Crosman Phantom 1000x - Great rifle for shooters on a budget!

http://www.pyramydair.com/p/crosman-phantom-1000x-air-rifle.shtml?utm_source=...

Crosman has impressed me again. I was not expecting to like this rifle after my first experience with a nickel plated phantom and of course the Quest.. (shivers down my spine) Anyway, the Phantom has the potential of out shooting many more expensive rifles. The weight and feel are excellent and the power and accuracy are also there. It won't beat out my R9.. but few airguns would. At only $109.99 you can get your feet wet with airguns and have plenty of money for flowers that you'll need to buy for the misses when you walk in with a new airgun!

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[thebowlzack]

what pellets do you find the most accurate through this?

[AirGunWeb]

@thebowlzack

Whichever pellets I used for the accuracy tests will be the ones that I found to be most accurate. It's been a while so I don't remember off the top of my head.

Cheers.

Rick

[BerkeleyGang]

Looks a lot like my old Xisco B-18/B-19, except for the synthetic stock. The B-18/B-19 is a clone of the Gamo 220. It's a good beginner's rifle, but I'm a little concerned about the accuracy in the long term, when the barrel is constantly moved with relation to the scope. It would be better if the scope were mounted to the barrel, IMHO.This may be why your spread is a bit bigger than what my experience is with the B-19 w/o scope. The sights on the barrel might be more consistent than the scope.

[AirGunWeb]

@BerkeleyGang

Quality control and tight tolerances are what's lacking with the Chinese Crosman and Beeman guns.. I have a Beeman R9 (german gun) that is amazingly accurate even though it is is a break barrel.. I costs about 4 or 5 times as much, so I guess you just get what you pay for.

Cheers

Rick

[BerkeleyGang]

@AirGunWeb I wouldn't say quality control and tight tolerances are a problem with the old Xisco B-18/B-19. It seems to fire tigher groups than shown here. Take a look at xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/9359481/­homepage/name/homepage.jpg Like I said - I don't think constantly repositioning the barrel WRT the aiming mechanism (scope) is helpful to the gun's accuracy.

[AirGunWeb]

@BerkeleyGang

There are good examples and bad examples of how to build a break barrel gun.. you may get a good Chinese one, you may get a bad one.. The percentage between the two is much, much higher than what you get with a German gun like the R9, one of the most consistently accurate guns ever made. BAM is one of the better builders from China so I'm not surprised they do well.

Cheers

Rick

[AirGunWeb]

@AwesomeRaffyTaffy

consider the Hatsan mod 95.. I just posted a video of it last night..

Cheers

Rick

[AwesomeRaffyTaffy]

Which rifle is better? the crosman phantom 1000x or the gamo big cat 1200? i will most likely be using whichever gun for backyard plinking. And my pricerange is about $100-&160

[AirGunWeb]

@Bzapp725

Try a leapers 4x32AO scope or their 3-9x32 AO scope.  I've had great results with them.

Cheers

Rick

[Bzapp725]

Rick,

Iv'e tried that bit abaut seating them all the way in the breach. That has made a big difference with the JSB ammo but I'm still having trouble with the point of impact changing every few shots. I have an NCstar 3-9x40 scope and through some research discovered that it isn't spring airgun rated. I really don't want to spend a whole lot of money but I would like to get a cheap airgun rated scope. What do you recommend? and your thoughts please. Thanks and I sure do appreciate it.