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Crosman 760, imagine if...
ER00z:
Imagine if the Crosman 760 had a design change in the future... But instead of keeping the same price point of the last couple decades, they went a few notches up... like in quality and fitment of materials. I wonder if there would be increased interest in the general market. What would others like to see if any changes were made to the platform?
Don't get me wrong, the 760 is decent for what it is, BUT... it's gotten too cheap! (IMO). The last one I purchased (current design) has too many wiggles I can't sort out (stock to receiver, receiver to barrel & pump tube). I know it's just a bb flinger geared towards youths, built to a price point. I get that. It's just I'd gladly pay double if they sorted out the wiggles, went to a cast "metal" receiver and maybe as a bonus have an aluminum pump piston. Keep the same general shape if they want to reuse parts (buttstock, fore stock, etc.)...
I mean no disrespect to whomever designed the current generation of the 760, I imagine orders were to design something functional and at lower build cost than previous generations. The overall looks are fantastic in my opinion. They can and do function as intended, maybe I'm just griping too much about a cheap bb gun... I almost wish they did an anniversary version of the 760 like they done for the 362, a limited run of 760's with metal receiver, peep sight, aluminum pump piston and maybe wood fore stock (wood buttstock would be cool too, but I like the plastic stocks bb capacity).
Seems like Crosman is facing changes... Got me thinking "what if'". Also, I want to wish the best to all the employees.
bantam5s:
I personally don't think that whoever designed that current abomination deserves a single hint of respect, what they did is not respectable in any way and I wish it didn't exist.
There's no way they would ever try to make them better, because their purpose these days is just to be something extremely cheap for a kid to use for a couple years till they lose interest.
I think the market for youth airguns may be dwindling , airsoft has probably taken a lot of that market share because kids may be more interested in shooting at each other than they are at cans and paper targets.
happymecanic:
I would love to see them going back to a (pot)metal receiver, and metal trigger. Just that would be a HUGE improvement, and I would gladly pay for that.
A special edition with the aforementionned metal receiver and trigger, wood stock and forearm, and a riffled barrel, would sell well I'm sure.
Back_Roads:
I "dang" the person who invented plastic BBs ;)
Matchstickshooter:
--- Quote from: bantam5s on August 31, 2024, 10:03:35 PM ---I personally don't think that whoever designed that current abomination deserves a single hint of respect, what they did is not respectable in any way and I wish it didn't exist.
There's no way they would ever try to make them better, because their purpose these days is just to be something extremely cheap for a kid to use for a couple years till they lose interest.
I think the market for youth airguns may be dwindling , airsoft has probably taken a lot of that market share because kids may be more interested in shooting at each other than they are at cans and paper targets.
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yep, that and paintball. Where I used to see a nice selection of airguns/ammo at Walmart now I only see a few, but all kinds of paintball junk. :o
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