2240 Questions

[happymecanic]

Not to hijack this thread, but entertaining thoughts about a steel breach for my own 2240 and also adding a Williams rear sight.

Anyone have that setup and opinion?

 

I have a 2240 with the steel breech and Williams notch sight (and a few more add-ons ). My opinion? Definitely worth it! The steel breech is a must for stabilizing the barrel, and the Williams sight made the gun easier to shoot accurately, especially with the .177 LW barrel it now has.

@ Vipersdad, I have five 2240 and they all shot very accurately the Crosman Premier Ultra Magnum 14.3 grains domed pellets with the original barrel. Also the RWS Hobby 11.9 grains wadcutters shoots very accurately. And I've left CO2 cartriges in my guns for up to 6 months with no issues whatsoever, just be sure to put a drop of oil on the tip before inserting it in the gun. HTH.

Thanks for the info. I would assume that one should go with the longer steel breech? I think there are two versions, or perhaps I am mistaken.

 

You're most welcome Dennis . I do have the long one, as I wanted to ''free-float'' the barrel (I removed the barrel band), and I'll soon add another grub screw to it. I assume the short one would do too, or a GMAC one (they have a nice choice of metal breeches for the 13xx/22xx platform). Anyway you go, a metal breech is one of the best add-on to the 2240 IMO. Cheers!

[Ribbonstone]

Usually move the barrel band on a 2240 way back, right up to the steel breech...shim it tight and just use the screws to hold it in place.

No so much a barrel band anymore, but a way to help that horrible little front breech screw do its job.

[jimbo]

Ribbonstone, I just ordered a long ss breech from Don Cothran and my 2240 has a 10" barrel, so you think that I should put the barrel band on right up tight to the breech? And if so what exactly do you mean by shimming it up? Sorry if I'm a little slow here.

[Rick67]

Ribbonstone, I just ordered a long ss breech from Don Cothran and my 2240 has a 10" barrel, so you think that I should put the barrel band on right up tight to the breech? And if so what exactly do you mean by shimming it up? Sorry if I'm a little slow here.

Some do transfer the barrel band next to the breech end to augment its free-float configuration.

By shimming, a smidgen piece from a soda can does the job well.

DC creates his barrel bands with 2 set screws on each side and at an angle.

His is also of closer tolerance compared to OEM bands, so I doubt if sim insertion is even possible.

[WhatUPSbox?]

With the Williams sight, how do you match the notch width to something like the Tru-glo front sight Dennis showed? With the stock rear sight it is easy to make a new plate.

[Stinger177]

With the Williams sight, how do you match the notch width to something like the Tru-glo front sight Dennis showed? With the stock rear sight it is easy to make a new plate.

In all honesty, I haven't yet sighted in my 2240 with that TruGLo and a stock rear sight, so I can't for sure say that it's a perfect combo in that configuration.

I only just ordered the steel breech and sight, so it will be at least a week or so before I can report back, so please do not assume that the Williams/TruGlo combo will work.