got my steel breech kit today got it installed and put a BSA red green blue dot hunter on my 2240 got it sighted in and wow shoots great now im trying to decide what else to help performance. i would like a little more power and accuracy is first and foremost
You could get you a power adjuster from here and you can get it in aluminum or brass... it allows you to adjust the hammer spring.... http://www.arts-shack.com/pages/end_caps_and_page1.html (http://www.arts-shack.com/pages/end_caps_and_page1.html)
Good deal :-*
So how does the pistol feel in your hand? Do you need a better set of grips? When the pistol feels right your hand you hit the target more consistently.
it feels really good, a set of houge monograms or pachmeyr type would feel great the plastic is a little slippery wondering if there is a rubber grip out there for the 2240
You can always do the truck bedliner spray on the stock grips.
Quote from: howie1968 on January 08, 2013, 09:45:40 PM
it feels really good, a set of houge monograms or pachmeyr type would feel great the plastic is a little slippery wondering if there is a rubber grip out there for the 2240
You can get the Crosman power adjuster 2300-124 from Crosman parts dept that matches your pistol and, has a spring guide, new spring, etc... it' about $13.
Fo grips, get the 1700-031 & 1700-032 (R&L) also from Crosman parts dept.. They are smooth with no "wood grain" stuff and the grip area is a pebble finish. The fit and feel are way better than the stock grips.
+1 on the bedliner spray. That is your low cost route to a better grip.
Quote from: chongman on January 08, 2013, 10:52:59 PM
+1 on the bedliner spray. That is your low cost route to a better grip.
Bedliner rocks.
Quote from: howie1968 on January 08, 2013, 09:34:50 PMi would like a little more power and accuracy is first and foremost
Without mentioning options that waste CO2 in favor of fps, you could order an extended probe bolt from Mellonair. There will be a very small gain in velocity, and you may also see some enhancement of accuracy. This type bolt sets the pellet consistantly in the same position and in front of the transfer port. Both very good things. There are a few valve modification you could do to pick up a few more fps. Here are a few to check out -
http://www.airgunartisans.com/AABiohazardTunes.htm (http://www.airgunartisans.com/AABiohazardTunes.htm)
http://www.airgununiverse.net/crosindex.html (http://www.airgununiverse.net/crosindex.html)
Oh, and consider the Pro-Top valve made by one of our forum members, fivestart45. I did a short write up on this device not long ago. It is a part that replaces the front of your 2240 valve, increases power, and makes the valve compeltely servicable without removing it.
Larry- Is this the article? http://www.crosman-air-pistol-owners-forum.com/board/index.php/topic,8996.msg101655.html#msg101655 (http://www.crosman-air-pistol-owners-forum.com/board/index.php/topic,8996.msg101655.html#msg101655)
the protop is a nice device i had one if you ever need to change the internals of your valve it can be done without taking the valve out
since i have no plans on going back to co2 i sold mine
I'm a fan of red dots on pistols. Congrats! RC
I painted my grips and did the old "BB's mixed with Elmer's glue trick" to fill the inside of the grips. The feel of the pistol is much more balanced.
That is a link to a post by fivestar (designer of the Pro-Top) and is filled with very good information. My post was http://www.crosman-air-pistol-owners-forum.com/board/index.php/topic,8993.msg101617.html#msg101617. (http://www.crosman-air-pistol-owners-forum.com/board/index.php/topic,8993.msg101617.html#msg101617.) I seem to have cleared the photos and graphs off Photobucket so there are blank placeholders in the thread. Here are the numbers from my first go-around with the Pro-Top. Since my initial tests were over two day in my chilly indoor range, there were some velocities that probably should have been higher, but you can see a definite improvement.
Quote from: chongman on January 09, 2013, 03:52:55 AM
Larry- Is this the article? http://www.crosman-air-pistol-owners-forum.com/board/index.php/topic,8996.msg101655.html#msg101655 (http://www.crosman-air-pistol-owners-forum.com/board/index.php/topic,8996.msg101655.html#msg101655)
What barrel do you have?
Quote from: ingrahal on January 11, 2013, 04:53:53 AM
What barrel do you have?
If you are referring to my post above on the 2240 platform with the Pro-Top Valve; the pistol had the stock barrel.
Quote from: breakfastchef on January 11, 2013, 05:00:09 AM
If you are referring to my post above on the 2240 platform with the Pro-Top Valve; the pistol had the stock barrel.
Sorry I was asking the OP (howie1968).
I have the factory 7.5 inch im looking at getting a longer barrel also i got the steel breech on and the trigger is sweet i did the compressing of the spring and the polish of the inside and lube and its nice would like a little more power but main thing is accuracy
I would recommend a longer barrel. I got an increase of 100 ft/sec going to the 14" barrel and no penalty. Longer sight radius too.
how does the 14 inch barell aim and point? how is the accuracy?
I like it. It feels good and improves your sight picture using the stock sights. The front post looks smaller inside the peep hole and makes it easier to line up left and right. My best group is 5/8" CTC @ 10 yds. I think that is as good as I can do with the plastic breech and stock sights.
what kind of velocity gain would i have with the 14 inch? alls i plan to do is to punch paper tin cans maybey a rabbit or twp
Quote from: howie1968 on January 13, 2013, 03:24:23 AM
what kind of velocity gain would i have with the 14 inch? alls i plan to do is to punch paper tin cans maybey a rabbit or twp
if its anything like my old 2XXX gun with 14" barrel,it should be shooting @535fps with cphp just over 9fpe enough to rabbit at 10-15yds or closer
I agree with 1377x, I got 100 ft/sec gain and am right at 490 ft/sec with 14.3 gr pellets at 60 deg temperature. At 80-90 degrees it should increase 30-45 ft/sec. That gives right at 9 fpe which qualifies it as a pest control weapon. But at 10 yds it will shoot through 1/4" plywood no problem. I think it would be very effective on rabbits, even body shots. At least on the thin skinned cotton tails I'm used to.
where can i get a 14 inch barrel?
Quote from: howie1968 on January 13, 2013, 05:40:33 PM
where can i get a 14 inch barrel?
if you are in the usa crosman if you are looking for a .22 barrel order one for the 2250