Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Air Guns Which is better Crosman 2240 or Benjamin EB22 Co2 pistol?

I recently bought the Crosman Model 2240 .22 caliber Co2 pistol, have been shooting it alot, both in my apartment and at the gun range today. So far it is an accurate gun.

When I first bought my Crosman the alignment between the barrel, front band and the cylinder was off, have straightened it after loosening the screws and aligning everything. Adjusted the rear sight as well, I suspect these guns are thrown together in a hurry. You can get lots of upgrade parts for the Crosman and it is cheaper than the Benjamin.

Is the Benjamin that much better from the price ratio? I have owned 3 Benjamin multi-pump guns to date, 2 were rifles and one pump up pistol. I have thought of getting the Benjamin for variety.

Anyone own both, if so, which did they like better and why?
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I own/owned both, I still own a 2240. More after market parts for 2240 which means you can also turn up the power and make it into what you want. You can't do that with the EB. You can keep the 2240 as a pistol, or turn it into a carbine/rifle. You can't with the EB.
Here's what I did to mine, not a stock looking pistol anymore, and it's accurate out to 50 yards. And it has good power to boot.

It's a lot more fun to build what you want and turn it into something that's not generic as the EB.

Do you have any suggestions of good sources for aftermarket stuff for the 2240? I am thinking of doing changes on mine, just for fun.

Check out this site, these guys are tops for Crosman upgrades.

http://www.airgunartisans.com/

Have fun!