Crosman 1088 Black air pistol

I was a sniper in the marine corps in the 70's so I know a little about trajectory and hitting targets. I bought this pistol to plug pigeons that crap on everything. I have several airguns, but their reports tend to attract attention from neighbors who like birds crapping on everything, so i needed something that would be quieter and the 1088 was reasonably quite... until I began swearing at it.

Problem: 1. Some engineering "genius" at Crosman got the bright idea to put a magnet in the core of the 8-shot magazine. The least insane excuse I can imagine was to keep BBs from rolling out, but it shouldn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what that does to the theory of creating an unimpeded, accurately poised projectile. Have Crosman engineers thought what a magnet does to a (now magnetized) bb as it *attempts* to exit the magazine chamber and travel down the barrel. The ideal process should be as efficient as possible with a minimal amount of resistance, actual or...Read more

This gun is a good size and feels good when shooting but after the first shot the power slowly goes down while firing the rest of the clip.Im giving this gun a 3.5 to a 4 stars.The 1088 does load easier than the Crosman T-4 and both are fun to use for target shooting or plinking.

I just purchased this gun and I'm in total agreement with the marine... This pistol (expecially for the pricetag) is a huge dissapointment...The power of the pistol being one of them...also as the other man described HORRIBLE accuracy and a huge pain to sight in... the magnetic piece in the center of the mag I also think is just retarded.. The only thing that is good is the look and feel of the pistol...so far no seal problems but hey give it a few days!! Not even a good pistol for target practice!!! PLEASE don't make the same mistake and shop elsewhere for an overall better pistol...