An old Crossman 140 is a good gun although the trigger is not as good as the Sheridan. They are cheaper.
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Woodstock and they will be a good seller for CrosmanCrosman is coming out with a 367 later this year, the 362 in .177. It's going to be a good deal.
Amazon has the Benjamin variable pump from various dealers.
The trigger on the 140 and 1400 is livable up to about 6 pumps, beyond that it is pretty stiff.An old Crossman 140 is a good gun although the trigger is not as good as the Sheridan. They are cheaper.
I rebuilt and shot the first 140 I've dealt with last weekend. The most notable takeaway from the experience was how heavy the trigger was.The trigger on the 140 and 1400 is livable up to about 6 pumps, beyond that it is pretty stiff.
You can do a bit of polishing, and install a lighter return spring to make it more predictable, but will not get anything near a Rekord trigger pull.
They are fun to shoot though, and make good power for backyard pesting.
I just rebuilt my 1400 at the end of last month.I rebuilt and shot the first 140 I've dealt with last weekend. The most notable takeaway from the experience was how heavy the trigger was.
Felt like it was 15 pounds at 8 pumps lol
Very niceI couldn't resist posting a pic of my custom 1400. I drilled and tapped the action for the Williams peep sight.
These really are nice, solid, and efficient pumpers. Pretty easy pumping, for the power you get.
Gotta get mine out for some shooting now, after noticing this thread.
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Thats impressive dime size groups at 25 yards.I bought a Crosman 362 on a whim and am glad I did. I purchased the steel breech and installed it myself. I am shocked at what a solid,tight little rifle this is. After a good barrel cleaning and 100+ shot break in,I'm getting dime size 5 shot groups at 25 yds. Internals are stock except for some trigger work. Ten shots at 8 pumps over the chrony with AA Falcon 13.43's are as follows. High-670,Low-666,Ave-668, Es-4,Sd-1 !!View attachment 399052View attachment 399053
Now that sounds like a very good thing! In the meantime, there's something of an option now at the Crosman website that almost lets you create one now, and I think it's an extremely good deal. They have this 'build your own customized airgun' thing at their site going on now (crosman.com), and my wife just let me take advantage of the process to snag me a new '1377' that ended up resembling a highly modified .177 Drifter (I have two of the .22 Drifters -- one scoped and one just iron sights) more than anything else. I chose the 1377 rather than a 1322 as my starting point (I already have a P1322, the Drifters, a C362 & C2023, a Benjamin 397 & 392 and a .22 Seneca D-fly mk2), to which I added the longer metal breech, an 18" barrel (a 14" Walther is offered), a better muzzle with the steel front sight post, a new trigger, a Williams notched sight (instead of a Williams peep (I have a little bit of trouble now with peepers and my nearly seventy year old eyes)), the ubiquitous black plastic Crosman shoulder stock... plus a few other things I'm sure I'm forgetting. To all that I added a LIFETIME guarantee for only $10 extra, applied a 10% discount I'd somehow earned for purchases on their site... and when all finally was said and done, my new customized carbine came in at a very respectable $198 and change. Yes! I'm not much for modding these days (arthritis and trigger finger in both hands makes fine work requiring any strength kinda rough), and heck, I'm not even sure I'd be able to get everything I selected online ordered, delivered, paid for and assembled for that low a price, so this was an AWESOME deal, at least in my book. I even had my wife's name inscribed on the barrel, which was free, so it will always remind me of our anniversary. Anyway, it's already here, but back in the eggshell foam padded delivery box and leaning up against the living room wall, since other than me makin' sure it was intact, what it was supposed to be and worked, we decided to keep it closed up in the box and out of my greedy little paws until our anniversary in December. Now THAT is gonna be rough! ;-) Anyway, you're probably already aware of the Crosman 'roll your own' deal, but just in case, I thought I'd give you a heads up about it (they also have the CO2 2400 and another pistol available for use as starting points for those not interested in variable pumpers). IMO, the price can't be beat, and it's something I've always wanted anyhow. Now... I wonder what kind of deal I could wrangle for a unique all wood stock? Hmm...Crosman is coming out with a 367 later this year, the 362 in .177. It's going to be a good deal.
Amazon has the Benjamin variable pump from various dealers.