Crosman Phantom 1000X, .177 cal

Hard shooting rifle but has a little kick that can cause you to miss a little. Scope is ok but plan on replacing. Overall really nice rifle that will shoot as good as a much higher prices rifle.

great little gun for pest control and plinking at a price that you really cant beat.

Pros
Awesome Value

Cons
scope tends to loosen up some

Fun and easy to shoot.

Recoil dislodges the scope that it comes with.

Cons
Scope Mount

I bought this as a back up for a Gamo SpecOp and a Gamo Hornet. This was less expensive, lighter and IMHO more powerful than both of those. I replaced the scope with a 3-9x40 cheapo from the Gamo SpecOps and no crow within 60 yards is safe. Really a great starter springer. Wish I'd never wasted the $$ on the Gamos. I'll take this piece every time. The small diameter barrel makes it look shoddy, but don't be fooled. It performs.

Pros
EXCELLENT bang for the buck. Very Light for a springer. Very tight groups at 60 yards and maintains crow knockdown power with hunter type pellets. Break in time is minimal.

Cons
Has a gawd-awful twangy sound. Not loud but sounds like a Red Ryder. Sure doesn't hurt the performance though. Ask any crow within 60 yards. Oh sorry you can't. He's DEAD! Unless you're shooting within 15 yards the hard sights are just useless. You MUST scope this rifle!

This was my first break barrel pellet gun, and I absolutely love it. I use it very frequently, and it is great for anything up to hunting small game such as rabbits and squirrels.

Pros
Accurate, and powerful.

Cons
None

I bought this gun for my first break barrel rifle. I love it. My buddy really liked mine so he ordered a Gamo Hornet. I find that mine is quieter when shooting PBA ammo, which i like. This gun is very accurate. One shot, one kill when hunting cottontail rabbits. Love it. My trigger was fine, but I'm a junky for upgrading things. I threw on a charlie da tuna CBR trigger, which gave it a lighter pull.

Pros
Cheap, reliable, and accurate.

Cons
none

Other than being a bit on the loud side, louder than my 22 rifle, I was quite impressed. First shot sorta startled me. Wasnt ready for the loudness. Would not recommend for backyard plinking. Your neighbors may complain unless your in a very rural area.

Pros
solid well built

Cons
a bit loud

Got mine in the mail yesterday. Shot about 30 rounds through it with open sights. Shot well but limited by my abilities. Mounted the scope this morning and shot another 100 rounds. It took about 20 or so shots to get the scope dialed. Now I am shooting 1/2" groups at 40 yards and popping soda cans up to 70 yard. By the way that is with Crosman EX which is just a good cheap (lead) pellet. This gun shoots hard and is very accurate. Some people complained about the trigger but mine is smooth as glass. I do recommend adjusting it for a shorter second stage pull and proper breathing is key. Also I have seen that some people complained about the scope not staying set or working loose but I again mine works just fine. Perhaps they need to put a little more muscle on the allen wrench when mounting that sucker. Sure its not the quality you get when you spend $100 but it is of good quality and great for plinking or hunting small game. This rifle combo is just plain awesome. For $110 bucks it should be a no-brainer. Shoot one and you will wonder why they don't charge double. It would still be worth it.

Ok. Right when i got this gun it was something special. Took it out. Sighted it in. Next day shot 56 birds. Half of the kills were head shots. This gun will dominate any other break barrel airgun. This gun shot through 20 cans all lined up.

This gun is BEAST

And a WORKHORSE

great for the price, drops birds, if you shoot pop cans you cant even tell you hit it because its so fast. only complaints is that the sights are slightly mishapen so its hard to hit a bird past 20 yards with it, also (this was a manufactoring error) the rail that the scope gos on was crooked but gander mountians gun smith fixed it for free and now it works great!!