Page 22 - Crosman Vigilante Reviews

The price! Surprising accuracy (I get 3/8" groups at 15' using a rest). Surprising power. Surprising build quality. Just a couple tidbits you might not pick up from reading these helpful reviews. Most of this gun is some plastic polymer. The steel barrel is a fairly thin walled cylinder free floating in a plastic barrel housing. The rail above the barrel has a groove to accept dovetail mounts. The action, trigger and hammer are a steel unit that fits in a surrounding plastic mold, part of which is shaped like a cylinder. This is a solid piece, the cylinder does not rotate, just the 10 round magazine sitting in front of the cylinder rotates. The fake cylinder is the only part that gives the gun a "toy" look. Now.... to those complaining about the grips, GET A GRIP! A set of wood grips costs more than this gun! This thing is an absolute marvel selling for under $50 and the grips are nice! They are not sloppy, at least when new. The trigger is firm but crisp. The adjustable rear sight is functional.

Absolutely nothing. I'm amazed they can produce these for under $50.

Just get one. If you don't like it you don't like guns. Make it two and be amazed at what under $50 buys from Crosman.

VERY accurate for what it is, 1/2" group of 6 wadcutters at 20 feet! i can't complain about that, and i'm not the best shooter. i only used one type of pellet so far, so it could get better! EXCELENT trigger, way better than expected, very light double-action and even lighter single action, tiny tiny bit of creep. SIGHTS are pretty darn good, nothing crazy like hi-viz, just plain old good sights and they're adjustable for elevation AND windage! 10 ROUNDS is awesome capacity for a pellet pistol.

the grips are fine for me and most adults, but kids or people with small hands will have a hard time holding it comfortably.

i am extremely happy with this gun, and for only $50, what a treat! DEFINATELY buy the extra pellet cylinders, they come in packs of three. i'm happy with the 3 extra i bought but i would have been happier with 6, and for like $5 they're well worth it.

great gun looks way better in person gotta see it shots pretty good nice groupings

a little to much abs and not enough metal but for 50 bucks its a great deal

get the extra clips your gonna want to shot this gun all day very fun!!!

the looks of this gun are unparalleled by most other guns, it looks and feels very nice in your hand. I also like the sound the gun makes, the pop is a nice sound to hear. The sights are easy to alter only requiring a small screwdriver.

Better hand grips, they're plastic but they definitely do their job and aren't bad.

This is a great value and an awesome gun from Crosman, i would recommend this gun, its just plain fun to shoot!

nice accuracy out of the box. i like the revolver clips. they are easy to load and decently sturdy. great price!!!!!!

the grips.... they're plastic and uncomfortable.

definetly the best value i have found in a long time.

Feels pretty sturdy and is accurate out of the box. This is my first pellet gun/pistol, but I found it to be very easy to use and am satisfied with it. I have no previous purchases to compare it to, but I feel like my money was well spent.

Better quality grips (cheap plastic that might break eventually...but they get the job done), slightly better accuracy (perhaps it's just me, though)

I'm new to this, so I'd say it's good for beginners (or maybe for anyone, really).

What can I say, this is a great air pistol. Very powerful, 10 shot magazine (wow!) and looks realistic. Very accurate, too. And pretty light on the CO2 use.

You have to take off BOTH hand grips to load a CO2 powerlet, but at least once the grips are on you can't see the tightener.

This is the most powerful .177 multi-shot air pistol I have ever used. Personally, its not as comfortable to hold and shoot as some other pistols I've used. If your main desire is power in a .177 multi-shot air pistol, then this is the one you should buy.

Big and heavy. I have fired an actual Colt Python and other than the grip it feels like the real thing. Great value for the money.

Trigger has a lot of slack, tough to determine when the hammer is going to fall.

For some reason this gun does not like hunter pellets. Every time I use them they get stuck in the clip. Pointed pellets by crosman are the best I have tried so far. Accuracy outside 20 ft is abysmal, but then again, distance is not what a gun like this is designed for.

BIG, heavy enough, accurate and the best built $50 gun you will buy.

Lots of complaints about the grips but I have shot 300 rounds or so thru it and no problems yet.

