Others Crosman Icon $129 and some change wow!!

[Dogowski]

It has a nice fiber optic green on the front so when light hits it it brightens up and makes it easier to get a good sight picture. I just had to put on a scope because of my bad eyes lol.

 

[Dogowski]

The free extra mag was just loose in the box flopping around. I'm surprised it didn't come out the hole the FedEx guys put in it and get lost!

 

[Hateful McNasty]

I know right? The rifle after tightening all the loose bolts and screws feels nice and solid so that's a plus. Used blue Loctite as well to keep the cheap Chineseum screws in place also lol.

Come on man.... We all know they use high quality Chinese military grade aircraft aluminum.. but chineseum?.., really.


LoL.....


Important edit

Oops , got notice from the ccp I mis-stated above and left out a important word. That's "superior" high quality Chinese military grade aircraft aluminum.

I apologize.

 

[Dogowski]

Come on man.... We all know they use high quality Chinese military grade aircraft aluminum.. but chineseum?.., really.


LoL.....

Lol, that's for sure!

 

[Hateful McNasty]

I was informed I needed to correct that above . So there's a edit


Anyway looks like you'll going to have some with them regardless

Enjoy

 

[PasadenaMike]

Mine just showed up at my local FedEx office. I’ll pick it up tomorrow. I didn’t know FedEx delivered on Sundays but I guess they’re working

 

[PasadenaMike]

Wow first impressions out of box are :
1. Hefty
2. Good stock for the price
3. Short without a moderator
4. Not flimsy
5. Crown looks good
6. Took air
7. Loud
8. Heavy trigger but I’m not complaining
9. Good bolt feel -not gritty

Now she sits and gets a leak test

 

[Dogowski]

Wow first impressions out of box are :
1. Hefty
2. Good stock for the price
3. Short without a moderator
4. Not flimsy
5. Crown looks good
6. Took air
7. Loud
8. Heavy trigger but I’m not complaining
9. Good bolt feel -not gritty

Now she sits and gets a leak test

Leak test overnite last night on mine after tightening fittings. Got my barrel band installed and put on an Airgun Capitol moderator I had laying around. I did work over the trigger on mine and it came out great down to under a pound. Loaded up some JTS Dead Centers and using my 4 x 16 scope I ran the hammer spring in until I was at 860 fps. Targets are adhesive 4 inch from Amazon. I am very pleased with my results in my short but freezing shooting session. First pic is my sight in . Second one is my official 25 yard backyard range shooting one big half inch wide hole! Who would imagine this cheap rifle could shoot groups like this. My Barra 1100Z 22 won't do this. I'm happy for sure with my results on this freezing 32 degree day. Hope you get the same results!

 

[Dogowski]

And you're right, without a moderator it sounds like a 22 rimfire!

 

[PasadenaMike]

I had a chance to shoot it finally today. I had a Buck Rail moderator on the gun and it’s still loud with 14.3 CPHP. I have to chronograph it and see what velocity she’s shooting at. Shooting open sights it kinda reminds me of an SKS or something

 

[Dogowski]

I had a chance to shoot it finally today. I had a Buck Rail moderator on the gun and it’s still loud with 14.3 CPHP. I have to chronograph it and see what velocity she’s shooting at. Shooting open sights it kinda reminds me of an SKS or something

Hope you got a good one too. Mine was shooting at 650 when I chronied it. Had to turn the hammer spring in to get it set at around 860. I've ran about 150 rounds thru mine as the weather has been in the 50s. Got my Dar Gen 3 25 cal back from warranty repair at Aim Sports today. They just replaced the whole gun instead of fixing the breach leak on the other one. Only had a month left on the warranty so I'm glad they just replaced it. Supposed to rain 2.5 inches Friday so I'm stuck in the house with no shooting tomorrow. Time to clean the barrels on my other rifles I guess!

 

[PasadenaMike]

Hope you got a good one too. Mine was shooting at 650 when I chronied it. Had to turn the hammer spring in to get it set at around 860. I've ran about 150 rounds thru mine as the weather has been in the 50s. Got my Dar Gen 3 25 cal back from warranty repair at Aim Sports today. They just replaced the whole gun instead of fixing the breach leak on the other one. Only had a month left on the warranty so I'm glad they just replaced it. Supposed to rain 2.5 inches Friday so I'm stuck in the house with no shooting tomorrow. Time to clean the barrels on my other rifles I guess!

Sometimes they just replace the whole gun only thing with that is if the gun was a good shooter you’re SOL

 

[Dogowski]

Sometimes they just replace the whole gun only thing with that is if the gun was a good shooter you’re SOL

I know man, the one I returned was the most accurate rifle in my PCP collection. This replacement gun had the shroud not tightened up and the set screws were all loose so did a lot of maintenance just to get it to acceptable shooting condition. Ran about 20 patches thru it and it was nowhere near as dirty as the Icon. I'm nervous about shooting it and sighting it in case I got a bad barrel. That would be heartbreaking for sure. It came with 1500 psi in the rifle so it's been holding air since shipping on Monday. I've got it filled to 3000 psi now and will check tomorrow to see if it leaks any. Lets hope not!

 

[PasadenaMike]

I know man, the one I returned was the most accurate rifle in my PCP collection. This replacement gun had the shroud not tightened up and the set screws were all loose so did a lot of maintenance just to get it to acceptable shooting condition. Ran about 20 patches thru it and it was nowhere near as dirty as the Icon. I'm nervous about shooting it and sighting it in case I got a bad barrel. That would be heartbreaking for sure. It came with 1500 psi in the rifle so it's been holding air since shipping on Monday. I've got it filled to 3000 psi now and will check tomorrow to see if it leaks any. Lets hope not!

I just ran 8 patches through the Icon and called it good. Good luck with the replacement

 

[PasadenaMike]

Ok so I just chronographed the gun and found that it was shooting the CPHP at 940 at the peak and it was very loud. I turned the hammer spring down 1.5 turns and now it’s getting an average 871 with 2 magazines consistently (38 foot spread) which is good enough for me for non regulated at 25 yards. The fill pressure only needs to be 2400. It’s now quiet with a moderator on vs before it was still loud with a moderator.
Without a moderator it’s very loud still lol

 

[Hateful McNasty]

I like my cp-hp.177 to be around the 850 mark .. seems a good stable fps on them in my junky'ol guns..

 

[PasadenaMike]

I like my cp-hp.177 to be around the 850 mark .. seems a good stable fps on them in my junky'ol guns..

Heck yeah I don’t know why they crank them up. It’s for the not educated who want to shoot fast. Everything I own is at or below 870

 

[Hateful McNasty]

Heck yeah I don’t know why they crank them up. It’s for the not educated who want to shoot fast. Everything I own is at or below 870

Most times I don't get why there's not more adjustment range . Say 400-600 for indoor or 10m-20y or then crank it up to 900 for longer field shooting ..

 

[PasadenaMike]

Most times I don't get why there's not more adjustment range . Say 400-600 for indoor or 10m-20y or then crank it up to 900 for longer field shooting ..

All guns should come with a transfer port adjuster with clicks

 

[PasadenaMike]

Im pretty impressed with the gun. Yesterday i shot at a target 23 yards away sitting on my work van floor with the door open and my feet on earth just resting my
Elbow on the passenger seat I was able to print 1.25 inch groups with a utg op3 red dot. That’s a dead ground squirrel . I’m sure it’ll shoot better off the bench with a better rest. The trigger is heavy but predictable. I’m going to leave the trigger alone since it’s a borrow gun I don’t want a light trigger