Crosman Crosman 160

[vintageairguncollector@gm]

Hi Guys

Bought a Crosman 160 from Ebay the stock is beautiful and metal is 99%. I won the wood lottery. Groups nice small .400 for 10 rounds no fliers outside group - shot from 25 ft . Could someone tell me what scope mount they are using for their 160. I need a scope my eyesight not what it was years ago. Back to shooting for me, . . . . Take care all.

Kindest Regards,
Randy

 

[Treefrog]

Nice find and congrats!

Unfortunately, there aren't (m)any options on scope mounts for that rifle. I found a thread here and the guy no longer makes them.

Crosman model 160 reciever scope mounts

Ever since I began restoring my Crosman 160 Pellgun, I've been searching high & low for some kind of scope mounts to fit the unique stacked tube design of the receiver/gas tube assembly on the rifle. Through a forum reply on GTA.com, I got Ron Robinson's email address & began an email...

www.airgunnation.com

Were it mine, I'd either have the receiver drilled and tapped for a scope rail or have dove-tails cut into it by a machine shop. The receiver should be .75" in diameter, and that gives you a starting point to search from. A grooved QB-78 receiver will probably bolt right on.

Cheers,

J~

 

[Roboslug]

Maybe a Buck Rail Mount

Benjamin Sheridan Combo Scope Mounts

Benjamin Sheridan Combo Scope Mounts Replaces the Benjamin B272 Intermount. More secure and versatile Compatible with Picatinny and Dovetail Optics 3D printed from ABS in the USA in Texas by a vete…

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[KWK]

Randy, I epoxied a dovetail base to my Crosman 160 30+ years ago and it's still on there with a nice vintage Bushnell Sportview 4x 32 airgun scope . I don't shoot it anymore (I keep wanting to...) so I forget exactly what I did. I'll dig it out and show you soon. It looks cool and works. Doesn't look goofy like Sheridan, etc. clamp on mounts

 

[vintageairguncollector@gm]

Hey Carl

great to hear from you Hope you are well. The gun is 99% all original So no expoxy on my collector item yet at least.

Randy

 

[KWK]

No big deal. You can clean the epoxy off before you put it in the museum. My 3rd variant with the glued on mounts is VGC as well. Same as my own second variant 160. I have a whole bunch of Crosman co2 guns.
You know.

 

[AirNGasman]

Maybe a Buck Rail Mount

Benjamin Sheridan Combo Scope Mounts

Benjamin Sheridan Combo Scope Mounts Replaces the Benjamin B272 Intermount. More secure and versatile Compatible with Picatinny and Dovetail Optics 3D printed from ABS in the USA in Texas by a vete…

buck-rail.com

No, that won't work on a Crosman 160.

 

[AirNGasman]

I'm the guy (mentioned above) that sold scope mounts for Crosman 160s and other otherwise unscopeable vintage Crosmans for decades. The manufacturers are now out of business.

But these should work-

https://www.amazon.com/Monstrum-Dovetail-Profile-See-Through-Diameter/dp/B09KMCR4JL/ref=sr_1_41?crid=1KHZ63PEYWM3G&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.tHEcMtJD0cs7Jtksfg_02aHMH5ujX_04rw1tDE6LeS9X4ySZuDooX0-o_92UJlB5tkz0r4Jkxso0fVQy0jjrgezkqoW1Z8gl4Gr-wi9CyvuxXH2CmfLYq5zgTFOwV5KhDbhH8oqwJ4OnTATTD_5jHGSGT0rKTmkM7up_1KTS55ejV1YfvNfuocKgXlr6iQ-PxKht13-YleDuHdnUnaZOZBxEfwqMMPMHWtFNStE41QSENXX77N558J12r1kbpzV-yp4_y9SC__c7UbP063olkPn16ru2db9eIK8mPe6-Ofw.pbIiiKzxU3mjCmQb_0qBMFJqXzGOfAtM5as1L9BJz8k&dib_tag=se&keywords=monstrum+scope+rings&qid=1724039080&sprefix=monstrum+scope+rin%2Caps%2C1462&sr=8-41

 

[vintageairguncollector@gm]

Air and Gas man,

Thanks for helping me. Looked at mount above and checked the 160 with vernier calipers. I am understanding correctly that the .670 x .790 look thru gap would bolt onto the 160 receiver?
I would not put epoxy on my 160 it is too pristine.

Thanks

Randy

 

[AirNGasman]

Air and Gas man,

Thanks for helping me. Looked at mount above and checked the 160 with vernier calipers. I am understanding correctly that the .670 x .790 look thru gap would bolt onto the 160 receiver?
I would not put epoxy on my 160 it is too pristine.

Thanks

Randy

You're welcome and correct, Randy. The Monstrum mounts will clamp to the 160 recieiver, with the bottom edges of the mounts resting on the main tube for lateral stability. Do not expect the I.D. of the mounts to match the O.D. of the receiver; they don't. But the bottom half of the mounts will wedge between the receiver and main-tube. Nevertheless, it would be a mistake to use a monster telescope like is all the rage in airgunning nowadays.

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[vintageairguncollector@gm]

Thank you for help!

 

[MDriskill]

Great score - a beautiful rifle! The stock is elm wood - we won't be seeing those again - and an exceptionally lovely one.

 

[KWK]

This looks way better than goofy clip on mounts. Bases are a hacksaw and file job. Cut to length and simply filed a radius on the bottom to match the receiver. I made the front base work with the barrel screw. The rear mount is epoxied on and what does that hurt? It comes off easily with solvent. I think those chinsy rings came with the Bushnell Sportview scope. It’s been on there over 30 years.
Guns should look cool, right?

 

[Chuck-in-Ohio]

This looks way better than goofy clip on mounts. Bases are a hacksaw and file job. Cut to length and simply filed a radius on the bottom to match the receiver. I made the front base work with the barrel screw. The rear mount is epoxied on and what does that hurt? It comes off easily with solvent. I think those chinsy rings came with the Bushnell Sportview scope. It’s been on there over 30 years.
Guns should look cool, right?
View attachment 490729

And that is the cleanest install of optics on a 160 that I have ever seen.
Well done sir!