Great fun gun - get the extra magazines for it and you are ready to go. Been shooting crosman pointed pellets and it likes them.

I like the feel of this pellet gun and it is nicely accurate. I like the fact that you can cock it by the trigger,very nice. Comes with 2 10-shot clips as well,nice!

I didnt like the polymer plastic from the back of the barrel where the clip is to the front of the barrel where the front sight is. The rest of it was metal accept for the 2 plastic grip halves they are plastic as well,lol! The actual barrel is steel,just casing around barrel is weak plastic.

nothing,i recommend this one as well!

Well worth today's dollars. Heavy enough to feel like firearm. Pretty accurate. In general, well engineered. Sights, although plastic, are pretty good. has "real gun" feel. Trigger pull, though somewhat heavy, is good.

Grip attachment is poor design. A little metal in that area would go a long way.

It doesn't know when it is out of pellets. Of you don't keep up with count, you can shoot your CO2 up with no pellets in gun. Needs some type of "empty" stop.

Nice looking gun and fun to shoot. Liked the triger and hammer. Very powerful and accurate. Good gun altogether

As mentioned the grips are a little weakly attached.

If your looking for a gun that fun and economical this is the one for you. It doesn't shoot really fast but the gun makes up for it in fun. Have fun shooting

nice weight, and fits well in my hand. i liked the scope mount on the top of the barrel. single actions lite trigger pull is good for precise shooting.

i didn't like the fact that it wont cycle if you fan the hammer (the 10 year older version i have will)

it gets roughly 50 (give or take10) shots before it starts to get less powerful and less accurate.

Good weight, double action feature

The plastic grips are bulky and cheap

It shot 1.25 inch groups at 10 yards with the factory sites untill I mounted a Daisy red dot site on this gun and it put my 10 yard- five groups at 5/8". It LOVES Crosman premier pointed pellets and does a good job at dispatching sparrows within 10 yards. This is not a hunting pistol though, sparrows and mice within ten yards, or cans and paper targets out to twenty yards are what this pistol's limits are. Alot of fun to shoot and I get 40-50 shots before the power drops off.

highly accurate and powerfull

some improvement in the handle

recently i tested some beeman hollow point coated pellets in this gun.Man,i was stunned by the result and power of these pellets.take out small pests clean and nice.Works super in the crosman quest 1000,too.

I love the weight and feel, it is a very reliable gun

plastic grip loose feel!

be carefull hammer is delicate

i LIKE THE WEIGHT OF THE GUN ALL THOUGH MOSTLY PLASTIC IT IS A GREAT GUN

I WOULD CHANGE THE SNAP ON HANDLE AS IT DOES FEEL LIKE IT IS GONNA FALL APART IN YOUR HAND AND THE SAFTY LOCK IS AN AWESOME FEATURE I HAD PURCHASED 3 EXTRA 10SHOT ROUNDS SO I CAN SIT AND FILL 50 SHOTS BEFORE RELOADING DISKS

DO NOT SHOOT THIS THING IN THE HOUSE I TRIED TO SHOOT A MOUSE AND THE PELLET RICOSHAED AND GOT ME YOU NO WHERE A RECOMENDED PURCHASE BESIDES GOGGLES WOULD BE A SUPPORT CUP

I liked the 10 shot capacity !

The accuracy and consistency for this model is very poor! I target shoot often and I was not able to consistently hit a 6 inch target at 25 feet. The accuracy and consistency is so poor that I was not able to adjust the sights to a reasonable level! I am also disappointed with the velocity compared to other pellet guns I use which supposedly have the same advertised velocity.

Nice styling, good heft, easy to work on, pretty accurate.

Polymer-coated barrel looks a little too "Fisher-Price" or "Hasbro" up close. Plastic grips are loose, and not attractive, no option to swap out grips (no screws).

Other than the cosmetics, this is a hell of a bargain. Built like a tank, easy to get parts when needed.
LOUD...so not for apartment dwellers.

I like the weight of the gun and ease of loading pellets and CO2 cartridges. It seems to be very accurateand should do the trick to help keep varmits away.

I would add screws for the grips because eventually, after removing the grips so many times, the plastic will begin to wear out or break.