Crosman Airguns: Co2 & Pneumatic Arms

"Crosman Arms" was the first AirGun manufacturer's products that I handled & learned to shoot way back when I was a 11 or 12 year old Boy Scout.

When I was 18 or 19 years old I bought a Crosman 357-6 Co2 revolver + a full metal rifled 8" barrel from a Canadian Tire store near me.

It wasn't until I was in my late 30's that I discovered the 1322 Medalist .22 cal. multi-pump pneumatic pellet pistol, and started to learn about the history of modern Air rifles & Air pistols.

This one of my pair of Crosman model 2240's.
The 2240 is directly descended from the Crosman model 150 that was introduced in the mid-1950's, and was the first Air pistol design that used the 12 gram Co2 cartridge, or as Crosman originally named it: "Golden Powerlet"🔫

Around 5 years ago I was looking at Mt. Marvin's website "AirGun Oldies" and he had this pristine Crosman model 150 variant for sale!
It was made by Crosman and branded : Hawthorne Montgomery Ward M-150
Mr. Marvin told me that in over 35 years of buying & selling AirGun Oldies, he has never seen a model 150 so close to brand new condition.
The sale included a 5-pack box of Crosman Golden Powerlets Co2, with 3 powerlets remaining, and a Crosman "spam" style tin of .22 cal. "Super-Pells" with less than 50 pellets gone!
It seemed as though this air pistol was purchased as a shooter's kit from the Montgomery Ward's department store as a gift, around 1955-57, and may have only been used once, and then packed away for over 60 years, until Mr. Marvin bought it at an Estate sale in 2014.
I had to understandably replace the Co2 cap O-ring, and installed a modern urethane O-ring, and it has held gas and shot as  hard as the day it was made ever since🔫

Today, some of Crosman's AirGuns are made for them in Taiwan and other Foreign Countries and not in the USA, like their entire product line used to be during the Crosman Golden Age, which ended by 1980.
The select-fire ready,  PFAM9B is made in Taiwan by KWC and it is an ultra realistic replica of the Taurus PT-92 ...it's a fun and exciting Co2 pistol to own and shoot.

KWC make some of the most realistic "blowback" action Co2 air pistol replicas available today, and the PFAM9B is the latest version of their Taurus PT-92 replica.
In the past, this air pistol has been available from different brands/companies, like GSG, Swiss Arms as well as KWC's own house brand.

This is the Crosman PFM16, which I think is  made by WinGun for Crosman...like the KWC replicas, this co2 pistol has been and still is available from different companies with different outer finishes and branding.
Blackwater, Swiss Arms and Gamo(Red Alert) have their own versions of this Beretta M-84 lookalike Co2 pistol.
WinGun also released this AirGun as the WG-321(I think that's the correct model#)
The Crosman PFM16 is a full metal, very durable & reliable Co2 pistol that consistently shoots 5 grain steel BB's around 400-425 fps and has comfortable, rubber-like grips, and a metal drop-free magazine.

I think that WinGun also made the C-21 Co2 pistol for Crosman, a well as the Beretta-ish C-31.
The Crosman C-21 resembles an H&K P-30 and this AirGun comes with a match style muzzle break & fake barrel extension.
This is a Co2 pistol that has a power rating up to 495 fps, and my chronograph tests record velocities above 500 fps on a regular basis.



Here is a page from the company catalog back during Crosman's "Golden Age" of AirGuns🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫

I own two of the Co2 guns on this catalog page, the Single Action Six co2 revolver & the Model 150🔫

Crosman model 38T .177cal. Co2 Pellet Revolver (1980)

The Crosman GI model 1911BB is a full metal, Colt/Browning M1911 replica air pistol that looks sharp and shoots great🔫

Here is my Crosman TrapMaster 1100 .380cal. Co2 Air Shotgun and the proprietary .380gage ammunition Crosman made for it.

Crosman made this Co2 Air Shotgun between 1968-71.

My Crosman TrapMaster 1100 Co2 Air Shotgun

This Colt Single Action Army 1873 replica airgun is an early version of Crosman's SA6, a .22cal Co2 revolver. My SA6 needs to be re-sealed.

...and lastly, it's  my customized Crosman 2240 that I named : G.K.ARMS "2240 Custom" 🔫

I found a person online who designed & 3D printed the nylon reinforced polymer Dual picatinny rail which enables the mounting of a pistol sight/optic and a gun light🔫

My Tokarev TT-33 replica Co2 pistol arrived!!!

The Gletcher TT-NBB .177cal/4.5mm steel BB Co2 pistol I bought from replicaairguns Canadian store arrived today 🔫😎

I have yearned for a Tokarev TT-33 replica Co2 pistol ever since I discovered they were no longer available, except for a $1000 Baikal MP-656 and a WE TT green gas 6mm airsoft replica.

I didn't give up hunting and bothering online AirGun stores, and it finally paid off!

