Crosman Remington Airmaster 77 Manual
. AirMaster 77 Air Rifle Kit. 4x15 mm scope. Repeater. Multi-pump pneumatic. 11mm Dovetail. 3-12 pumps (Never pump more than 12 times!)This multi-pump pneumatic rifle shoots either BBs or pellets.
The Remington AirMaster 77 is dressed in a black matte synthetic stock and forearm and nickel barrel. The grip and forearm have checkering for a sure grasp. The fiber optic front sight and the completely adjustable rear sight make it easy to acquire your target. Zero in on targets with greater accuracy with the included 4x15 scope. Speaking of targets, you'll have plenty of them!This rifle flings lead pellets at a whopping 750 fps (800 with BBs), because it sports a new valve design.
This new valve gives you higher velocity and the ability to pump more air into your AirMaster 77. You can vary the power of the rifle, depending on the distance of your target. Twelve pumps is the maximum you can put into the AirMaster 77, but that's plenty!
Pellets are loaded one at a time. BBs are loaded into a reservoir that holds 200 BBs. Through gravity, you move the BBs into the magazine, which holds 17. (Never shoot steel BBs at metal objects!). 0.0 0 ratingsVerified PurchaseThings I liked: The metal compression piston; zero wiggle or side play in the pumping action/arm; solid feeling heft; solid feeling forend (even though it's plastic); metal trigger (nice touch); accuracy out of the box was spot on to hit spinning targets at about 20 yrds; pumping isn't too hard but is more than my older worn in Daisy 990; barrel shroud is beautiful; the iron sights are perfectly sized/shaped to produce a solid sight picture.
I've owned 7 air rifles (2 single pump, 2 multi-pump, 1 multi-pump/CO2 dual power (Daisy), 1 springer, 1 gas ram, and 1 multi-pump that was so awful that I had to return it to the store), and I have begun to become a bit of an enthusiast. I have several future purchases planned, but this airgun is far and away the most solid feeling of the pneumatics that I've owned. Lastly, the spinning targets are fun!Things I would have changed: I want an all metal receiver with the same power plant. It seems that perhaps an earlier version of this rifle did have a metal receiver. There's a YouTube video of a guy who stripped the paint and polished the receiver in 2010. Perhaps Crosman changed to a plastic receiver to keep cost down when they upgraded the power plant? I personally would prefer to have a version that was as the other reviewer put it, 'the holy grail' of air rifles by having both the metal power plant and the metal receiver.
Perhaps a special edition? Wood would be nice, but I understand that seems reserved for higher priced designs. Second is the cocking handle for the bolt. It is stiff/hard to cock as stated by others, but not that bad, unless your hands start to sweat and your grip slips. I think perhaps a longer handle length, shape change, or other ergonomics answer would address it. Butt stock is loudly hollow, compared against all my other plastic airguns of similar to lower price point.What others should know: After extensive research, across numerous websites, of nearly every YouTube video I could find, all to answer the question 'what is the difference between the CR2100B, CR1000, and AM77' I finally settled on this gun due to a few references that stated this was a metal receiver and that it had a metal compression piston with the higher performance of the CR1000. I effectively expected the guts of the CR1000, the metal receiver of the 2100, with the nice look of the brushed look metal barrel shroud.
This was to be my (nearly) perfect lower cost pneumatic air rifle. What I have learned is that the AM77 is effectively the CR1000 with a metal barrel shroud.
It DOES NOT have a metal receiver. Also note that on the Crosman site, the CR1000 warns to only use RMCOIL (silicone) for lubrication due to higher compression. I have asked Crosman if that also applies to the AM77, but in that both guns are producing the same FPS and that their internals are the same it makes sense this needs RMCOIL. UPDATE 2: Received the following from Crosman customer support regarding the difference in the AM77 and Legacy 1000, specifically if the power plant was the same and required RMCOIL for safe operation. The recommendation was to use RMCOIL for both. Dear MY NAME REMOVED, If it was my choice over the AM77 and the Legacy I would purchase the AM77. Both airguns use the RMCOIL because the new models have a higher velocity Thank you for contacting Crosman Corporation!
Ready to Shop? Have a Question? Contact us at (800) 724-7486 or visit our website at crosman.com Happy Shooting! Beth Crosman Customer Service (800) 724-7486 Open Monday - Friday 9:00am - 4:30pm ETBy wolfnman from USA on 2019-05-23. UPDATE 1: Received the following back from Crosman customer support regarding the AM77's plastic receiver.
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I requested to know if they still had any of the metal receivers in stock. It confirms the change occurred in 2012. Subject: Product Support Message from Crosman: Dear MY NAME REMOVED, Thank you for contacting Crosman. Unfortunately we no longer have any of the metal receivers from the pre-2012 version of the AM77 in stock.
If you check with the airgun forums they may have some suggestions involving the Crosman 2100B that might help you out. Best Regards, Kevin.