Alchemy SUPER UPGRADED Crosman 362 RIFLE

[Keepingitsimple]

UPS says my .22 Disco SE barrel will be here Thursday. Hopefully it won't take a 3 day detour in East Syracuse New York like my 362 did.

[Keepingitsimple]

UPS now says my barrel and adapter will be here Friday.

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Does this help?  Click on the picture.

That pic sure does help. What head size did you use for the H&N 10.65's you used and/or use?
I went to PA to order a couple of tins along with a couple of CPUM and there's four different head sizes.

This is a good article:
https://hardairmagazine.com/reviews/hn-baracuda-match-10-65-grain-177-caliber-pellet-test-review/#:~:text=As%20mentioned%20above%2C%20the%20head%20diameters%20of%20the,HAM%20was%20just%200.44%25.%20That’s%20very%20good%20consistency.

It says their tin of 4.5 heads contained varying sizes:

"Although the Baracuda Match 10.65 Grain pellets tested by HAM did provide consistent head sizes, unfortunately the average – and most common – head diameter was 4.53 mm. The base of the tin was marked 4.50 mm.
As mentioned above, the head diameters of the Baracuda Match 10.65 Grain pellets tested by HAM were very consistent. 86% had a head diameter of 5.53 mm.

With a smallest head diameter of 4.52 mm and the largest being 4.54 mm, the variation in head diameter in the pellets tested by HAM was just 0.44%.
As can be seen from the chart below, the most common measured pellet weights were 10.52 and 10.63 Grains. 16% of the tested pellets had either of these weights.

The variation in weight between the lightest and heaviest pellets was 2.68%, from a lowest of 10.43 Grains to the heaviest at 10.71 Grains.
Unfortunately, length consistency of the Baracuda Match 10.65 Grain pellets tested by HAM was rather below average. The average length was 6.76 mm, ranging from the shortest pellet at 6.60 mm up to the longest at 6.93 mm. This is a variation of 5.0% in length.

The most common length was 6.70 mm. 10% of the pellets tested were of this length."
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So a single tin of 4.5 contains different head sizes, weights and length's?

Great performance downrange. I noticed they didn't test them for accuracy.

Better stay away from the 4.5, huh?

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I'm not looking at them right now but if memory serves me they were 4.52.

[avator]

Just looked up my order from PA and they are indeed 4.52.

[Keepingitsimple]

I'm not looking at them right now but if memory serves me they were 4.52.

Thanks Bill; that's the head size that comes to mind whenever I see folks talking about the 10.65 and that was the size I'd intended to go with. I was kinda surprised when there were several kinds of the same pellet.

Is the 4.52 the size you ordered with that 15 tin order?

I was also a little surprised at the similarity in price between the 10.65 and the 10.5 CPUM's.

[avator]

This was an 8 tin order.

[Keepingitsimple]

This was an 8 tin order.

My bad. I thought you said you have 15 of them.
I kinda figured the 10.65 was shooting a lil better for you than the CPUM's.
I'm going to get a couple of each. The 4.52's are a dollar cheaper than the 4.5's.

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This was an 8 tin order.

My bad. I thought you said you have 15 of them.
I kinda figured the 10.65 was shooting a lil better for you than the CPUM's.
I'm going to get a couple of each. The 4.52's are a dollar cheaper than the 4.5's.

I may have 15 on hand... the 8 tins were my most recent order.

[Keepingitsimple]

I may have 15 on hand... the 8 tins were my most recent order.

Smart buy, I'd say. The RABBIT12 code works.

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I bought them before the RABBIT12 code. I used GATEWAY-PYRAMYD. Gta's exclusive discount code for 10%.

[Keepingitsimple]

I bought them before the RABBIT12 code. I used GATEWAY-PYRAMYD. Gta's exclusive discount code for 10%.

The pellets I really want to try are the JSB 13.42's. I'm on PA's waiting list for notification.

[Keepingitsimple]

NEW Crosman 362 FULL REVIEW
https://www.bakerairguns.com/general/new-crosman-362-full-review/

Credit goes to Tack Driver 10 / Ron for posting the vid to this in the NEW Crosman 362 thread. I'm reposting this part as it pertains to the theme of this thread.

Quote:
The first thing I want to tell you about the new 362 is that it is a very powerful multi-pump .22 caliber airgun.  The advertised muzzle velocity with the maximum of 8 pumps and using “lead pellets” is 700fps.  Using the JSB 15.89gr pellets and 8 pumps, I got an average velocity of 610fps and 13.1ft-lbs of muzzle energy!  This is plenty of energy to hunt most small game animals.  What’s more is that you can increase the velocity and energy of the gun by simply adding a longer barrel…..and possibly another product as well.  We’ll talk more about that later.

