NEW Crosman 362

[splitbeing]

Yeah, I was also disappointed a 367 wood did not appear in the catalog. It's the avenger mk i all over again.

I guess I could swap barrels. Anybody know what a .177 barrel to swap into the 362 costs?

[tennx]

Yeah, I was also disappointed a 367 wood did not appear in the catalog. It's the avenger mk i all over again.

I guess I could swap barrels. Anybody know what a .177 barrel to swap into the 362 costs?

I think with shipping (UPS)…$48 ….for my disco (24”) from crosman…I already had the steel breach …thats a crosman brake …on barrel…LDC made it longer…and I decided not to have barrel cut down…..gun is not loud…..good luck

[avator]

Half of that was shipping....

I was somehow able to sneak mine in for the $4 shipping.

[tennx]

Half of that was shipping....

I was somehow able to sneak mine in for the $4 shipping.

Cool…I wasnt given a choice @ the time…UPS

[avator]

Half of that was shipping....

I was somehow able to sneak mine in for the $4 shipping.

Cool…I wasnt given a choice @ the time…UPS

yeah, clearly the Parts lady messed up... same lady did it twice. I wasn't going to argue. 
I think I posted my receipt in my 362 thread, I'd have to go back and look.


Ah Ha... lookie there, I saved it.

[stroo]

Half of that was shipping....

I was somehow able to sneak mine in for the $4 shipping.

Cool…I wasnt given a choice @ the time…UPS

yeah, clearly the Parts lady messed up... same lady did it twice. I wasn't going to argue. 
I think I posted my receipt in my 362 thread, I'd have to go back and look.


Ah Ha... lookie there, I saved it.

NOW I see this post!  I tried to order several different .177 barrels today and they were all out of stock...   

Guess I'll try that part number on the next order.

[tennx]

Have u considered WTB on the classifieds….good luck

[stroo]

Have u considered WTB on the classifieds….good luck

I did not, Crosman usually had most of the parts I tried to order but it appears that has changed.  Thanks for the suggestion!

[Rick67]

Half of that was shipping....

I was somehow able to sneak mine in for the $4 shipping.

Cool…I wasnt given a choice @ the time…UPS

yeah, clearly the Parts lady messed up... same lady did it twice. I wasn't going to argue. 
I think I posted my receipt in my 362 thread, I'd have to go back and look.


Ah Ha... lookie there, I saved it.

NOW I see this post!  I tried to order several different .177 barrels today and they were all out of stock...   

Guess I'll try that part number on the next order.

I plan to get me a .177 MROD LW barrel as spare, although they do require machining if attached to a 22xx/13xx breech.

Already have 2 in .22; one of which is now mated to a PROD breech.

Them Lothars are just lasers 

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

I buckled and got an Anniversary 362. #728 of 2023

[tennx]

I talked to Mike from TKO the other day on another matter…he stated he got one , said it was a beauty and a nice shooter…good luck

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

I talked to Mike from TKO the other day on another matter…he stated he got one , said it was a beauty and a nice shooter…good luck

I like the way it looks but I didn't win the aesthetics wood lottery IMO. That will make it easier to use it though! I haven't shot it yet I need to do that now, but I don't regret buying it, hey it is mostly wood and metal after all!  I paid $359 for it.

[tennx]

I talked to Mike from TKO the other day on another matter…he stated he got one , said it was a beauty and a nice shooter…good luck

I like the way it looks but I didn't win the aesthetics wood lottery IMO. That will make it easier to use it though! I haven't shot it yet I need to do that now, but I don't regret buying it, hey it is mostly wood and metal after all!  I paid $359 for it.

Mike said he got a $150 dealer discount…lol

[avator]

Betty Lou and I shot our matching 362s in a little competition yesterday. Both converted to .177. I'm happy to announce that it was a rare occasion where I won. 

[splitbeing]

[chuckling] Congrats, Bill!

[Blowpipe Sam]

I took my 362 hunting yesterday.  It sure is a light and handy gun for carrying all day.  I plowed through thickets, climbed over downed trees, and waded through the swamp with mine and hardly noticed I was carrying it.  Nothing like my Hatsan mod 125.  It still needs a sling though.  There are some situations that arise while hunting that require the use of both hands.

