Crosman Vantage NP Scope Combo

If you have an eye on a rifle or any other product, go for it! Have fun!

Pros
Having owned used a Diana 34 .177 & a Diana 48 .22 since 1995, I wanted to try a nitro piston rifle. After reading many reviews of the Crosman. Vantage np, & considering the good price I ordered 1 in .177. I'm very impressed with it an have no problems from the 1st shot. Great entry level rifle to nitro piston & air rifles in general. Also prompt, excellent service from AG Depot. Hope to do more business again soon. Thank you!

Cons
None, really. Don't see that much wrong with Crosman's long trigger pull.

That's all!

Pros
Much quieter than expected

Cons
Very poor accuracy! Even with doing all the investment "Mods" on the rifle and scope upgrades(multiple), this rifle has very poor accuracy with any pellet tried! It's been shot hundreds of times with little to any improvement. Everything is tight as far as being snugged down like it should be but to no gain in accuracy. I'm glad I didn't pay much for it, now I can just get rid of it and not feel bad. FWIW, I own or have owned several dozen air rifles and have never had one that time and TLC couldn't improve!

I'm sorry that Bill had a bad experience with his Vantage rifle, but it pays to get to know how these things work and be able to fix or modify them to get the best out of them, I have several cheap air rifles that weren't much out of the box, but with a little investment of time and a few bucks they have turned into great shooters, this is one of them. PS, mine is going on three years old now and still shooting great.

Pros
I have some high quality air rifles and some that are pretty inexpensive, but I'm picky about what I buy and do my homework, the Crosman Vantage in my opinion is one of the most inexpensive air rifles I own, but in spite of it's low price, it's a well built good quality air gun.

Cons
I don't like the bland finish on it's wooden stock, the bundled scope was junk, and the trigger was horrible, but it took 15 minutes to sweeten the trigger, just a few minutes to mount a better scope and it's turned into a highly accurate, powerful, and capable plinker and short range small game rifle, it's reasonably light weight makes it a great woods walking gun, worth every penny I paid for it.

this gun is junk. I have owned many air guns and shoot frequently. This gun doesnt shoot straight and the barrel sticks when cocking. I would rate this gun at zero stars. Do not buy this gun.

Pros
Poorly constructed

Cons
sights scope barrel

Good overall air gun. No problems at 1500 pellets. Great for squirrels and is accurate. Havent had any pellets not pass thru at close range to 30 yards The sights arent bad but they are plastic which bothers some people. If you plan on putting a scope on there Id recommend quality rings with a machinehead/ torx screw, regular weaver thumb screws just slide back from the recoil.

Pros
Accurate, reliable, nice trigger when adjusted

I highly recommend the 4-16 x 50 true hunter from utg, just make sure to crank the ring bolts down. I have the scope "walk" back around 3/8" due to powerful double recoil

Pros
so this isn't a top of the line air rifle. But having said that, for what you pay its amazing super accurate, loves h&n baracuda pellets, or anything around 10gr.

Cons
Ok I get the previous "china" comment, but they only make parts there, gun is assembled in America. Only issue is rear sight and scope it comes with. I removed both as after 70 shots it was still all over the place. Get a better scope!

steer clear of this china crap

Pros
looks like high quality feels good when shouldered well finished

Cons
rear sight is junk scope is junk trigger is trash accuracy is terrible

Small game hunting has begun in my state and already I've bagged two red squirrels with this air rifle. My first shot I used the crosman pointed pellets 7.4gr and put it right into the heart/lungs with a one shot kill. Earlier today I took a huge male red squirrel using the Crosman copper magnum 10.6gr pellets. One shot to the head and another squirrel down for the freezer! The Crosman Vantage has been an amazing air rifle to this point. Consistent accuracy and power makes this a reliable small game hunting rifle. I do believe with proper shot placement this could anchor a raccoon with a head shot!

Pros
Accurate, powerful.

I wanted to target practice in my basement I set up a 20yrd range and had at it - after a couple hundred field pellets (crosman round nose) and a new truglo extreme 4x32, I was grouping at about 1 in. to say I'm pleased is an understatement (I also bought a Caldwell eze rest)

Pros
High build quality, (scope was ok, but I replaced it with a better scope) Helpful & friendly sales person

Cons
Not a single complaint

This was my second "magnum" air rifle (I now own 7). I bought this rifle as an inexpensive way to test nitro piston technology. I now have~1000 pellets through it. Compared to a traditional spring or the NP2 piston this gun is relatively hard to cock, although certainly manageable, and it does get a little easier as it breaks in. It also doesn't have any sort of suppressor, so there isn't anything to really grip, making the cocking that much harder/more awkward. That said, it is accurate and hits hard. Mine did require some testing of holds,as the traditional artillery hold was not optimal. Instead it seemed to like the "reverse mullet"- firm grip in the back, resting on the front hand like an artillery hold. The NP technology does lead to a noticeably smoother action than other rifles in this range with mechanical springs that I have shot, and helped convince me to buy a Trail NP2 as my next rifle. I shoot this gun with the open sites but I am using the scope on another mechanical springer. It is not great but not bad and has held up fine thus far. I'd honestly rather have this scope than the non-AO 3-9x scopes included with a lot of other air rifles these days. Summary: Plenty powerful and accurate for pest control/small game, but too difficult/awkward to cock for all day fun, especially compared to the various other offerings out there. I would recommend this to a friend that really wanted something inexpensive with a wooden stock to use just for pest control/small game, but if they didn't mind a synthetic stock and/or wanted to shoot more often I would recommend other options.

Pros
Accurate with the correct hold (mine likes firm in back, loose in front). Hits hard. Nice looking for the price. Includes open sites.

Cons
Greater cocking effort than mechanical spring or NP2 guns with similar power. Awkward cocking because of lack of suppressor/shroud.