Simple barrel upgrade question

[GarthThomas]

Ive asked this elsewhere but got no help, I have a 2260 hpa with an 18” Crosman barrel. I am thinking of fitting a Crosman .22 Marauder barrel. Not the green mountain or anything special just the stock marauder replacement barrel. Do you think it would be a better barrel than what is offered for 22xx replacements? Please and thanks in advance.

[FuzzyGrub]

The mrod barrel is not a drop-in to a 2260.  Different transfer port type and slight location difference.  It also has the O-ring groove in barrel vs on the probe.  If you are aware of these differences and plan to machine it, than ok. 

[Insanity]

A few vendors out there offer a "big bore" conversion that will accept the 1/2" barrel OD then machining will be needed of the barrel.

[GarthThomas]

I have a lathe and I would be cutting it short to 18”, never use open sites.
I am thinking of fitting a .25 marauder barrel to my B50 but not yet.
So as long as I can expect better accuracy from the marauder barrel then I will give it a try. Thanks

[Hobbyman2007]

Garth , I would suggest trying a Kral barrel . I’ve machined a few and just finished another one for a friend. They are from what I’ve seen very accurate and the non stainless are very easy to turn down on a lathe.

I’m wondering why you want a replacement in the first place. I thought the B50/51 barrels were good.

[GarthThomas]

I was hoping I’d have a accurate B50 but I could out shoot it with my Diana break barrel which was very disappointing I’ll look up those Kral barrels and if the price is right, I didn’t know if out of the box they would be comparable to a marauder .22

[GarthThomas]

I found a KRAL barrel for about 20 bucks more than the Marauder barrel would cost me it says it has a nickel finish but that shouldn’t be a problem for me on the lathe if I’m careful not to scratch it

[mobilehomer]

Garth, I have a 2400KT with HiPac. It came with the 14.5" LW. I changed it for the 18" Crosman barrel. No difference in accuracy between the two. If by "better" you mean more accurate, maybe check the crown and leade on your barrel.

[Ribbonstone]

IF you’ve got the tooling, could fit a new barrel….just a matter of barrel diameter if you want to have the issue barrel band fit.   

By about 14.5-15mm diameter, won’t want to fit onto the tube without a bit of a breech riser…..get the riser just right, and QB bands will work.

Some of the issue Crosman barrels are good, some just need a little TLC, but there were some hopeless ones.   I’d not swear you’ll get better accuracy with a “name brand”  barrel, but it’s likely.

When dealing with a take-off barrel that I know shoots well...will just shorten from the breech end.  If I want to try a new crown or remove a choked section,  shorten both ends to get a clean start.

Just not all that fond of the Crosman breech attachment to the tube, so I pay more attention to barrel bands than others do.