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| Value for Money | 8.9/10  |
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| Reviewer Rating | 9.1/10 |
| Overall Rating | 8.9/10  |
Full review by
Guest.
on 17th Jul 2008
User Rating : 8
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Good Points: Power, Accuracy, Looks, Finish, Balance, Weight, Can be modified in so many different ways.
Bad Points: Without modifying the grips they are slightly cheap plastic ones, wooden modifications are much better! End sight notch is a bit cheap feeling.
General comments: My 2240 is technically a 1740 as it has been converted down from .22 to .177.
Very good gun still though, 10" barrel etc
accurate and sufficiently powerful for pest control up to 20 metres
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Review by
Guest.
on 8th Jun 2008
User Rating : 10
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This pistol is very good for anybody. The gun itself is really easy to mod and easy to disassemble also since i use the predator pellets their very accurate and deadly to any small game animal. There are no bad points
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Review by
Guest.
on 24th Apr 2008
User Rating : 10
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So any mods work out to be to much so if anybody can get the parts let me know
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Review by
boondocksaint
on 21st Feb 2008
User Rating : 9
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Love this gun, i put a 5.5" custom made compensator on it, and just recieved a crosman shoulder stock for it for it. Right now im waiting to recieve my scope mounts in the mail. Its very accurate and powerful, perfect for hunting or target practice. I dont see any real flaws in this gun. If your trying to take off the front sight but having trouble try boiling some water and dipping the sight into it, this should expand the plastic making it alot easier to remove the sight. If your looking for a ...
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Review by
patgreen123
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on 2nd Nov 2007
User Rating : 10
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The Crosman 2240 is one of the best pistols out there. It's a single shot, bolt action co2 pistol. In stock form it produces velocities in the 460 fps range. While this may not seem like much, keep in mind that this is in .22 caliber. It is one of the only pistols that are capable of hunting. The greatest thing about this pistol, is that it is one of the most hopped up pistols on the market if not the most, and therefore, there are tons of upgrade parts for it.
I ordered my pistol from the C ...
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Review by
Seward
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on 21st Aug 2007
User Rating : 9
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The Crosman 2240 is a accurate powerful gun. I don't think you will find a pistol as powerful in this price range - $80 CDN. There are others as fast as it but not as powerful because it shoots a heavier .22 cal pellet. The 2240 shoots a 14.3 gr. pellet at 460 fps = 6.72 foot pounds you may find other pellet pistols shoot as high as 523 fps but only in .177. A 7.9 gr .177 cal pellet going 525 fps has 4.84 foot pounds, that is a difference of 1.88 foot pounds or 38%. I would consider that signifi ...
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Review by
pelletgunhunter
on 28th Jun 2007
User Rating : 9
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This was my first pellet gun and it was a good choice for that. I got it when I was about ten and over the last couple years have wanted to modify it and the 2240 is perfect for that. There is so many different mod you can do so easily such as getting a longer barrel a stronger hammer spring more efficient valves longer bolt(bolt probe) stocks... and the list goes on and on
I made a stock for mine out of ply wood made to look like the 2250 one but its not made of crappy plastic. Then i got a 2 ...
pelletgunhunter's full review | 145 words
Review by
Grandelfe
on 27th Apr 2007
User Rating : 9
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I bought this pistol with the plan of modding it into something better. Ordered some hardwood target grips and polished the trigger sear. Compressed the trigger spring in vise and ended up with a smooth 2 pound trigger. Plastic breech worked ok, but will change to steel breech and extended bolt probe soon. It is quite accurate out of the box but is hard to sight in with its crude rear sight. Shot high out of box, so glued some weedwacker line, on top of front sight. Great little gun and fun to p ...
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Review by
kiwishooter
on 13th Mar 2007
User Rating : 8
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I just received the Crosman 2240. It is a single shot, co2 gas operated pistol. I just had shot 100 pellets with it. It accurate enough for general target shooting. It is more powerful than my Daisy 622x (22cal) pellet pistol.
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Review by
machinehead
on 24th Jan 2007
User Rating : 10
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The 2240 is a remarkable gun to still be offered in this PC bull crap world. Strong shooter, and accurate. I was able to hit small pill bottle from 30 feet away fairly easily.
I own 2 of these pistols and am customizing each one differently.
What is great is the interchangability of the 2240, 2250, and 2260. All kinds of custom parts are avaliable. Crosman has gotten into the act by offering custom grips, breeches, and other stuff. The stock grips are ok and worth the initial purchase price, ...
machinehead's full review | 169 words | 1 comment added.
