Crosman was incorporated in 1924 as Crosman Rifle Company. Crosman's first airguns were multi-pump pneumatics, which continue to be a mainstay of their product line in both rifles and pistols today. Crosman, as a company, has undergone many transitions, acquiring companies like Sheridan and Benjamin, as well as being acquired by various parties and entities over the years. Currently, Crosman, along with all its subsidiaries, is held by Velocity Outdoors.
Crosman air guns quickly grew beyond the multi-pump pneumatics and entered the CO2 airgun market, the springer / gas ram market, and ultimately the PCP Airgun market. Under the Benjamin brand, Crosman forever changed the US airgunning community by introducing the first-ever all-in-one PCP pellet gun package, the Benjamin Discovery. The Benjamin Marauder followed soon after, and the rest, as they say, is history.
Velocity Outdoors continues to develop and market many styles of airguns under its core Crosman (mistakenly spelled Crossman sometimes) brand. It's here you'll find some of the most popular Crosman pellet guns of all time. Products like the 1322 and 1377, along with the 2240 and the Crosman bb gun, Pumpmaster 760, continue to drive home the value and airgunning fun Crosman has always created with its products.
Modern Crosman airgun products continue to push the envelope with fully automatic licensed replica CO2 rifles and new refreshers of their long-standing core products. Beyond the CO2 and multi-pump airgun products, Crosman has also developed a line of high-powered spring and gas ram airguns. These airguns deliver a lot of energy and precision out of a single cocking stroke and maintain the core values that started nearly 100 years ago.
From backyard plinkers to pest control, to adult precision break barrels, to tactical training CO2 replicas, all the way up to national competition air rifles, Crosman air gun covers a lot of ground for today's airgunners. Here are some of their key features and technologies that help them maintain their stature in the US market.
First PCP for the Masses
Through its Benjamin brand, Crosman brought PCP airgunning to the US market, the first commercially available all-in-one package. The Benjamin Discovery (Crosman pellet gun) opened the door to PCPs in a way that had never been done before and subsequently changed the airgun environment here in the states forever. The follow-on product, the Benjamin Marauder, further opened the doors with adjustability, whisper-quiet operation, and unprecedented accuracy and power at ranges previously unattainable in a domestic product. Both airgun companies and airgunners owe Crosman a debt of gratitude for breaking ground for PCPs here in the United States. Today Crosman continues to forge ahead with new and exciting pellet guns.
Quiet Air Guns
Crosman pioneered quiet airgunning in the US with the Benjamin Marauder. That trend continues not only with their PCP airguns but also with most of the spring and gas ram airguns. By using various barrel shroud and baffle technologies, Crosman air guns have a reduced report, some by up to 52%. One of these key technologies is their SBD system which stands for Silent But Deadly. You'll find the SBD integrated moderator on many of the spring and gas ram airguns.
Nitro Piston Revolution
Up until around 2010, nearly all high-powered break-barrel rifles were powered by a metal spring and were thus called "spring" airguns. There was a new technology on the horizon. It wasn't really new, but its wide use in airguns was certainly new. The introduction of the Nitro Piston transformed the market almost overnight. By swapping out the traditional metal spring in favor of a sealed gas-charged ram (like what holds up your hatchback), Crosman smoothed out the shooting cycle of their spring-powered airguns, delivering a better shooting experience, more accuracy, and more power. So transformative was this change that nearly all break barrel guns are now powered by some form of gas ram rather than the old traditional metal spring.
Military Replicas
Crosman has really pulled ahead over the last few years, developing 1-to-1 military replica products that deliver on function and, more importantly, fun. Crosman BB guns like the Fully Auto AK1 are full metal rifles with select fire modes. The Crosman DPMS is a collaboration between Crosman and DPMS to market a high-end AR15 replica worthy of the DPMS and Crosman brands. What makes all these air guns stand out is the ultra-reliable CO2 firing systems. It's not easy to make a durable, fully automatic action, but Crosman has certainly cracked that nut.
Sling Mounts
Where other companies simply expected hunters to carry around their guns for hours out in the field, Crosman came up with an ingenious way for a shooter to sling their break barrels. This had previously been a nut too difficult to crack, but with the introduction of the first Benjamin Nitro Piston rifle, Crosman gave us all front and rear sling mounts and a sling right in the box. In the same way the Nitro Piston forced other manufacturers to catch up, so did this simple innovation. Hunting airguns need a sling, and Crosman certainly got that point and gave airgun hunters what they wanted.
Compact Air Source
CO2 is a great fuel for airguns. It's stable, safe, and stores well over a long period of time. But, how do you bottle that and sell it to the masses as an affordable and portable means to power your airguns? You create the CO2 Powerlet. Here again, Crosman made something commonplace from where most other airgun companies now follow. The humble CO2 Powerlet has opened up so many opportunities for airgunners. Without this simple fuel system, we'd still be having to multi-pump our rifles and pistols. The small 12-gram CO2 cartridge allows us to have semi-auto replica pistols, fully-automatic AR BB rifles, and even precision bolt action target rifles. While we are not sure if Crosman was the first to use it, Crosman has certainly been the company to make it part of our everyday airgunning lives.
Exceptional Ammo
Without quality pellets and BBs, we wouldn't be sending anything downrange. Crosman continues to produce quality target and hunting pellets that, of course, shoot really well in their guns. From Wadcutters to hollow points, pointed, and of course some exotic options too, Crosman keeps us shooting with some great airgun ammo options.
Customer Service & Support
In a world of disposable products, Crosman has chosen to see things very differently. Most of their domestically assembled products have parts diagrams with parts availability right here in the US. Moreover, they support a nationwide service center network of smaller shops that can get parts and facilitate out-of-warranty repairs. This means that what you buy today should be able to stay functional for the long term.
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