Quote from: jimhenry2000 on May 05, 2018, 09:44:39 PMIt looks real nice! I had repeated problems with carts sticking in one of my 250. Glad you got it out easy without having to drill it. I never heard of a new pistol coming with a pellet and a cart in it though.BTW I received my modded 250 back from Rich Dudek today. What a hunk of eye candy! Tomorrow I hope to mount some glass on it, sight it in and do some shooting. Quote from: miltoncaniff on May 05, 2018, 08:24:44 PMI got the cartridge out and put a new one in with a little pelgun oil on the tip. It holds air fine. I test fired on low and high power and both work as they should. Next time I am shooting, I will do a fps test on both settings.ChristopherI thought I was going to have to drill it out, but I used some of my secret sauce on it: Sili Kroil. I have included a picture of the cartridge, pellet and note that came in/with the gun.
It looks real nice! I had repeated problems with carts sticking in one of my 250. Glad you got it out easy without having to drill it. I never heard of a new pistol coming with a pellet and a cart in it though.BTW I received my modded 250 back from Rich Dudek today. What a hunk of eye candy! Tomorrow I hope to mount some glass on it, sight it in and do some shooting. Quote from: miltoncaniff on May 05, 2018, 08:24:44 PMI got the cartridge out and put a new one in with a little pelgun oil on the tip. It holds air fine. I test fired on low and high power and both work as they should. Next time I am shooting, I will do a fps test on both settings.Christopher
I got the cartridge out and put a new one in with a little pelgun oil on the tip. It holds air fine. I test fired on low and high power and both work as they should. Next time I am shooting, I will do a fps test on both settings.Christopher
Hi Ray, Rich is just about finished modding my other 250. I wanted him to take his time and not feel any pressure to turn it around quickly. So I do not yet have it to do some tests against my other SSP-250 that is completely stock except for the 18" barrel and muzzle brake I put on it. One other thing I will do is put a NEW .22 loading seal in the loader on my original 250 as I'm concerned that even though the .22 barrel and loading seal were NIB NOS, the seal may have deteriorated being 30 years old and a really new one might seal better, even though I can detect no leakage on the current one with palm test. Then I will compare the two on a chronograph. Rich has sent me pictures of the one he modded for me and it is gorgeous. However, from the chrony results he is reporting to me it looks like he is getting over 12 fpe and 50-80 fps more than my stock gun so that is pretty significant! Since both his and my numbers were produced with 14.3 CPHPs and both guns have 18" barrels I predict that I will be very pleased. Many of us have read here and elsewhere that the SSP-250's valve design is so good that it is hard to improve upon; that makes it even more significant. As to loaders, I think I have seen them online and ebay. Not sure if those are aluminum but I THINK I have seen aluminum ones.You should definite convert yours to .22 and take better advantage of the CO2. Since you want to keep it a pistol, if it were me I'd get a 14.6" barrel. If you bought a .22 barrel for a 2240 you would need to modify the breech end slightly, either plug the transfer port or cut off and finish the breech end past the transport barrel. If you are looking for a barrel of stock length I have seen them NOS on ebay and in fact I bought one. Since I then went to 18" I don't need the stock one any more and will probably put it on ebay when I get a chance. Even though this stock .22 barrel was genuine Crosman it did not fit inside the barrel tube. I sanded it down with emory cloth as much as I could to no avail so I then had to hone out the inside of the tube with a Flex-Hone and that took all of a minute! JimQuote from: superchikn on March 29, 2018, 01:03:30 PMJim,I had read your posts a few weeks ago with interest. I just love my 250. I killed a mess of rats soon after I bought it and it was up until 4 months ago the only pellet gun I ever owned. Mine sat around for several years, at some point had a cart. stuck in it and I only recently rediscovered shooting this baby. I've done some trigger work on it and as I said i may go to a little longer .22 barrel but want to keep it a pistol. The scope made a world of difference. I'm in the process of trying to make my own aluminum loading gates as I have worn out two plastic ones. I have not found any info yet on messing with the valve so I thought I would ask around.I look forward to feed back on the one you sent to Rick.
Jim,I had read your posts a few weeks ago with interest. I just love my 250. I killed a mess of rats soon after I bought it and it was up until 4 months ago the only pellet gun I ever owned. Mine sat around for several years, at some point had a cart. stuck in it and I only recently rediscovered shooting this baby. I've done some trigger work on it and as I said i may go to a little longer .22 barrel but want to keep it a pistol. The scope made a world of difference. I'm in the process of trying to make my own aluminum loading gates as I have worn out two plastic ones. I have not found any info yet on messing with the valve so I thought I would ask around.I look forward to feed back on the one you sent to Rick.
