Crosman Nitro Venom Dusk .177 Caliber Air Rifle

I've put about 400 pellets through mine and it's about the best shooting pellet rifle I've ever owned. I've been shooting for over 40 years and this thing is as accurate as any 22 rifle I've ever shot. After about 50 rounds through it I finally got the scope dead on and hasn't moved a mm since. I have a 45ft shooting range set up in my basement since it is too cold to shoot for long periods now and I got tired of getting bulls eyes on the 25ft NRA Air Rifle Targets that I'm shooting at that I started shooting match sticks. Here's a pick, the left one I shot standing from 25ft on the first shot and the other 2 were shooting from a bench. I knocked the tip off the last one and nicked the head and knocked some of the sulpher off and than nicked it below the tip on the second one from the right using Crosman Competition Wadcutters. It took 12 shots but I'm not as steady as I was when I was 18. Overall a great rifle for the $$!

I'm still very early in the break in process of my Nitro Venom but am already impressed! Stock is sturdy and well constructed. I have only shot 20-30 shots and the gun is beginning to make tight groups at 15yrds but i still have a long way on zeroing the scope. Scope is not the best but its not bad either its better then others I have seen included with comparable guns on the market. I was initially taken back by how loud the first few shots were but as the machining oil burned out of the barrel it quickly quieted down. The power is very impressive for a gun in this price range purchasers like myself will have no problem taking down small game.

This is an excellent rifle. The break-in period was kind of a pain, but that is partly because I didn't know that it would take about a hundred shots for it to shoot accurately. Had I read the user manual first, I would have realized this and not bothered with the scope until after the first hundred rounds. Zeroing a scope is kind of a pain when the gun isn't shooting accurately, obviously. What I also did not know when I first shot it was that the first few rounds are VERY loud. Like, scared the crap out of me and my friend and probably the neighbors. I worried at first about the noise. I shoot in my backyard in a suburban neighborhood, but my worries were quickly allayed when the gun became much quieter once it was broken in. It shoots very accurately after the break in period. I popped a Bic lighter from all the way across my backyard, about 30 yards. This rifle also feels hefty, and for that I like it. Nice solid-feeling stock and barrel, nothing feels cheap, it has a good weight to it. Cocking effort took some time to get used to. My other air rifle is a weaker one with a very light cocking effort. I have read complaints about the trigger pull. It seems okay to me, but I will try adjusting it to see how it feels. I use lead pellets, I don't really like shooting all that lead into my yard but the PBA ammo is so much more expensive. Last time I used it, I found it to be very inaccurate. I would estimate I get about 1000 fps with it, opposed to the advertised 1200, if you use the PBA ammo. 1000 is perfect for me though! Gets downrange in a hurry and Makes a nice authoritative "tonnnng" when it hits my metal target. I have also read complaints about the scope not living up to the standards of the rest of the gun. It seems okay to me. Certainly doesn't feel cheap. Maybe that's just because I haven't used what one might consider a good quality scope. Picatinny rails are a plus. It eliminates the problem of the scope pushing back (I had that on my other air rifle). They are of course, quite versatile when it comes to sights. All in all, I have no complaints about this product. I think it is excellent! I wish I had seen the .22 cal version on this website before I spent $170 tax on the .177 at Cabela's. I can live with that, no sense pining over the higher caliber one when this one right here is fantastic! I would absolutely recommend this to anyone, except perhaps a small shooter. As I've said, the weight and cocking effort of this rifle are fairly hefty for a smaller frame person. You will not be disappointed!

I bought a Gamo rocket IGT would not zero in. I cleaned it after every 50 shots put around 400 through it. 3 different gamo pellets changed the scope would not even come close, so reading about the Crosman Nitro Venum Dusk which had great reviews. I sent the Gamo back and bought one. This gun is unreal out of the box, a little adjusting about 15 shots later grouping quarter size shots touching each other at 25 yds. Amazing gun. I'm going to 40 yards tomorrow. I've read about 30 reviews and they were right. If you want a gun that is as good as its reviews says it is get one you'll be very satisfied with this gun. Great gun for price and feels good in your hands. Heck of a job Crosman. I'm sold.

