Overview of the air rifle "Crosman 2100 B".

Review of the air rifle "Crosman 2100B».

The note provides a description of the Crosman 2100 B multicompression rifle, manufactured by the largest American manufacturer of air weapons and ammunition - Crosman Air Guns Co. The products of this company are relatively inexpensive and of high quality, so it has gained wide popularity among young people. Air pistols and rifles produced by the company are not inferior in quality and accuracy to similar models from Europe, and some Crosman models are more unpretentious in operation and more durable. Buying a Crosman 2100 B means becoming the owner of a truly reliable, accurate and versatile rifle. A rifle equally well suited for training or recreational shooting, bird hunting and small game hunting.

So the Crosman 2100 B is a 4.5mm multicompression air rifle. The multi-compression charging system means that the air pressure required for a shot is produced by manual pre-pumping, while manual pumping is performed using a special accumulator pump. Usually, to fully pump up the drive, it is enough to make 10-15 movements, which is not tiring at all and is absolutely easy even for a teenager to do. In multi-compression rifles, there are no disadvantages of spring-piston rifles - recoil, piston inertia, etc. And rifles that work with the energy of CO₂, lose by multicompression in that the can of CO₂ limits the number of shots.

The ammunition that can be fired from the Crosman 2100 B rifle is lead bullets or copper-plated steel balls of the specified caliber. For these purposes it is recommended to use lead bullets "Crosman Remington BBs". The hopper has a capacity to load 17 lead bullets or 200 steel balls. Ammunition is charged through a special charging window located on the right side of the receiver. It is forbidden to equip a rifle with various types of ammunition - it is necessary to use either only bullets or only balls.

The initial velocity of the bullet, declared by the manufacturer, is 221.1 m / s when using lead bullets and 230.2 m / s when firing steel balls. The speed of the bullet is directly dependent on the number of strokes for pumping, as well as on the mass of the bullet.

The total length of the rifle is 1010 mm, and the mass is 2.20 kg. Relatively compact size and light weight allow you to comfortably carry the rifle when going on a hunt or picnic. The length of the steel barrel is 529 mm, it is enclosed in a special protective casing and has 12 specially shaped grooves. The rifle is perfectly balanced and has practically no recoil, so it is very convenient to shoot from it.

The fore-end and butt are made of special shock-resistant brown plastic. When disassembling the rifle, they are easily separated from the base. The handle is of the pistol type and is a hollow container for charging balls. The forend is at the same time a lever for pumping the rifle with air - throwing it aside, we get the pump handle.

The receiver of a rifle consists of two halves, which are connected by screws, and in its design combines various plastic and metal elements - a bullet rammer, a pump cylinder with a bypass hole, a piston, a lock, etc. The pumping piston with a seal is located in the pump cylinder. The plastic stock is attached to the receiver with a special screw.

The Crosman 2100 B rifle is the fastest rifle among Crosman's inflated models.The principle of operation of the rifle and the technology of charging and firing is as follows. To fire a shot, you need to load the rifle with a bullet or feed another ball from the store, manually pump air into the accumulator and thereby create the pressure required for the shot. Then, disengage the safety, point the rifle in a safe direction and fire. To execute the next shot, you must turn on the fuse and perform the indicated actions in the same sequence. When the rifle is equipped with ammunition, lead bullets are manually loaded, and steel balls, held by the original magnetic holder, are fed from the store.

The elements of the trigger mechanism also consist of plastic and metal, which is used in critical and loaded parts of the mechanism. The rifle's fuse is of a non-automatic type, preventing the production of an accidental shot. The fuse is turned on or off by pressing the button located behind the trigger.

The rifle sights are open, the rear sight is adjustable vertically and horizontally, the front sight does not have a front sight in its design. The sights are fixed with two screws on the false barrel casing. In the rear of the receiver there is a dovetail bracket for mounting an optical or collimator sight. The requirements for the choice of scopes are not as strict as when choosing scopes for spring-piston rifles, therefore, the use of a relatively inexpensive sight will be optimal and quite sufficient. These are, for example, the Bushnell 4x15 Sportsman and Tasco 4x20 Remfire riflescopes. Using a telescopic sight will allow the shooter to unleash the full potential of the rifle and fully enjoy such an exciting activity as air gun shooting.

The rifle must be regularly cleaned of dust and lubricated with special weapon compounds, thereby maintaining the rubbing structural elements in working order. First of all, the joints of the levers, which are used to pump air, need to be cleaned and lubricated. The manufacturing company guarantees the full functionality of the Crosman 2100 B rifle by cleaning and lubricating the weapon every 250 rounds. It is recommended to adjust, clean and lubricate the rifle only in a specialized repair shop.