I already chronographed it twice this afternoon, and both tests had similar consistent results.
A six shot average of between 405-415 fps, with highs around 425 fps and lows around 395-400 fps.
Gletcher rates this co2 pistol with velocity up to 410 fps and muzzle energy <3 joules.

The greyish/Black outer finish is lovely, and the grips are very authentic, both in the hand and to look at.

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Walther PPQ M2 T4E .43cal. Co2 Pistol

Umarex distributes the Walther PPQ M2 T4E .43cal. Co2 pistol.
"Riot-Ball" ammunition  roundball ammo made from PVC/nylon and is dense and very hard.
They are designed for "less than lethal" self defense and training.

I bought my Walther PPQ M2 T4E because when combined with Riot-Ball ammo, it is an amazing big bore Co2 pistol🔫

I bought 20 rounds of 5.2gram .43cal./10.85mm steel roundball from an eBay seller in Germany.
They load and cycle perfectly, but the muzzle velocity seems consistently around 150-170 fps, which creates the same muzzle energy of 5 fpe (foot-pounds) as the much lighter one gram/round  Riot-Ball ammo.

Canada AirGun Freak

I began documenting my AirGun Collection & myriad of AirGun related information online only a few years ago.
This BlogSpot blog has been my favorite format, but there is another of my  "Canada AirGun Freak" blog's up on WordPress🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫

                        https://canadianairgun.wordpress.com/

Until recently, there was only one post at my WordPress blog, and so, I have a little catching up to do🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫

KWC Tokarev TT-33 or Gletcher TT-NBB ?????

KWC has released an odd or unique Tokarev TT-33 replica Co2 pistol that is full metal, and you have to cock the hammer with your thumb for every shot, just like an 1873 Colt Single Action Army revolver.

It really looks good and very realistic, with the exception of the missing ejection port, and the various screws holding the slide together on the right side, from the left profile view this  TT-33 replica  sort of looks nicer  than the Gletcher TT Co2 pistol.

The only markings are sharp looking KWC branding and caliber spec's plus serial # and none of that horrid WARNING text that Umarex likes to spoil some of their replica air pistols with.

The full size, drop free magazine with Ammunition & Co2 plus the valve is something that the Gletcher TT doesn't have.

The next photo clearly shows the screws on the right side of the slide 😕🔫...and the missing cut out ejection port!

This KWC Tokarev TT-33 single action only NBB fixed slide Co2 pistol is supposed to shoot fairly hard, up to 430 fps, and should cost around $150 CDN.
Having to cock the hammer for each shot is definitely not a deal breaker with me. I enjoy shooting my Crosman Peacemaker .44 and Crosman SA6 Single Action Six Co2 revolver replicas of the Colt Single Action Army 1873 revolver.

Here is a couple of photos  of the Gletcher TT-NBB:

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I was having a hard time deciding which Tokarev TT-33 replica I would buy, and went over the pros and cons of each pistol, but then I found out that Replica AirGuns Canada had only one Gletcher TT-NBB in stock for $150, and so I quickly placed my order for that Gletcher TT-NBB when I woke up to get ready for work  on Thursday night/Friday morning, and it was shipped by Noon Friday.
I should receive my Tokarev TT-33 replica Co2 Steel BB pistol sometime next week, hopefully🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫

.43 caliber/10.85mm Ammunition Update re: Walther PPQ M2 T4E Co2 Pistol

I purchased 1000 rounds of PVC/nylon Riot-Ball ammo and the 13.3 grain .43 caliber Riot-Balls cost me 25¢ apiece, well worth the cost to feed this amazing Co2 Pistol!
I tested them once and got chronograph readings of as high as 423 for with a six shot average of 412 fps, which is over 5 foot-pounds of serious blunt force energy!

Then I saw a German AirGun reviewer demonstrating 10.85mm steel and lead balls, and I began to hunt, at first only finding 11mm steel balls on eBay, which I ordered an recieved 100 for less than $20 CDN.
Soon after, I came across a German eBay seller and different packages of 10, 20, 50 &100 10.85mm 5.2 gram steel balls ammo specifically sized for the .43 cal. T4E Co2 guns!!!
I ordered 20 rounds to make sure they actually fit, because the 11 mm balls from China were 0.15mm too large!!!

My 20 round package arrived yesterday, and they fit perfectly!
At 5.2 gram or over 80 grains, these 10.85mm alloy steel balls could be absolutely devastating to anything they hit, but I don't know how hard the Walther PPQ M2 T4E Co2 pistol can shoot them.

I will test them with my chronograph any day, and will update this post with some stats soon after that.

UPDATE:
I tested the 5.2 gram 10.85mm/.43cal. steel ball ammo with my Walther PPQ M2 T4E Co2 pistol, and I recorded shots as high as 170 fps and averaged about 160 fps ...
This is definitely a close range ammunition. Perhaps 5 to 7 meters .

The 13.3 grain PVC/nylon polymer Riot-Balls are definitely the best ammunition choice for this particular Co2 gun.