357 group pic

[schwinnbikebob]

Just finished up resealing these.  Except the Daisy 44 it is fine.    They all feel very similar in feel. All shoot around 350 FPS.  The 8" barrel is slightly the fastest which kinda makes sense

[bantam5s]

My Crosman 38T seems to shoot noticeably harder than my 357, and I don't even have the power adjuster for the hammer spring in mine 38T.

[threesuns]

Nice collection. I prefer the Daisy model 44 over the Crosman 38’s and 357 pistols. The 8 inch barrel definitely adds fps and aids  accuracy. Personal preference though is the short 4 inch barrel for the 357 and 44 pistols.

Enjoy

[bantam5s]

Nice collection. I prefer the Daisy model 44 over the Crosman 38’s and 357 pistols. The 8 inch barrel definitely adds fps and aids  accuracy. Personal preference though is the short 4 inch barrel for the 357 and 44 pistols.

Enjoy

My only problem with the Daisy model 44 has been trying to get one.
Now it's basically never going to happen since Ebey decided that Californians aren't allowed to buy airguns.

As far as the 38T goes, what I love about it is the action.
They feel more like a real revolver than any other replica air pistol I've owned or handled.

[78gCollector]

I picked this 357 up quite a while ago, and plan to get it on the bench in the next few weeks to get it up and running.  With the metal 8" barrel and scope, this setup comes in at just under 3 lbs.  And it has Japanese glass!

I bet the original owner had a tough time sighting it in.. Anyone notice something wrong? 

[78gCollector]

My only problem with the Daisy model 44 has been trying to get one.
Now it's basically never going to happen since Ebey decided that Californians aren't allowed to buy airguns.

Check your inbox, Bantam5s. 

Also on the bench some time soon, a Daisy 44 or two.  I've got a pair of these, and definitely need to get at least one up and running!

[bantam5s]

I picked this 357 up quite a while ago, and plan to get it on the bench in the next few weeks to get it up and running.  With the metal 8" barrel and scope, this setup comes in at just under 3 lbs.  And it has Japanese glass!

I bet the original owner had a tough time sighting it in.. Anyone notice something wrong?

The scoped 357 eight seems to be quite rare.
I found this picture online a couple years ago and never saw one on Ebay or anything.


Btw I had no clue that the 357 eight from this sharpshooters kit had a metal barrel shroud.

[threesuns]

I bet the original owner had a tough time sighting it in.. Anyone notice something wrong?

Why read the instructions when there is a picture on the box of the mounted scope?! 🤔

Here a picture of a couple of my 44’s. Too bad Daisy never offered a nickel 3 barrel kit.

[78gCollector]

The scoped 357 eight seems to be quite rare.
I found this picture online a couple years ago and never saw one on Ebay or anything.
Btw I had no clue that the 357 eight from this sharpshooters kit had a metal barrel shroud.

The metal barrel shroud gives the pistol a much different feel than the plastic shrouded 6" and 4" versions.  I've only seen a few complete Sharpshooter sets show up on eBay in the last couple of years, and they both sold through Buy it Now.  That will teach me to hold off on bidding!  I picked up mine off eBay last summer.  It came as pictured in the pics above and included the brass cleaning rod and jag.  The trigger is wonky and it needs seals, but I got it for a great price so no complaints!

The model 457 scope was also available separately.  The one shown below was made in China so it looks a bit different from the made in Japan one on my pistol.  Unfortunately, the crosshairs are canted about 10-20 degrees in the scope.  I may eventually see if I can open it up and give the reticle a little bit of a turn.  Also included below is a scan from the 1986 Crosman Airguns catalog showing the 357 line available that year.

[bantam5s]

Has anybody put a 38T 357 & daisy 44 head to head in an accuracy comparison?

I'm thinking I'll do so when I'm able to start shooting the daisy 44 I just bought off of 78gCollector ( once I receive and reseal it if necessary), but I mostly just shoot 7.9 CPHP's and the only other .177 pellets I have are the H&N excite hammers I shoot in my 79G.
I may not be the right guy to test this if I don't have enough pellet variety in my arsenal.
I couldn't really acess accuracy based on one pellet type.

[threesuns]

Has anybody put a 38T 357 & daisy 44 head to head in an accuracy comparison?

I would be curious to see the results. Having had all 3, I recall peddling the 357’s in favor of the accuracy of the 38’. Then parting ways with the 38’s over the ease of loading the 44’s. Also the grip of the 44 felt better to me, though the 44 and 38 both are supposed to copy the SW design.

