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Airguns by Make and Model => Crosman Airguns => Topic started by: JonnyReb on March 23, 2012, 09:37:57 AM
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After having occasionally considered buying a crosman pump pistol for the last 30 years, i finally bought a 1322. It should arrive today and already i'm planning it's build, including of course a scopable steel breech. Never scoped a pistol and it appears my common choices are 2x7, 4x, 2x, 1x reddots and the modern holographic "heads up" type sight. Do any of these stand out as a best choice for a fun gun? Will most sights stand up to the vibrations of pumping without changing poi? Any particular brands or models you like? Thanks! Jeff
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Pneumatics don't tear up a scope like a springer with it's recoil does. Because of the limited range from the lower velocity, you don't need a power scope. Some bawk about putting a scope on a pistol, but I like it. I rarely adjust my scope POI, and use the scope all the time. My 1377 w/4x scope (and steel breech) is pictured to the left
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JR: For pistol scopes, a long eye relief is needed (if a true pistol scope, it should already be built in)
2x power is the least prone to "wobble" due to magnification. If you have great eyesight, a BSA Red Dot with no mag is a good choice too.
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I have two crosman a 2240 custom and and a 1322 custom. I have the crosman stock and 4 powers on both. I order a 1377 and mod parts today and I am going to put a 3X9 bug buster on it. The two I have built are shooters ( no thanks to me but the accuracy of the crosman barrels) makes it hard for me to pay 37.00 for a Walther barrel when the Crosman barrels are shooting 1 hole 10 shot groups at 10 meters
Darrell
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for me I like reddots on my pistols. no issues hitting at 30 yds which is farthest I shoot them.
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Hey guys, thanks for the replies. Sounds like the 4x and higher are best off the bench or with a shoulder stock. That makes sense. A 2x seems to be inexpensive and popular as does the redot for general all around use, do those big diameter redots like the average bsa throw off the balance of a C pistol? Those tiny eotec type redots look pretty cool,might try one of those just for the cool factor and pick up a cheap ncstar or barska 2x pistol unless anyones found them unservicable... Darryl what kind of breechs did you use in your builds? Jeff
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If your keeping it as a pistol and not a carbine, a 2x will be best IMO
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I use a truglo reddot on mine and its pretty large. gun feels fine
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Thats good to know if i run into a deal on one thank you. Just ended up winning a 34 dollar ebay bid on a used sightmark "reflex" holographic sight so i'll see how it does and use it on a shotgun if it doesn't work out. The revered brown truck didn't come today though so it'll be next week before i get to see my long long awaited 13XX. Can't wait to run some pellets through that gun. J
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I use a BSA 2X20 handgun scope on my 13XX. It has been mounted for a couple years now of constant use and has not given me any problems at all. I provides very precise sighting but has a bit more perceived "wobble" than a red-dot.
Andrew
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I have a NcStar 2-7x32 pistol scope and it works great, I have it on an offset mount.
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Glad to know that both the bsa and the ncstar work well as those 2 brands look fine and are inexpensive on ebay. I've got a beautiful 1" bkl offset 1 pc mount laying around that will work perfectly with one of them, thanks for the posts! J
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I like basic 2x20 pistol scopes on my pistols. they aren't terribly expensive either, unless you go high-end.. but I've always had great results with those types. Below is a picture of a 1322 I built. The pistol scopes as i mentioned above have the right amount of eye-relief, and magnification perfectly suited for a crosman pistol in my opinion. They look sharp too!
(http://s6.postimage.org/uasp62yf5/P1070529.jpg) (http://postimage.org/)
Hope this helps!
J.Austin
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Gorgeous wood josh, gotta agree that a straight tubed scope look best on these guns, at least to me anyway.. Will be ordering one of those too, between the holographic sight and a 2x, my bases should be covered well, thanks everyone for your replies. Jeff
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Johnny, that wood is for sale, look in the classifieds ! It is beautiful if I had a 13xx I think I'd have to have it !....:)
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If i wasn't sticking with my original plan of building a knockaround fun gun for a first pistol project i would be all over it,, 100 bucks for a stock like that seems a bargain. Already have one of Josh's stocks(rifle) on the way and believe me it's tempting to have him send both. Gotta hold off though, i'm approaching $200 already between the pistol, breech, mod accs and scope(s) and haven't received the first thing yet :-\
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Thanks, wow only 200 huh?? you're doing good then lol. I have 4-5 hundred each in a few different 13xx and 2240 builds i did a while back lol. when you buy parts over a long period of time, its easy to overlook the amount of cash gets dumped into a custom project... lol
J.Austin
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I'm a fan of fixed power for most applications as you get better control over optics and variables. This is true for my photography as well. I find that something in the 4-6x range is optimal for a pistol, especially as you get older.
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This thread, that wood, and those grips, is making me want a pistol !....... ::) ....I'm gonna be in trouble ! :-\
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Right now I'm running a TruGlo red dot on my stock crosman 2289g with the 12" tube. Still waiting for my steel breech kit and 24" barrel.
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I have a NCStar 2.5x7 on a 2400 with 12" barrel, mainly used for 5-10 yard target and plinking. I found that the scope gave a fuzzy view at those distances, as parallax is set for 50 yards from the factory. I found a web site that told how to adjust, unscrew the front ring and turn the lens counterclockwise until you get it where you want, then put the front ring back on and hand tighten. Mine took about 3/4 to 1 turn to get the parallex set where I wanted it.
I use rifle scopes on my shoulder stock equipped Crosman pistols.