A lot of people have asked me why the Crosman M4-177 stands out from its competitors. My answer is simple. It's because it's a cheap pellet gun that feels like an AR.
FYI, prices and ratings are accurate as of time of writing.
Tactical Crosman .177 Bolt-Action Variable Pump Air Rifle
Highlight: It is good to get the feel for an AR platform rifle.
Helpful review: Growing up, all my buddies had BB and pellet guns, mostly single-pump spring air guns. All of them were a copy of a lever action rifle. With 3D printing and more access to CNC machining, many different replicas can be had for air gun lovers. I am not a true air gunner, outside of pigeon removal. When the Crosman M4-177 was sent to me to review, I was kind of excited to shoot an air rifle shaped like an M4.
What I thought would work like an M4 worked more like a regular air rifle in M4 clothing. The plastics on this Crosman M4 have all the “parts” and function knobs and buttons like an accurate AR rifle. Close enough to a real rifle that muscle memory will kick in, and I tried to use the plastic replica stuff to work like a real rifle; very well done. The little air rifle does have a metal barrel and should last forever unless it gets dropped in rocks or driven over by a four-wheeler. The plastic body will break in half if a four-wheeler drives over this Crossman. If the plastic breaks in half, it is possible to just use some super glue and put it back together. I know this from a field expedition and practice with super glue in the shop.
The kit came with some cheap plastic sights, so we installed them right after opening the kit and went to the backyard to see how well it shot. The gun is a pump-style BB and pellet shooter. The pump action lever sits at the bottom of the foregrip. It is somewhat stiff to pump, and a ten-year-old neighbor kid struggled a bit to pump the lever much over five pumps. After the charge is set, the rounds are loaded into a bolt action breech, located on the right side of the body. A molded-in charging handle is there to look cool; it has no functions for the gun itself.
The stock will collapse to fit all sizes of shooters, and the multi-pump ability makes it an excellent backyard air gun. The new super pellet guns can be dangerous because of over-penetration and damage to the house. I learned this from shooting through a pigeon and my soffit one day, and now I think the pump-style BB guns may be the better choice.
I mentioned the sights that come with the Crosman M4. They are copies of M16 A2 sights, and they will work well for folks who have used them in person. They are also great for folks looking to get into the military and want to learn how to use that style of sight to qualify as experts in basic training. This replica gun has all the picatinny style rails that can hold lights and lasers just for fun or training if necessary. I have also seen other reviewers mounting optics on the top of the Crosman M4. All that has to be done is take off the handle and install the scope or red dot. — Caleb T. Hayes
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