How do you load a Crosman 766?

Loading the Crossman 766 Air rifle

The Crossman 766 fires a single .177 air rifle pellet, or multiple 'BB's.

The .177 pellet is loaded in a breech on the righ hand side of the action. The breech is exposed by pulling back a lever with a finger sized hooked lever. The pellet is carefully dropped in with its front facing forward and the breech lever carefully pushed forward and locked down. Great care must be taken in case the pellet is disturbed as it slides into the neck of the barrel so a visual inspection of the pellet as it goes in is a good idea.

The rifle needs to be charged. This can be done either before or after loading the pellet. To charge the rifle, grasp the wood-look plastic piece under the barrel at its near end. It will come away from the barrel, hinged at the front. This is an air pump and repeatedly fully opening and then fully closing the lever will charge the weapon. Less than two pumps will result in a pellet jamming in the barrel. 5 pumps will give good results for tin cans and 10 plus pumps will kill vermin at 25 yards...

The BB's go onto the base of the pistol grop behind the plastic cover found there, which slides forward.. The long thin slider on the left hand side of the action has something to do with the BB's too....

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