Page 6 - Crosman Vigilante Reviews

Its fun to shoot. Easy to load and operate. Its accurate.

My hands are small. I would like to find a gun that fits my hand better. I will admit though, I'm able to hit cans at 10 yds one handed.

amazing gun! so much better than I expected. the pellet clip works perfectly. the gun shoots perfectly

nothing.. amazing value

buy one!!! it's amazing

The heft, looks and ruggedness. The top and bottom rail for adding a scope and flash light. Easy loading cassette and fast firing.

The barrel and front rail tip move approximately a cm up and down when a disc is removed for refilling. The barrel also slides in and out during this time. Cannot tell if this is to reduce recoil or a defect. Still fires just fine. A rough and heavier hand grip would help in holding.

I like the model. It's bb's and pellet

it's too big

This is a really fun gun. Accurate at least up to 25 yards (the farthest I tried.) I got about 50 accurate shots before the CO2 started to wane and another 20 less accurate after that. Saves time going to the range with my cente rfire and rim fire revolvers/pistols. Not to mention the good price on Pyramyd Air.

Some people complained abut the plastic safety, but being a revolver shooter I don't have safeties on my guns anyway. The long trigger pull is the safety. I just leave the safety in the fire position all the time.

Possibly could become addictive :-)

Económica

Mejor precisión

Nada

Great gun for the money and a great system for repeater. Have to watch the Co2 you'll know cause it just lobs the pellet. I get about 50 shots to a canister. With multiple amo cartridges, very fast change to the next one with a little practice.

Weight, accuracy and price

Grip fit

This gun is well worth it's price. It also easy on the CO2 usage

I bought the special version with 2 extra Barrels one short and one long. It is decently accurate. The multiple barrels are a nice option for $69.95 but barrels are all plastic with a very thin walled, rifled barrel insert.

I ordered this to replace my mid 90's .357. I have to say, the newer model is a far cry from the older vintage. My barrel lock went out, it is simply a metal latch sitting on a round rubber piece used as a spring. Mine disintegrated. After I ordered this (it was on back order) I fixed my old one by cutting a spring from a ball point pen, epoxying a plastic ledge to rest. It fixed it perfectly. The older gun is heavier, more metal parts, tighter fitting and more accurate. That pretty much explains the 3 stars. I debated on 2 but gave it a GOOD not great rating. The thin plastic grips are a joke. Add a buck more plastic and that would help. They are respectable in accuracy, I have handed the two to friends with their eyes closed and asked them to cock and feel the two. Every one noticed the sloppy grips, and noticed how cheap it felt compared to the old gun. Sorry Crossman, it is a strike out for me.

Pyramid is a decent company and I have never been disappointed with their Customer Service, their pricing and Shipping. They try very hard to educate newer members and deserve a thumbs up for that. Try and find an older model, and use MY spring fix. you will be MUCH happier. I am going to try and return this to Pyramid but since I shot it I doubt they will take it back and I don't blame them.. In fact I won't even try. I knew the minute I picked it up it wasn't as well made..
Perhaps I'll throw it in the Attic in the plastic shell like new, People will probably say how much better it is than the new ones 30 years from now. That is if the government hasn't banned them by then. My City of Sioux City Iowa passed a law against bb and air pistols that "look" like real guns...

I own the older .357 Colt Python model. I have owned mine for over 23 years. It's still 100% reliable. It shoots BETTER after thousands of rounds . When new it shot a bit under Quarter sized groups at 30 feet, After about 100 rounds it improved to Nickel sized. Now, it has evened out at dime or even sub Dime sized groups! I painted the edge of the front site white and it's really helped sighting. I've out shot target guns that cost 4X more, Usually the other person walked away cursing and shaking his expensive gun. I just sat there smiling, and YES I have kissed the gun in my hand lol. I wouldn't sell it for anything, My Son even asked me to pass it on to him. that says a lot about a gun that costs so little. I'd like to find nicer grips and if you know where please message me! Polishing the sear and trigger helps make it "feel" much more expensive! I LOVE MY OLD .357!