Great gun once sighted in. The trigger sucks from the factory. The second stage adjustment screw wasn't long enough to make it a short enough trigger pull. Also the directions for adjusting it are backwards. Turn the screw clockwise to shorten the second stage not counterclockwise. All I had to do was install a slightly longer screw and now this gun is great. Less than a one inch group up to 60 yards (which is all i have shot it).

Great little rifle. Accurate, even with the cheap center point scope. Mine seems to like JSB's. Pretty quiet after the initial shots. Great package for the price.

Excellent rifle and fast delivery. Easy set up and sighting. Very accurate.

American Crosman quality! This Gun fulfills any airgun shooter, with a minimal budget. Centerpoint Scope, with mildots, NP- tech, and all- weather stock. Good accuracy! What more can you ask for? The rail makes it easy to fit any scope you want. Red dots or anything that you can fit on a picatinny- rail! A very nice starting gun for your children! YES, the trigger is a problem, but not an unsolvable problem. It is both adjustable and it is possible to have a gunsmith to take care of it for you, without messing with your guarantee! Or you can simply just adjust it yourself. I recommend the last. It takes just a few cents in pellets, and what fun would shooting be, if you didn't have to practice a little? After zeroing the scope, I suggest that you gently tap it on both sides of the mountings, to let it set. Use a rubber stick or something like that. Then shoot again. All this said, I too miss mountings for a sling. It's a little pitty that some customers buy a competing brand, just because of that. It wouldn't cost Crosman much to at least put the mountings on, and let the customer buy a sling of their choice. Or use one you have on another rifle. I use the sling as support when shooting standing up. I also hike a lot. When you need to climb, the sling would come in handy. The gun is not heavy to carry. Without the NP tech, the low weight would become a problem itself, regarding recoil. When you're hunting small game, walking some miles, it would be nice to hang it on your shoulder, not in a bag. All in all, buy it! It's worth EVERY nickle and dime! I'm a Norwegian Customer and a CROSMAN Fan!

I bought one of these Nitro Venoms a few months ago from our local Mart store. Number one: it was on sale for under a buck and a half. Number two: I was curious about this new Nitro technology I'd been reading about. Like everyone else said, it was a tad loud for the first 50 or 60 rounds, then it quieted right down. Once I got the right ammo and got it sighted in at about 30 or 40 yards, I was very impressed. I'm a retired law enforcement officer with over 20 years of experience and when I told my fellow officers about this great gun I caught a lot of guff from them about playing with "BB guns." That is, until I let them shoot it a few times. They also were very impressed and a couple of them have actually gone out and purchased their own. I went out to the same local store a couple of weeks ago and bought myself another one just to alter it in different ways to see if I could improve it just a bit more. I very carefully took off 4 inches of the barrel (Not recommended for the novice or the less experienced), just to see if less barrel drag would improve the FPS. It did!!! With the newer alloy pellets, it clocked in well over 1550 fps with absolutely no change in terminal ballistics. Unfortunately, it did make it a little more difficult to cock. As nice and quiet as their sound reducer was I replaced it with one of my own designs. Since there is no heat involved in the firing process, I made mine using PVC pipe and insulation reducing the weight along with the length. It worked just fine and looks like something out of a science fiction movie. Next week, I plan on getting to work on that pesky trigger pull with my dremel and some polishing paste. Although, I was able to match the accuracy and noise reduction but not better it. I like the way my modified model looks but it's still pretty much the same gun as it started out as, basically speaking.

I am writing this review one year, thousands of pellets, over 50 grey squirrels after buying this gun. It defies the expectations of any airgun, with a three digit price tag. I have shot this gun in the rain, the snow, and even a hail storm. With it, I have killed grey squirrels from past a hundred yards. In my opinion, there is no better air rifle on the planet. It has out shot a gamo silver shadow, a crosman quest, and even a ruger 10/22. Buy one and some JSB monster pellets. Clean her when your done, and you will never miss again. Install the GRTIII trigger, and the gun will beat even high cost pcp rifles. This is the last air rifle I will ever buy! And when I die, I would like to be buried with it. So when aliens dig up my bones in a million years, they'll say dang, that's a nice gun.

