Anything better than crosman .357 pellet gun for 100-200 bucks?

[unstableryan]

Hello,
My dad passed and my mom has his old .357 crosman pellet gun but it leaks out and I want to buy her a new one. She shoots it at deer that get in the fence, wood peckers on the house etc. She likes it and it somehow makes her feel better. Should I just buy her a new one or is there anything like it that is better?
Thanks,
Ryan

 

[AB.boy]

Is there a seal you can replace on the old one? Or just oil up the current ones and see if it helps?

 

[unicorn gravedigger]

Buy her a new one, hell buy her three!

 

[gunrunner100]

Replace the seal first. Keeping a CO2 cylinder in there over any length of time allows it firstly to leak, then impresses a memory into the seal, making any future cylinder leak.

 

[J.Hancock]

X3 for replacing the O rings. Remind her to oil it once and a while.

 

[Bittereinder]

If there's sentimental value, you can probably get it repaired at D&L airgun. A lot of the older ones are built better than new air guns these days except for the high end new ones.

 

[OkayShooter]

They can be resealed for pretty cheap. But keep the her shooting at deer with a underpowered pellet gun to a downlow.. She could be charged with animal cruelty.

 

[gandalfe]

A little bit of teflon tape on the tip of the C02 cartridge often seals these old guns tight.I have old pellet guns that I fixed in this way.

 

[motoman]

Also transmission stop leak you can get at any auto parts store can swell up seals and makes them softer. Sometimes it works