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#71

Crosman air pistol - General discussion / Re: Frankenstein Crosman

Last post by flairgunner77 - March 07, 2024, 02:51:25 PM

Thanks to all. Let me try this.  Made it this far with shrink pictures. BTW, both my 2300's have the grip frame upgrade.  I'm good at screwdriver based tasks, not so good at software things. Oh, and I just bought a new Crosman Challenger 2021. Just need to figure out the best small inexpensive compressor to purchase. Dave B

#72

Crosman air pistol - General discussion / Re: Frankenstein Crosman

Last post by CraigH - March 07, 2024, 01:10:27 PM

Another easy picture resizing site:

www.shrinkpictures.com

#73

Crosman air pistol - General discussion / Re: Frankenstein Crosman

Last post by DHunter - March 07, 2024, 04:03:25 AM

and the nonsense on this forum to post pictures is just that nonsense no other forum that i use has this sort of picture sizing problems

i will not resize pictures and that means everyone has to resize picture when the site itself can fix the problem

On many forums, pictures that are not resized require panning side to side and up and down to see the whole thing, when there's no need for that much resolution, because of posters who think their time is more important than anyone else's.

#74

Crosman air pistol - General discussion / Re: Frankenstein Crosman

Last post by marflow - March 07, 2024, 02:28:15 AM

i think you would be better off going with a 1701p grip frame on the 2300s upper

and the nonsense on this forum to post pictures is just that nonsense no other forum that i use has this sort of picture sizing problems

i will not resize pictures and that means everyone has to resize picture when the site itself can fix the problem

#75

Crosman air pistol - General discussion / Re: Frankenstein Crosman

Last post by flairgunner77 - March 06, 2024, 01:52:24 PM

I got a price for a 10" LW barrel from Alliance Hobby but at $85 for a 10", I need to think about whether that pistol is worth it as I already have a 2300S and 2300T, both with LW barrels. I'll call Crosman today to see if they sell 10" LW barrels. If not I may try a 14" barrel if that will improve accuracy. Thanks for the resize info and I'd love to paste in a picture but the iPad IOS is different than either my Windows laptop or my MacMini computer so I'll have to use one of them this afternoon. The iPad is more convenient, recliner ops, but lacks some capabilities.  More later today.

#76

Crosman air pistol - General discussion / Re: Presentation Grade Turkish...

Last post by jkingrph - March 06, 2024, 01:00:50 AM

I spoke to one of my assistants who was born in Germany but whose parents were born in Turkey, and she has family there in Cappadocia.  The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul has 4,000 shops and some specialize in wood.  I never noticed the last time I was there, but this time I will. 

The ones I purchased on e-Bay arrived today, and I improvised simulating the grip stock with bubble wrap and paper.  I have no idea if they will nicely fit the grip frame, but my "handle" felt great in my hand.  They were made in Vietnam. 

Ah, Cappadocia. I spent two years in Turkey back in the early 70's, stationed in Izmir with the USAF supporting the NATO headquarters there.  My wife and I did visit Cappadocia, probably one of the most interesting places in the world.

#77

Crosman air pistol - General discussion / Re: Finaly caved and "Went for...

Last post by uncletom - March 05, 2024, 08:15:07 PM

Well, pumping does not affect the breech in any way, these are two individual functions. How do you mean?

#78

Crosman air pistol - General discussion / Re: Frankenstein Crosman

Last post by DHunter - March 05, 2024, 08:08:17 PM

I use gimp software, which is free.  It's an alternative to photoshop, and actually had certain features before photoshop did.  Gimp lets me do the few things I need to do, very quickly, including resize, sharpen, crop, improve contrast, etc., plus a bazillion things that are beyond me.  For posting online, I never have an image more than 800 pixels across.  There's just no need for more.

If your photo is 1000 kb, select 40% and you'll get a 400 kb photo.

No, it goes by the square of the proportion, so 1000KB, times 40% squared, is 160KB.

#79

Crosman air pistol - General discussion / Re: Frankenstein Crosman

Last post by Drdan - March 05, 2024, 06:50:54 PM

You will see this popup that I am encircling in red.  Go to either
Orizzontalmente (HORIZONTALLY) or Verticalmete (VERTICALLY) and change the number to 800.  That will yield a size that you can post here.  You can also select Percentuale (PERCENTAGE) and choose a percentage of your file sile that will keep you with a 500 kb size.  If your photo is 1000 kb, select 40% and you'll get a 400 kb photo.

#80

Crosman air pistol - General discussion / Re: Frankenstein Crosman

Last post by Drdan - March 05, 2024, 06:43:03 PM

Looking forward to seeing your pistol.  Go to this website where you can reduce the size of your image for free online:

Photo Compressor

As an alternative go to PAINT and click on the part I am showing with a red box.  My home computer is set for everything in Italian, but Paint is basically identical to the English and German version... 

Hope this helps!