This is interesting:

If you want to make more power, you can add our Baker Airguns Max-Flow valve for Crosman 362  which added 60fps to an otherwise stock gun.
https://www.bakerairguns.com/product/max-flow-valve-for-crosman-362/
You can also add a longer barrel.
https://www.bakerairguns.com/product/crosman-1377c-1322c-rifled-barrels/
The combination of our Max-Flow Valve for 362 and a 24″ barrel added 77fps.  We sell Crosman .22 Caliber Rifled Steel Barrels from 7″ up to 24″.
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Really great review.

[Spacebus]

NEW Crosman 362 FULL REVIEW
https://www.bakerairguns.com/general/new-crosman-362-full-review/

Credit goes to Tack Driver 10 / Ron for posting the vid to this in the NEW Crosman 362 thread. I'm reposting this part as it pertains to the theme of this thread.

Quote:
The first thing I want to tell you about the new 362 is that it is a very powerful multi-pump .22 caliber airgun.  The advertised muzzle velocity with the maximum of 8 pumps and using “lead pellets” is 700fps.  Using the JSB 15.89gr pellets and 8 pumps, I got an average velocity of 610fps and 13.1ft-lbs of muzzle energy!  This is plenty of energy to hunt most small game animals.  What’s more is that you can increase the velocity and energy of the gun by simply adding a longer barrel…..and possibly another product as well.  We’ll talk more about that later.

This is interesting:

If you want to make more power, you can add our Baker Airguns Max-Flow valve for Crosman 362  which added 60fps to an otherwise stock gun.
https://www.bakerairguns.com/product/max-flow-valve-for-crosman-362/
You can also add a longer barrel.
https://www.bakerairguns.com/product/crosman-1377c-1322c-rifled-barrels/
The combination of our Max-Flow Valve for 362 and a 24″ barrel added 77fps.  We sell Crosman .22 Caliber Rifled Steel Barrels from 7″ up to 24″.
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Really great review.

Thanks for the link on the valve, always nice to see more options, especially one that works well with the stock piton.

[Keepingitsimple]

Cosman just let me know my .177 Disco SE barrel is on the way. Supposed to get here Tuesday.
Gosh! That will leave me with only 4-5 days of testing the .22 SE barrel if it gets here today.

[Keepingitsimple]

So far this is not a Good Friday for me.
UPS email says its delayed again.

Quote:
Estimated delivery
The delivery date will be provided as soon as possible.
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Uh huh, past couple of days its been saying Friday by 7:00 pm.

[Rick67]

So far this is not a Good Friday for me.
UPS email says its delayed again.

Quote:
Estimated delivery
The delivery date will be provided as soon as possible.
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Uh huh, past couple of days its been saying Friday by 7:00 pm.

Take it easy, Jacob sir 

I will order me a LW barrel from them in a little while if they are available

[Spacebus]

I remember when it took weeks to get expensive stuff you ordered, before the majority of goods were made in China. Quality goods are worth the wait. A few years ago I ordered a beautiful pair of hand made moccasins, and they took three months to arrive after I paid in full. Worth every penny and day I waited, and even ordered another pair knowing it would take months to get them. This is the cost of buying American made goods from American vendors. I am impressed by how inexpensively Crosman can sell barrels and other parts while getting them into the hands of consumers within a week or two.

[Keepingitsimple]

So far this is not a Good Friday for me.
UPS email says its delayed again.

Quote:
Estimated delivery
The delivery date will be provided as soon as possible.
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Uh huh, past couple of days its been saying Friday by 7:00 pm.

Take it easy, Jacob sir 

I will order me a LW barrel from them in a little while if they are available

Since UPS doesn't deliver on weekends; I'm probably looking at a delivery on Monday.
On the other hand, my pellets from PA shipped this morning as did my .177 SE barrel from Crosman.
Both are scheduled for a Tuesday delivery.

I'd planned on smoking my brisket tomorrow for Easter.
While it was smoking; I'd planned on introducing some neighbors I've been cultivating to my 362 for some front yard target practice.
In my front yard I have up to 70 yards space. it's just a question of getting the neighbors on my side. This particular neighbor is influential with the others.

Here's an oddity I'm noticing with UPS. My .22 barrel according to them weighs 1.5 lbs.
My .177 barrel weighs 1 pound according to UPS.
I would think the .177 would be the heavier barrel.

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I don't remember running a string after the final cut of the 24" barrel to 21". I'll try to remember to do that.

Ran a 5 shot string at 8 pumps with the 21" .177.