I heard a couple of years ago that Crosman had improved their .22 barrels. I've never seen it proven yet. Maybe I should buy a new 18" .22 barrel and compare it to one of my old ones. Push a pellet through, inspect and shoot groups with each one. I may do that at some point, but too many gun things to do right now. Regards, Tom
I just got a custom 1322 from Alchemy Air Werks with an 18" Crosman barrel. David there crowned it before sending. I don't have much experience with it yet, but I've been shooting dime-size groups at 15 yards, and I can see in the scope that that's how much I'm shaking. I'm anxious to see how much tighter it gets after I get a shooting bag so I can eliminate most of the shaking and find out what the gun is really capable of. FWIW, I'm using the 18.13gr JSB Exact Jumbo Heavys.I originally planned to get the 24" barrel, but someone here on the forum said it was ridiculously long; so I went for the 18". Now I think the 18" is very short for a rifle, and kind of wish I had gone for the 24" to get a little more muzzle velocity. We'll see what I think after the 6.5" LDC arrives for it.
Quote from: DHunter on December 06, 2018, 07:30:04 PMI just got a custom 1322 from Alchemy Air Werks with an 18" Crosman barrel. David there crowned it before sending. I don't have much experience with it yet, but I've been shooting dime-size groups at 15 yards, and I can see in the scope that that's how much I'm shaking. I'm anxious to see how much tighter it gets after I get a shooting bag so I can eliminate most of the shaking and find out what the gun is really capable of. FWIW, I'm using the 18.13gr JSB Exact Jumbo Heavys.Be sure to try some more flavors of pellets. I'm certain those Alchemy-prepped barrels are better than my nearly-bone-stock Crosman barrel Like you, I have a bit of the shakes. These lightweight carbines add fuel to the shaky-fire. I've been thinking about asking David about making a heavier LDC to help stabilize the pointy end.<snip>That gun doesn't have the balance the 18" barrel lends my 2400KT, but when I bench it it's a laser.
I just got a custom 1322 from Alchemy Air Werks with an 18" Crosman barrel. David there crowned it before sending. I don't have much experience with it yet, but I've been shooting dime-size groups at 15 yards, and I can see in the scope that that's how much I'm shaking. I'm anxious to see how much tighter it gets after I get a shooting bag so I can eliminate most of the shaking and find out what the gun is really capable of. FWIW, I'm using the 18.13gr JSB Exact Jumbo Heavys.
Those side lever Crosman breeches are from Thailand not Taiwan, Mr. Peter.They do look nice but I do not like those brass parts.Would have bought 1, the grey, (I have been waiting for the stainless hi rise Don Cothran breech for months now and I am getting impatient) if not for those brass hardware as I prefer gray, stainless, and black motif on my airguns.I have never had a dud Crosman barrel but they are all in. 177 including my Lothars
Quote from: anti-squirrel on December 24, 2018, 03:02:29 PMQuote from: DHunter on December 06, 2018, 07:30:04 PMI just got a custom 1322 from Alchemy Air Werks with an 18" Crosman barrel. David there crowned it before sending. I don't have much experience with it yet, but I've been shooting dime-size groups at 15 yards, and I can see in the scope that that's how much I'm shaking. I'm anxious to see how much tighter it gets after I get a shooting bag so I can eliminate most of the shaking and find out what the gun is really capable of. FWIW, I'm using the 18.13gr JSB Exact Jumbo Heavys.Be sure to try some more flavors of pellets. I'm certain those Alchemy-prepped barrels are better than my nearly-bone-stock Crosman barrel Like you, I have a bit of the shakes. These lightweight carbines add fuel to the shaky-fire. I've been thinking about asking David about making a heavier LDC to help stabilize the pointy end.<snip>That gun doesn't have the balance the 18" barrel lends my 2400KT, but when I bench it it's a laser.I don't think I shake any more than I did 40 or 50 years ago (unless I've had a lot of caffeine), but I've never had the luxury of shooting from a bench with one of those frames. (I don't know what they're called. [Edit: rifle rest, or shooting rest.]) I do have the shooting bags now, so we'll see what happens the next time I shoot. I'm waiting for scope rings to arrive to mount my new Hawke Vantage 4x32 AO mil-dot scope. It would be rather futile to spend more time with the original $20 NcSTAR 4x20 scope since I'll be removing it soon. I've always been very impressed with these people who can shoot an aspirin tablet off the top of a balloon at 25 yards or similar distance, off hand, without popping the balloon!