CrosmanSNR357 Snub Nose .177-Caliber Pellet/ BB CO2-Powered Revolver

I was looking for an at-home trainer for my 4” Ruger Security Six. This is a bit shorter in the barrel, but fits the holster. Works well for working out how to get it clear and on point. If you screw up and shoot yourself, it will be a lesson but not a life lesson.The SNR357 has very similar dimensions and grip size to several real steel magnum pistols. It is about half a pound lighter than the real steel magnum, but then it’s not a firearm.The pellet cartridges are interchangeable with the Crosman Remington single action revolver. The BB cartridges are front loading like the Dan Wesson pistols. Again the Crosman Remington BB cartridges are compatible and rear loading. Not a big deal with the 7.5 inch barrel on the Remington, but when you have a 2.5 inch smooth bore barrel, the extra two inches in the cartridges can help just a little bit.The grips are plastic and the rear part that slides open runs in two tracks with small tabs top and bottom. I recommend taking a little extra time and feeling out how it works. If you man-handle it you will break it. It’s a little fragile and fiddly but once you get it it’s easy and they feel nice.Start by pulling back gently right behind the cylinder latch about half an inch (12.5 mm). Then gently pull the bottom out and the whole thing will slide backwards. It will then pivot upward out of the way when you insert the co2 bulb and are turning the piercing key. Note where the bottom track is and line the bottom tabs up with the track. When both top and bottom are lined up with the tracks, gently squeeze the back part of the grip forward and closed.I painted the front sight red and put white dots on either side of the rear notch. This is easy to pick up with my old eyes in lower light settings.Accuracy is about what you might expect with a 2.5” smooth bore barrel. Pellets are slightly more accurate. They fit the 4.5 mm tube closely. Steel BBs are more like 4.4 mm and rattle around a bit.All in all, I am happy with the purchase, and recommend it for point and shoot training. I find the technique takes quite a bit of practice to train your brain to judge the angle of your wrist. Your grip must be absolutely consistent. Using an airgun is about a tenth of the cost of shooting powder and BBs are about ten dollars a million. Once I got it worked out, about 10,000 rounds for good consistency and muscle control, I practiced at the range with my real steel piece to prove it to myself. I wasn’t surprised by the added recoil and noise, by the time that happens you are done shooting. You have done all the good or harm you are able to do.The air gun is, in my opinion and experience valuable trigger time whenever I get 30 minutes to go to the garage and shoot 100 rounds. Three or four times a week adds up. Just like learning a musical instrument.

this feels like a real heavy duty gun . I love it second one I have purchased

Loved it

I’m a long time Airgun shooter- equally a long time non- shooter that has come back into airgun shooting.I have always been a fan for Crosman Airguns ( and not because I live a few miles away from their E Bloomfield plant). They have had a good balance of reliability, accuracy, quality, and price for their products. This pistol is no different.Fortunately, I got this pistol before the shipping restrictions happened here.Opening the box, the pistol is well packed with a form fitting box. The pistol comes with the safety on. It is pretty tight until you move the lever a few times to loosen it.Now, I am not a fan of using pistol round looking ammunition holders. I’m used to using the small rotary holders but some research somewhere showed Crosman to go this route- but I, as a retired LEO and First Responder am not a fan.So you open the cylinder as you would a regular wheel gun. You can simply point the pistol up to eject the holders or you can push the ejection rod. Load the cylinder and push the cylinder back into the frame. As with a wheel firearm, you NEVER want to use the flick your worst method of loading the cylinder into the frame- you’ll end up damaging the timing of the cylinder and the headspace == expensive repairs.You can shoot Single Action ( SA) or Double Action ( DA). The pistol is fairly accurate in short ranges- the barrel is short so any further then 15-20 feet you’re pushing it.Obviously, if you’re shooting SA you’ll get a little bit better accuracy. DA tigger pull is pretty easy and smooth with multiple shots.I say buy this if you’re a beginner shooter, or an experienced shooter. Not only for airgun shooting, but it teaches the basics of the forgotten art of wheel gun shooting and handling.

Awesome! Does what it's supposed to do, and it looks real!

Accurate, hits the paper target.

It has a great feel and is very well made but it's pretty weak. It won't even break a glass bottle of kombucha. I have two other pellet guns that smash the same bottles and one of them is like 7 years old. Luckily I have kids that need to learn how to handle a firearm cause this gun is super weak

Realistic, heavy, and first couple of shots. ..will leave someone, some thing hurting.