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#71
Pellet Picture Database / Re: Bargain pellet find!
Last post by Uslanja - July 01, 2024, 01:30:59 PMHi MoWog72! It is the Canada Day weekend here and I've been busy with chores. More livestock coming in on Tuesday. I'm starting to feel my age but am so blessed to have this lifestyle. Just haven't had time to check in here. Amazon delivered a UTG Picatinny Rail and I grabbed the Crosman 32 mm Reflex Sight at the local hardware for the 2240XL. Hoping to throw it all together later today and see if it can hit anything. Then try to post a picture.
How do you like that stock and scope? If I understand correctly, the pump and CO2 guns do not have a double recoil and therefore do not damage scopes. I really like the looks of your kit!
(That look is what inspired me to get a pistol that had mod potential).
Wishing you a Happy Independence Day coming up. Hope you have great weather and get a wee bit ofshooting in!
How do you like that stock and scope? If I understand correctly, the pump and CO2 guns do not have a double recoil and therefore do not damage scopes. I really like the looks of your kit!
(That look is what inspired me to get a pistol that had mod potential).
Wishing you a Happy Independence Day coming up. Hope you have great weather and get a wee bit ofshooting in!
#72
Crosman air pistol - General discussion / Re: I sure do need alot of hel...
Last post by MoWog72 - June 29, 2024, 04:55:40 PMI understand what you mean. My in-laws had about 10 acres but have since relocated in retirement. I think like must kids, I got my first BB gun at Christmas in pretty much the same way as Ralphie in "A Christmas Story". 
I had to do some research to identify the model ; a Daisy Spittin' Image" Model 94 Winchester. My father got himself what must have been the Daisy "Spittin Image" Six_Shooter and I remember us in the back yard shooting mostly at tin cans.
In the 70s I had a Daisy CO2 200 multi-shot BB pistol which started leaking and was serviced through a local Sporting goods store at what I believe was more that the cost of the gun. Not long after it started to leak again.
I few years ago I bought my brother and myself Crosman 2100 Classic Air Rifles for Christmas as a goof. I'd challenge him to shooting contests... which didn't always pan out. LI like the 2100 as a open sight plinker with BBs and more accurately with pellets.
Thanks for prompting some good memories.
Keep shooting and have fun! Let us know where this hobby takes you.
I had to do some research to identify the model ; a Daisy Spittin' Image" Model 94 Winchester. My father got himself what must have been the Daisy "Spittin Image" Six_Shooter and I remember us in the back yard shooting mostly at tin cans. In the 70s I had a Daisy CO2 200 multi-shot BB pistol which started leaking and was serviced through a local Sporting goods store at what I believe was more that the cost of the gun. Not long after it started to leak again.
I few years ago I bought my brother and myself Crosman 2100 Classic Air Rifles for Christmas as a goof. I'd challenge him to shooting contests... which didn't always pan out. LI like the 2100 as a open sight plinker with BBs and more accurately with pellets.
Thanks for prompting some good memories.
Keep shooting and have fun! Let us know where this hobby takes you.
#73
Crosman air pistol - General discussion / Re: I sure do need alot of hel...
Last post by Uslanja - June 29, 2024, 04:00:47 PMI know what you mean by ever dwindling safe shooting places. "Back in the day"......ahhh, just fading memories. The amount of people and subdivisions on what was once large open farm land and plentiful forest land is mind staggering. I think that is one of the big factors in my taking to airgunning. I resisted buying into the air guns but now I can shoot on my place and not worry about anything leaving the property. We still hunt deer on it but using crossbows now and leaving the rifles in the safe. My powder burners, except for some .22 use on yotes bothering our animals, are pretty much safe queens now. But just look at all the interesting air power that is available! One of the thoughts that I have been contemplating is getting some replicas to match my real ones. But I'm just not sure if that would be enjoyable or anguish from remembering when. Have you done anything with BB's? Quite a few replicas seem to be CO2 and shooting BB's. Is there any distance or accuracy there or just 5 meter pop cans?
#74
Crosman air pistol - General discussion / Re: I sure do need alot of hel...
Last post by MoWog72 - June 26, 2024, 02:26:03 PMThe 1077 is fun to shot because it is multishot, relatively quiet, and has been very reliable with Beeman .177 hollow points. Some time ago there was great deal on Beeman pellets at Pyramyd Air; so I bought a LOT. I shoot them in my 1377 pistol as well.
CO2 guns work best in warm weather, so I can sometimes get through 5 12 shot magazines before there is a noticable drop. When that happens it's fun to try to compensate for the drop.
I have reluctantly dispatched a few squirrels with the 1077, but I don't go looking for live targets. I fence my garden so the rabbits don't get in.
Going way back I mostly favored .177 guns, but when Crosman reintroduced the 1322 things changed a bit.
I too am a former "powder burner" (mostly targets); but with the loss of my shooting buddy and limited access to legal and safe shooting sites I really got into airguns and I get a lot of satisfaction in improving my skill.
A benefit of this forum is to share ideas and to encourage others to "do their thing".
