392pa year make?

[35 shooter]

I have a new to me 392pa. I thought I knew how to determine the year model from the serial no. on the side of the reciever, but this one is’nt making sense from the time frame it was originally bought by the original owner.

Soooo.... how do you determine year of manufacture on a 39xpa?
Also what year did they stop production of the pa and go to the p model?

[35 shooter]

Never mind on the date of manufacture... I found it.

[Sawmiller]

The last P’s were 95. 96 or 97 starts PA

[35 shooter]

The last P’s were 95. 96 or 97 starts PA

Thanks Michael, yeah,I asked that question backwards lol. I knew the p’s were first, but did’nt know when the pa’s started.

[35 shooter]

Well, very pleased to find out this 392pa is the same year manufacture as my 397 pa. Which is 2015.
Both have beautifully cut stocks unlike my first 392, which looks like Mickey Mouse made it.
It has a beech stock for sure... the pa’s both look to be walnut.
I’ve never seen beech with grain that dense, plus the weight.
Not sure when crosman went to beech stocks, but as I said both of the pa’s were made in 2015?
Now to get the paint out of the bore and see how it shoots.
One of these 392’s is destined to have the steroid treatment by Mac1.

[DanD]

I believe 2003, give or take a year, was the last year of walnut. The hardwood stocks after that were sleeker and nicely finished and may look nicer than some of the lower grade walnut that came before.
I would love to see a family pic of your 392s.

[35 shooter]

Thanks Dan,

Well, that answers that then lol. It’s got to be beech and the original owner said it was.... sure fooled me though.
I have’nt learned how to down size pics from my iPhone yet and the computer took a dive on me.
Seems I hAve to download an app for the phone and just have’nt done it.

Crosman must have lost the stock maker that made both of my pa’s(397 and 392), as my first 392 is just plain clubby and has a higher comb. It does’nt have the p or pa on it... just 392.
No wonder they’ve gone to synthetic stocks.

All the changes they’ve made over the years gets confusing.