Paul, does the 8 inch 357 have a brass barrel like the Silver Accur8 had?

[bantam5s]

Has anybody put a 38T 357 & daisy 44 head to head in an accuracy comparison?

I would be curious to see the results. Having had all 3, I recall peddling the 357’s in favor of the accuracy of the 38’. Then parting ways with the 38’s over the ease of loading the 44’s. Also the grip of the 44 felt better to me, though the 44 and 38 both are supposed to copy the SW design.

Paul, does the 8 inch 357 have a brass barrel like the Silver Accur8 had?

I like the grip of my 38T more than the 357, and it has a much better trigger.
The 357 is less heavy in double action, but the single action of the 38T feels like a real S&W revolver.

The Daisy 44 is modeled after the S&W model 29, and the 38T I believe after the model 14.

[78gCollector]

I would be curious to see the results. Having had all 3, I recall peddling the 357’s in favor of the accuracy of the 38’. Then parting ways with the 38’s over the ease of loading the 44’s. Also the grip of the 44 felt better to me, though the 44 and 38 both are supposed to copy the SW design.

Paul, does the 8 inch 357 have a brass barrel like the Silver Accur8 had?

Mine has a steel barrel.

I'm also looking forward to hearing the results if a side by side test.  Daisy promoted the 357-8 as being able to, "consistently fire round after round into a 1" circle from 25 feet out."  I can't say I've tried it myself, but look forward to giving it a shot now that the weather is warming up around here!

[Mzq284]

Cool guns, a friend had the 357 when we were teens. It shot pretty good, I whacked a couple of problem chipmunks when we were camped, fishing.
I have a 38C  and a T barrel shroud. It's going to be a switch barrel, and I'm thinking of cutting the barrel rib into a scope dovetail and scoping it. Kind of like my scoped 44mag,  only cheaper and quieter.
I wasn't aware of the Daisys, I'll have to check them out.
Nice collection,  Bob!

[bantam5s]

I just got done doing some basic accuracy tests with the 3 pistols.
A 1977 38T, a 1985 357, and a 1989 powerline 44.


The 38T shot the best overall, using the H&N excite hammer.
Next was the Daisy 44 , and the 357.
The 38T shot terribly with my standard CPHP's, the Daisy 44 a little better, and minus 1 flyer the 357 actually seems to love the CPHP'S.

[Mzq284]

I refurbed a 38T for my brother. I turned a 1322 barrel to fit, and drilled and reamed the cylinder to 22 cal. It's a really good shooter and he hits some small targets with it. I should've never let a friend talk me out of mine.

[bantam5s]

I refurbed a 38T for my brother. I turned a 1322 barrel to fit, and drilled and reamed the cylinder to 22 cal. It's a really good shooter and he hits some small targets with it. I should've never let a friend talk me out of mine.

That sounds like a good mod if you can't turn up an early 38T in .22 caliber.

[bantam5s]

I should have mentioned that these black circles were about the size of a penny.

[Mzq284]

I refurbed a 38T for my brother. I turned a 1322 barrel to fit, and drilled and reamed the cylinder to 22 cal. It's a really good shooter and he hits some small targets with it. I should've never let a friend talk me out of mine.

That sounds like a good mod if you can't turn up an early 38T in .22 caliber.

My 38C is an early model with the metal cylinder and rear sight. To my knowledge, it hasn't been resealed, but it has plenty of umph. I'm not getting talked out of this one!
If I'm reading the date code right, it's a 7-64 gun, older than me.
That's pretty good shooting, David, and some really clean guns, I'm going to have to look into the Daisys.

[bantam5s]

I refurbed a 38T for my brother. I turned a 1322 barrel to fit, and drilled and reamed the cylinder to 22 cal. It's a really good shooter and he hits some small targets with it. I should've never let a friend talk me out of mine.

That sounds like a good mod if you can't turn up an early 38T in .22 caliber.

My 38C is an early model with the metal cylinder and rear sight. To my knowledge, it hasn't been resealed, but it has plenty of umph. I'm not getting talked out of this one!
If I'm reading the date code right, it's a 7-64 gun, older than me.
That's pretty good shooting, David, and some really clean guns, I'm going to have to look into the Daisys.

Crosman didn't really have date codes back then,  they officially started in '75.
Having that metal cylinder definitely makes it an earlier gun though I don't know when the metal cylinder was dropped.