Daisy Shutting down Crosmans Bloomfield NY Plant

[avator]

Daisy did not acquire Velocity. They only bought Crosman.

Interesting.  I thought it was the whole package. I see Crosman/Benjamin are listed at exhibitors at the Shot Show.  Velocity Outdoors is not.

My understanding about Velocity Outdoor is that it is like a leverage company that buys out various brands and puts them under its wing
That is what I recall from when they bought Crosman
Correct me if I am mistaken, please.

Edward
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[avator]

Daisy did not acquire Velocity. They only bought Crosman.

Interesting.  I thought it was the whole package. I see Crosman/Benjamin are listed at exhibitors at the Shot Show.  Velocity Outdoors is not.

My understanding about Velocity Outdoor is that it is like a leverage company that buys out various brands and puts them under its wing
That is what I recall from when they bought Crosman
Correct me if I am mistaken, please.

Edward

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That's how I understand as well.

[CraigH]

On an unrelated note.......

Crosman moved all their parts to Rodgers...........
They are supposed to be back in operation now.

I will make some calls to find out what's up.

Hope that means my parts order (2220-103 and other bits) will ship soon.   

I think I must have ordered two days before this move began - and there was no mention of the coming upheavel.

[Ronno6]

"SOON" being the operative word...........

Parts are there.........orders can be placed with NY
Unclear as to when shipping will commence.........

[Jr007]

Good for them it way cheaper to operate a business. Look at blue California in the pass 17yrs over 70K companies left crazy California and these applies to NY as well. Its very very very expense to operate free this and free that - socialism. This what Kevin O'Leary point out about NY and California.

[Blowpipe Sam]

Good for them it way cheaper to operate a business. Look at blue California in the pass 17yrs over 70K companies left crazy California and these applies to NY as well. Its very very very expense to operate free this and free that - socialism. This what Kevin O'Leary point out about NY and California.

Discussion of politics is a big NO NO here on the forum.  Persisting will only get this thread locked.  Please refrain.

[Marquette]

I have had an order into Crosman for 3 weeks come Tuesday.  It took 3 weeks for them to resume taking orders after they shut down to move the parts dept. When they finally started taking orders they thought about 10 days to ship. Everything I have on order is for Marauders and Challengers. They said those parts will ship from NY since those guns will still be made in NY.  Hopefully I’ll hear something soon.

[splitbeing]

I got a bad barrel with my 362 last year. I've been refraining from calling Crosman as I guess I figure it's too risky at this point as they figure things out. Might get a barrel elsewhere.

[avator]

I got a bad barrel with my 362 last year. I've been refraining from calling Crosman as I guess I figure it's too risky at this point as they figure things out. Might get a barrel elsewhere.

Quite a few of those barrels didn't shoot well. Neither one of mine did.. that actually made the decision to convert to .177 easier. But I have chopped, crowned and scrubbed those barrels since and they are working well on other builds.

[splitbeing]

I got a bad barrel with my 362 last year. I've been refraining from calling Crosman as I guess I figure it's too risky at this point as they figure things out. Might get a barrel elsewhere.

Quite a few of those barrels didn't shoot well. Neither one of mine did.. that actually made the decision to convert to .177 easier. But I have chopped, crowned and scrubbed those barrels since and they are working well on other builds.

Do you have a link to your preferred crowning instructions, Bill?  I've seen vids on the screw and paste approach, but it's been a while.

[avator]

I got a bad barrel with my 362 last year. I've been refraining from calling Crosman as I guess I figure it's too risky at this point as they figure things out. Might get a barrel elsewhere.

Quite a few of those barrels didn't shoot well. Neither one of mine did.. that actually made the decision to convert to .177 easier. But I have chopped, crowned and scrubbed those barrels since and they are working well on other builds.

Do you have a link to your preferred crowning instructions, Bill?  I've seen vids on the screw and paste approach, but it's been a while.

LOL... most wouldn't accept my method. I score the barrels with a pipe cutter and hack them off with a hand saw. I burnish the outer diameter with a grinding wheel and bevel the inside with a drill bit. Then I polish the face with a buffing wheel and finish the inner bevel with a cone stone on the Dremel. Ain't had a bad one yet. 

[SILENT SQUIRREL]

Do you have a link to your preferred crowning instructions, Bill?  I've seen vids on the screw and paste approach, but it's been a while.
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LOL... most wouldn't accept my method. I score the barrels with a pipe cutter and hack them off with a hand saw. I burnish the outer diameter with a grinding wheel and bevel the inside with a drill bit. Then I polish the face with a buffing wheel and finish the inner bevel with a cone stone on the Dremel. Ain't had a bad one yet. 
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This should be a STICKEY
Can you add a video?

[avator]

Do you have a link to your preferred crowning instructions, Bill?  I've seen vids on the screw and paste approach, but it's been a while.

LOL... most wouldn't accept my method. I score the barrels with a pipe cutter and hack them off with a hand saw. I burnish the outer diameter with a grinding wheel and bevel the inside with a drill bit. Then I polish the face with a buffing wheel and finish the inner bevel with a cone stone on the Dremel. Ain't had a bad one yet. 
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This should be a STICKEY
Can you add a video?
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LOL Edward... you don't wanna see that and I don't want to suffer the ridicule. 

[splitbeing]

[chuckling]. That sounds more my style, Bill.  What size drill bit for the inner and do you use any paste with the bit or the cone on the inner?

[Blowpipe Sam]

I find that just spinning the Dremel cone stone with my fingertips is often enough grind the bevel on cheap springers.  I'd go easy with the Dremel to start with.

[avator]

[chuckling]. That sounds more my style, Bill.  What size drill bit for the inner and do you use any paste with the bit or the cone on the inner?

That depends on the caliber but usually a 3/8 drill bit does it. And I don't use any paste. Just the finest stone I have.. the white ones mostly. Basically I'm just trying to clean up the ends of the lands and grooves.
I know alot of guys spend alot more time to polish things to a mirror finish and do exact angle but what I do works for me and I will keep doing it this way until it don't.

[DRose]

If you go a few rotations with that pipe cutter, you can put a choke on that barrel. A little clean up on the exterior, but it has worked for me.

[splitbeing]

I find that just spinning the Dremel cone stone with my fingertips is often enough grind the bevel on cheap springers.  I'd go easy with the Dremel to start with.

I'll give that a try. I don't have a cone, so gonna buy a white one and spin with the fingers before the tool.

[avator]

They also make a diamond encrusted rubber cone. We used them for polishing dies in the automotive stamping industry.
https://a.co/d/cF3M5RH

[Marquette]

Just talked to Crosman in NY today about a parts order I have had in since 01/14/25. NY will take pcp parts orders but they will ship from Arkansas. They still have 13 skids of parts that were shipped from NY with no knowledge of what’s packed on the skid. They said probably another 3 weeks before they will be unpacked and inventoried. Probably the worst parts dept move since Dunkirk. But they will take your order and money then send an order confirmation in 12 hours.