Crosman 2300T Target Pistol

Love this gun. Most shooting with it at 22 feet in an indoor situation. Use wad cutters mainly for desired precision and better paper cut. Helps greatly to keep me sharp for live fire range and blast is o.k. to forego. You can go cheaper but I do not think you can start better for a precision experience.

Pros
I like the dual pressure option, that no one has mentioned, because it is so close to a good .22 regular powder gun's trigger release. So sight picture and trigger discipline does not require a range time investment. Wide range of pellets.

Cons
Not wise at all to leave a full air cartridge in it as seals will be ruined. Great for about 50 shot runs. Local Repair seems to be a bit of a problem. Have not used for pest control - no experience to report.

This is an excellent target pistol for the price. I sighted it in at 10 yards and it holds a 1 inch group from a bench rest at that distance. Seem to shoot flat for 10 yards.

I collect Replica Air-pistols and now have a nice collection of 18 total. I practice every day and have become quite good with my target practice. So good, that I purchased (from Air-gun Depot) this Crosman 2300T Target pistol thinking that it might be the only way I could document any additional improvement with my accuracy. I was right .!. The Crosman 2300T is the most accurate air-pistol I own, by far. It is a pure pleasure to shoot this pistol. I would not hesitate to recommend this target air-pistol to anyone looking to improve their accuracy with their pistol shooting. On each target I can put 30 shots into a 1.5 inch bulls-eye at 10 meters every time (or) almost every time again and again with this air-pistol. I'm now considering purchasing a custom Crosman Model 2300S - and may even consider doing some competition handgun shooting in the future.

Pros
Exceptional quality all metal construction, except for the grips. It's a pleasure to shoot this extremely accurate air-pistol.

Cons
No cons.

My 9 yr old grand daughter, small for her age, loves it and qualified for state with it pistol at 10 meters.

Pros
Accurate, easy to use, not too heavy, adjustable trigger to one pound.

Cons
Hmmmm I got to think about that. I'll get back to u on that.

Fit & Finish:
Well, out of the box I could see the front sight appeared crooked to the receiver. I mounted the rear sight and it just confirmed it. The front sight was cocked a little off to the left. I read the manual, loaded a gas cartridge, and went out back to shoot it. When I held the gun up it looked even more crooked than I thought at first. A LOT. Then I realized the action was crooked frame. I'm not kidding. Crosman's assembly geniuses drilled and tapped the bottom of the action crooked. I contacted Airgun Depot about it, but have not heard anything back so far. I might have expected that from a $50-60 gun, but this is a $179 gun.

Speed:
I am not sure where they got the 530 FPS speed from. It did 420 with a Crosman 7.9, and 440 with a Daisy 7.5.

Loading:
It would seem loading would be easy, but the receiver is sized for a .22 pellet. A .177 tends to cock to one side as you try to gently push it to the pellet into the chamber with the probe.

Accuracy:
It shoots about One Minute of Soda Can at 25 feet. I could consistently hit a soda can two handed at 25 feet, but not a smaller golf ball size wiffle ball. That was about as good as I expected really. I did not try it sandbagged.

Pros
It functions. It actually feels good in my hand and is not overly displeasing to look down the barrel after I shimmed it straight.

Cons
Sight was crooked. Gun was built crooked. Power is considerably lower than I expected. Accuracy is fair, but not good enough for the price. Would I recommend it to a friend. Maybe if it were cheaper. A lot cheaper.

I've had 2 of these. They both were hard hitting fun guns to shoot. But,both are unusable, see cons. I would NEVER recommend these to anyone! There needs to be a better way to extract a spent cartridge!!!!!!! Too bad too, cause I REALLY liked this pistol....

Pros
Accurate, powerful

Cons
Both of mine are junk! The early one, the bolt mechanism(plastic) failed. The newer one(steel bolt), the cartridge rusted into the holder and it's now in pieces, took it apart to try to get the CO2 cartridge out! Piss poor design! I'm angry.

Shoots very well and quite accurate.

Pros
Accurate, and light weight for younger shooters.

Cons
Trigger is not good, seems to be getting a little better with use.

I also have two of these. Two of each, seems to be my rule. I get about one hundred shots from a C02 unit. More than I thought and certainly over twice what I get from the 2240 offering. This piece is just perfect in every way, if you ask me. Excellent quality, good trigger, very nice sights, and shoots any old kind of pellet I stuff it with. My shooting is all off hand at about fifteen to twenty five yards, and this little piece does superbly. What else can I say.

Pros
Great quality. Nice steel breech. Nice sights. Good trigger. Nice finish.

Cons
Haven't found any yet. I'll keep looking

Nice gun. Rear site needs boosting. Mine and two other friends that also bought it aren't able to adjust the front site high enough to "lower" the shot. Trigger needs smoothing out. Otherwise love it.

Pros
Accurate. Price.

Cons
Trigger needs filing to make it smooth

I like this gun very much. It can be modified into a higher performance air-gun. Parts and accessories available. As is, it's a great target pistol. Velocity is more constant and plenty of shots in 1 co2.

Pros
Good barrel Accurate. Nice price! Velocity is maintained longer It can be modified, and boosted up. Barrels can be interchanged. Sight's can be interchanged..

Cons
NONE!!