inner casing and after a while the plunger seal will began setting lower and lower on the bottom of the housing and loose pressure because the seal is no longer staying center. In my Vantage I corrected this metal on metal drag and the dropping of the seal by adding Teflon guides area(s) where the extra support in needed, much like the Nitro Piston 2 they figured this out by using Teflon or like guides that stop the metal to metal damage to the guns. I added a Teflon guide to the top rear of the plunger and the front bottom, this stopped the metal damage and keeps the seal centered in the housing providing as much free flowing power as possible. So what I am suggesting is Crosman should design a Nitro 2 plunger for these older guns where easy and quick repair can be made and you won't need to buy a new gun and go through the break in process again.

We had a terrible time breaking ours in using the Crosman pellets, the two guns we have just don't like em however the Ruger wad cutter / flat head did well and the Gamo Red Fire with the plastic tops did very well on accuracy and is what I grab for shooting at live animals within 120 feet. I would not use the lite weight non lead pellets while it will sound out like a 22 rim fire I couldn't hit anything. Very important things (1) Never dry fire (2) don't diesel, putting oil on the pellets. (3) Buy a tube of the chamber oil that Crosman states should be used on the Nitro Piston ram (Chamber Oil) , Do not use the pellgunoil that stores generally have in stock it will burn your seals and gum your gun up BAD. The Chamber oil Crosman states to use cost about 8 bucks but one drop like every 300-500 shots will last for years so put it in a place where it's easy to find and the tube tip upright where it won't leak out. (4) Don't clean your gun much after the first cleaning new.

It worked for the first 1000 rounds. Alright accuracy.

I must've had two lemons. The first one stopped working after one unintentional dry fire. The second one would not break after shooting in the rain.

Don't shoot breakbarrels in the rain, and definitely shy away from dry firing.

I purchased this air gun for my son to help protect are small farm from vermin ! I seems to do the job Well! we live in a lead free area so I had to buy non lead pellets for him to shoot to keep us on the good side of the game wardens! and I was nervous spending so much more on the non lead pellets worried that they wouldn't perform but I was Happily Wrong! so if you live in Jerk water California and want to keep the law on your side and need a good gun this works well!

I feel the trigger is Way heavy but to be expected. scope is good enough to get the job done, but I plan on adding a bit nicer one for him to use, as well as upgrading the trigger at some point.

Lead free ammo works well in these guns! My 8 yr old is a dead eye on vermin with this heavy thing! I think if you have a son and on property this is a great gun! Lots of power for a .177 not a toy!!!!! heavy enough for him to grow some muscles and the weight helps with the very little recoil from the gun! I Highly recommend the nitro piston!I will never own a springer with a spring again! GO NITRO PISTON!

Nice gun, very accurate right out of the box. Well made rifle; scope is appropriate for the gun.

I do not like the finish...not nearly as nice as the pictures indicate. Wish it were made in Canada or the United States (okay...that's in most of my reviews).

Nice gun, but since buying Beeman and Remington .22s, I've not shot it once. The .22s are just better, and their hitting power much greater.

Out of the box I was surprised that it was such a substantial rifle. More than I expected for the price. Doesn't feel like a toy. Fixed sights are good; fully adjustable for windage and elevation.

Trigger is terrible. I let my 10 year old son shoot it and he said, "I thought it wasn't going to go off!" If I did it again, I'd buy the rifle itself and spring for a better scope and an aftermarket trigger. That would still be less than a mid-range springer; and still a good shooter. Windage turret failed when I tried to center the scope.

If you're new to air gunning, you should know this thing shoots hard. I felt like I had the rings tight and followed my normal procedure for mounting a scope on a firearm. This thing zeroed quickly, but after one shooting session it was all over the paper. Turns out the rings had shot loose.

Accuracy, knock down power, wood finish, moderate cocking effort (backyard friendly) & loudness, gas piston, weight, predictable trigger, .177.

All things in proper perspective. . . .nothing. I did add a 3-12x50 scope with a low rise

In this price category, it is difficult to beat the performance of this rifle. Owning several popular brands in both .22 & .177, this rifle is as dependable as thy come. Paired with the H&N Baracuda Hunter Exreme .177 9.57gr pellet, Nothing. . .i mean nothing is safe within 45yd rang. . .nothing! This is my go to rifle 99% of the time. . .over and above all others (costing much more). The accuracy with the H&N pellet is impressive . I highly, highly recommend this rifle.

