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CROSMA N AIR GUNS
Rt. 5&20 E ast Bloomfield ' N y.

14443

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RECEIVER

Model 761 XL Powerrnaster

.177 Cal. BB Repeater/

Slngle Shot .177 Cal.

Pellet Rlfle

BARREL

REA R SIGHT

FRONT
SIGHT

.JOii!i,

FO REA RM

BE CAREFUL - BE A SAFESHOOTER

SPECIFJCATIONS

Mechanism

PERFORMANCE

Bol t-aclion

Caliber

.177

Ammunition

.177 cal. Crosman

Pelis or Crosman
BBs

Res ervoir

180 BBs

Magazine

18 BBs

Weight

4 lbs. 9 oz. (2. lkg)

Overall Length
Sights: Rear

B a rre l

Front

36

Super
Super

10

In. (914mm)

Fully adjustable lor elev a tio n

and wlndage

J
6

10

P ro j e ctile

Weight

.177 BB

5.42 gr.

500 l.p.s.

.177 BB

5.42 gr.

595 l.p.s

.177 BB

5.42 gr.

400 l.p.s

380 1.p.s

177 Pell

8.2 gr.

470 l.p.s

111 Pell

8.2 gr.

540 l.p s.

.177 Pell

8.2 gr.

Hooded type

19 In. (483mm), so lid steel.

button rilled, 10 lands. right
h11nd twist, one turn in 16 in
(405mm)

Stock1Foro11rm Finished wood

Power Source

(Average)
MuzLle Velocity
Above
Pum p s

Short

stroke.

pump aclion

pneumaltc

HOW TO OPERATE
IMPO RTANT: Steps for sale and satis
factory operation.
Step 1
Step 2

Step 3
Step 4

Put rllle "ON SAFE"

Pump rifle
Load rlfle
Alm and Fire
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CR0Sfv1AN AIRGUNS

VISIBLE IMPACT TARGETS

Routos 5 &. 20. East Bloomflold. NY 14M3 ;

BENJAMIN SHERIDAN

BE CAREFUL - BE A SAFESHOOTER

Step

HOW TO

PUT RIFLE

"ON

SA FE "

This rifle has a Cross-Bolt Safety. Push

from the left side: it will stop your Trigger

from moving. Safe and Fire are cl arly

marked on the sides of the Trigger
Guard, see (Fig. 1 ) .

CAUTION: I t Is your duty to keep the

rlfle on "Sale" at all times untll you are
ready to shoot, then put safely In " oll"
position.

CAUTION: Velocity produced by more

than 10 pumps is only minor and can

cause damage to the pump mechanism.

Do Not pump yo1,1r rifle more than 10

times.

Warning: Do Not shoot rlfle with less

than two (2) pumps. II you do, you wlll
Jam your gun.
CAUTION: Avoid

p inching hand be

tween Pumping Lever and Tube

FIG.
SA F E (Push In)
CROSS BO'-L__.r--------.J
SAFETY

CLOSED

Step 2 HOW TO PUMP RIFLE

See ( F ig.
rifle.

2) lor correct way to pump your

Step 3 HOW

TO LOAD

YOUR

OPEN POSITION

761 XL

RIFLE WITH BBs:

Put gun "ON SAFE".

A. Rotate the Loading Port Cover to lhe
right and fill Reservoir with 180 BBs
(Fig. 3). Close cover to the lef l .
B. To transfer BBs lrom Reservoir to
Visual Magazin e , grip rifle as illustrat
ed In Fig. 4, move the BB Retainer
Button rearward with thumb, then
with a hand twisting motion BBs will
flow into Visual Magazine. When the
Visual Magazine is filled move the BB
Retainer Button f o reward .

WARNING: Pellets should never be put

Into the BB loading Port . They wlll Jam
your rllle.

RESERVOIR

FIG. 3

POSITION

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2-3 D ROPS OF
PELLGUNOIL.' HERE

Fig. 10.

AFTE R 250 SHOTS

LUBRICATION

Follow these simple instructions lo in

sure the long life of your rifle. After every
250 shots apply 2 or 3 drops of Crosman
P LLGUNO I L to the Pump Cup and
Piston Assembly (Fig. 10).
II is not necessary lo clean the Barrel
Bore, but the occasional application of a

lillle PELLGUNOIL is recommended lo

prevent the Barrel from rusting.
Crosman PELLGUNOIL is recommend
ed. Use only 2-3 d rops. PELLGUNOIL is
best but any household oil is better than
no 011 a l all. This is very important
.

CAUTION
You must do the foll owing things to Insure safeand satisfactory performance of your gun.