The ONLY thing I have noticed is the barrel break lock has lost some tension which added a bit of slop. I tucked a bit of tissue under that lock and it has been fine, but I need to tear it down and replace the spring that holds the locking clamp up tight. that is under the button you push to break the barrel, It is probably because of the thousands or rounds I have put through it. I don't know about yours but mine will leak out the C02 gas when sitting, it is over a week and under 2 months. How about yours???

BUY ONE! you will not regret it. I have noticed the few bad ratings, are sadly to be expected but even so are surprisingly low for this inexpensive of a gun's QA. Shipping issues are NOT a reason for a bad score, but I have seen it..
What are you waiting for? Get your card out and buy one!

Everything about this gun is just so right!

Not a thing!

Great gun to practice that so important revolver trigger control. Love it!

very nice firearm.very accurate at 30ft tearing pop cans apart.also the mice in backyard.

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buy extra mags.i did. 6 of them so i have more fun shooting then loading mags

revover

get a better lock down on barrel

seal went after 2 months using the oil per co2/ i took it apart and reversed the seal it fixed the problem for now. Also use 9.0 to 10.5 grain pellets it is more accurate this way

Accurate, and you can work on it and get parts if needed.

I liked the older model appearance that made it look like a Python.

I had one back in the 1980's and did not know how to maintain it properly. With better care it would have lasted a lot longer. BB's don't shoot as well with this, luvs pellets over BB's.

The weight, the action, the construction, and the feel in your hand, all excellent. Best bang for the buck!

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Everything you would expect from a CO2 revolver plus the added benefit of pellet and BB automatically rotating cartridges making for more efficient target shooting and/or plinking. The construction and realism are striking save for the plastic grips which serve to conceal the CO2 cartridge compartment.

At minimum, simulated wood grips.

Nice weight and balance.

I like this pellet pistol very much. It is actually more accurate double action than single action, but still very nice.

They say that it comes with two clips, but it does NOT. there is no clip for BBs included, and no room in the packaging for it.

Get spare clips; you will need them.

The pistol is very powerful and very durable for its price.I love this for target shooting and small animals like rats,mice,chipmunks,squirrels,etc.It is very fun to shoot and very easy to shoot.I also love the fact that it shoots bbs and pellets.

Make it more like a real revolver to where it does not have rotary clips it has a cylinder.

Rifle barrel has excellent accuracy with pellets, particularly the Crosman Premier pellets. The sights are adjustable. We are easily able to sight in from 10 meters to 20 meters depending on the application. Speedloaders (extra cylinder magazines) are available. It is relatively efficient with CO2, running about 40 shots per cartridge with velocity dropping after 30. The single action trigger pull is excellent and double action works as it should.

The grips are kind of large. The finger grooves are not necessary. The old Crosman model with the wood-tone faux checkered grips was somewhat more comfortable for everyone in our group. The trade off is that with the old style grips the CO2 piercing lever was exposed. With these new style grips it is concealed within the grips. You have to remove both grips to work the CO2 on these, where the old one just required removing the left grip.

We have a chronograph. Using the Crosman Premier HP pellets at 33 feet we got an average of 411 fps from shot 1 - 9, 402 fps from shot 10-14, 399 fps from shot 15-21 and 364 fps from shot 22-30. There was about 10 more shots that would go downrange and hit the target backboard but they were each totally different in velocity and point of impact so I did not include them. I do not like to shoot BB's in a rifle barrel but tried one clip full. The velocity was less than the pellets, I suppose from blow-by. I also tried H&N Smart Shot. These were not consistent for accuracy. Overall, this is a great revolver for the price and the pellet capacity has been increased from the old model. More pellets - more fun!

Easy to use, good hefty weight.

Better front sight, preferably fiber optic.

The safety is a little tempermental, might just be mine but sometimes it gets a little stuck.