FAQs
Airgun General Questions
For information about specs, compatibility, maintenance, and more for your Benjamin air gun, go to our dedicated Benjamin Airguns FAQ page. You’ll find everything you need to know there.
You’re likely trying to simply pull it down. Doing so may bend the barrel. Here is the proper method:
Brace the butt of the rifle high on your leg, slap the end of the barrel hard enough to open the breech, then pull down on the end of the barrel.
No, they are specific to each model.
Airgun Ammunition Questions
In most instances, Crosman Premiere domed ammunition will be your best bet. It’s always a good idea to try a variety in order to determine what your gun shoots best.
No pellets and bb’s are designed to be used only once.
We do not recommend cleaning of our pellets. While we have heard of shooters doing this, we know of no big improvement from cleaning.
Airgun and Airbow Service, Repair and Parts
This is a troubleshooting issue so please contact us directly at 800-7AIRGUN.
The only parts/accessories that can be ordered from our Custom Shop are listed on our Accessories page. The barrels and other pieces not shown are only available when purchasing a Custom Gun.
We do not currently offer the ability to order parts online. Parts may only be ordered by contacting Customer Service at 800-7AIRGUN (724-7486).
You must know the part number you need. CLICK HERE for parts diagrams.
Crosman’s Service Centers are the go-to resources for repairs and service on your Crosman, Benjamin and Sheridan airguns. With locations across the U.S., these stations are trained experts on the latest products from Crosman and can provide full service or parts for the do-it-yoursefer.
Airgun Maintenance
We only recommend our Pellgun and RMCOIL products for maintaining our airguns - they have been proven through the test of time. There is no "off the shelf" equivalent.
Please contact Customer Service by phone at 800-7AIRGUN to have one mailed to you.
You generally do not clean an airgun barrel. One initial cleaning when the gun is brand new, may
be all you ever need. It is better to under clean, than over clean. Depending on your equipment you
can damage the rifling or more important the Crown (the very end of the rifling, as you exit the barrel).
The only reason to clean a barrel is if you feel the accuracy has been reduced from what is normally expected.
Do not use an uncoated steel rod or steel brushes inside a steel barrel, a brass rod is fine. If it is
a Brass Benjamin or Sheridan, use a plastic "pull though" fishing line or use a wooden rod to push a patch
through. A one-piece aluminum cleaning rod may also work. There is even less reason to
clean a Benjamin, just leave it alone.
Use only clean dry "cleaning patch" of the proper size.
All of our PCP guns that have a Magazine have an internal O-ring in the barrel; care must be taken to
not damage this 0-ring. We suggest using only a" pull though" type and start at the muzzle end.
Only use a dry patch.
What not to use: Do not use any firearms gun cleaning solvents. Do not use silicone oil.
Some have reported good results using Ballistol or Simple Green as a cleaner. We have not tested this on
all our guns so we are hesitant to recommend it. It’s best to stick with the dry patch.
Short Answer
There is no compelling reason to clean the barrel, so don’t.
Long Answer
Because airguns operate with a blast of air, most small particles of residue are blown out of the barrel as the airgun is fired. Occasionally, the bore should be swabbed out with a clean, dry patch. I use no solvents on airgun bores because of the danger of the solvent getting into the valves. The valve seats are usually made of some sort of plastic or rubbery material that can be damaged by cleaning solvents. Just push a dry patch through the bore a couple of times to remove any small particles of lead or other material. Do not allow any gun cleaning solvent to enter the pump mechanism or cylinder compartment of an air or CO2 gun.
Really Long Answer for the self-proclaimed expert, that won’t accept the good advice in the first two answers
Here is some more specific advice:
You generally do not clean an airgun barrel. One initial cleaning when the gun is brand new, may be all you ever need. It is better to under clean, than over clean. Depending on your equipment you can damage the rifling or more important the Crown (the very end of the rifling, as you exit the barrel).
The only reason to clean a barrel is if you feel the accuracy has been reduced from what is normally expected.
Do not use an uncoated steel rod or steel brushes in inside of a steel barrel, a brass rod is OK. If it is a Brass Benjamin or Sheridan, some type of plastic “pull though” fishing line or use a wooden rod to push a patch through. A one piece aluminum cleaning rod may also work. There is even less reason to clean a Benjamin, just leave it alone.
Use only a clean, dry “cleaning patch” of the proper size.
All of our PCP guns that have a magazine have an internal O-ring in the barrel; Care must be taken to not damage this 0-ring. I only use a” pull though” type and start at the muzzle end. Only use a dry patch.
What not to use: Do not use any firearms gun cleaning solvents. Do not use Silicon oil.
Some have reported good results using Ballistol or Simple Green as a cleaner. I have not tested this on all our guns so I am hesitant to recommend it, best to stick with the dry patch.
Benjamin Marauder Questions
No they will not.
I don’t think anything is wrong with the gauge port assembly, it is doing exactly what we want when someone is pumping water into the gun. We have seen a couple of these units rust and it is more to do with the hand pump and how and where it is used.
The best solution is to steer this customer to a Compressed air tank set up. If they had this issue in just three months of use, they must be using it multiple times per day, every day.
One thing to recommend is the user take a break after 50 pumps to let the pump cool down. Also operate the pump slow and steady when pumping. The hotter it gets, the more moisture it will generate. When bleeding the hand pump, they should open the valve screw rapidly, so that the moisture will be blown out of the base.
Any pump on the market will pull moisture from the air if it is hot and humid. One way to relieve this is to use the hand pump in an air conditioned area.
This being a .25 Caliber gun isn’t helping things, as you get fewer shots per fill.
I still think the hand pump is one of the better solution for filling a gun. We have sold a lot of pumps and the majority of the users have not had this issue. In some cases like this a Scuba or HPA tank may be better suited as the primary means of filling the gun, and keep the hand pump as a back-up.
Where to Buy Questions
You may order direct from us by calling 800-7AIRGUN.
If you’re having a hard time finding Pellgun or RMCOIL at your local sporting goods store, try an online search for it. Many online dealers offer it and we always have it right here on crosman.com.
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