CO2 guns work best in warm weather, so I can sometimes get through 5 12 shot magazines before there is a noticable drop. When that happens it's fun to try to compensate for the drop.
I have reluctantly dispatched a few squirrels with the 1077, but I don't go looking for live targets. I fence my garden so the rabbits don't get in.
Going way back I mostly favored .177 guns, but when Crosman reintroduced the 1322 things changed a bit.
I too am a former "powder burner" (mostly targets); but with the loss of my shooting buddy and limited access to legal and safe shooting sites I really got into airguns and I get a lot of satisfaction in improving my skill.
A benefit of this forum is to share ideas and to encourage others to "do their thing".
#75
Pellet Picture Database / Re: Bargain pellet find!
Last post by MoWog72 - June 26, 2024, 01:32:35 PMThe metal plate/panel was a Home Depot purchase and maybe 2-3mm thick. Probably overkill. I really haven't replaced more than 4 layers of carpet at any one time. I place a garbage can under the target box to collect the shredded carpet and spent pellets (or BBs).
I was in the habit of going through a lot of commercial paper targets as far back as I can remember. You make a valid point that all one needs is piece of cardboard with just a simple circle, spot or cross drawn on it.
Outdoors, the metal spinners (or knock down targets) give you instant feedback. I have the Crosman 3 spinner model; 1 small and two larger spinners. About $15 on Amazon.
This is my current 1322; Crosman stock, metal breech, CVLife 3-9X scope, early backpacker pump handle, aluminum 1/2"-20 moderator adapter and Buck Rail moderator. Polished trigger and sear, compressed sear spring.
There's so much great information about these guns in forums like this.
I was in the habit of going through a lot of commercial paper targets as far back as I can remember. You make a valid point that all one needs is piece of cardboard with just a simple circle, spot or cross drawn on it.
Outdoors, the metal spinners (or knock down targets) give you instant feedback. I have the Crosman 3 spinner model; 1 small and two larger spinners. About $15 on Amazon.
This is my current 1322; Crosman stock, metal breech, CVLife 3-9X scope, early backpacker pump handle, aluminum 1/2"-20 moderator adapter and Buck Rail moderator. Polished trigger and sear, compressed sear spring.
There's so much great information about these guns in forums like this.
#76
Crosman air pistol - General discussion / Re: Do you grade and pick your...
Last post by DHunter - June 26, 2024, 03:01:22 AMYou won't get as much muzzle velocity (feet per second) from the heavier ones, meaning you'll get a more arched trajectory, but you'll get a little more energy (foot-pounds), and the higher ballistic coefficient means they'll keep more of their energy as they get downrange.
#77
Crosman air pistol - General discussion / Re: Correct me if I'm wrong.
Last post by Uslanja - June 26, 2024, 02:05:46 AMQuote from: MoWog72 on June 25, 2024, 12:47:26 PMThanks for confirming. Finding 3 bargain 1377s/PC77; 2 at yard sales and 1 at a second-hand shop in the last two years seemed to be sheer luck. The worst one I broke down for parts. The other two now shoot well but I prefer the .22 caliber 1322. So currently I have 4 1377s and 2 1322s. This should be enough.Hmmmmm.......enough? There's always room for one more
#78
Crosman air pistol - General discussion / Re: Do you grade and pick your...
Last post by Uslanja - June 26, 2024, 02:02:50 AMOh......I see what you mean. I need to get some JSB's and give them a whirl. 18 grain: so do you like the heavier pellets? I haven't tried many different brands of pellets but have been concentrating on the heavier ones on the theory that I will get better knock down energy. I read somewhere that the domed ones are the most stable in flight.
#79
Crosman air pistol - General discussion / Re: Do you grade and pick your...
Last post by DHunter - June 26, 2024, 12:32:56 AMQuote from: Uslanja on June 25, 2024, 11:27:01 PMHi DHunter. The photo shows your technique real well. Do you find that you are reshaping the skirts often? Being as you have developed this process, may I ask if you shoot competitively? If the skirt is spread out just a bit more will that cause the pellet to seat into the lands and grooves better? Will that have a positive or consistent effect on velocity and trajectory?
I do not shoot competitively. I suspect one reason JSB pellets do so well is because the skirts are thin, getting the center of mass farther forward and making them more self-stabilizing, like a badminton birdie. An effect of the thinner skirts however is that they get bent in more easily in any rough handling in shipping. I wouldn't say there are many pellets requiring this treatment. I think the one in the picture is a .25-cal though, 34-grain. If you can see the rifling marks on pellets you've shot into something that doesn't destroy the pellet, I'm sure that's the best you can do as far as the skirt pressing against the inside of the barrel. The pellets in this not-so-good picture are 18-grain .22-cal pellets that were shot by my Crosman 1322:
#80
Crosman air pistol - General discussion / Re: Do you grade and pick your...
Last post by Uslanja - June 25, 2024, 11:27:01 PMHi DHunter. The photo shows your technique real well. Do you find that you are reshaping the skirts often? Being as you have developed this process, may I ask if you shoot competitively? If the skirt is spread out just a bit more will that cause the pellet to seat into the lands and grooves better? Will that have a positive or consistent effect on velocity and trajectory?