Took my 1701p out for some shooting today, what a tack driver! The only thing slowing this pistol down is the shooter. I am getting 70 shots out of the box with 7.0 grain RWS Hobbies average fps is 460 fps:
Average: 460.1 FPS
SD: 12.1 FPS
Min: 428 FPS
Max: 478 FPS
Spread: 50 FPS
Shot/sec: 0.1
True MV: 486 FPS
Now for some tuning questions:
1. What can I put on the front sight to make it easier to see?
2. Can the safety be changed / modified for a left handed shooter?
3. Is there a basic mod or tune that should be performed?
Thanks in advance for all the replies :-*
Max
I put this http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-fiber-optic-rods-1-5mm-060-fits-all-guns-using-060-sight-rods-pick-4-colors-/201719524305?hash=item2ef76babd1:g:kWgAAOSwxCxT6Nvm (http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-fiber-optic-rods-1-5mm-060-fits-all-guns-using-060-sight-rods-pick-4-colors-/201719524305?hash=item2ef76babd1:g:kWgAAOSwxCxT6Nvm)
on my sights with super glue. I did not flare the end with heat as that made it to much to look at. I used a finger nail file to make the end squared off. It absorbs the ambient light and if you put it on stright it looks like a small led light. Works great under trees in the shade. Works best on a blade sight. I don't know how it could be mounted on a pin sight. The are some sights availeble with truglo mounted in blade sights by drilling a hole through the sight. This one comes to mind.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IMPROVED-DESIGN-RED-FIBER-OPTIC-FRONT-SIGHT-Fits-Crosman-2240-2250-2300-etc-/300996005092?hash=item4614c28ce4 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/IMPROVED-DESIGN-RED-FIBER-OPTIC-FRONT-SIGHT-Fits-Crosman-2240-2250-2300-etc-/300996005092?hash=item4614c28ce4)
From www.AlchemyAirWerks.com (http://www.alchemyairwerks.com)
http://www.crosman-air-pistol-owners-forum.com/board/index.php/topic,6127.msg64752.html#msg64752 (http://www.crosman-air-pistol-owners-forum.com/board/index.php/topic,6127.msg64752.html#msg64752)
Arkmaker may be able to make you a LH Safety.
A dab/dot of white paint usually helps. I like red personally.
What kind of rear sight are you using? Have you ever considered a red dot sight? I really like the Millett SP1. It has a small 3 moa dot.
I only increased the hammer spring tension on my 1701P to get it to 500FPS for about 50 shots. In my case I just liked the way it cut the target holes cleaner with a little more FPS. I use RWS Meisterkuglen 7.0gr & the Millett sight.
(http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p212/wwk1a/1701P/68cb6145-626c-4c9a-a11a-9c702cf9bdbc.jpg)
That's a good looking pistol! How hard is it to increase the hammer spring tension to get 500 fps?
Just use an Allen wrench to adjust the spring tension. I think it's in the Manual.