That 1720 build is a beauty! Would you consider making a build like that one again? Your build has certainly peaked my interest.View attachment 443522
Crosman 1720 bottle build with a Marauder rifle .177 barrel. It groups a little better than it did with a 21" Discovery barrel, but in reality wasn't too shabby in that config either.
I did have to modify the loading tray, as the barrel had to have a little more clearance for the transfer port to align properly. Also, the lead on this barrel is a little tighter, plus being one inch shorter, it lost close to 35-40 fps, so I swapped the 1500 psi output reg for a 1800 psi reg. Shoots just over 19 fpe now, so still within Hunter Field target spec. Have a tin of the new Benjamin Match grade pellets on order, anxious to see how they do compared to AA 10.3 gr.
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These are my three P-Rods - the one on top is equipped with a Marauder 20" LW barrel in .22 with a slightly modified Benjamin Fortitude tube & stock.
Middle unit is a stock P-Rod in a Tom West stock, and the one on the bottom is a P-Rod action in a 1701 tube.
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And this is a Don Cothran 2250 build with one of his balanced valves regged at 1800 psi getting right at 30 fpe with 16 grainers. And a Grant Stace lefty breech with a really cool barrel band set up making it very sturdy with a stable poi.
All of my guns are "outdated" by AGN standards, but I'm ok with that. I'm comfortable with these formats and old enough to not care about keeping up with the latest and greatest. The GEEZER PARADOX indeed!
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