Hi Fellas... This one is for Eric, seeing as I keep bothering the poor fellow for parts... and more parts... and did I mention I needed some more parts? I'm pretty sure Eric thinks I've got a couple screws loose... Who the heck needs so many parts!?!?!

Well, here are some pics for you all to enjoy... And for the record, I'm not *that* crazy... Mostly crazy... But in a good way.


Here is the stock 1377 barrel with a shroud...


Really long shroud on an 18in barrel...


A shrouded 14 inch 1377 and stock 2289.


You can see the brass FTP... I wanted a bit more weight on the 1377 - to make it more stable...


Um... These are for me... hehe... For other little projects...


Above are some of my recent toys...

The First rifle is a shorty 2260 I made for myself mounting a Mendoza Sight. (Yes, Eric, that's what I wanted the sight for...)
The Second rifle is actually my wife's. She wanted something a little prettier than my workhorse.. and smaller for her frame. Usually this one mounts a nice little 4x22 or 4x30 scope. Stay uprange from my wife. Seriously.
Both rifles 1 and 2 have brass transfer ports and modified custom springs (Both currently at 500 with 14.7gr CPs). The wife's has more bling and a brass degassing plug on the tube. These two and the Disco have modded adjustable triggers.
The Third Rifle is my old 2260... You can tell from the whiteish band around the butt that she's about 15 years old. She's stock. I didn't have the heart to tear this one apart... So I bought parts from Eric instead...
The last rifle is my newly assembled Disco - sub 500, I'm in the process of accurizing her. I agree with Eric, the stock is fugly. I've been working on this one off and on for a little while - with the stock coming in yesterday... hehe...


Here's a closer view of the Shortys and the 2260. I'm probably going to remake that bolt for the Wife with a bent post and ball.

I'm actually very surprised that Crosman retired the 2260 - she's a wonderful workhorse and I really like the simplicity of the design. Costwise, she's more expensive than a 2250 to manufacture because of the wood stock, but she's essentially the same internally. If Crosman were to bring in some new polymer stocks for these while keeping the action, I'm sure they would fly off the shelves. All they would need would be some of the Trail AW or even the 22 Classic TH stocks modded for this action - and I know that the allure of CO2 would be significant. Same goes for the Disco since she's mechanically the same.

It would be wonderful for Crosman to consider a "low-midrange" PCP - cheaper than the Disco, and more accessible by using CO2 powerlets. This one would be for those just getting into the PCP market, but not sure if they really want to jump with all the gear costs involved. If they rebooted the stocks and updated the design I think these would be a contender.

(Eric, now you see why I was running out of CO2 powerlets... These things are too damned much fun.)

I hope everyone here has enjoyed the show...

I have one last pic of a rifle that I've made using a Hatsan cylinder, Crosman barrel and a purchased stock... She isn't finished... i still have to oil the heck out of her, gotta make a nice trigger, and put a guard on her... Shroud is currently optional.



Hope everyone has a great day!
Cheers Everyone!