[ posted: 20 May 2004 ]

My Crossman Auto Air II .177



Wow. I can't believe I put this thing on here. It's ancient. However, after locating my .177 caliber darts, this thing became a WHOLE lot of fun. It's an older model Crossman Air Pistol that shoots .177 caliber BBs in semi-automatic fire. It also shoots .177 caliber pellets and darts in a single shot mode. There is a release mechanisim on top of the barrel directly above the front of the trigger guard. This allows the barrel to pivot up and you can load pellets, darts, and even spit balls if you're bored! If you haven't discovered the entertainment one of these can provide, spend the $30 or so at Wal-Mart on a CO2 pistol setup. You can typically shoot these (with proper safety procedures and equipment) in your back yard. It is NOT reccomended to use pellets or BBs indoors (including the garage) as a ricochet hazards is maximized in close quarters. However, with a reasonable safety effort, you can shoot the darts at a regular dart board indoors. I refuse to be responsible if you shoot your eye out, lose you apartment damage deposit because you kept missing the dart board, blow up your house because you hit a gas line, or any other action that may occur from using this indoors. Kids, ask your parents permission. Parents, don't shoot at your kids. You can pickup the Crossman brand darts for around $5/dozen at Wal-Mart. They aren't rated to be used in a CO2 pistol as the popular "shootin' darts" game comes with a spring loaded pistol and a cardboard dart board. Man, I remember when that game came with a REAL dart board. Remember, for CO2 usage with the darts you'll need a real dart board. Oh, for the love of all that is sacred, take the stupid metal divider ring off of the dartboard. It'll save you an eye or two. The range is pretty good, and it's a who lot of fun. You can even go outside and shoot at a tree or scrap wood, it will jam the darts in there good. I did notice that when firing the darts into a hard surface (a 2x4 in my case) on a fresh CO2 cartridge, the shock from the impact will fracture the plastic dart fins rather nicely. If you're using BBs or pellets this gun will destroy a soda can with little to no effort. Any way, if you've never tried the darts and you're intelligent, I recommend you check it out. Anyway, this article is already too long.

A soda can's worst enemy,
Dave

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