Early autoloader!
Crosman’s 600 first hit the streets in 1960. That was the time when Crosman
powerlets had a bottle-cap seal that leaked, so CO2 guns weren’t well-received.
But the 600 lasted through those times and into the era when reliable powerlets
came along. It was a true semiauto, where each pull of the trigger fired the
gun. It held 10 .22 caliber pellets in line on the left side of the action in a
built-in magazine. Linear mags have a reputation for poor feeding, but as long
as you used domed pellets or wadcutters, the 600 fed well most of the time.
Lightning fast!
The 600 has a feed arm that moves to the left so the next pellet can be shoved
in, then back to the right in line with the barrel. A bolt probe then jumps
forward, stuffing the pellet into the breech. All this happens super-quick. If
the gun ever goes full-auto (shooting all pellets as long as the trigger is
held down), it dumps all 10 shots so fast that it sounds like one loud shot!
I’m guessing the cyclic rate is close to 2000 rpm! And, going full-auto was one
of the 600’s little quirks. In fact, people used to modify it to do that until
they realized that it didn’t sound like a machine gun at all – just a loud air
pistol, because they couldn’t distinguish the individual shots firing.
Not powerful
The stock 600 gets about 350 f.p.s. with medium-weight pellets. It’s also a
gas hog, getting only about 30-33 shots per powerlet. The rest of the gas has
to operate the mechanism. Once a 600 is tuned by either Dave Gunter
503-556-1439) or Mac-1 (310-327-3581), it can get well into the 450 f.p.s.
range – and Gunter gets over 40 shots per powerlet with his tune. A lot of
folks attach bulk CO2 tanks and long barrels to shoot hundreds of shots at 500+
f.p.s.
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The flip side.
Excellent trigger and great accuracy!
The trigger is very light and almost crisp. The little mushiness is hardly
noticeable, since almost everyone shoots the gun as fast as possible. If you
take your time, a 600 can be very accurate. Crosman really knew how to rifle a
barrel, and they put the very best into this pistol. It’s as accurate as a
Crosman Mark I.
In demand!
A used 600 will bring $225 in shooting condition and $275 in excellent
condition in the box. They shoot so well that they are in demand. When the UK
relaxed their laws against CO2 guns years ago, the Brits went crazy importing
the 600. For a while, you couldn’t buy one for less than $350 in any condition.
Those days are over, but don’t expect to get a cheap one unless you get lucky.
This listing complies with the store’s air gun guidelines found here and I
will only sell and ship air guns to buyers in jurisdictions where permitted by
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