Well got the New one in. And everything is perfect . I must say it’s pretty strong shooter and that zero recoil system works very well. It can drill them very easily at 50yards about 1/2 inch. Of course with zero wind . I tried out to 70 and it’s not too shabby either . Already drilled some starlings at 70 to 80 yards . The rifle is producing about 22ftlbs plenty of power in my opinion. It’s like shooting a PCP it’s that smooth.
I finally broke down and refinished my '65 140 and have been doing a bit of shooting with it.Sure the elm they used was cheap, but at least you can't say it's plain.
Quote from: bantam5s on May 24, 2022, 08:21:39 PMI finally broke down and refinished my '65 140 and have been doing a bit of shooting with it.Sure the elm they used was cheap, but at least you can't say it's plain.I think there must have been some old school shop boss in charge of selecting the stock wood at Crosman in those days. Yeah it was cheap but some of those stocks were just too nice to have happened by accident.
Quote from: Blowpipe Sam on May 24, 2022, 09:04:10 PMQuote from: bantam5s on May 24, 2022, 08:21:39 PMI finally broke down and refinished my '65 140 and have been doing a bit of shooting with it.Sure the elm they used was cheap, but at least you can't say it's plain.I think there must have been some old school shop boss in charge of selecting the stock wood at Crosman in those days. Yeah it was cheap but some of those stocks were just too nice to have happened by accident.Possibly, but why if he knew it was just going to be hidden under the factory finish?I'm guess they just ended up with some well figured elm, maybe something in the way the particular trees grew.