Ray,First, I now have (2) 250s. The first one I bought new back in the day and it still looks brand new since I rarely shot it. Not because I didn't like it but because I misplaced it for 20 years and just recently found it. I just resealed it and put a stock .22 barrel and a shoulder stock on it. I absolutely love it. I just bought an 18" .22 barrel for it but have not yet installed it.Second, I recently purchased another 250 on ebay for $75. I was a little disappointed when I received it because the seller described it as "Good pre-owned condition, works." Well it is actually slightly rusted and does not hold gas. Also while I was offered and paid for "expedited" shipping the gun did not hit the Post Office for 3 business days after I won the auction. That said I am only a little disappointed because, IMO, the 250 is a great gun and much better than the 2240. I would still buy any more that I could find if the price was reasonable. SO, this one I have sent to Rich Dudek to have it completely tricked out, re-blueing, powder coating, 18" barrel, new trigger, and valve mod. Rich tells me he thinks he can squeeze another 80 fps out of it but I'm not sure if all or part of that increase will be due to the 18" barrel or the valve mod. Anyway when I get it back I will be able to compare it to my original 250 and see if one performs better than the other. They will both have 18" .22 barrels so I should be able to make a good comparison. I'll be happy to post the results.JimQuote from: superchikn on March 27, 2018, 07:50:36 PMWhile I have my SSP 250 apart are there any worthwhile tuning mods I can make?I bought it new, it only came with a .177 barrel. The breach is metal and I have a centerpoint 2 x 20 scope on it.It shoots great now.I may go to a longer barrel in .22 sometime but I do not want to add a stock or necessarily change the breach.I have done some trigger work so its not bad now.All seals seem good except at the transfer port which looks good but has oil blow by.Should I open up the transfer port, if so in the valve or the breach? I know the valve design is supposed to be really good.Anything else to consider performance wise?Thanks
While I have my SSP 250 apart are there any worthwhile tuning mods I can make?I bought it new, it only came with a .177 barrel. The breach is metal and I have a centerpoint 2 x 20 scope on it.It shoots great now.I may go to a longer barrel in .22 sometime but I do not want to add a stock or necessarily change the breach.I have done some trigger work so its not bad now.All seals seem good except at the transfer port which looks good but has oil blow by.Should I open up the transfer port, if so in the valve or the breach? I know the valve design is supposed to be really good.Anything else to consider performance wise?Thanks
Hi Jim, Still don't see the pics. On the other hand sounds like Rich did an amazing job. Congratulations, can't wait to see it.
Found them.Wow that is gorgeous, Rich really did a great job. Very clean looking. Are you still using the plastic loading gates?
I just picked up a SSP 250 with the .177 barrel. It has some light surface rust to clean off. I am sure it will clean up very nice. It had a 1.5 scope but it is broken (missing rear lens), I suspected as much though because the bell was crooked, so I offered and got it for $50 including shipping. It has a Brass Loading gate.
Quote from: Rabbit\Squirrel Killer on January 05, 2019, 11:42:35 PMI just picked up a SSP 250 with the .177 barrel. It has some light surface rust to clean off. I am sure it will clean up very nice. It had a 1.5 scope but it is broken (missing rear lens), I suspected as much though because the bell was crooked, so I offered and got it for $50 including shipping. It has a Brass Loading gate.I'll give ya $60 for it. .I would love to get another one. I tracked down the guy in England who had brass loading gates made but they are not available. Post some pics with some closeups of the loader if you would. i had a scope on mine but i like the red dot better.
Thanks for the pics. the brass loading gate is a direct copy of the plastic one. The other one I had seen was not. I wonder if yours was cast or machined. I was working on casting one in aluminum, I wonder if brass would be easier. The alu. does not want to get into the tight details before it cools. I do not have a centrifuge.
that's definitely not one of the ones I had made as they were designed with a spur to openI know one was shipped to the US and I think around 6 were made I have three for my own guns a mate has the other two I believe
Quote from: ped on January 12, 2019, 02:34:31 PMthat's definitely not one of the ones I had made as they were designed with a spur to openI know one was shipped to the US and I think around 6 were made I have three for my own guns a mate has the other two I believeI'd buy five of them if they were available.
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