I bought this with Crosman Premier Ultra Magnum Heavy, 10.5 gr. pellets 500 count. Wondering how it would print??? Did the break in with 100 rounds cleaning it at every 25 rounds with Hoppe's BoreSnake with nothing on it. One nice small hole...Just bought 5 more cans of the same pellets. The scope is mil dot... nice! No more 13 line ground squirrels. Fun to shoot!

This is a very nice air rifle. It's powerful enough to send a pellet strait though a 2"x4", the scope isn't the best. Even though center point makes some pretty good scopes.

I am getting a 1 inch group at 40 yards...yes yards not feet..Very happy with the purchase.

This is a nice nitro gun but the trigger is horrible. Make sure you buy a trigger from Charlie da Tuna or you will not be happy with this gun!

After a half-hour behind my nephew's Venom (sighting the scope for him), I liked his so much, I bought my own! Never owned an air-rifle (but do own several firearms), and the appeal of being able to shoot in my back yard (without spending dollars-per-hour for range time and a dollar-per-round with a high powered rifle) is what brought me to an air-rifle. The rifle is, as I stated, rock solid. Fit and finish are excellent, mechanics work flawlessly, and (for an air-rifle) it packs a punch! As some of the other reviews have stated, the rifle is horribly inaccurate for the first hundred or so shots, but they do come together slowly after that. The first couple-o-shots are loud, but they do quiet down. I found that a good barrel cleaning works wonders for accuracy after the intinital break-in. I'm not quite acclimated to the trigger just yet, nor have I adjusted it to see what can be improved upon. Scope is a quality piece and offers lots of adjustment(s).

Ok well I had this airgun for about 6 months and i have killed huge amount of rabbit squirrles and birds on rabbits it takes about two shots if you dont hit him in the head or heart the only problem is the scope i can only get to the fifth zoom before it gets cloudy and you cant see the cross hairs

Gun grouped very well straight out of the box although they said it may take 100 rounds through the gun to get tight groups and less noise. Gun is quiet and if I can hold it steady the squirrels trying to get in my bird feeders don't stand a chance. Gun is very powerful. Gun is kind of heavy, but I have found this true of other quality air rifles.

This the best buy for a pellet rifle, the scope is easy to calibrate. I used a foam coffee cup as a target I-draw a size of a quarter circle and placed the cup at about 25 feet, it took me about 30 pellets to cero in the middle of the cup. Was not satisfied yet and moved the cup 47 feet and I was surprise how accurate my rifle is now. Great for hunting one shot one kill. I will like to find out if Crossman has a .22 Caliber with that same characteristics.

This is my first adult pellet rifle purchase. I have been "into guns" for over 20 years and just never got into BB or pellet guns. This rifle is actually more accurate than I am. I continue to learn this "artillery hold" and am amazed at the accuracy of this gun. I have about 300 pellets thru it. The scope is great. Very stable...hasn't shifted like I've read on some of the Gamo guns. It is very quiet too. Not even close to .22 rimfire (either sub sonic from normal barrel, or supersonic ammo thru a suppressor). I'll be buying the same Crosman in .22 soon since this .177 has impressed me and my shooting buddies so much!

This gun is made by crosman but it is still a very good gun to buy if you have no ideas on how a nitro piston will look or feel. It has reliable killing power at almost all altitudes. It is also much more silent than most other air rifles

I bought the venom because it felt good it looked good only to find out it shoots great I am disapointed in the triger trigger adjsment it made no differance no matter which way i adjusted it theaccurace is beyond what I wanted I am a good shooter it out shoots meso far the most accurate foe me and my venom has been hollow point 1/4 nch 25 yards