Rick

Thank you for your post. I’m going to send it directly to Crosman for their Quality Control folks to review. If you look back through my postings I had very similar encounters with my first Crosman G1′s that I bought at Wal-mart. One was terribly inaccurate and the other had a broken stock out of the box. I also had problems with their Remington Genesis and a loosening barrel causing the barrel to droop and move left to right.

YOU ARE NOT IMAGINING THINGS! I was almost turned off ALL break barrel rifles until I purchased a Gammo 440 Hunter and found that not all rifles are created equal.. event though they may look the same. There is an inherent problem with rifles from China… (Gamo is from Spain) total inconsistency in one from another. The only positive way to get your Crosman to shoot like it can (see above) is to send it back to Crosman for their quality control folks to deal with it. I know that it is a pain but they will defiantly take care of you and make sure that what you get back works as promised. I hope that if more people get on their case it will cause them to require more from the manufacture in the way of quality control measures so that guys like you and me don’t have to keep sending them duds in the mail.

Now back to the “break barrel” issue. I’ve shot several excellent break barrel rifles that don’t show ANY signs of loosing accuracy because of the joint loosening up. The Beeman GH950, Gamo 440, BAM B26, and TechForce 89 Contender are just a few examples. Obviously you will get better results from a fixed barrel rifle. A good entry level example is the Gamo CFX (now available in .22 in the USA). As you move up to the fixed barrel guns, your price moves up as well. I believe the CFX starts at about $200.

To wrap this up.. I sympathize with you. I hate buying something, getting it home, just to have my expectations drop to the floor. Shooting should be a fun experience and not a frustrating one. If you want that G1 to work for you, contact Crosman support at 1.800.7AIRGUN and let them know about the problems you’ve had. They will take care of it for you.

Hope this helps.

AirHead

Mike

Thank you for your question. Let’s see if I can help you out. I found the best pellet was the crosman field point (as mentioned in my post). My friend whit the same rifle shoots the crosman premier hollow points with great success. But before we talk pellets let me ask a few questions.
1. did you tighten up all the screws?
2. did you clean the barrel throughly?
3. did you check all the scope screws?

If you’d done all that, then you can move on to finding the right pellet for your gun. Also, how are you holding the rifle? As I mentioned in my post, I found the bi-pod the best for bench shooting. If you are shooting of the shoulder, then make sure to just cradle the forearm of the stock, just in front of the trigger, (find the balance point of the gun) and make sure to pull the trigger evenly. If your’s is anything like mine, the trigger was my biggest complaint. I’ve got an upcoming review of a drop in trigger replacement that makes it a dream to shoot. That will be coming in about 3 weeks.

Hope some of that helps. Please let us know.

AirHead

I just bought my G1 2 days ago.I am impressed with the power,but am all over the target.Shooting crossman pointed premium grade pellets,4.5mm.
I have only shot about 25 pellets through it.Do you thing it just needs more break in or try differant brand and weight ammo or both?

Thanks

I would agree that with this Rifle, the .22 is less of a necessity. When you can drop a pellet on a quarter at 30+ yards, it becomes more about shot placement than shock value of the pellet. But what if you could use a .22 and drop it on a quarter at 30+ yards…. Keep reading the reviews. We may have something special coming up!

AirHead

Nice to hear from you again! We are trying to get better with our reviews. Like with anything, practice makes perfect. I believe that Crosman makes a version called the Tac 1 Extreme. It comes with a bunch of accessories that raise the price to about $254. If you are looking for an inexpensive, hard hitting .22, keep your eyes on the site for our upcoming review of the Crosman 800x. Our initial rifle had some issues so we are getting a replacement from Crosman. The guys over at http://www.airgundepot.com provided the rifle for review and at only $119, Scope Included!, may be just what you are looking for.

Also, just a note, we have received the full line of BAM rifles for review, including their PCP in .22. Keep your eye on the site as I’ll be getting these out over the next few weeks.

Thanks again!

AirHead

Those where some really great posts recently . That Crossman G1 sounds like a great entry / cheepie gun. . Do you know if it comes in .22 ?
JerryL