Crosman 1377c review

I purchased a Crosman 1377C pellet pistol. That's 10 shots from across the living room. I'd call that reasonably accurate. It'll certainly help me from getting cabin fever this winter.

The Crosman is a pneumatic pump pistol. It gets it's power via a pump which compresses the air. The advantage to this is that you never have to buy C02 cartridges, and you get variable power. This variable power gives you the versatility to engage targets or small game.

Air pistols like Airsoft use CO2. Airsofts are also made to look like real firearms. I consider Airsoft to be for the realm of children, angsty teens, or dumb college students who like to play at having a real firearm. It's rather silly. Air pistols should like like air pistols. Firearms should look like firearms. The 1377 looks like an air pistol. It's a serious air pistol for target, plinking, and hunting.

Here's the packaging to the 11377C. See anything unique?










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Made in the USA!

The 1377 can be pumped from 1-10 pumps. More pumps equals more power. One pump is adequate for indoor shooting, though the manual recommends three pumps to ensure the pellet clears the barrel.

After zeroing in the sights, I decided to some penetration tests. In the absence of a squirrel, I decided to use a phone book. Nine pumps with a hunting pellet punched through a 1/2" of phone book. Not bad, I guess.

The good:

• Extremely accurate
• Powerful (good for smoking squirrels and other pesky rodents)
• Very reasonably priced at around $60. Other air pistols that offer the same capabilities will run you over $100, and in some cases a couple of hundred dollars.
• Customizable: You can buy a shoulder stock for it and turn into a carbine (I'd like to get one of those). You can also get wood stocks, red dot sights, etc. There are lots of ways to hotrod the 1377.
  

The bad:

• The trigger is gritty and heavy. Perhaps with time it will smooth out with use.
  
• Lots of plastic: plastic stocks, forearm, sights, and receiver (but they had to keep the price down, I suppose).

The bottom line is that unless you want to spend $100-$400, you won’t find a better air pistol. If you want a metal receiver and wood stocks, the next step up in the Crosman line is the Benjamin HB17 or HB22 at around $115. The Crosman 1377 is well worth the money. You get a far better air pistol than what you pay for. I think the 1377C is the Ruger Mark II of the pellet gun world. An outstanding value and made in the USA. That's a rare thing these days.