Crosman 1077 vs Ruger 10/22

The famous air rifles powered by a 12 g CO2 cartridge, which have a lot in common at first glance. They are similarly sized, similarly heavy, have similar magazines, similar stocks, but there are a few minor or major differences. The production of one of them is made in the USA, the production of the other in Germany. Let's look together at their basic characteristics and details of the differences between them.

POPULAR CROSMAN 1077

The American brand Crosman started out in the past as an importer of cheap air guns from China to the USA, but gradually developed into a manufacturer of air guns, and today its offer includes a large variety of air gun models that have enjoyed great popularity for years. The 1077 model is one of the long-standing classics in the brand's range. It shoots pellets in cal. 4.5 mm (.177) by means of a magazine with a capacity of 12 pellets. It is powered by a single 12 g CO2 cartridge. The projectile energy is up to 7.50 J and the manufacturer states that the muzzle velocity with standard lead pellets can reach values up to 190 m/s. The total length of the rifle is 940 mm, the length of the grooved barrel is 453 mm and the weight is 1,680 g.

EXCEPTIONAL RUGER 10/22

The German company UMAREX GmbH & Co. KG is undoubtedly one of the largest manufacturers of over-the-counter firearms in the world. It also represents the production of licensed RUGER replicas. The RUGER model 10/22 is in fact a small caliber rifle, with the marking 10 representing the standard magazine capacity and the marking 22 representing the .22 Long Rifle caliber. In this case, however, it is a replica in the form of an air rifle in cal. 4.5 mm (.177), powered by two 12 g CO2 cartridges. It is equipped with a magazine with a capacity of 10 pellets. The projectile energy is up to 7.50 J and the manufacturer states that the muzzle velocity is up to 175 m/s. The total length of the rifle is 945 mm, the length of the grooved barrel is 495 mm and the weight is 2,046 g.

MAIN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN RUGER 10/22 AND CROSMAN 1077

The stock is very similar at first glance. It is similarly shaped and long. However, the difference is in the quality of the plastic and the black color, clearly in favor of the RUGER 10/22, which stock is even equipped with a pre-attachment for attaching a carrying sling. As far as the shape of the stock is concerned, there is nothing fundamentally preventing both rifles from being operated by right- or left-handed shooters.

The RUGER 10/22 operates using two cartridges, and the manufacturer states that they last up to 90 shots and are inserted into the stock. One cartridge, which powers the Crosman 1077, lasts up to 50 shots and inserts into a magazine under the barrel.

The Ruger 10/22 has a 10-round magazine, but the Crosman 1077 offers a capacity of up to 12 pellets in a cal. 4.5 mm (.177). In both cases, one magazine is included. The magazine is inserted into both rifles from the bottom via a magazine holder.

The advantage of the Crosman 1077 model is the option to immediately install riflescopes with 11 mm wide mounting. If you want to install the rifle scope on a RUGER 10/22 model, you will need the original mounting designed for the original RUGER 10/22 small caliber rifle, which screws directly onto the gun (the holes for the threaded screws are already pre-made on the gun), or you will need to adapt one of the universal mounting rails commonly offered on the market.

The Crosman 1077 has a fiber optic sight and both height and side adjustable rear sight. The RUGER 10/22 does not have a fiber optic sight and the rear sight is height adjustable only. Both models operate in semi-auto mode, so all you have to do is pull the trigger and shots are fired. The safety is also built into the trigger guard in both cases. An interesting feature of the RUGER 10/22 model is the option to shorten the trigger travel before pulling it using the side lever.

You will also be interested in the performance of these air rifles. As it usually happens in reality, manufacturers give very optimistic numbers for the muzzle velocity and mostly do not indicate with what weight of pellets these optimistic values are measured. We made some measurements with a chronometer in order to find out the reality, using GAMO model Pro Match pellets with a weight of 0.49 g. The test was carried out outdoors at a temperature of 15 °C. Measured values:

• Crosman 1077 (velocity): average value 145 m/s, highest measured value 160 m/s
• RUGER 10/22 (velocity): average value 155 m/s, highest measured value 170 m/s
• Crosman 1077 (energy): average value 5.30 J, highest measured value 6.30 J
• RUGER 10/22 (energy): average value 5.90 J, highest measured value 7.10 J

We can thus conclude that the RUGER 10/22 is slightly more powerful, but this does not have a significant effect on the accuracy compared to its rival Crosman. If we wanted to reach the optimistic value of 190 m/s set by the manufacturer for the Crosman 1077, we would have to perform the test with a pellet weighing approximately 0.35 g, which is too light for normal target shooting.

DECISIVE FACTOR

Price can also be a deciding factor for many when choosing between these rifles. The RUGER 10/22 is approximately 50% more expensive than the Crosman 1077. This will be mainly due to the more precise workmanship and the fact that the RUGER 10/22 is an official replica, which are always more expensive than guns that are not replicas of any original model, or are just knockoffs. Anyway, in terms of shooting characteristics they are similar rifles and no matter what you decide, you won't make a bad decision.