I figured since crosman is possibly going the way of the 
, and parts are already getting hard to find for this beloved platform, I decided to go all out one last time.
I parted out my 357 Mrod a couple weeks ago and kept the parts that would carry over to the 22xx guns. The boyds stock, bottle, trigger, and scope all were harvested.
Started with a 2300 tube since it's not roll stamped and can withstand 3k psi with the right valve screws. I installed a magnum airpower discovery valve along with his 180k screws and drop block. Tossed in a polymer core hammer also from Bill @ Magnum.
I wanted a mag fed setup and side lever, but the only one I could find was the one from the maker in Russia. He only had a 30 cal breech left so I said what the heck, and snatched it up.
Then I needed a barrel with a 15mm OD. I bought a 30 cal Kral big horn barrel and cut it down to 12", made a shroud and modified a moderator to fit inside and also vent into the shroud.
Almost complete, just needs some touchs on the bluing and final shape of the front of the stock, but she's up and running. Stacking 50 grain JSBs at 20 feet so far. Not far, but I wanted to see if it was clipping or not.
Not the most powerful, but still giving me 24 shots on the regulator (2400 psi) and roughly 635fps/45 fpe. The cool part, it's quiet enough for backyard shooting and it's only 36" OAL. The weight is balanced pretty center, maybe a fudge to the rear which is better than forward.
Hopefully this will work well out to 50 yards without too much of a wonky trajectory. Hoping to use this at my dad's on Turkey day on his army of grey squirrels.
It's been raining all day, but tomorrow I will get some groups and better pics.
, and parts are already getting hard to find for this beloved platform, I decided to go all out one last time.I parted out my 357 Mrod a couple weeks ago and kept the parts that would carry over to the 22xx guns. The boyds stock, bottle, trigger, and scope all were harvested.
Started with a 2300 tube since it's not roll stamped and can withstand 3k psi with the right valve screws. I installed a magnum airpower discovery valve along with his 180k screws and drop block. Tossed in a polymer core hammer also from Bill @ Magnum.
I wanted a mag fed setup and side lever, but the only one I could find was the one from the maker in Russia. He only had a 30 cal breech left so I said what the heck, and snatched it up.
Then I needed a barrel with a 15mm OD. I bought a 30 cal Kral big horn barrel and cut it down to 12", made a shroud and modified a moderator to fit inside and also vent into the shroud.
Almost complete, just needs some touchs on the bluing and final shape of the front of the stock, but she's up and running. Stacking 50 grain JSBs at 20 feet so far. Not far, but I wanted to see if it was clipping or not.
Not the most powerful, but still giving me 24 shots on the regulator (2400 psi) and roughly 635fps/45 fpe. The cool part, it's quiet enough for backyard shooting and it's only 36" OAL. The weight is balanced pretty center, maybe a fudge to the rear which is better than forward.
Hopefully this will work well out to 50 yards without too much of a wonky trajectory. Hoping to use this at my dad's on Turkey day on his army of grey squirrels.
It's been raining all day, but tomorrow I will get some groups and better pics.