Review by
rugerman
on 22nd Dec 2006
User Rating : 10
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Good power, good accuracy and affordable. If you are into shooting one hole groups at 33 ft, forget it. If you want a great plinking and small game gun, get one.
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Review by
jazzyp
on 21st Dec 2006
User Rating : 10
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I have two of these (for the price) I couldn't resist. One is for use and one customized for show and future use. I changed out the grips; changed the plastic breech to a Crosman steel breech; changed the trigger spring; all this for less than $100.00. This gun shoots straight and has great knock down power for small game hunting. I've been target shooting for a couple of months with the 2240 and Bulls eyes are easy with a scope, good without.
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Review by
HSB
on 26th Jul 2006
User Rating : 10
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Crosman 2240 - I read a lot of reveiws before i bought this pistol. i don't think there was one reveiw that did'nt rave about it, you guys were'nt wrong. The 2240 is great! I shot it with open sights for a while and it was very accurate. My failing eyesight was a limiting factor in any long range shots. I solved that problem by installing a simmons 4x32 handgun scope. The scope cost alot more than the gun but the 0.75 groups at 50 feet are worth it. Sometimes i can't believe how accurate this gu ...
HSB's full review | 207 words | 1 comment added.
Review by
thepaladin
on 25th Jul 2006
User Rating : 10
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Crosman 2240 - I like this pistol. Right out of the box it's accurate, powerful enough for bushy tails, birds, rats, etc. I've never had any trouble with a stock pistol. But...as noted by Raven2250 there are numerous mods you can make or have made. Sights exist where you can order various types, styles of wood grips. You can get accuracy mods, power mods, if that is what you're looking for.
While you don't want to use this gun for general hunting right out of the box it is a good target plink ...
thepaladin's full review | 137 words
Review by
JohnCar
on 15th Jul 2006
User Rating : 9
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The Crossman 2240 overall is a great gun. I paid $80's for mine (I live in Canada, everything is expensive) It's great for small game and pest animals. Especialy birds. However, I would not recommend it for gophers (Richardson ground squirrel.) It doesn't get the job done unless it's a head shot. I was once hunting for crows, what I mainly use it, for when a jackrabbit ran in front of me into a shrub about 10 meters away. I was close enough for a head shot. I can't remember what kind of pellets ...
JohnCar's full review | 453 words | 2 comments added.
Review by
thepaladin
on 30th Jun 2006
User Rating : 9
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I didn't buy my Crosman 2240 to modify or to turn into a rifle (for that I got a 2250). My first thought was to have an air gun on hand I could carry into the backyard at night with the CO2 in the chamber, but not pierced. We have had some trouble with rabid skunks in the area and being in town a Rimfire .22 is out of the question, and a springer could take longer to ready (though I'm now considering an HW45).
Right out of the box this is a reliable, accurate, and powerful pistol. If you want ...
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Review by
Raven2250
on 1st May 2006
User Rating : 10
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The Crosman 2240 are very versatile , there are so many mods that you can do to them, you can make them to a rifle and a carbine . There are power mods, accuracy mods and custom parts that you can add to the gun (just like the other 22xx and 17xx guns that Crosman makes). The power is nice for a $55.00 gun but if you are a power nut it leaves more to want, which is where the modifcations come into play. Just because these guns are in 22.cal does not mean that this is the only cal that you can ma ...
Raven2250's full review | 354 words
Review by
casp
on 6th Apr 2006
User Rating : 10
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I purchased the Crosman 2240 from my local Canadian Tire store for around 80 dollars. I have put around 500 rounds threw it and I love it. It is very accurate, and powerful, shoots around 430 fps with Crosman pointed, could be used for small game(very small game). I get around 40-50 shots per co2 which is reasonable considering it's power, and it's .22. Also this is such a simple gun, very easy to modify, or take apart. Only bad point it's loud, but by putting a longer barrel on it you can reduc ...
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Review by
Wrench
on 14th Mar 2006
User Rating : 8
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Extremely accurate and trustworhty. Enough power for your enjoyment. A good little pistol to train young new shooters with, due to its ease of use and limited buttons and whistles that clutter up a good piece of gear.
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Review by
squareshooter
on 2nd Jan 2006
User Rating : 10
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The Crosman 2240 pistol rocks, best air pistol value for the money. Very accurate with RWS pellets, hard hitting and a blast to shoot. Make sure you place drop of Crosman Pellgun Oil on CO2 cartridge to keep working smoothly.
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