[tennx]

I shot my 362/367’s yesterday still dont like the short LOP…..if the woodie had a longer LOP I can see maybe investing in one….definitely gonna order some butt pads…good luck

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

Betty Lou and I shot our matching 362s in a little competition yesterday. Both converted to .177. I'm happy to announce that it was a rare occasion where I won. 

By the time I took my new 362 out to shoot it it was dark. I did hit the can once out of five shots the way the 362 arrived but I couldn't see though the peep site in the dark so, I think that was OK.
I was going to shoot mine this afternoon and forgot to.   I started messing around with a bicycle I am going to give away.


I have some yardwork to do tomorrow in town and don't know if I'll get a round to it.

[Stretch67]

My birthday present, a Crosman 362, arrived this afternoon!  While awaiting its arrival, I had read this entire thread (and many others).

The first thing I noticed opening the box is that the packaging is better than before. I'd read that earlier rifles had just a couple blocks of polystyrene foam glued inside the cardboard box to limit the rifle shifting around inside, but the styrofoam inevitably broke (and broke loose), allowing the rifle to get sloshed around inside its own packaging. And then there were dozens, if not hundreds, of little polystyrene beads that clung to the rifle, your clothing, and your floor.

But now there are two pre-formed cardboard blocks that surround the muzzle & front sight, and another around the receiver. There was no sign of movement or damage when I opened the box. So that's good. Crosman has been paying attention to the previous complaints about shipping damage, and subsequently improved the packaging.

The plastic stock feels more heavy and solid than I imagined (for a cheap plastic stock). I had been thinking of removing the butt cap and filling the stock with aerosol foam, but now having had one in my hands, I don't think that's necessary. It doesn't feel as cheap and light as I was afraid it would (it could be a lot worse). I really want a walnut stock, but Crosman only sold 2023 of those with the 100th Anniversary special edition 362s a couple years ago, and aftermarket stocks aren't really a thing yet. I hope they catch up soon.

I ran a patch soaked with Goo-Gone down the bore, let it soak for a few minutes, then cleaned it out with dry patches. Bleeeccchhh! But the 4th patch came out clean and dry, and the bore looks nice. I'll polish it with JB Bore Paste and Simichrome later on when I take the rifle apart for trigger work, be-burring, honing & polishing, etc.

The factory sights are nothing to write home about, but they work. The front sight wasn't squarely vertical, but a little twist fixed that.  A single screw holds the rear peep sight in place, so to adjust for elevation, you loosen the screw and than raise or lower the peep with your fingers. Low-tech, but functional. Once dialed in, I was able to shoot (offhand) an inch-ish group at 15 feet, so I'm pretty pleased.

This is just temporary. I have a Crosman steel breech in hand, upon which a 4x 32mm scope will be mounted, but I don't have the scope yet, so I'll keep the plastic breech and peepsight in place until then so I can enjoy the rifle.

As for the steel breech, I'll drill and tap two more #8-32 holes to secure the barrel, for a total of three, like I did for my Crosman 1377 pistol. It's the exact same part. Hooray for modularity!

I also have a stainless long-probe bolt (with a magnet in the rear to hold the bolt open when loading). The trigger itself is plastic, so there's not much to do with it. I have a Baker adjustable brass trigger in mind, but they're currently out of stock. In the meantime, the sear and hammer could stand some honing and polishing, thin washers on the pins to eliminate side-to-side slop, and some tweaking of the springs, and I'll reinforce the rear wall of the trigger group and then drill and tap holes for the two-screw mod, and then a Buck Rail steel threaded muzzle adapter for their 1/2-20  modulator. (Captain Kirk voice: "I.. have... a plan.")

This is my first .22 pellet gun. Everything else for the past 45-ish years have been .177. My first impression of .22 vs. .177 is that .22s are a lot easier to load, being bigger and easier to see and handle. And the holes in paper targets are bigger as well, all in all, making shooting .22s easier on aging eyes. 

Not bad at all for a $110 rifle. I'm glad I ordered it when I did, as Crosman itself is showing them out of stock today. That wasn't the case on Thursday.

[Blowpipe Sam]

Welcome to the forum.  That's a good rifle to start with.  You will find it doesn't take much tweaking to make it a great one.