Which is the better overall package: 362 or 140/1400?

[Spooner]

I don't own a 1400 but the platform looks solid and well made, more so than the 362. They made air guns much better back then. I do own a 362 and I knew from the start that it was going to be a typical Lego gun. Trigger work, deburring, a few upgrades here and there. I ended getting one with a dud barrel and replaced it with a .22 Disco barrel. There is no getting around that plastic barrel band and it is the main short fall of the gun in my opinion. The metal set screw in it kept working loose and I had to use plastic safe Loctite to keep it secure and have to check it periodically. Still, for all I did to mine I am very happy with the outcome, but I only use it for pest control and plinking at 25 yards. I ended up with 683 FPS at 14.8 FPE at eight pumps using Crosman 14.3 Super Points, very decent for no more than I did for power mods. I personally like the synthetic stock, it is very well made and durable, but if the wood one ever comes available as a replacement part, I may go for one.

I would not be afraid to use it for hunting and pesting of small game, it has already proven to me that it can very easily do that, and probably just as easily in stock form with just changing the breach to steel. Many here got theirs and had very accurate barrels, but a few did not. Since you are not into mods, sounds like "old and well made" seems to be the better direction for what you say your purpose is?