I really like the hard wood stock on this rifle. It's hard-hitting and very accurate. I also liked the bright front and rear sights.

Nothing, this gun is great. It is hard-hitting and very accurate.

This gun is great for target shooting.

Wood stock, solid feel, ease of breakdown. Not picky as to pellet types, although have not tried any heavy pellets. No issues with trigger if steady long pull is used.

Crossman QC - rear fiber sight was not correctly welded to barrel. Had to set windage as far left as it would go to hit straight at 30 feet. Adding the scope that came with this rifle took care of the issue, but Crossman could have done a better job on assembly.

Nice and powerful for the money. Bought this to replace my son's Daisy 901 and he loves the Crossman (and the cheap scope in comparison with the cheaper scope that came with the Daisy).

Mine is more accurate than I can shoot it and was that way straight out of the box. Usually about 1-2" groups at 30 yards from a knee using the included scope. No problem hitting an empty CO2 cartridge at that range. Rifle is not overly particular about the type of pellet (can even shoot the cheap Daisy pellets). Mine has pretty good trigger. Probably have a couple thousand rounds through the rifle and the scope is hanging in there.

For the price do not have to change anything. The rifle is a little light in the butt for my taste. It would probably not be hard to add weight, but the butt of the stock is also short and very narrow, which makes is harder to hold and makes it look toyish. The clasping mechanism that locks the barrel after it is cocked on mine will not hold the barrel securely and it wobbles quite a bit. Surprisingly it still shoots straight. Would be nice if the parallax setting of the scope could be adjusted out beyond 10 yards or so.

I have a Crosman Nitro Venom in .22 and Benjamin Regal in .177 which have similar power plants. These rifles both have awesome stocks, much better balance, and are both much more attractive than the Vantage. Both of those rifles cost twice as much as the Vantage, but in power and accuracy, all three perform more or less equally with good pellets. My Vantage has a trigger that is lighter and breaks cleaner than that of the other two rifles, but I believe the triggers are all the same, and this one just came out better. My Vantage shoots poor quality pellets better than my Regal, probably due to the trigger, but the barrel design is slightly different. I use a one piece scope mount instead of the mounts that came with the rifle, which may be overkill. The included ones are not top of the line but appear to be medium duty and may be adequate. For $89 you get a lot of rifle with this package.

While I don't remember if I purchased this rifle from PA, I did want to comment to the high level of performance it delivers. Solid feel & weight, very accurate, easy cocking, hard hitting, decent trigger, Nitro Piston is a huge plus. A very straight shooter at an excellent price from PA.

Nothing. . .but just for kicks, I did upgrade to a 3-12x50 scope, dovetail to weaver rail, and taller rings to rise above the fixed front sight. Wasn't necessary but does allow for longer distance shots maintaining tight groups.

Try different pellets. What works for one rifle may not for another. That includes the identical rifle. . . This rifle get a high recommendation . . .price/value story is hard to beat.

Second one I bought works so far...Accurate and has a straight trajectory up to 50 or so yards

The first one worked up until the point where a friend of mine dry fired it. After about 200 shots after the dry fire, the airgun stopped working entirely. However, I did purchase a second rifle while it was on sale and it works seamlessly so far

Don't EVER dry fire a springer/gas ram. Not good for the gun. Also, replace the scope if you can or use the iron sights.

i LIKE POWER, I DO NOT LIKE SOMETHING WAS DAMAGED IN TRIGGER

I WOULD CHANGE SCOPE,AND TRIGGER

SOMETHING WAS DAMAGED IN TRIGGER

Good solid gun. Shoot good with plenty of power.

The rifle handles well, it seems to shoot very strong , accuracy with open sights was good. I have not shot it with scope yet, well built and powerful

I would probably make it cock easier, it seems to be getting better but first shots were very hard to cock I oiled the action and that seemed to help.

The reason I put the scope on is because the rear sight had to be so far to the left it actually covered one of the fiber optics on the rear sight in order to bring it on target That's way I gave it overall rating of four stars