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The reason I purchased this was I found out the bug a salt cartridges for their shredder work in this air gun. They want like 129.00 for the bug a salt shredder . I seen that this frame and that one are the same. The shredder does have a bit longer barrel but those salt shooters are only good for a few feet anyway. So, why would I spend 129.00 on a bug a salt shredder that is yellow and orange that only shoots salt ?. I didn’t , I got this and can shoot bb’s , pellets and the salt cartridges. This also looks like a pistol , not a yellow and orange toy. A few things to note , this barrel is steel , the bug a salt is plastic barreled . Salt plus steel / metal = fast rusting. If you use the salt cartridges, I suggest cleaning / oiling this barrel after using , just like a real pistol. If not , it will rust fast , I mean in a few days fast . Keep it cleaned and swabbed if using salt !!! If not , you barrel will rust fast . If having trouble with the salt cartridges not cycling or spinning , first make sure one of the salt holes in lined up with the barrel . If that doesn’t work , I use a small washer or two and insert it before putting in the bug a salt cartridges. I’ve found those cartridges have glue under the paper to hold the salt , sometimes they seem to have to much glue and won’t let the cylinder rotate . Putting in the small washer gives it room to rotate the cylinder and not jam up . I hope this helps anyone who not only wants a great bb / pellet gun but can also have a great bug a salt gun . Believe me , blasting flys , wasps, hornets , yellow jackets , etc with those salt cartridges is more fun than I’ve had since getting the full auto Crosman years ago . One more thing , the replacement bug a salt cartridges for the shredder are about 12.00 for I think 12 cartridges holding 10 salt shot each . They say these are not reusable and you need to buy new cartridges every time . This is not true , several videos on the tube showing you how you can reload them , don’t throw them away … Apologies for the rant about this bug a salt thing but I want everyone to know what other things this co2 pistol can do , you will thank me later , it’s a freaking blast , a mini salt shooting shot gun !!,, Limited to a few feet but no need to worry much about what’s beyond the target . It will tear up some pesky insects !!!!

Best balanced air pistol I've ever had in my hand. VERY well made CO2 pistol by far none of any I had before and I've been shooting air powered pellet guns for 48 years. Mostly spring/air RWS models of which I currently have the Model 52 side cock. Spring/air rifles are totally different from other gun powder fired because of the kick and then lunge forward from the forward moving piston. Saw a test of so to be expert shooters of spring/air pellet rifles verses expert gun powder fired normal rifles and they did great until they swapped guns and the spring/air experts fired normal rifles fantastic while the others using the spring/air were miserable. In 2007 I spent 6 months and 5000+ rounds with an RWS model 34 .177 rifle before putting a new scope on my Browing BAR 30-06 regular rifle. I shot that BAR better than anytime since day one back in 1989/90. Bore sighted and only 7 shots I packed up and went home. I Recommend using Copperhead BB's and RWS 8.3gr Super dome Pellets. The pellets are coated with a non-fouling coating instead of raw nasty greasy lead. Keeps barrel clean, don't get black lead all over your fingers using them and no doubt better repeating accuracy. Been using these many years and they are the best I have ever seen for repeated accuracy. Seat the pellets in enough in to the clip seeing about a 1/32" small amount of the black plastic around the top of the pellet skirt and with BB's the same until back seated against the ridge inside the hole for the best Velocity and accuracy. One awesome CO2 pistol. I love it! Buy it! PS Using the Silver Sharpe on the front sight is great idea for faster target acquisition.

Initially unboxing and reading instructions first it’s very nice. Of course prices can always be better we wish but.... Here’s what I see initially and from firing first revolver magazine. -Well balanced (an aluminum frontal/barrel section would’ve been cooler than composite but it’s made well n feels quality) -Accuracy seems excellent thus far at roughly 10 yards, even while not broke-in. -Noise level is acceptable yet seems to grow each shot and now slightly louder than my my pellet rifles. -10-shot revolver magazine’s are a nice plus for a pellet gun and it’s well worth buying an xtra 3-pack of them. -Power/speed both seem good but have not tested neither long distance or actual speeds but other reviews mentioned it improves with use and so far I’m still impressed. -Ease of use is excellent, gun has quality fit-n-finish, came adequately pre-oiled for using out of box but I will buy some more crossman pellgun oil for future maintenance. (Based on initially loading cartridge n doing a dry fire, plenty of oil was in the gun to begin with.) -2 piccatiny mounting areas both above n below are nice and smartly placed (I do wonder how well the barrel stock/front half being composite will hold up over time or if attachments will loosen etc but any gun should always be inspected before and after use.) Bottom line at $55 dollars it still feels an impressive value and nice piece! With that said Con’s wise -Directions have very small print (just to nitpick) and if you intend on actually using out of box the built in front/rear sight’s it is a must they be set like directed in the instructions. Initially I went by feel n relative aim n was pretty close to my mark n after setting spot-on! -The handle stock is straight up run of the mill textured plastic that pops off on either side to access the c02 cartridge. It neither has a real quality feel nor fits my hand that great. More over the backside of grip has what “I feel way too much a bulge right in the meat of your thumb muscle area” It’s as tho it’s bulged or bowed out too much into the palm to be truly comfortable! Changing grip either left my trigger or thumb too far from operations so it’s just the way it is at least for my roughly 7.5” hand... idk maybe next person loves the fit? Overall I’d recommend it, based on descriptions n reviews it totally delivered!