Crosman C40 Review

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Crosman C40
3.9 stars
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Jouko Yliruusi's Review of Crosman C40

17th Jun 2006

Overall Rating

1.5 stars
  • Value for money
    0.5 stars
Good Points

-Excellent feel (quality, metal frame)
-Magazines are cheap to get more
-Good pistol case
-Adjustable sight system


Bad Points

-Jams with almost all pellets


General Comments

I bought two Crosman C40 CO2 Pistols. They function very similarly.
The pistols seem nice (in pictures and in use) - truly beautiful -but in practice, they are far from good or even average quality. My both pistols jam continuously. I have tried six different pellets, but the results have been quite the same: both pistols jam equally (2-5 of 8).

I have three other air pistols (and three air rifles), and I have never faced such jamming problem - never! According to my (over 30 years) experience, the jamming frequency earlier was about 1:10 000. The jamming frequency in Crosman C40 seems to be 2000 - 5000 times higher.

I have never seen in any advertisements that Crosman C40 CO2 pistol requires certain pellets. It would be honest of the manufacturer to tell which pellets are acceptable, and which are not. So far, I have not found the correct pellets - if there are any.

If you have lot of time to remove jammed pellets, order one C40, (do not order two as I did). If you do not especially like to play with jammed pellets, look other air pistols, which function more reliably.

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