So what's the secret?

[Reindeer]

Suppose this is going to be one of those "obvious" questions, that or "If you have to ask you wouldn't understand" types! LOL! Actually I wish to keep up my participation on this site so figure this might be a good question to generate some discussion.

I notice that the Crosman 22XX (2240/2250) series pistol has quite a following here. What is it in your opinion that makes it special?

Discuss!

[Davio]

The 22xx platform seems to be the small block V-8 of the air gunning world. It is capable of from out of the box single digit fpe's to scores of fpe's just depending on what you want/can afford/can imagine that you want to do with it/them/all of them. 

[millipede]

yeah, pretty much. it's like a car... you can buy it for cheap, invest lots of money into it making it how you like, and sell it for a huge loss

[arkmaker †]

yeah, pretty much. it's like a car... you can buy it for cheap, invest lots of money into it making it how you like, and sell it for a huge loss

Amen to that!!

[Crosshairs]

As i have said in other threads what i like most is puting your own twist to the guns you mod for me a big collector and i love to work with my hands just ask my wife  but having a one of a kind gun that no one else has is just plane cool. Plus giving it more power and making and more accurate then it already is is a challenge.
                                   Mike 

[Reindeer]

yeah, pretty much. it's like a car... you can buy it for cheap, invest lots of money into it making it how you like, and sell it for a huge loss

Or a Ruger 10/22! LOL!

[millipede]

i love to work with my hands just ask my wife 
                                 

HHAA! what's her cellphone number??    

[chongman]

The 22xx platform seems to be the small block V-8 of the air gunning world. It is capable of from out of the box single digit fpe's to scores of fpe's just depending on what you want/can afford/can imagine that you want to do with it/them/all of them. 

+1 Davio

[BigErn]

You forgot to mention the 13xx pistols! Can't forget those.

[breakfastchef]

The above analogies are spot on. The 2240 is cheap, making it affordable to the masses. In stock configuration it is pretty accurate, fun to shoot and durable.

[BDS]

2240...

You can leave it like this...

Or make it into this! 

[millipede]

or this:

[1377x]

Or a Ruger 10/22! LOL!

they are the ruger 10/22 of airguns
its good cheap fun! to a point some mods are a killer on the wallet