DON'T forget to treat every gun as If It

were loaded.
DON'T point the r i f l e I n an u n s a f e
direction.
DON'T use your rifle without due re
spect for yourself, and other
peo ple.
DON'T shoot at the target until you are
sure of your backstop.
DON"T c o n d u c t y o u r s e l f I n an un
s por t s manlike man ner when
using your rlfle.
DON'T store your rifle loaded.

DON'T shoot your rlfle

with less than

2 pumps.
DON'T reuse ammunition that has al
ready been fired.
DON'T alter or adjust any of the factory
settings to your rifle .
DON'T pump the gun while your finger
Is on the Trig ger .
DON'T forget to check Safely Boll
before loading and pum pi ng.
DON'T over pump your rifle (more than
10 pumps).
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BE CAREFUL - BE A SAFESHOOTER

CROSMAN AIRGUNS

VISIBLE IMPACT TETS

Routes 5 & 20. East Bloomflold. NY 14443

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BENJAMIN

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How To
Pcllcl5:

RETAINEll
DUTTON

VISUAL
MAGAZINE

FIG.

HANO
TWISTING
MOTION

C. To empty the Vis

ual Mag a zine l'Jol
d

SKIRT

Put the gun "ON

SAFE", point the rifle
slightly downward.
Lifl the Bolt and pul l
ii back full y. Push
the Bolt forward and
down to lock (Fig. 6)
...The Magnetic Bo ll
pic ks a BB fro m the
Visual Magazine and
transfers It Into the
.Barrel Ch a m ber.

VISUAL TRANSFER OF
BB TO CHAMBER

BO

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FIG.6

PELL

B OL

F I G. 5

How lo Remove a Jam

med Pellet or

FE"

un loa d all the BB

s from Vis

ual
M aga zine into Reserv
oir. Pump gun ten
limes. cock gu n by
op erat ing Bolt (se
e
step 4) l ake gun
"OFF SA FE " point in

Safe direction and

rire. tr gun remain
s
jammed do the follo
wing:
A. Op era te Bolt and
leave open.
B. Insert a straightened
clothes hanger
or metal rod into
Muzzle end of
Bar rel.
C. Ca ref ull y pu sh th
.e jam me d BB or
Pel l out into the
Receiver Lo a d ing
Rec ess and discard.
(Fig. 7).

RAMROD

CAUTION: Never attempt

lo discharge
rifle with Boll In unlock
ed position.

IMPORTANT:

The rirle is correc

tly aimed when the
blade of the Front
Sight is positioned
exactly in the notch
or the Rear Sight,
and the top of the
Front Sight is flush
with the top of the Rea
r Sight. For target
sho oti ng, ma ny ma
rks me n p r e f e r to

1rrz

Fig. 7.

REJECTED PELL

/BB

tr unable l o u nj
a m gun
see REPAIR SERV
ICE section of this
manual.

sight-in al the botto

m of the bull's eye
(the 6 o'clock positio
n) (Fig. 8)." The
sights will then appear
bla ck against the
white of the target. The
point of impact,
however, will be the
center of the bul
l's
eye.

The Rear Sight ma

y be adjusted
for
Elevation and ir nec
essary, Windag
e.

(Fig. 9).

TARGET
REAR
SIGHT
BLADE

WINDAGE
ADJUSTMENT
SCREws

RIGHT

ELEVAT,OR

FIG.

BB

CA UTI O N: Do Not
Reload. Put gun
"ON
SA

'
RECEIVER LOADING
RECESS
Take aim, push "OFF SAF
E" and squel!ze
the Trigger to fire.

HOW TO SIGHT IN RIF

LE

NOSE

HOW TO AIM AN
D FIRE

wllh

fl.. Put gun

"ON Sfl.r[ _
0. To prevent Oa
rrcl 1arnrn1ng. all
LIB
must be removed
frorn Visual Maga
zine. Seo St ep 3 Sect
ion c (Fig. 4)
To load a SUPER PE
LL, lill the Oolt and
pufl it back fufly Pla
ce SUPER PELL
noso forward in the
Receiver Lo a d i n
Recess (Fig. 5) Pus
h Ille Dolt forw
ard
and down to lock

the rifle straight

up. Move the BB Re

tainer Bullon rea

rward with thumb
,
then with a hand
twisting motion BB
s
will flow back int
o Rese rv oir Make
sure Visual Ma
gazine is empty ber
ore
moving BB Retainer
Bullon roreward.

Step 4

Load Your 7G 1 XL Rlllc

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F IG.9

DOWN

REAR
SIGHT
BLADE-"