Crosman 357

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hitman · #1 Post by **hitman** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 7:31 am

I'm new to the form and am wondering if my crosman 357 8' is powerfull enough to take out some small birds.

airsmith282 · #2 Post by **airsmith282** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 9:01 am

if its the new model with combat grips and you use pointed pellets i dont see why not but you wil have to get up close ,,

Aaron · #3 Post by **Aaron** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 9:36 am

if you are under 10 yards with it u can use either domed or pointed pellets
but it has to be within the first 10 shots of a new c02 cartridge

hitman · #4 Post by **hitman** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 9:38 am

how close is close ? 30 feet?

hitman · #5 Post by **hitman** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 9:40 am

Also would a 2240 with just a shoulder stock and 24' barrel be enough to humanely kill a squirrel?

airsmith282 · #6 Post by **airsmith282** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 9:54 am

yes a 2240 even stock will kill a squirl no problem even a few partrage and grouse as well,, shot placement is also very importante

hitman · #7 Post by **hitman** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 10:04 am

how accurate with a Zoom scope would a 2240 with be? How far will the gun retain accuracy?
Would it be able to hit a quarter at say fifty meters?

hitman · #8 Post by **hitman** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 10:05 am

And yes thanks for the replies! New to airgunning.

Marmot · #9 Post by **Marmot** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 10:30 am

A word to the wise, I hope you're planning on shooting these birds during warm weather, otherwise you'll probably just injure/annoy them because you'll be able to see the pellets lobbing from the barrel.

I gave up trying to shoot the 357 outdoors below 5 deg celsius' cause I'd only get 1 decent shot before the pellets started dribbling out the front or getting stuck in the barrel.

Aaron · #10 Post by **Aaron** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 10:59 am

if u do the internal mods for the 2240 upgrade it to a bulk fill or even nitros yes you could easliy peg off a quarter...but with lots of practice

airsmith282 · #11 Post by **airsmith282** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 11:41 am

Marmot wrote:A word to the wise, I hope you're planning on shooting these birds during warm weather, otherwise you'll probably just injure/annoy them because you'll be able to see the pellets lobbing from the barrel.

I gave up trying to shoot the 357 outdoors below 5 deg celsius' cause I'd only get 1 decent shot before the pellets started dribbling out the front or getting stuck in the barrel.

must be an old 357 there to do that bad we shoot our 357's in -20 and colder and manage to crack off at lease 30 good shots a peice mind you after 20 shots they wimp out a bit but i never seen the pellets start dribble out till i go past 35 shots.. I push all my guns for all they are worth so far only my springers stand up to the cold cold northern winters the best .... any how its all fun.. might want to try a hot shot chemical pad inside the grip on the 357 to keep the bottle warm in cold shooting, i dont know iam not a hunter but id use a 2240 its cleaner and you can crack off at least a good 10 shots in cold weather before its usless ,,it gets colder faster then handgrip access co2 guns so it wimps out faster unless you keep it in your jacket between shots lol any how have fun..

Cadeau · #12 Post by **Cadeau** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 12:18 pm

I've shot woodcocks dead at 5 yards with the Crosman 38t ( same power)
I'm sure if they were 6 yards away they would have flown away just to dies somewhere of lead poisoning. Unless you are absolutly sure you can make a head shot at 10 yards then don't bother to shoot.

ABshooter · #13 Post by **ABshooter** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 2:17 pm

357? Little bird? No prob. My and brother shot tons of little birds 70-30ft with our 781s, and they are only 5 fps faster. Just to be humane, though, I wouldn't shoot past 50 ft.

Joben · #14 Post by **Joben** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 3:36 pm

hitman wrote:how accurate with a Zoom scope would a 2240 with be? How far will the gun retain accuracy?
Would it be able to hit a quarter at say fifty meters?

I donno about 50, never tried it realy, when i wanted to i reached for something higher velocity...
last summer when i got it, i was reliably hitting cherry tomatoes at about 15 (bone stock gun, iron sights)

jezX · #15 Post by **jezX** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 8:11 pm

50 meters is a long way . i think your pellet would drop 10'' . a .22cal at 1000f/s will drop about 5'' at 50meters . i think you should stick to 30 feet 50 at the most . if you can hit a quarter at 40feet you'l be doing good.